HBO Says Bill Maher's Use of the N-Word “Completely Inexcusable”  —  The comment will be removed from future episode airings.  —  HBO officials on Saturday morning said Bill Maher's use of the N-word on Friday night's show was “completely inexcusable.”  —  The network also said in a statement …

How G.O.P. Leaders Came to View Climate Change as Fake Science  —  WASHINGTON — The campaign ad appeared during the presidential contest of 2008.  Rapid-fire images of belching smokestacks and melting ice sheets were followed by a soothing narrator who praised a candidate who had stood …

Protestors spell out ‘investigate Trump’ on National Mall  —  Protestors in Washington, D.C. at Saturday's “#MarchForTruth” rally gathered for an aerial photo spelling out “INVESTIGATE TRUMP.” … The protestors were demanding an independent investigation into possible collusion between President Trump's election campaign and Russia.

Small Businesses Cheer ‘New Sheriff in Town’ After Climate Pact Exit  —  As news that President Trump was pulling out of the Paris climate accord hit at a luncheon for small-business owners in Toledo, Ohio, on Thursday, an already happy crowd suddenly turned euphoric.

Trump plans week-long focus on infrastructure, starting with privatizing air traffic control  —  President Trump will seek to put a spotlight on his vows to privatize the nation's air traffic control system and spur $1 trillion in new investment in roads, waterways and other infrastructure …

Haley: ‘President Trump believes the climate is changing’  —  Watch Jake Tapper's full interview with Nikki Haley on CNN's “State of the Union” Sunday at 9 a.m. ET.  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump does believe in climate change and that humans have a role in it …

America's CEOs fall out of love with Trump  —  NEW YORK - The relationship between corporate America and Donald Trump's White House has chilled.  —  The regular parades of business titans into the West Wing are gone.  A gathering of executives led by Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman initially planned …

For Trump, Is there Life After Jared Kushner?  —  Kushner may be becoming political kryptonite, and the White House may be happier without him.  But do we really want the “deep state” handling H.R.?  —  Let's agree that one of the finest qualities of Jared Kushner is his tailoring.  The fit is so good.

Trump Appears Unlikely to Hinder Comey's Testimony About Russia Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump does not plan to invoke executive privilege to try to prevent James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, from providing potentially damaging testimony to Congress on statements the president …

Connecticut's Tax Comeuppance  —  With the rich tapped out, the state may resort to Puerto Rico bonds.

STANDING ROCK DOCUMENTS EXPOSE INNER WORKINGS OF “SURVEILLANCE-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX”  —  Leaked Documents Reveal Counterterrorism Tactics Used at Standing Rock to “Defeat Pipeline Insurgencies”  —  On a freezing night in November, as police sprayed nonviolent Dakota Access Pipeline opponents …

Augusta City Center closes after angry man unleashes 100 live bedbugs  —  A man upset that he didn't qualify for General Assistance reportedly slammed a cup of 100 or so bugs on a counter, prompting City Hall's closure and pest control measures.  —  AUGUSTA — A reportedly disgruntled man slammed …

Mattis: North Korea a ‘clear and present danger’ to world  —  SINGAPORE — North Korea is accelerating its push to acquire a nuclear-armed missile capable of threatening the United States and other nations, and the U.S. regards this as a “clear and present danger,” U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday.