Exclusive: First charges filed in Mueller investigation  —  Washington (CNN)A federal grand jury in Washington, DC, on Friday approved the first charges in the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller, according to sources briefed on the matter.  —  The charges are still sealed under orders from a federal judge.

Conservative Website First Funded Anti-Trump Research by Firm That Later Produced Dossier  —  WASHINGTON — The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative website funded by a major Republican donor, initially retained the firm that conducted opposition research on Donald J. Trump …

Weighing the Costs of Speaking Out About Harvey Weinstein  —  Annabella Sciorra, Daryl Hannah, and other women explain their struggles with going public.  —  In March, Annabella Sciorra, who received an Emmy nomination for her role in “The Sopranos,” agreed to talk with me for a story I was reporting about Harvey Weinstein.

Four more women accuse Mark Halperin of harassment, bringing total to at least a dozen  —  Journalist Mark Halperin accused of sexual harassment  —  Two days after CNN first reported that five women said “Game Change” co-author and journalist Mark Halperin sexually harassed or assaulted …

Trump Donor Asked Data Firm If It Could Better Organize Hacked Emails  —  August 2016 exchange between Rebekah Mercer and Cambridge Analytica's CEO shows efforts to leverage Clinton-related messages  —  Trump donor Rebekah Mercer in August 2016 asked the chief executive of a data-analytics firm working …

Mattis: North Korea threat has ‘accelerated’  —  on Saturday warned that the threat of North Korea launching a nuclear missile attack has “accelerated.”  —  “North Korea has accelerated the threat that it poses to its neighbors and the world through its illegal and unnecessary missile …

Russia is furious.  That means the sanctions are working.  —  (LEON NEAL/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)  —  In yet another display of spitting fury, the Russian state this week put Bill Browder on the Interpol list, an international register of “most wanted” criminals.

Trump Declares Journalists' Children Cute, but He's Still Wary of Their Parents  —  WASHINGTON — The guests, in their witches' hats and Princess Leia buns, were not too adorable to hear some difficult truths from their commander in chief.  —  “I cannot believe the media produced such beautiful children …

'It's just messed up': Most think political divisions as bad as Vietnam era, new poll shows  —  The Post-U. Md. survey reveals a starkly pessimistic view of the U.S. political system under President Trump.  —  Seven in 10 Americans say the nation's political divisions are at least as big …

GOP tax bill shrouded in secrecy  —  Days ahead of the plan's release, even rank-and-file Republicans are alarmed that they're being kept in the dark.  —  Rank-and-file House Republicans are increasingly alarmed by the secrecy shrouding the massive tax bill their party leaders plan to ram through Congress next month.

Once More Unto The Breach!  Romney Eyes Senate Run To Fill Anti-Trump Void  —  Alarmed by President Trump and the shrinking faction of Republicans willing and able to stand up to him, Mitt Romney is seriously considering one more run for public office.  —  Sources close to Romney tell TPM …

Yuli Gurriel makes slant-eye gesture after homering off Yu Darvish, calls him a slur  —  Yuli Gurriel started the scoring off Yu Darvish in Game 2 of the World Series, and Gurriel seemed so pleased with himself that he decided to out himself as a racist by mocking Darvish with a slant-eye gesture.

Tennessee Towns Heighten Security Ahead of White Nationalist Rallies  —  State and local officials put in place strict rules and heavy security before Saturday ‘White Lives Matter’ events in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro  —  Law-enforcement officials in Tennessee are gearing …

Two Senate candidates busted using aliases are possibly married to each other — but no one can figure it out  —  Montanans are debating the motives of two candidates allegedly running for the United States Senate seat currently held by Democrat Jon Tester.  —  “James Dean” says he is running for the Republican nomination.