Parsons Green: London Underground blast is terror incident  —  An “improvised explosive device” was detonated on a Tube train in south-west London during Friday's rush hour, Scotland Yard has confirmed.  —  Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said hundreds of detectives, working with MI5 …

Here's Why Steve Bannon Wears So Many Shirts  —  Physically, I feel slightly inhibited; but spiritually, I feel oddly secure.  This is due to the many shirts I'm wearing as I type — three (3) shirts to be precise — a tank top, a dress shirt, another dress shirt, and on top of that, a blazer.

Senate Republicans claim they are a few votes away from repealing Obamacare  —  But they always have been.  —  The Obamacare repeal drama is back, and everybody is picking up where they left off.  —  Senate Republicans are trying to build momentum for a last-gasp bill to replace the Affordable Care Act …

Statement from Dean Elmendorf regarding the invitation to Chelsea Manning to be a Visiting Fellow  — HOME - NEWS - STATEMENT FROM DEAN ELMENDORF REGARDING THE INVITATION TO CHELSEA MANNING TO BE A VISITING FELLOW  —  Statement from Douglas W. Elmendorf, Dean of Harvard Kennedy School …

Taxpayers billed $1,092 for an official's two-night stay at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club … The bedroom suites at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, available only to members and their guests, feature hand-painted Moorish ceilings, antique Spanish-tiled mosaics and sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean.

Google Allowed Advertisers To Target “Jewish Parasite,” “Black People Ruin Everything”  —  Google prompted BuzzFeed News to run ads targeted to keywords like “black people ruin neighborhoods,” then allowed the campaign to go live.  —  Google, the world's biggest advertising platform …

Trump Advisers Secretly Met With Jordan's King While One Was Pushing A Huge Nuclear Power Deal  —  Michael Flynn, Jared Kushner, and Steve Bannon met with King Abdullah II while Flynn was reportedly pressing for a controversial, for-profit deal to build nuclear power plants in the Middle East.

GPD receives complaint against ‘hot cop’  —  In Facebook posts captured and sent to The Sun, Officer Michael Hamill makes jokes about Jews and recommends “the Hitler way” to deal with people who abuse government resources.  —  The Gainesville Police Department is reviewing a complaint …

Ex St. Louis Cop Who Said He'd ‘Kill This Motherf****r’ Before Shooting Black Man Found Not Guilty  —  Anthony Lamar Smith was fatally shot by Jason Stockley following a car chase in 2011.  —  ST. LOUIS The former St. Louis police officer who stood trial on first-degree murder …

Trump's top supporters are in a full-blown panic.  They're right to be afraid.  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  With the chatter intensifying about the possibility of President Trump cutting a deal to protect the “dreamers,” The Post reports today that his loudest supporters are in a fury.

Russia Laundering Probe Puts Trump Tower Meeting in New Light  —  U.S. prosecutors follow funds from alleged $230 million fraud  —  Criminal probe came as Russian lawyer in matter met Trump Jr.  —  Follow @bpolitics for all the latest news, and sign up for our daily Balance of Power newsletter.

Meghan McCain to Leave Fox News Channel (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Meghan McCain, the political scion who turned a stint as a blogger and TV show host into a role as a contributor at Fox News Channel, is leaving the network.  —  McCain is the oldest daughter of U.S. Senator John McCain …

Sanderscare is all cheap politics and magic math  —  For years Democrats have (rightfully) hammered Republicans for spouting empty slogans and magic math.  —  Tax cuts will pay for themselves?  Uh-huh, if you say so.  Maybe have a chat with Kansas.  —  Build a wall, and Mexico will pay for it?

U.S. Army kills contracts for hundreds of immigrant recruits.  Some face deportation.  —  U.S. Army recruiters have abruptly canceled enlistment contracts for hundreds of foreign-born military recruits since last week, upending their lives and potentially exposing many to deportation …

Former Sheriff David Clarke must revise thesis or risk losing degree, docs reveal  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke must revise his master's thesis or risk losing his degree in security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School …

McCain backs bill to block transgender troops ban  —  Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain  —  (R-Ariz.) is backing a bipartisan bill that would block President Trump's ban on transgender people serving in the military.  —  “When less than one percent of Americans …

Trump's new world  —  Over the past week or so, we've heard all kinds of theories from administration officials and President Trump's friends on the outside about why he's cutting deals with “Chuck and Nancy” and softening on his core issue of immigration.  —  The points we keep hearing:

The Making and Unmaking of Iggy Azalea  —  During the summer of 2010, Iggy Azalea lived free of charge in a guest house in Los Angeles, courtesy of Polow Da Don.  As the producer behind Fergie's biggest hits, he saw Iggy as the second coming and wanted to groom her into a pop star.

Mike Pence's press secretary is leaving  —  Mike Pence's press secretary Marc Lotter is leaving the administration, according to two sources with knowledge of the decision.  He plans to become a prominent surrogate for Trump and Pence's political activity on the outside.

Farmington Hills teacher accused of assaulting 6th-grader who sat during Pledge of Allegiance  —  Student at East Middle School in Farmington Hills doesn't stand for Pledge  —  FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - Many NFL players have expressed their beliefs by kneeling for the national anthem before games …

Roald Dahl's Widow Says ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Hero Was Supposed to be Black  —  The widow and the biographer of the beloved British children's writer Roald Dahl told the BBC in an interview this week that Charlie Bucket, the young boy whose life is changed by a golden ticket in …

The Loneliest President  —  “ISOLATED?” read the subject line.  —  “Friend,” Donald Trump wrote recently to supporters in a fundraising email.  “The fake news keeps saying, ‘President Trump is isolated.’ ... They say I'm isolated by lobbyists, corporations, grandstanding politicians, and Hollywood.