Mueller's revenge: “Can't fire him now”  —  Most White House officials feared Robert Mueller would go after President Trump for obstruction of justice.  —  The signs were everywhere: James Comey's testimony that Trump urged him to drop the FBI probe of Michael Flynn; Trump's forceful denial …

America's Lethal Politics  —  America's elected representatives enjoying America's pastime on a ball field just across the Potomac from the Capitol: A particularly American form of terror changed that idyll early Wednesday morning into what Senator Rand Paul, who was there, called “basically a killing field.”

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.

Lobbyist for Russian interests says he attended dinners hosted by Sessions  —  Richard Burt contradicts Jeff Sessions' testimony that he didn't believe he had contacts with lobbyists working for Russian interests during Trump's campaign … An American lobbyist for Russian interests …

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.

Ex-North Korea detainee Otto Warmbier has ‘severe neurological injury’  — His dad rejects Pyongyang's explanation of his son's coma, criticizes Obama administration's handling of the case  —  (CNN)Recently released North Korea detainee Otto Warmbier has suffered severe neurological damage …

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.

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.

Seventeen-Point Drop in US Satisfaction Among Republicans  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republicans' satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. took a hit since last month.  Forty-one percent of Republicans say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., down 17 percentage points since May.

GOP congressman: Trump may lack language ‘discipline’ to avoid appearance of investigation interference  —  (CNN)Republican Rep. David Schweikert said in a radio interview Thursday that President Donald Trump might lack the language discipline to avoid giving the appearance of interfering in an investigation .

Maine woman attacked by raccoon drowns rabid animal in puddle  —  HOPE, Maine — While jogging on a familiar, overgrown, wooded trail near her home on a recent warm afternoon, Rachel Borch thought to herself.  “What a beautiful day.”  —  Little did she know she was about to be attacked …

Graduating senior refused to read speech written by administrators, so they withheld his diploma  —  Marvin Wright, president of his high school senior class, spent two weeks working on his graduation speech, staying up till 5 on the morning of the event to finish.

Camille Paglia: On Trump, Democrats, Transgenderism, and Islamist Terror  —  In a wide-ranging interview Paglia talks about Donald Trump's successes, how Chuck Schumer emboldened the “resistance,” why the left can't condemn Islamist terrorism, and “the cold biological truth that sex changes are impossible.”

GOP Momentum Builds to Change Rules for Longer-Lasting Tax Cuts  —  Senate Finance chief supports extending budget window  —  Treasury secretary said open to exploring longer timeline too  —  The push to change congressional budget rules and enact tax cuts for longer than 10 years …

Qatar Buys U.S. F-15s Days After Trump Says Country Funds Terror  —  Qatar said Wednesday it has signed a $12 billion deal to buy F-15 fighter jets from the United States — just days after President Donald Trump accused the country of being a “high-level” sponsor of terrorism.