Highlights of Reuters interview with Trump  —  7 MIN READ  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here are highlights of the Reuters Oval Office interview with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday.  —  ON WHETHER HE WAS AWARE HIS SON DONALD TRUMP JR. WAS MEETING WITH A RUSSIAN LAWYER  —  “No. That I didn't know.

Republican Senators Left Exposed in Health Care Ad Wars  —  By now, we know that Republicans in the Senate are having a tough time coming to agreement on a health care bill.  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took the drastic step this week of cancelling at least the first two weeks …

Trump crafting plan to slash legal immigration  —  Donald Trump and his aides are quietly working with two conservative senators to dramatically scale back legal immigration — a move that would mark a fulfillment of one of the president's biggest campaign promises.

Sheldon Silver's Conviction Is Overturned  —  A federal appeals court on Thursday overturned the 2015 corruption conviction of Sheldon Silver, the once-powerful New York State Assembly speaker who obtained nearly $4 million in illicit payments in return for taking official actions that benefited others …

Justice Department Defies Court Deadline To Release Sessions' Contacts With Russians  —  In defiance of a court order, the Justice Department is refusing to release part of a security form dealing with Attorney General Jeff Sessions' contacts with the Russian government.

Monkey selfie photographer says he's broke: 'I'm thinking of dog walking'  —  David Slater has been fighting for years over who has the copyright to photos taken by monkeys using his camera, and says he's struggling as a result … A US appeals court has debated whether or not a monkey …

HuffPost goes out in search of Middle America  —  Having made its name as a home for liberals and the blog posts of coastal elites, the recently renamed HuffPost is seeking to reinforce its new, less partisan image with a seven-week bus tour through Middle America to “listen and learn …

Introducing MAGAnomics  —  The Trump agenda for achieving 3% economic growth.  —  If the Trump administration has one overarching goal, it's to Make America Great Again.  But what does this mean?  It means we are promoting MAGAnomics—and that means sustained 3% economic growth.

Exclusive: Video shows Trump with associates tied to email controversy  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Video obtained exclusively by CNN offers a new look inside the web of relationships now at the center of allegations of collusion between Trump campaign associates and Russia.

Canada whale rescuer killed after cutting endangered animal loose  —  A Canadian man has been killed during a rescue operation after he cut an endangered whale free from tangled fishing lines.  —  Joe Howlett succeeded in rescuing the whale, only to be struck by it moments later as it flipped into the water.

Trump's Russian Laundromat  —  How to use Trump Tower and other luxury high-rises to clean dirty money, run an international crime syndicate, and propel a failed real estate developer into the White House.  —  In 1984, a Russian émigré named David Bogatin went shopping for apartments in New York City.