The life and death of the Seth Rich conspiracy theory  —  When Seth Rich's Gmail account received an alert this week from Mega.com, attempting to start a new account on a website created by the New Zealand-based Internet businessman and convicted hacker Kim Dotcom, his family knew that something was off.

US leak of Manchester attacker's name strikes new blow to intelligence sharing  —  Naming of Salman Abedi by ‘US officials’ hours before it was announced by UK authorities is latest in series of leaks that may damage credibility with allies … American officials have been criticised …

TRUMP CALLED RODRIGO DUTERTE TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS MURDEROUS DRUG WAR: “YOU ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB”  —  Photo Illustration: The Intercept/Getty Images  —  In a phone call from the White House late last month, U.S. President Donald Trump heaped praise on Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte …

Trump tells Pope Francis: 'I won't forget what you said'  —  Vatican City (CNN)After a highly anticipated meeting, Pope Francis appears to have left his mark on President Donald Trump.  —  “Thank you.  I won't forget what you said,” Trump told Pope Francis, before leaving the Pope's private study after a half-hour private meeting.

In upset, Democrat Pellegrino wins 9th District Assembly seat  —  Democrat Christine Pellegrino, left, won the race against Conservative Tom Gargiulo in a special election Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in the 9th Assembly District.  She will fill the seat that opened when Assemb.

Trump's Budget Scam  —  I have a plan to dunk a basketball.  First, I'll grow a foot taller.  Next, I'll recapture the athleticism of my youth, so I can jump a lot higher.  I didn't say I had a serious plan—just a plan.  —  Today, the Trump administration released a plan to balance …

Republicans: Montana special election ‘closer than it should be’  —  GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Republican Greg Gianforte's closing motivational speech to voters ahead of Thursday's special House election in Montana is the same thing GOP strategists are whispering in private: “This race is closer than it should be.”

New GOP fear: nine months of failure  —  Republican leaders are coming to the bleak conclusion they will end summer and begin the fall with ZERO significant legislative accomplishments.  Privately, they realize it's political malpractice to blow at least the the first nine of months of all Republican rule …

Icahn Guides Trump's Policy and Scores $60 Million  —  Billionaire's CVR Energy saves from plunge in energy credits  —  His crusade to excuse refiners from rules pays off in quarter  —  Government work has paid off handsomely for billionaire Carl Icahn.  —  CVR Energy Inc. …

FCC Will Not Take Action Over Stephen Colbert's Trump Remarks  —  The FCC will not take any action in response to complaints over a May 1 broadcast of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” in which the host quipped during his opening monologue that “the only thing [Trump's] mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin's c— holster.”

Melania and Ivanka Trump show the world what feminine power looks like  —  By now you're exhausted by all the head-swiveling news — the terrorist slaughter in Manchester; the president's trip to Everywhere; and investigation upon investigation of the possible collusion with Russia, obstruction of justice and liars by the dozen.

One thing that won't change with GOP health bill: Medicaid coverage losses  —  There's a lot of uncertainty about how the Congressional Budget Office will estimate the costs of the GOP health care bill the House passed earlier this month.  But one thing that's almost certain …

No, Impeachment Doesn't Work That Way  —  Despite the fact that most Democratic leaders insist that talk of impeaching President Trump is premature, some liberal corners won't stop talking about it.  —  On May 17, Rep. Al Green of Texas called for the impeachment of the president in a floor speech.

The FISA court opinion  —  Circa has reported that there was a three-fold increase in NSA data searches about Americans and a rise in the unmasking of U.S. person's identities in intelligence reports after Obama loosened the privacy rules in 2011.  —  Officials like former National Security …

Fate of Republican Health Bill Teeters on New Financial Analysis  —  Congressional Budget Office to release analysis Wednesday  —  Bill could miss required targets, forcing House to redo vote  —  House Republicans are waiting anxiously for a new financial estimate Wednesday …