Chris Matthews: Trump-Russia collusion theory ‘came apart’ with Comey testimony  —  Liberal MSNBC host Chris Matthews said Thursday the accusation that President Trump directly colluded with Russia to interfere in the U.S. election “came apart” following former FBI Director James Comey's testimony in front of Congress.

The Skinny  —  Behind Closed Doors  —  A secret recording shows U.S. Rep. McSally has some concerns about reelection  —  Congresswoman Martha McSally may be in more political trouble than she's been letting on.  —  Team McSally has been poo-pooing recent polls showing that more than half …

Comey told senators Sessions may have met Russia's ambassador a third time  —  Comey: AG may have met ambassador a third time  — But the sources said it is possible the Russian ambassador exaggerated the extent of the encounter  —  Washington (CNN)Former FBI Director James Comey told senators …

Election results live: May's future in question as swing to Labour grows  —  The BBC has published change in share of the vote figures so far.  Here they are:  —  Labour: Up 8 points  —  Conservatives: Up 7  —  Lib Dems: Down 1  —  Ukip: Down 12  —  Greens: Down 1

Gowdy picked by GOP steering committee to chair House Oversight panel  —  The Republican Steering Committee on Thursday backed Rep. Trey Gowdy to become the next chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.  —  The move — if confirmed by the full GOP Conference …

Does John McCain even know what's going on?  —  Sen. John McCain startled onlookers on Thursday as he appeared to conflate the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the campaign with the closed probe into Hillary Clinton's private email server.  —  McCain said he was troubled …

The Democratic Party Is in Worse Shape Than You Thought  —  Sifting through the wreckage of the 2016 election, Democratic pollsters, strategists and sympathetic academics have reached some unnerving conclusions.  —  What the autopsy reveals is that Democratic losses among working class voters …

Stop Lying To Us  —  The most significant revelation that came out of the most recent London massacre of disarmed British subjects was not the bloodshed itself, but the pathetic sissy whining, in the midst of throats being slashed, at the Brit who refused to adhere to the comforting lie …

Republicans' emerging Trump defense: A naif in the Oval Office  —  As former FBI director James B. Comey held the political world in thrall Thursday from inside a packed Senate hearing room, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan walked into an unusually empty press briefing across the Capitol.

Key GOP centrists open to ending Medicaid expansion  —  GOP moderates in the Senate are open to ending federal funding for ObamaCare's Medicaid expansion, but want a longer deadline for ending the additional funding than their leadership has proposed.  —  Sens. Rob Portman  —  (R-Ohio) and Shelley Moore Capito

NEW POLL: Ossoff support increases after debate with Handel  —  ATLANTA - The latest exclusive WSB, Landmark Communications Poll shows Democrat Jon Ossoff got a slight bump over Republican Karen Handel after his debate performance Tuesday night on Channel 2.

Judge Napolitano: ‘Credible and Compelling’ Case That Donald Trump Has Not Been Honest  —  Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano reacted to James Comey's congressional hearing on Thursday by underlining the serious legal implications of the former FBI director's testimony.

Working-class Americans Back Trump Travel Ban, Poll Finds  —  Working-class Americans are the most supportive of President Donald Trump's travel ban; which would temporarily halt refugee resettlement and immigration from Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.