White House communications director resigns — more moves expected  —  Mike Dubke, President Trump's communications director, is leaving the White House — the start of a wave of changes as the West Wing struggles to cope with burgeoning scandals and a stalled agenda.

Sources: Russians discussed potentially ‘derogatory’ information about Trump and associates during campaign  —  Sources: Russians talked potentially ‘derogatory’ info  —  (CNN)Russian government officials discussed having potentially “derogatory” information about then-presidential candidate Donald …

Russia investigation expands to include Donald Trump's personal attorney  —  One of President Donald Trump's closest confidants, his personal lawyer Michael Cohen, has now become a focus of the expanding Congressional investigation into Russian efforts to influence the 2016 campaign.

God Save America From Naive Princelings  —  Just a point to add to Andy McCarthy's raking Jared Kushner over the coals for the “galactically stupid” idea...  I get why someone who voted for Donald Trump would defend the president.  Trump descended that escalator and went about the process of winning over your vote.

Pissed off artist adds statue of urinating dog next to ‘Fearless Girl’  —  Artist Alex Gardega put his own Pissing Pug next to Wall Street's Fearless Girl.  —  Gabriella Bass  —  Gee whiz, artists are so sensitive!  —  City sculptor Alex Gardega — seething over the Fearless Girl statue …

Schmucks Like Us  —  Before you laugh at Tiger Woods . . .  Before you get too distracted mocking Tiger Woods and his problems, ask yourself: Would you pass the Iverson test?  —  I don't think I would.  —  I was for some years professionally obliged to follow the career and life of Allen Iverson …

Putin's Defender  —  An American Russia scholar on why he doesn't believe the New York Times, doesn't think the DNC was hacked, and just wants the U.S. and Russia to get along.  —  Stephen F. Cohen has long been one of the leading scholars of Russia and the Soviet Union.

Portland mayor asks feds to bar free-speech and anti-sharia rallies after stabbings  —  The mayor of Portland, Ore., is calling on federal authorities to cancel a pair of upcoming rallies organized by conservative groups, saying the city was still “in shock” after two men were fatally stabbed …

Gay son of Indian immigrant likely to be Ireland's next leader  —  (CNN)He was 22 when he entered Irish politics.  At 27, he was elected to parliament.  At 36, he publicly came out as gay.  And now, at 38, Leo Varadkar, the son of an Indian immigrant father and an Irish mother …

Rep. Devin Nunes says Democrats are using Russia investigation to justify Clinton's loss  —  House Select Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes speaks at the Tulare County Lincoln Dinner.  —  Embattled House Select Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes told hundreds of local Republicans …

GOP rep avoids saying whether every American is entitled to eat  —  Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) on Saturday avoiding directly answering a question on whether all Americans are entitled to eat.  —  During an interview with NPR's “Weekend Edition Saturday,” Smith discussed farm subsidies and cutting food stamps with host Scott Simon.

U.S. tells EU: No laptop ban  —  The U.S. on Tuesday opted not to ban laptops from the cabins of planes flying to the U.S. from Europe, European sources told POLITICO, despite worries about terrorists plotting to hide explosives inside electronic devices.  —  “No ban,” a European Commission official said.

Trump to interview John Pistole for FBI director job  —  WASHINGTON - President Trump is expected to interview John Pistole, former No. 2 at the FBI and previous head of the Transportation Security Administration, to take over as FBI director, USA TODAY has learned.

How Stephen Miller Rode White Rage from Duke's Campus to Trump's West Wing  —  At the young age of 31, Stephen Miller has his own office in the West Wing and the President's ear.  He also has held a shocking worldview since he was a teenager.  From his writings on the 2006 Duke lacrosse-team rape scandal …

‘Wonder Woman’: Film Review  —  YOUTUBE  —  The first standalone feature for the ageless princess of the Amazons places her in the midst of World War I, with Gal Gadot in the title role and Chris Pine as American spy Steve Trevor.  —  As the world's most well-adjusted superhero, Wonder Woman breaks the genre mold.

NSA leakers begin sign-ups for monthly leak subscription service  —  A group of suspected National Security Agency (NSA) leakers known as the ShadowBrokers on Tuesday announced more details of their monthly subscription service to provide remaining documents from their NSA cache.

Nighttime, early morning bombings in Baghdad kill 31  —  A massive bombing by the Islamic State group outside a popular ice cream shop in central Baghdad and a rush hour car bomb in another downtown area killed at least 31 people on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said.

Melania Trump's ‘revenge’ on designers who won't dress her  —  MORE FROM: … Melania Trump is proving to the fashion designers who said they wouldn't help her that dressing well is the best revenge.  —  The first lady's trip to Saudi Arabia, the Vatican, Belgium and Sicily …

The Fourth Circuit Joins the ‘Resistance’  —  Taking a stand against Trump, the judges are also defying Supreme Court precedent.

Cleveland Police Officer Who Shot Tamir Rice Is Fired  —  Cleveland officials said the police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014, setting off national protests, was fired on Tuesday.  —  At a news conference, officials said that Timothy Loehmann, who fired the fatal shot …