“You Can't Go Any Lower”: Inside the West Wing, Trump Is Apoplectic as Allies Fear Impeachment  —  After Monday's indictments, the president blamed Jared Kushner in a call to Steve Bannon, while others are urging him to take off the gloves with Robert Mueller.

Trump and allies gin up a new culprit for New York terrorist attack: Chuck Schumer  —  President Trump and some of his allies on the extreme right have found a new culprit in Tuesday's deadly terrorist attack in Manhattan: Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.).

Trump didn't dismiss idea when foreign policy adviser suggested setting up Putin meeting  —  Washington (CNN)Candidate Donald Trump did not dismiss the idea of arranging a meeting with Russia's president when it was suggested in a meeting with his campaign foreign policy advisers last year, according to a person in the room.

Six women accuse filmmaker Brett Ratner of sexual harassment or misconduct  —  Natasha Henstridge was watching a movie on Brett Ratner's couch when she fell asleep.  She was a 19-year-old fashion model; he was an up-and-coming music video director in his early 20s.

‘The Cut Cut Cut Act’: Trump, Hill leaders differ on tax reform bill name  —  President Donald Trump has told senior congressional leadership that he wants to name the forthcoming tax reform bill the “The Cut Cut Cut Act,” a senior administration official tells ABC News.

NY publicist says Manafort wanted to pay him for Ukraine work via offshore accounts — to make ‘way more money’  — A prominent New York publicist says Paul Manafort and Rick Gates approached him in 2012 and asked whether they could pay him for Ukraine lobbying work via offshore accounts …

Awaiting Trump's coal comeback, miners reject retraining  —  Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video  —  (Reuters) - When Mike Sylvester entered a career training center earlier this year in southwestern Pennsylvania, he found more than one hundred federally funded courses covering everything from computer programming to nursing.

Dustin Hoffman Sexually Harassed Me When I Was 17 (Guest Column)  —  The author, who slapped away the star's butt grabs and laughed off his vulgar language on the set of 1985 TV film ‘Death of a Salesman,’ still feels conflicted: “I loved the attention.  Until I didn't.”

Five Books to Make You Less Stupid About the Civil War  —  On Monday, the retired four-star general and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly asserted that “the lack of an ability to compromise lead to the Civil War.”  This was an incredibly stupid thing to say.

Papa John's says anthem protests are hurting deal with NFL  —  Executives from Papa John's, the official pizza company of the NFL, expressed disappointment on a conference call Wednesday about the league's ongoing player protests during the national anthem.  —  “The NFL has hurt us,” company founder and CEO John Schnatter said.

Muslim Americans Again Brace for Backlash After New York Attack  —  Umer Ahmad, a 43-year-old Muslim-American physician from New Jersey, was in his Trenton office when he heard that a rented pickup truck had deliberately driven down a bike path in Lower Manhattan, killing eight people and injuring about a dozen more.

Man, woman caught having sex on flight to Detroit after meeting on plane  —  Officials say 48-year-old woman, 28-year-old man were strangers before flight  —  DETROIT - The dangerous quest to join what's known as the “Mile High Club” has landed two more people in hot water.

Feds: A Small Town Police Chief Said Black People Were ‘Like ISIS’ And Wished He Could 'Mow ‘Em Down’  —  Frank Nucera Jr., a former New Jersey police chief, is facing federal charges in connection with a racially-motivated attack.  —  WASHINGTON A former police chief of a predominately white small town …

Gitmo judge sends Marine general lawyer to 21 days confinement for disobeying orders  —  GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, CUBA  —  The USS Cole case judge Wednesday found the Marine general in charge of war court defense teams guilty of contempt for refusing to follow the judge's and sentenced …

Politico Hides Fusion GPS Employment Of Key Source  —  On Monday, Politico ran a story criticizing the Wall Street Journal for failing to adopt the political groupthink that pervades most of the media elite.  —  It's not enough that the vast majority of mainstream media operate as the communications arm of the Democratic Party.

Top NPR editor resigns amid allegations of harassment  —  NPR's senior vice president of news Michael Oreskes resigned on Wednesday amid allegations of sexual harassment and improper behavior in his past.  —  “I am deeply sorry to the people I hurt.  My behavior was wrong and inexcusable …

Five old friends from Argentina reunited in New York.  They died together in a terrorist attack.  —  photo provided by the Trevisan family shows from left to right: Hernan Ferruchi, Alejandro Pagnucco, Ariel Erlij, Ivan Brajckovic, Juan Pablo Trevisan, Hernan Mendoza, Diego Angelini and Ariel Benvenuto.

The Education of Betsy DeVos  —  KANSAS CITY, Missouri—It is strange, if a bit unsettling, to see U.S. Marshals constantly hovering near the U.S. secretary of education, a 59-year-old evangelical Christian grandmother whose hobbies are bike riding, yoga and visiting grade schools.

In Their Reaction to Mueller Investigation, Fox News Has Officially ‘Jumped the Shark’  —  Like a lot of conservatives who have always been distrusting of the old “mainstream media,” I once rejoiced at the existence of Fox News Channel.  I viewed their extremely important mission as being a source …

Navy crews at fault in fatal collisions, investigations find … WASHINGTON — Two accidents that claimed the lives of 17 sailors and wounded dozens more resulted from complete breakdowns in standard Navy procedures and poor decision making by officers and sailors on the bridge of the two warships …

Monmouth University Polling Institute  —  New Jersey  —  Murphy Holds Steady Lead  —  Few voters know much about candidates' political views  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Democrat Phil Murphy holds a 14 point lead over Republican Kim Guadagno among likely voters in the race for New Jersey governor.