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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

Mystery man pictured shielding a woman from Vegas gunfire with his own body is revealed to be a young US Army soldier who ran back into the danger zone and plugged other people's bullet holes with his fingers  — US Army soldier Matthew Cobos was photographed on Sunday night shielding a woman from gunfire during the Las Vegas massacre

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 …

Secret Service spent $137K on golf carts to protect Trump at New Jersey, Florida clubs  —  WASHINGTON - The Secret Service has spent at least $137,505 to rent golf carts to protect President Trump this year at his private clubs in New Jersey and Florida.  —  According to federal purchase orders flagged …

Repeal the Second Amendment  —  I have never understood the conservative fetish for the Second Amendment.  —  From a law-and-order standpoint, more guns means more murder.  “States with higher rates of gun ownership had disproportionately large numbers of deaths from firearm-related homicides …

Street Artist Targets Jimmy Kimmel  —  “Sabo” created posters of Kimmel looking like a young Johnny Depp from the 1990 movie ‘Cry-Baby.’  —  It's inevitable that late-night comedians who have become increasingly partisan in the President Trump era would earn the ire of conservatives …