Trump-Russia investigators probe Jared Kushner-run digital operation  —  WASHINGTON  —  Investigators at the House and Senate Intelligence committees and the Justice Department are examining whether the Trump campaign's digital operation - overseen by Jared Kushner - helped guide Russia's …

Republicans Reluctantly Acknowledge a Failure of Governing  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans are failing at governance.  And they know it.  —  Their senatorially painful decision announced on Tuesday to sacrifice some of lawmakers' usually sacrosanct August recess was a public confession …

Mark Zuckerberg Hits the Road to Meet Regular Folks—With a Few Conditions  —  As he tours America, Facebook CEO appears at homes and businesses with little notice, asks not to be quoted; not always recognized  —  Mark Zuckerberg is trying to understand America, so he's embarked on a journey …

Larsen C calves trillion ton iceberg  —  A one trillion tonne iceberg - one of the biggest ever recorded - has calved away from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica.  The calving occurred sometime between Monday 10th July and Wednesday 12th July 2017, when a 5,800 square km section of Larsen C finally broke away.

House Republican threatens new Clinton investigations unless Democrats stop talking about Russia  —  “That means go back all the way to the 650,000 emails of Anthony Weiner.”  —  During a CNN interview Wednesday morning, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) issued a threat—if Democrats don't move …

Trump goes AWOL, hasn't shown up to work all week  —  Donald Trump's public schedule has gone blank once again, as the amorphous Republican retreats behind the walls of the White House.  —  His strange disappearing act comes as Trump's family becomes deeply embroiled in the Russia collusion story …

Trump's Russia Lawyer Isn't Seeking Security Clearance, And May Have Trouble Getting One  —  The ongoing investigations into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia involve reams of classified material.  Yet Marc Kasowitz, the New York lawyer whom President Donald Trump …

Exclusive: House Democrats introduce new plan to fix Obamacare  —  A small group of Democratic legislators will do something unusual Wednesday morning: hold a press conference to talk about the parts of Obamacare that are broken.  —  Ten House Democrats will unveil a new plan to fix Obamacare …

Teen blasted ‘F-k Tha Police’ during slain officer's funeral  —  A Bronx teen defiantly blasted the NWA song “F— Tha Police” out his third-floor apartment window Tuesday as thousands of cops were gathered below to mourn slain cop Miosotis Familia — prompting a house call from about 20 officers.

David Wildstein, a Christie Ally, Is Sentenced to Probation in Bridge Scandal  —  NEWARK — David Wildstein, the professed mastermind of the so-called Bridgegate scandal, was spared a prison term during his sentencing on Wednesday for his role in the closing of lanes near the George Washington Bridge …

American Democracy Is Now Under Siege by Both Cyber-Espionage and GOP Voter Suppression  —  The same Republicans who benefited from Russian hacking in the 2016 election have been suppressing the vote for years.  —  In September 2010, the District of Columbia unveiled a pilot project …

Hillary Clinton Campaign Aide To Press: We Told You Russia Was A BFD  —  A top aide details the many attempts to get the media to pay more attention to the election meddling.  —  The most ignored story of the 2016 presidential campaign is the press corps' unwillingness to focus …

State Department spent more than $15,000 for rooms at new Trump hotel in Vancouver  —  The State Department spent more than $15,000 to book 19 rooms at the new Trump hotel in Vancouver when members of President Trump's family headlined the grand opening of the tower in late February.