Key Republicans Want to Scrap Health Bill's Tax Cuts for Wealthy  —  Collins, Rounds suggest eliminating repeal of investment tax  —  McConnell negotiating with Republicans to win over holdouts  —  Several Senate Republicans began to question Wednesday whether their health-care bill …

Cardinal George Pell charged with at least three serious sex offences  —  Cardinal George Pell, Australia's highest ranking Catholic will face at least three serious sex assault charges, including at least one count of rape.  —  Victoria Police has confirmed Cardinal Pell has been charged …

Trump seizes the advantage in war with media  —  White House staffers were ‘elated’ when they heard that three CNN journalists had resigned over a botched story.  —  Donald Trump and his allies believe he's gained a tactical advantage in his war with the media.

Burr: Senate panel to get Comey memos  —  The Senate Intelligence Committee has reached an agreement to receive memos written by former FBI Director James Comey detailing his interactions with President Donald Trump, Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) told POLITICO on Wednesday.

Officials struggle to convince Trump that Russia remains a threat  —  Trump blasts Obama on Twitter, demands apology  —  Washington (CNN)As President Donald Trump lashes out at former President Barack Obama for failing to take a harder line against Russia for election meddling …

Facebook's Secret Censorship Rules Protect White Men from Hate Speech But Not Black Children  —  In the wake of a terrorist attack in London earlier this month, a U.S. congressman wrote a Facebook post in which he called for the slaughter of “radicalized” Muslims.

A Teen Was Charged With Killing Her Boyfriend During A Failed YouTube Stunt  —  A 19-year-old woman in Minnesota has been charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting her boyfriend as the couple attempted to record a YouTube stunt, authorities said.  —  Monalisa Perez was arrested …

Newt Gingrich misleads with point that House health care bill grows Medicaid spending  —  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said all the media coverage that declares the Republican health care bills would cut Medicaid is wrong, because he claimed the program actually gets a significant boost over the years.

New ransomware, old techniques: Petya adds worm capabilities  —  ★★★★ ★  —  On June 27, 2017 reports of a ransomware infection began spreading across Europe.  We saw the first infections in Ukraine, where more than 12,500 machines encountered the threat.

Obama's jeans game gets strong(er)  —  (CNN)"The truth is, generally I look very sharp in jeans."  — Barack Obama, 2014.  —  While the statement wasn't one of then-President Obama's most important pronouncements during his time in office, it was one of the most questionable, from a truth perspective.

LaVoy Finicum shooting: FBI agent indicted for alleged false statements  —  Slow-motion video of gunshot FBI allegedly lied about in LaVoy Finicum confrontation  —  An FBI agent has been indicted on federal accusations that he lied about firing at Robert “LaVoy” Finicum last year …

U.S. unveils enhanced airline security plan to avoid laptop ban  —  U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Wednesday unveiled enhanced security measures for foreign flights arriving in the United States in what officials said was a move that aims to end a limited in-cabin ban on laptops …

Gorsuch's First Anti-Gay Dissent Has a Huge Factual Error—and Terrible, Dishonest Logic  —  On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled the Constitution requires states to list same-sex parents on their child's birth certificates.  The decision was predictable: In Obergefell v. Hodges …

Arrest made after Ten Commandments monument at Arkansas Capitol toppled, shattered  —  A 6-foot-tall stone Ten Commandments monument installed Tuesday on the Arkansas Capitol grounds was toppled less than 24 hours later after a 32-year-old Arkansas man drove a vehicle into the statue, police said.

Gov. Matt Bevin publicly signs bill allowing Kentucky's public schools to teach the Bible  —  FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDRB) — Public schools in Kentucky can soon teach reading, writing and the book of Revelation.  —  At the Capitol on Tuesday, Gov. Matt Bevin gave his public “Amen” to a bill allowing Bible courses in public schools.

What the latest James O'Keefe video leaves out  —  Conservative activist James O'Keefe caused a stir on Tuesday with the release of a secretly recorded video that purports to show a CNN producer casting doubt on his network's coverage of possible collusion between President Trump's associates and Russian officials.

Wrestling's new villain named himself ‘Progressive Liberal.’ Hillary's on his shirt.  —  It was a strange sight, even for the “sport” of professional wrestling.  —  A wrestler holding a microphone faced an Appalachian crowd before a match and began unleashing a torrent of insults …

CNN Anchor: Trump Putting Journalists In Danger; “Declaration Of War On Media” Has “Emboldened” War Zones  —  CNN's Clarissa Ward, a foreign correspondent, served as guest co-host on Wednesday's broadcast of CNN's News Day.  Ward fretted “people” in war zones have been “emboldened” …

Condoleezza Rice: Trump stands for American values and seeks to act in the best interests of the US  — President Trump may sound different than other presidents, but he puts the nation first, the former secretary of State argues.  — Russia, in the context of the election meddling …

Authorities to investigate Jay Sekulow nonprofit after ‘troubling’ revelations  —  Authorities in two states are looking into a nonprofit led by an attorney to Donald Trump, after the Guardian reported it had steered tens of millions of dollars to the attorney, his family and their businesses.