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 …

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 …

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.

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.”

US spy satellites detect North Korea moving anti-ship cruise missiles to patrol boat  —  Despite the United States' insistence that North Korea halt its missile tests, U.S. spy agencies detected the rogue communist regime loading two anti-ship cruise missiles on a patrol boat on the country's east coast just days ago.

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)

The Man Who Wrote Those Password Rules Has a New Tip: N3v$r M1^d!  —  Bill Burr's 2003 report recommended using numbers, obscure characters and capital letters and updating regularly—he regrets the error  —  The man who wrote the book on password management has a confession to make: He blew it.

Pat Robertson Weighs in On Eric Bolling — And It's as Bad as You Think … Occasionally we are reminded that Pat Robertson is still alive.  —  The the televangelist ex-presidential candidate and founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network weighed in last night on the Eric Bolling imbroglio …

Mueller Can Avoid an Iran-Contra Repeat  —  He should proceed quickly to get the facts out.  So should congressional investigators.  —  Will Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation morph into an open-ended inquisition?  Independent and special counsel investigations of the executive branch since Watergate often have.

‘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 …

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 …

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were war crimes.  Full stop.  —  Seventy-two years ago this week the United States committed war crimes against the Japanese people on a scale that was previously unimaginable in human history.  —  It is almost impossible to utter this truism …

Trump White House quietly courts Democrats for tax overhaul  —  A few dozen centrist House Democrats have been receptive to the pitch, even as GOP Hill leaders pursue a partisan path.  —  The Trump White House is quietly courting a few dozen House Democrats on tax reform …

NH Poll: Kasich leads Trump among likely GOP primary voters  —  Ohio Gov. John Kasich leads President Trump in a hypothetical New Hampshire Republican presidential primary matchup, according to a new poll.  —  An American Research Group poll found that if the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary …

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 …

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 …

Trump bashes the media but still loves good press  —  The White House pays a staffer $89,000 a year to spot and distribute positive stories from the mainstream media.  —  Media bashing has become one of the organizing principles of Donald Trump's presidency.

Mastering the Art of Home Restoration: A Julia Child Sequel  —  WASHINGTON — The house on Olive Street here was Julia Child's “little jewel,” the first home she owned, the space where she filled the pages of “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.”  To enter, visitors swing a mold-covered door knocker …

Ethics Hipsters are the new Puritans  — An Austin Texas psyche rock band, Dream Machine, is deported from its label because its lead singer, a refugee from Bosnia, makes supportive remarks about legal immigration.  (Here is a link to an interview I did with the band: https://vimeo.com/225709341)

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.

What Real Tax Reform Could Be  —  After their protracted failure to repeal Obamacare, congressional Republicans have indicated that taxes will be next on their agenda.  It's a misnomer to call their plans “tax reform,” though, because they have proposed little more than the same deep cuts …

Erik Prince offers private military force in Afghanistan  —  Read next … Erik Prince, the world's most infamous military contractor, wants his private military forces to give Afghanistan the same treatment he gave Iraq.  —  In a document dated August 2017, parts of which have been seen …

Trump appeals to loyalists as support slips, agenda stalls  —  https://apnews.com/95cb5ae0c7c34b6c9e10 52e3e7c66907  —  Link copied!  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is trying to combat new weakness in his Republican base and re-energize his staunchest supporters after months …