Kushner pushed for more aggressive defense of Trump Jr. meeting  —  Jared Kushner has been pressing other White House aides to more vigorously defend the meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Kremlin-linked lawyer that Kushner also attended, but has faced resistance from some of Trump's top press aides …

Trump Lawyer Marc Kasowitz Threatens Stranger in Emails: ‘Watch Your Back , Bitch’  —  After hearing Rachel Maddow discuss our recent story about Kasowitz, a man emailed the attorney urging him to resign.  Kasowitz responded with threats and profanity.  —  Marc Kasowitz, President Trump's …

Senate Republicans exempt own health coverage from part of latest proposal  —  Senate Republicans included a provision that exempts members of Congress and their staff from part of their latest health care plan.  —  This exemption could have the effect of ensuring that members of Congress …

Peter W. Smith, GOP operative who sought Clinton's emails from Russian hackers, committed suicide, records show  —  In late June 2017, the Wall Street Journal published a story about a longtime Republican political operative from the Chicago area.  His name was Peter Smith and the story focused …

DOJ Settled Massive Russian Fraud Case Involving Lawyer Who Met With Trump Jr.  —  Lawmakers are concerned Justice's abrupt settlement ‘may be connected’ to Russian overtures to Trump campaign.  —  Democratic congressmen on the House Judiciary Committee want to know why Attorney General …

Leaked Documents Suggest Secretive Billionaire Trump Donors Are Milo's Patrons  —  Photo illustration by BuzzFeed News; Getty Images  —  Secretive hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer and his family launched themselves into the top rank of American power through a series …

Two Former Employees of House Member Indicted On Federal Charges in Cyberstalking Case  —  WASHINGTON - Two former staff employees of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives have been indicted following an investigation into the circulation of private, nude images and videos of the member …

Here's The Speech Jeff Sessions Delivered To Christian First Amendment Lawyers  —  Thank you for that introduction.  And thank you for the important work that you do every day to uphold and protect the right to religious liberty in this country.  This is especially needed today.

Once again the press is wrong.  —  Once again the press is wrong.  First of all, I've got 15 days from my announcement to file paperwork with the FEC!  Second, I'm not signed to Warner Bros!!! - which simple fact-checking would have revealed.  I have recently worked out a unique deal with BMG …

No need for a full border wall, Trump says  —  President Trump, who made the building of a wall along the border with Mexico a central promise of his campaign, significantly scaled back the pledge Thursday.  —  “You don't need 2,000 miles of wall because you have a lot of natural barriers …

National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Against Over 412 Individuals Responsible for $1.3 Billion in Fraud Losses  —  Largest Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action in Department of Justice History  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Health and Human Services …

Fresh Freedom Caucus demands stall GOP budget  —  Republican plans to advance a budget bill have again stalled in the face of fresh demands from the House Freedom Caucus.  —  The conservative lawmakers are now saying they will not back a budget until they know exactly what the House GOP's plan is on tax reform.

Special counsel brings on FBI official who oversaw Clinton email investigation  —  (CNN)Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller has brought on Peter Strzok, a senior FBI official who oversaw the Hillary Clinton email investigation, to help manage his investigation into Russian election meddling …

Airbnb host who canceled reservation using racist comment must pay $5,000  —  Exclusive: Tami Barker, who said she was canceling a guest's booking because the woman was Asian, must take a course in Asian American studies  —  An Airbnb host who canceled a woman's reservation using a racist remark …

Florida state attorney pulled over in traffic stop that goes nowhere fast  —  (CNN)A Florida state attorney who was pulled over in a traffic stop said she hopes to use the incident as a teachable moment for the community.  —  Aramis Ayala is Florida's first and only black elected state attorney.