Comey Told Sessions: Don't Leave Me Alone With Trump  —  WASHINGTON — The day after President Trump asked James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, to end an investigation into his former national security adviser, Mr. Comey confronted Attorney General Jeff Sessions and said he did not want to be left alone again …

Islamic State Claims Deadly Iran Attacks on Parliament and Khomeini Tomb  —  At least 12 people were killed and 39 others wounded Wednesday morning in a pair of devastating attacks on two of Iran's most potent symbols: the national Parliament and the mausoleum of the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

The Media Have Been Played by Trump's Tweets  —  About 18 months ago, back when the world was young, I examined candidate Donald Trump's success in using social media - in particular Twitter - to circumvent the mainstream media and speak directly to the electorate.

Michael Flynn Had a Plan to Work With Russia's Military.  It Wasn't Exactly Legal. … Donald Trump's first national security adviser pushed so hard for the Pentagon to cooperate with the Russian military that his initiative would likely have broken the law if it had ever been enacted.

How Ivanka Trump Influences Her Father Donald Trump  —  She got it from her mama.  At just 5 years old, Arabella Kushner already has mom Ivanka Trump's defining characteristic, the former Trump Organization VP revealed in a September interview with Harper's Bazaar: “She knows exactly what to say to get what she wants.”

FIRST ON CNN: US suspects Russian hackers planted fake news behind Qatar crisis  —  Washington (CNN)US investigators believe Russian hackers breached Qatar's state news agency and planted a fake news report that contributed to a crisis among the US' closest Gulf allies, according to US officials briefed on the investigation.

Karen Handel: ‘I Do Not Support A Livable Wage’ (VIDEO)  —  During Tuesday night's debate for an open U.S. House seat in Georgia, Republican candidate Karen Handel said that she does not support a “livable wage.”  —  “This is an example of the fundamental difference between a liberal and a conservative …

Breitbart News seems to be cleaning house after readers and advertisers drift away  —  The clarion of the far right seems to be having second thoughts with how far right it wants to go.  —  Faced with an advertiser boycott and plummeting readership, Breitbart News has lately been trimming …

President Trump Nominates Chris Wray for FBI Director  —  This morning President Trump announced that he would nominate Chris Wray as the next Director of the FBI.  I worked with Wray in the Justice Department.  He was the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division …

Fox host to Trump: ‘Fake news media’ isn't the issue, it's you  —  Fox News host Neil Cavuto on Tuesday hit President Trump for his criticism of media outlets' coverage of his Twitter habits.  —  “Mr. President, it's not the fake news media that's your problem,” he said on Fox.  “It's you.

Lawmakers override Brownback veto of tax increases, rolling back 2012 cuts  —  TOPEKA  —  Lawmakers rolled back Gov. Sam Brownback's signature tax policy over his objections Tuesday night, forcing into law tax increases to fix a budget shortfall and provide more money for schools.

He was an ardent WikiLeaks supporter.  Then he got to know Julian Assange.  —  A conversation with British journalist Andrew O'Hagan, former ghostwriter for Assange.  —  Andrew O'Hagan was an ardent supporter of WikiLeaks, or at least the romanticized idea of it, when he began ghostwriting …

Are Senate Republicans Really Doomed on Health Care?  —  It's no surprise to hear doom-and-gloom prognostications about the likelihood that Senate Republicans will pass legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act.  Pessimism is the default mood in the Senate, a chamber that demands consensus even when none exists.

How Russian Propaganda Spread From a Parody Website to Fox News  —  Made up Russian attack on U.S. ship Invented a quote from a U.S. Air Force general Reprinted article with only hints of skepticism  —  Parody website Made up Russian attack on U.S. ship  —  Invented a quote from a U.S. Air Force

VIPs, big money turn out for ‘rock star’ Barack Obama's Montreal speech  —  Barack Obama didn't mention Donald Trump by name in his first post-presidency appearance in Canada in Montreal on Tuesday.  —  MONTREAL—A dim-lit hall laid out for a rock star, a red-carpet stroll for giddy VIPs …