Trump campaign plans ‘Pittsburgh, not Paris’ rally to cheer climate deal exit  —  President Donald Trump's campaign announced a “Pittsburgh, not Paris” rally across from the White House on Saturday to celebrate the United States' withdrawal from a global climate agreement.

Trump Administration Starts Returning Copies of C.I.A. Torture Report to Congress  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun returning copies of a voluminous 2014 Senate report about the Central Intelligence Agency's detention and interrogation program to Congress …

Jared Kushner Still Has a Job Because Washington Only Fears Republicans  —  Photo: Olivier Douliery/Press Pool via Bloomberg News/Getty Images  —  We don't know the reality underlying recent reporting about Jared Kushner's meetings this past December with the Russian ambassador to the U.S …

Will Trump block Comey testimony?  White House does not know yet  —  White House officials said on Friday they did not know yet whether President Donald Trump will seek to block former FBI Director James Comey from testifying to Congress next week, a move that could spark a political backlash.

White House orders agencies to ignore Democrats' oversight requests  —  The White House is telling federal agencies to blow off Democratic lawmakers' oversight requests, as Republicans fear the information could be weaponized against President Donald Trump.  —  At meetings with top officials …

Comedian Kathy Griffin says her career is over after gory Trump photo  —  Comedian Kathy Griffin tearfully apologized in a Friday press conference for posing with a fake bloodied and severed head depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, saying that she felt her career was now over and that Trump “broke” her.

Wachtell Lipton Partner George Conway Withdraws From Justice Department Consideration  —  Conway cited family reasons as the basis for his decision, but other considerations might have played a role.  —  On Wednesday evening, George T. Conway III — leading litigator, longtime partner at Wachtell Lipton …

Republican Senator Says Deal on Health Care Unlikely This Year  —  Talking Taxes: What's Your Fair Share?  —  Opinion Journal: Did Obama's Team Illegally Spy on Trump?

God and the Don  —  Presidents often turn to faith in times of crisis.  That seems unlikely for Trump.  —  Two days before his presidential inauguration, Donald Trump greeted a pair of visitors at his office in Trump Tower.  —  As a swarm of reporters waited in the gilded lobby …

Q&A What would California's proposed single-payer healthcare system mean for me?  —  The prospect of a universal single-payer healthcare system in California — in which the state covers all residents' healthcare costs — has enthralled liberal activists, exasperated business interests …

Vladimir Putin to Megyn Kelly: Even Children Could Hack an Election  —  LONDON — Vladimir Putin again denied that Russia interfered in last year's U.S. election, joking to NBC News' Megyn Kelly on Friday that even her “underage daughter” could have been behind the hacking.

Exclusive: Special counsel Mueller to probe ex-Trump aide Flynn's Turkey ties  —  Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating possible ties between the Trump election campaign and Russia, is expanding his probe to include a grand jury investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, three sources told Reuters.

Trump Said to Pick Nominees for 2 Positions on Fed Board  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has selected candidates for at least two of the three open positions on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, according to people with direct knowledge of the decision.

CNN Misspells ‘Chief’ on Chyron During Segment Ripping Trump for ‘Covfefe’  —  Wednesday on “Anderson Cooper 360” on CNN during a discussion about President Donald Trump's apparent errant tweet that had “covfefe” instead of the word coverage.  —  However, during that segment …

How a short letter in a prestigious journal contributed to the opioid crisis  —  Long before opioid abuse exploded into a public health crisis, before drugs such as OxyContin and Vicodin claimed hundreds of thousands of American lives and ruined countless others, one respected Boston University doctor had a question he wanted answered.