Decades of Sexual Harassment Accusations Against Harvey Weinstein  —  Two decades ago, the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein invited Ashley Judd to the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel for what the young actress expected to be a business breakfast meeting.  Instead, he had her sent up to his room …

John Kelly's personal cellphone was compromised, White House believes  —  White House officials believe that chief of staff John Kelly's personal cellphone was compromised, potentially as long ago as December, according to three U.S. government officials.  —  The discovery raises concerns …

Here's How Breitbart And Milo Smuggled White Nationalism Into The Mainstream  —  In August, after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville ended in murder, Steve Bannon insisted that “there's no room in American society” for neo-Nazis, neo-Confederates, and the KKK.

Exclusive: Mueller's team met with Russia dossier author  —  Washington (CNN)Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators met this past summer with the former British spy whose dossier on alleged Russian efforts to aid the Trump campaign spawned months of investigations that have hobbled …

NRA bans bump stocks at its own firing range  —  The firing range at the National Rifle Association headquarters, like many ranges across the nation, bans the use of bump fire systems such as the one used by Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, according to firearms experts.

Seven Flights for $800,000: Mnuchin's Travel on Military Jets  —  WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has flown on military aircraft seven times since March at a cost of more than $800,000, including a $15,000 round-trip flight to New York to meet with President Trump at Trump Tower …

Russian Hackers Stole NSA Data on U.S. Cyber Defense  —  The breach, considered the most serious in years, could enable Russia to evade NSA surveillance and more easily infiltrate U.S. networks  —  WASHINGTON—Hackers working for the Russian government stole details of how the U.S. penetrates …

Tim Murphy resigns from Congress  —  Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.), the embattled anti-abortion lawmaker who allegedly encouraged his lover to terminate a pregnancy, on Thursday announced his plan to resign from office later this month — just a day after announcing his plan to retire following the 2018 election.

Trump plans to declare that Iran nuclear deal is not in the national interest  —  President Trump plans to announce next week that he will “decertify” the international nuclear deal with Iran, saying it is not in the national interest of the United States and kicking the issue to a reluctant Congress …

Facebook Cut Russia Out of April Report on Election Influence  —  The drafting of the report sparked internal debate over how much information to disclose about Russian influence campaigns on the social network  —  Facebook Inc. FB 1.67% cut references to Russia from a public report in April …

Trump Administration Set to Roll Back Birth Control Mandate  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is poised to roll back the federal requirement for employers to include birth control coverage in their health insurance plans, vastly expanding exemptions for those that cite moral or religious objections.

Congressman suggests Charlottesville was George Soros-backed conspiracy  —  For more on the legal challenge to Rep. Gosar's blocking followers on Facebook, tune into tonight's episode of VICE News Tonight on HBO.  —  Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar suggested the participants in the white nationalist rally …

FEMA removes statistics about drinking water access and electricity in Puerto Rico from website  —  As of Wednesday, half of Puerto Ricans had access to drinking water and 5 percent of the island had electricity, according to statistics published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency …

That's Disturbing  —  At 6:10 PM this evening President Trump began a meeting with top military leaders and gave a short prepared statement to pool reporters at the White House.  It was quite an aggressive statement but not terribly different from other things we've heard from the President.

For Republican Leaders in Congress, the Headaches Keep Mounting  —  WASHINGTON — Republican leaders in Congress are under intensifying attack from all sides of their own party, battered by voters from the right and left, spurned by frustrated donors and even threatened by the Trump White House …

TRUMP SAID ‘DESPICABLE’ RACIST COMMENTS ABOUT BLACKS, JEWS IN TAPED ‘APPRENTICE’ MEETINGS, CLAIMS FORMER PRODUCER  —  A former producer on The Apprentice has said President Donald Trump made “unfathomably despicable” racist comments while on the set of the show.

Top House Democrat: 'I think it's time' for Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer and James Clyburn to go  —  A senior House Democrat said Thursday that it's time for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her leadership team to prepare to step down and make way for the next generation of lawmakers in her caucus.

Jeff Sessions Just Reversed A Policy That Protects Transgender Workers From Discrimination  —  The Justice Department under Obama decreed that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned transgender discrimination in the workplace.  But in a new memo, the attorney general rescinded the policy.

Trump Nominates a Coal Lobbyist to Be No. 2 at E.P.A.  —  President Trump on Thursday nominated Andrew R. Wheeler, a coal lobbyist with links to outspoken deniers of established science on climate change, to help lead the Environmental Protection Agency.  —  In announcing Mr. Wheeler …

Tropical Storm Nate Is Predicted To Hit U.S. Gulf Coast As A Hurricane Sunday  —  Updated at 2 p.m. ET  —  A tropical cyclone in the northwestern Caribbean Sea has been upgraded to a named storm, Tropical Storm Nate.  The system is likely to become a hurricane in the next three days …

Sen. Menendez won't say he'll resign if convicted  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Sen. Bob Menendez would not say Thursday whether he would quit his job if convicted on federal corruption charges and insisted his poll numbers “will rise” if he's acquitted.