Nigel Farage is ‘person of interest’ in FBI investigation into Trump and Russia  —  Exclusive: FBI interested in former Ukip leader's ties with people connected to US president and WikiLeaks' Julian Assange … Nigel Farage is a “person of interest” in the US counter-intelligence investigation …

Trump administration moves to return Russian compounds in Maryland and New York … The Trump administration is moving toward handing back to Russia two diplomatic compounds, near New York City and on Maryland's Eastern Shore, from which its officials were ejected in late December as punishment …

Trump Exempts Entire Senior Staff From White House Ethics Rules … President Donald Trump has exempted his entire senior staff from provisions of his own ethics rules to allow them to work with political and advocacy groups that support the administration.  —  Staffers given a pass …

First on CNN: Sources: Congress investigating another possible Sessions-Kislyak meeting  —  DOJ: Sessions didn't disclose Russia meetings  —  Washington (CNN)Congressional investigators are examining whether Attorney General Jeff Sessions had an additional private meeting with Russia's ambassador during …

Clinton slams New York Times, DNC, Comey for her loss  —  (CNN)Hillary Clinton says she takes full responsibility for her decisions.  —  There's just one catch: She says her decisions weren't the reason that she lost to Donald Trump.  —  At Recode's Code Conference in California on Wednesday …

In her bubble, Kathy Griffin thought nothing was out of bounds in mocking Trump  —  MORE FROM: … Imagine living in a bubble so impermeable it didn't occur to you that retailing a photograph of a decapitated president's head would be a horrendous career move — a bubble in which you don't know anyone …

Comey Expected to Testify Before Senate, if He Isn't Blocked  —  Senators expect the former F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to testify next week about his conversations with President Trump, congressional officials said on Wednesday, setting up a test of the White House's willingness …

House Intelligence Panel Issues Seven Subpoenas in Russia Probe  —  Four are related to Russia investigation, three to ‘unmasking’ controversy, individuals say  —  The House Intelligence Committee issued seven subpoenas on Wednesday, in a sign that its investigation into alleged Russian meddling …

Commentary: The left is winning  —  Here's an argument that seems unavoidable yet endlessly debatable: In American politics, progressives are winning, and have been for some time.  When it comes to economic policy in particular, every day it seems the Overton Window skews a few more millimeters leftward …

Trump's special antagonism toward Germany is stupid and dangerous.  —  The fallout from President Trump's disastrous trip to Europe continues to poison the trans-Atlantic climate.  His comments about Germany have been particularly toxic—and, beyond that, stupid, reflecting no understanding …

Trump's “Good Job” Call to Roger Stone  —  On May 11th Roger Stone, Donald Trump's on-again, off-again political adviser for several decades, had just wrapped up a pair of morning television appearances when, according to two sources with direct knowledge, he received a call from the President.

Every Russia story Trump said was a hoax by Democrats: A timeline  —  There have been twists and turns over the past year in the saga of President Trump's alleged ties to Russia and Russian influence on the 2016 presidential election to help Trump win.  —  Yet one thing has remained consistent …

How Bannon and Pruitt boxed in Trump on climate pact  —  Donald Trump's chief strategist and EPA administrator maneuvered for months to get the president to exit the Paris climate accord, shrewdly playing to his populist instincts and publicly pressing the narrative that the nearly 200-nation deal …

Cornyn Says Senate Will Pass Obamacare Repeal And Replacement By End Of July [INTERVIEW]  —  United States Senator John Cornyn appeared on Wednesday's edition of The Chad Hasty Show to talk about news and events from Washington, D.C., including President Trump's recent trip abroad and issues …

Less Tweeting, Lawyers Beg.  ‘Covfefe,’ the President Says.  —  WASHINGTON — There was a time in the not-too-distant past when President Trump refrained from flamethrowing messages on Twitter.  —  That time is over.  —  Never mind that his aides have asked him to stop.

The Obamas just bought their rental home in Washington  —  Looks like former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are putting down deeper roots in Washington: After renting a Kalorama home for their post-White House stint, the couple have purchased the eight-bedroom …

The Democrats' ‘Working-Class Problem’  —  The road to a sustainable Democratic majority—nationally, locally, and in the states—must include much higher Democratic performance with white working-class voters (those without a four-year degree).  Nearly every group in the progressive infrastructure …

How Twitter Is Being Gamed to Feed Misinformation  —  After last year's election, Facebook came in for a drubbing for its role in propagating misinformation — or “fake news,” as we called it back then, before the term became a catchall designation for any news you don't like.

How Jared Kushner built a luxury skyscraper using loans meant for job-starved areas  —  JERSEY CITY — Jared Kushner and his real estate partners wanted to take advantage of a federal program in 2015 that would save them millions of dollars as they built an opulent, 50-story residential tower …

N.J. trooper threatened to arrest woman unless she gave her phone number, AG says  —  TRENTON — For the second time in six months, a New Jersey state trooper has been suspended and criminally charged over claims he improperly pulled over women to ask them out, authorities said.

After another Nunes no-show, cardboard cutout replaces congressman at Fresno event  —  Kiki Wells looked at a cardboard cut-out of Rep. Devin Nunes on Wednesday, and told it her concerns about his support of President Donald Trump's immigration policies.  —  “I want to remind everyone …

CIA Chief Under Clinton Says Mike Flynn Offered Him the Job Again  —  Six days after Donald Trump was elected president, his soon-to-be national security adviser Mike Flynn offered the job of CIA director to James Woolsey, who had served in that position under Bill Clinton.

Trump Quietly Continues Obama's ‘Catch and Release’ at Border  —  President Donald J. Trump is allowing former President Barack Obama's “catch and release” of illegal immigrants to continue deep into his administration's term with no end in sight to the controversial open borders protocol.

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Cancels West Coast Tour After a Fox News Report Spurs Death Threats  —  According to a statement released by her publisher, she's canceling “for fear of [her] safety and [her] family's safety.”  —  Princeton University professor of African-American studies …

‘We were used, abused and exploited’  —  As he built support for his signature political issue, Donald Trump formed a powerful partnership with a non-profit group dedicated to families of those killed by undocumented immigrants, but now some of those families are alleging they were exploited …

GOP Congressman: God Will ‘Take Care Of’ Climate Change If It Exists  —  You can rest easy now.  —  Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) told a constituent last week that God can solve the problem of climate change if the global phenomenon truly exists.  —  The 66-year-old Republican …

Mick Mulvaney: The day of the CBO ‘has probably come and gone’  —  White House Office of Management Director Mick Mulvaney on Wednesday opened fire on the Congressional Budget Office, asserting in an interview with the Washington Examiner that the day of the institution as an authoritative non-partisan arbiter …