Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo  —  Engineer wrote memo blasting “politically correct monoculture”  —  CEO Pichai said Google employee violated Code of Conduct  —  Alphabet Inc.'s Google has fired an employee who wrote an internal memo blasting …

Trump, Blumenthal exchange jabs on Twitter  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal called President Donald Trump out on Twitter for “bullying” after a Twitter attack from the President accused the senator of lying and being a “phony Vietnam con artist.”

Government Report Finds Drastic Impact of Climate Change on U.S.  —  WASHINGTON — The average temperature in the United States has risen rapidly and drastically since 1980, and recent decades have been the warmest of the past 1,500 years, according to a sweeping federal climate change report awaiting approval …

Lara Trump ‘Running the Show’ at ‘Trump TV’ … President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law is “running the show” at his Trump TV project funded by his reelection campaign, multiple sources tell The Daily Beast.  —  When the Trump campaign unveiled a new Trump-friendly news product on social media last week …

Peter Thiel Has Been Hedging His Bet On Donald Trump  —  Peter Thiel has said publicly that Trump's administration is “off to a terrific start.”  Privately, he's told friends that there is a 50% chance the current presidency “ends in disaster.”  —  Donald Trump's most prominent Silicon Valley supporter …

Trump at 200 days: Declining approval amid widespread mistrust  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Six months into his presidency, Donald Trump's overall approval rating stands at its lowest point in CNN polling, while three-quarters of Americans say they can't trust most of what they hear from the White House.

Stephen Miller blasted a reporter as ‘cosmopolitan.’ But he lives in a $1 million CityCenter condo.  —  White House senior adviser Stephen Miller famously used the adjective “cosmopolitan” to insult CNN's Jim Acosta during an exchange in the White House briefing room last week …

Here Is The Alias Email Account Loretta Lynch Used As Attorney General  —  Like her predecessor, Eric Holder, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch used an email alias to conduct government business, The Daily Caller has confirmed.  —  Several of Lynch's emails were included in 413 pages …

The curious case of Nicole Mincey, the Trump fan who may actually be a Russian bot  —  President Trump walks to Marine One prior to departure from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington at the start of a 17-day vacation in Bedminster, N.J. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

Rich SF residents get a shock: Someone bought their street  —  Thanks to a little-noticed auction sale, a South Bay couple are the proud owners of one of the most exclusive streets in San Francisco — and they're looking for ways to make their purchase pay.  —  Tina Lam and Michael Cheng snatched …

Trump Made Up His Story About the 21 Club Renovation, Former Owner and CEO Say  —  Last week, it was reported that President Donald Trump compared an Afghanistan policy review to the renovation of upper-crust restaurant the 21 Club.  In typical Trumpian fashion, it turns out that the morality tale …

‘May you die in pain’: Northern California GOP congressman gets an earful at town hall  —  “May you die in pain.”  —  That was the nastiest moment of Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa's early morning town hall in Chico on Monday.  —  The wish was uttered by an older man who criticized LaMalfa …

Bakers refused to make pro-Trump birthday cake for 9-year-old boy: Report  —  A boy whose letter to President Trump made national headlines last month reportedly wanted a pro-Trump cake for his birthday party, but his mother was unable to find a baker willing to fulfill the order.

MIS Major … Class: Tues/Thurs 8:00 - 9:15 am Correll 214  —  This course provides a basic understanding of information management in organizations and specifically the design and use of database systems.  Topics include data modeling, relational databases, and structured query language.

The Toxic Drama on YA Twitter … The Black Witch, a debut young-adult fantasy novel by Laurie Forest, was still seven weeks from its May 1 publication date, but positive buzz was already building, with early reviews calling it “an intoxicating tale of rebellion and star-crossed romance,” …

We analyzed 17 months of Fox & Friends transcripts.  It's far weirder than state-run media.  —  How the Fox morning show evolved into Donald Trump's posse.  —  It was 6 am, just a few weeks after Donald Trump had moved into the White House — and there was a light on in the East Wing.

U.S. May Begin Airstrikes Against ISIS in Philippines  —  The Pentagon is considering a plan that allows the U.S. military to conduct airstrikes on ISIS in the Philippines, two defense officials told NBC News.  —  The authority to strike ISIS targets as part of collective self-defense …

Warren Blocks Trump's Pick for Antitrust Chief  —  Makan Delrahim excluded from group of Senate confirmations  —  AT&T-Time Warner early talks said to advance without Delrahim  —  Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren put a “hold” on the confirmation of Makan Delrahim …

Trump voters' patience wears thin in Arizona  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Phoenix (CNN)The voters who carried Donald Trump to victory in Arizona increasingly see the President as just another politician — and one who is running out of time to deliver on his campaign promises.

The Congressional Map Has A Record-Setting Bias Against Democrats  —  When Democrats think about their party's problems on the political map, they tend to think of President Trump's ability to win the White House despite losing the popular vote and Republicans' potent efforts to gerrymander congressional districts.

‘Good Conservative’ Grassley Ramps Up His Panel's Trump-Russia Probe  —  Republican Grassley calls himself ‘equal opportunity overseer’  —  Some Republicans question Grassley's Judiciary Committee probe  —  Donald Trump may have annoyed the wrong man in Congress.

Manchin one of three Democratic senators not to sign tax-reform stance  —  Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is one of three Senate Democrats who didn't sign a letter establishing the party line on tax reform, though he said Tuesday he agrees with all its components.

‘Apply by fax’: Before it can hire foreign workers, Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club advertises at home — briefly  —  President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club needs to hire 35 waiters for this winter's social season in Palm Beach, Fla.  —  Late last month, the club placed an ad on page C8 of the Palm Beach Post …