Special counsel is investigating Jared Kushner's business dealings  —  Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller is investigating the finances and business dealings of Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and adviser, as part of the probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election …

Secrecy Surrounding Senate Health Bill Raises Alarms in Both Parties  —  WASHINGTON — As they draft legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Senate Republican leaders are aiming to transform large sections of the American health care system without a single hearing on their bill and without a formal, open drafting session.

Why a single gunshot to Steve Scalise's hip could be life-threatening  —  For those of us who experience gun violence via movies or television, the single bullet wound to the hip that House Majority Whip Steve Scalise suffered in a ballfield shooting Wednesday would seem less serious than what could have happened to him.

The bogus claim that a map of crosshairs by Sarah Palin's PAC incited Rep. Gabby Giffords's shooting  —  “Was this attack evidence of how vicious American politics has become?  Probably.  In 2011, Jared Lee Loughner opened fire in a supermarket parking lot, grievously wounding Representative Gabby Giffords …

Leaked audio reveals Malcolm Turnbull roasting Donald Trump over ‘fake polls’ and Russia  —  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull isn't known for being a comedian but he tried some daring Donald Trump material on a room full of journalists in Canberra last night.

The surprising number of American adults who think chocolate milk comes from brown cows  —  Seven percent of all American adults believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows, according to a nationally representative online survey commissioned by the Innovation Center of U.S. Dairy.

We Got Our Hands On A Draft Of Milo Yiannopoulos's Book.  It's Awful.  —  There's a certain kind of book you really see only at the airport.  You know what it looks like: glossy, with an airbrushed famous person on the cover and a catchy title.  You know what it reads like: frothy …

Trump Orders Government to Stop Work on Y2K Bug, 17 Years Later  —  The White House is eliminating paperwork for federal agencies  —  Federal workers still report on preparedness for year 2000  —  Seventeen years after the Year 2000 bug came and went, the federal government will finally stop preparing for it.

Hill GOP stunned, disappointed Trump called their bill “mean”  —  President Trump's private comment earlier this week that the House healthcare bill was “mean” is having a lingering, and potentially devastating, effect on his credibility along House Republicans.

Trump: Congressional game takes on ‘deeper level of meaning’ after violence  —  President Donald Trump called for unity in the face of “assaults on our democracy” in a video message that aired before the Congressional Baseball Game Thursday, thanking members, staff and the crowd for supporting the event.

Several shots fired at truck flying ‘Make America Great Again’ flag on I-465  —  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Indiana State Police say shots were fired at a truck carrying a “Make America Great Again” flag and an American flag on eastbound I-465 Tuesday.  —  Officers believe the shots were fired …

Inside Marco Rubio's campaign to shape Trump's Cuba crackdown  —  Facing President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio issued a blunt warning: The administration's plan to crack down on Cuba trade and travel was under threat.  —  Any effort by Trump to make good on his …

Commerce Department Removes Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity From Equal Employment Policy  —  The department had explicitly included sexual orientation and gender identity in its anti-discrimination policies as far back as 2010.  After this story was published, the department said they will re-issue the policy.

Feds Look to Seize ‘Dumb and Dumber To’ Rights and Leonardo DiCaprio's Art  —  The government asserts that funding for Red Granite films came from stolen Malaysian funds and that Leonardo DiCaprio was gifted artwork purchased with embezzled money.  The actor has already turned over a Marlon Brando Oscar.

CEOs to Trump: You're failing  —  Top CEOs to Trump: You're wrong on climate change  —  President Trump loved to brag during the campaign about his business skills.  Now that he's in charge, business leaders seem alarmed by Trump's political skills.  —  A stunning 50% of the CEOs …

Karen Handel, neighbors receive envelopes with ‘white powdery substance’ inside  —  ROSWELL, Ga. - Authorities were called to the neighborhood where Karen Handel lives in Roswell after suspicious envelopes were found in mailboxes Thursday afternoon.  —  Police say Roxburg Drive off Old Alabama Road …

Firing Mueller would be an insult to the Founding Fathers  —  Kenneth W. Starr, a former U.S. solicitor general and federal judge, served as independent counsel in the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky investigations during the Clinton administration.  —  In the natural rhythm of government …

What Trump Has to Fear From Mueller  —  Special counsels can run amok.  One went after me once for the crime of forgetfulness.

Hard Questions: How We Counter Terrorism  —  By Monika Bickert, Director of Global Policy Management, and Brian Fishman, Counterterrorism Policy Manager  —  In the wake of recent terror attacks, people have questioned the role of tech companies in fighting terrorism online.