Trump's lawyers seek to undercut Mueller's Russia investigation  —  Some of President Trump's lawyers are exploring ways to limit or undercut special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's Russia investigation, building a case against what they allege are his conflicts of interest and discussing …

Trump expected to make Scaramucci communications director  —  President Trump is expected to announce that Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci will be White House communications director, according to two sources familiar with the planning.  —  Trump has left the role open since Mike Dubke resigned …

Exclusive: Jared Kushner's White House connection still being used to lure Chinese investors  —  Jared Kushner's status as a top aide to President Donald Trump was used to lure Chinese investors to his family's New Jersey development, even after his family's company apologized for mentioning …

During ‘Made in America Week,’ President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club applies to hire 70 foreign workers  —  President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida has asked permission to hire 70 foreign workers this fall, attesting — in the middle of the White House's “Made in America Week” …

Key Trumpcare Holdout Says He's A Yes If Guaranteed A Vote On His Amendment  —  For months, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has been a staunch critic of Senate Republicans' replacement for the Affordable Care Act, publicly blasting it as “Obamacare-lite” because it leaves many of the law's taxes …

Linkin Park Singer Chester Bennington Dead, Commits Suicide by Hanging (UPDATE)  —  12:32 PM PT — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Bennington was home alone at the time of the suicide.  We're told his family was out of town and he was found upstairs by an employee.

Billionaire GOP donor out of politics calls Trump ‘abortion of a human’  —  TALLAHASSEE — Billionaire health care mogul and GOP megadonor Mike Fernandez has one message to Republicans who don't stand up to President Donald Trump: Grow a pair.  —  “All the Republicans who hide behind the flag …

NYC law that makes dog-sitting illegal without kennel license triggers rage from pet lovers  —  Pet lovers are barking mad over a little-known city rule that makes dog-sitting illegal in New York.  —  Health Department rules ban anyone from taking money to care for an animal outside a licensed kennel …

Team Trump Used Obamacare Money to Run PR Effort Against It … The Trump administration has spent taxpayer money meant to encourage enrollment in the Affordable Care Act on a public relations campaign aimed at methodically strangling it.  —  The effort, which involves a multi-pronged social media push …

Interior Dept. ordered Glacier park chief, other climate expert pulled from Zuckerberg tour  —  Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg flew to Glacier National Park on Saturday to tour the melting ice fields that have become the poster child for climate change's effects on Montana's northern Rockies.

H.R. 1628, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017: An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute  —  CBO and JCT estimate that enacting this legislation would reduce federal deficits by $420 billion over the coming decade and increase the number of people who are uninsured by 22 million in 2026 relative to the number under current law.

White County Inmates Given Reduced Jail Time If They Get A Vasectomy  —  Inmates in White County, Tennessee have been given credit for their jail time if they voluntarily agree to have a vasectomy or birth control implant, a popular new program that is being called “unconstitutional” by the ACLU.

Kamala Harris and Rand Paul: To Shrink Jails, Let's Reform Bail  —  Kalief Browder, a 16-year-old New Yorker, was arrested on charges of stealing a backpack in 2010.  To ensure he would show up for trial, and because of a previous offense, the judge set bail at $3,000.  But his family could not afford to pay.

Louise Mensch's Destructive Fantasies  —  Mensch, a former British MP, is now the purveyor of fantastical conspiracy theories about Donald Trump and Russia.  —  A few years back, my father and I voluntarily submitted ourselves to an episode of Question Time, a long-running program on the BBC …

Katie Couric says fake news is ‘tearing’ America ‘apart at the seams’  —  Katie Couric has (almost) seen it all.  —  Still, little has prepared the world-famous journalist for the phenomenon she says is currently “tearing [America] apart at the seams”: fake news.

BREAKING: UC Berkeley will host Ben Shapiro event, pay fees after College Republicans accuse university of censorship  —  The University of California, Berkeley has confirmed to FIRE it will host an on-campus event sponsored by the Berkeley College Republicans featuring conservative commentator Ben Shapiro …

Christie's last big move could be filling Menendez's seat  —  Gov. Chris Christie is the most unpopular governor in the country, but in his last days in office he may get to exercise enormous influence nationally: Choosing a successor to embattled U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez …

Say Goodbye To X+Y: Should Community Colleges Abolish Algebra?  —  Algebra is one of the biggest hurdles to getting a high school or college degree — particularly for students of color and first-generation undergrads.  —  It is also the single most failed course in community colleges across the country.

Grassley: Subpoenas Ready for Trump Jr., Manafort  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee will subpoena President Trump's son Donald Jr. and former campaign manager Paul Manafort if they do not agree to testify next week, the committee's chairman told RealClearPolitics.

Lawyer blasts court ruling allowing abortion for 12-year-old who was raped  —  Lawyer slams ruling allowing abortion for 12-year-old rape victim  —  A former state court official and a counselor for pregnant women today criticized an Alabama court ruling allowing a 12-year-old girl who was raped …

Youngstown State students say late-night chicken is homophobic  — A petition is demanding that Youngstown State University the Chick-fil-A on campus, saying access to late-night chicken “adds to the negative experience of LGBT students.”  — Despite acknowledging that it is the only restaurant …

Hill investigators, Trump staff look to Facebook for critical answers in Russia probe  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Top Democrats on the House and Senate Russia investigations and a top digital staffer from the campaign of President Donald Trump split sharply on whether the campaign colluded with Russia …