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 …

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.

Iran Assails Saudi Arabia After Pair of Deadly Terrorist Attacks  —  Iran's revolutionary guard lashed out at Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, hours after 12 people were killed and 42 others were wounded in devastating attacks on two potent symbols: Iran's Parliament and the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

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.

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 …

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.”

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.

Eric Trump: Dems ‘not even people’  —  President Trump's son Eric Trump on Tuesday said Democrats are “not even people” to him after their obstruction of his father's agenda.  —  “I've never seen hatred like this,” he said on Fox News's “Hannity” Tuesday night.  “To me, they're not even people.

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.

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 …

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

They're on Obamacare, they voted for Trump, and they're already disappointed  —  But they're still voting Republican.  —  CORBIN, Kentucky — There have been no marches against the Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare here.  No raucous town halls.  There was only one protest rally anywhere in the region.

Air Force Chief Vows to Avoid Excess Secrecy Over U.S. Bomber  —  Goldfein says he seeks ‘sweet spot’ on secrecy, openness  —  B-2 bomber was example of ‘how not to do this,’ general says  —  The U.S. Air Force's top general says he's determined to avoid excessive secrecy during development …

The Mayors of Pittsburgh and Paris: We Have Our Own Climate Deal  —  Last week, President Donald Trump tried to pit our two cities against each other when he announced, in pulling out of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, “I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris.”

South Korea Suspends Deployment of U.S. Antimissile System  —  TOKYO — South Korea's newly elected president, Moon Jae-in, has suspended the deployment of an American missile defense system, an apparent concession to China and a significant break with the United States on policy toward North Korea.

Donald Trump's alleged Russia links will dwarf Watergate scandal, says James Clapper  —  The man privy to America's darkest intelligence secrets for the past six years has predicted Russian links to the Trump administration will dwarf the 1970s Watergate scandal which sunk the Nixon presidency.

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 …

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.

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 …