Inside Hillary Clinton's Secret Takeover of the DNC  —  Before I called Bernie Sanders, I lit a candle in my living room and put on some gospel music.  I wanted to center myself for what I knew would be an emotional phone call.  —  I had promised Bernie when I took the helm …

Sam Clovis, Trump's nominee for USDA's top scientist, confirms he has no hard science credentials  —  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientist nominee, Sam Clovis, who now serves as the agency's senior White House adviser, confirmed in an Oct. 17 letter obtained by The Washington Post …

Prosecutors Consider Bringing Charges in DNC Hacking Case  —  At least six Russian government officials are identified as part of ongoing investigation  —  The Justice Department has identified more than six members of the Russian government involved in hacking the Democratic National Committee's computers …

Russia hackers had targets worldwide, beyond US election  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The hackers who upended the U.S. presidential election had ambitions well beyond Hillary Clinton's campaign, targeting the emails of Ukrainian officers, Russian opposition figures, U.S. defense contractors …

Russian ads, now publicly released, show sophistication of influence campaign  —  Lawmakers on Wednesday released a trove of ads that Russian operatives bought on Facebook, providing the fullest picture yet of how foreign actors sought to promote Republican Donald Trump …

Michael Flynn Followed Russian Troll Accounts, Pushed Their Messages in Days Before Election … Former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn followed five Twitter accounts based out of the Russian-backed “troll factory” in St. Petersburg—and pushed their messages at least three times …

The Trumpification of Ed Gillespie  —  It would be hard to find a better example of the “corrupt Washington establishment” that President Trump calls “the swamp” than Ed Gillespie.  —  The Republican nominee in Virginia's gubernatorial election, Gillespie is an insider's insider …

In Call With Times Reporter, Trump Projects Air of Calm Over Charges  —  President Trump projected an air of calm on Wednesday after charges against his former campaign chief and a foreign policy aide roiled Washington, insisting to The New York Times that he was not “angry at anybody” …

Jake Tapper, of CNN, Defends ‘Allahu Akbar’ as ‘Beautiful’ After New York City Terror Attack  —  CNN anchor Jake Tapper said the Islamic phrase “Allahu akbar” can be said “under the most beautiful of circumstances” just minutes after a terrorist attack in New York City.

Why the Latino Victory Fund ad is so damaging  —  Before we talk about the most controversial ad thus far in Virginia's governor's race, let's once again express our amazement that people pay attention to political ads at all.  —  If Pepsi said such hyperbolically bad things about Coke, would anyone believe it?

Math Problem Bedevils Republican Tax Rewrite  —  WASHINGTON — There is a math problem at the root of the Republican delay in introducing a sprawling tax bill, and it grows, in part, from President Trump's two non-negotiables on taxes.  —  Mr. Trump has insisted on “massive” tax cuts …

Trump Abandons Idea of Sending Terrorism Suspect to Guantánamo  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday backed off his threat to send the suspect in this week's New York terrorist attack to the American military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, but once again called for the man …

Hours after Trump calls US justice system ‘a laughingstock,’ White House denies he ever did  — The White House on Wednesday flatly denied that President Donald Trump had ever called the American criminal justice system “a joke and a laughingstock.”  — Reporters were stunned …

“A Different Level of Crazy”: Is Civil War Breaking Out in The Wall Street Journal Over the Editorial Board's Coverage of Mueller?  —  A series of virulent anti-Mueller editorials has reporters worried about their paper's credibility.  —  “The editorial page has been doing crazy s**t for a long time …

APA Stress in America™ Survey: US at ‘Lowest Point We Can Remember;’ Future of Nation Most Commonly Reported Source of Stress  —  Stress in AmericaTM poll shows US at its highest stress level yet  —  WASHINGTON — Nearly two-thirds of Americans (63 percent) say the future of the nation …

The Democratic Civil War Is Getting Nasty, Even if No One Is Paying Attention  —  On the morning of October 5th, President Trump was on one of his Twitter rants from the White House, denying as “fake news” an NBC report that his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, had called him a “moron” and threatened to resign.

Nancy Pelosi Has Trump Right Where She Wants Him  —  Nancy Pelosi was upset, but holding it in.  Donald Trump was in a good mood, and letting it out.  —  “I think we'll get things done,” Trump told her.  —  It was November 9, the afternoon after the election.

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.

Trump seizes on N.Y. attack to push immigration and vetting policies  —  President Trump moved quickly Wednesday to gain ­political advantage in the wake of the New York terrorist attack, casting blame on Democrats for lax immigration laws and calling the criminal justice system's handling of suspects “a joke.”

GOP bill would ban abortions when heartbeat is detected  —  A House committee on Wednesday considered a bill that would make it illegal for doctors to perform abortions after a heartbeat is detected.  —  The “Heartbeat Protection Act,” authored by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) …

Trump's Female Accusers Feel Forgotten.  A Lawsuit May Change That.  —  While allegations of sexual misconduct against powerful men in recent weeks have drawn wide public support and prompted quick response, women who came forward during the presidential race with accusations against Donald J. Trump …

Rick Perry suggests fossil fuels help prevent sexual assault  —  suggested Thursday that expanding the use of fossil fuels could help prevent sexual assault.  —  Speaking during an energy policy discussion about energy policy with “Meet the Press'” Chuck Todd and Axios CEO and founder Jim VandeHei …

Inside the rise and fall of Gary Cohn's Fed dreams  —  When President Donald Trump stands up on Thursday afternoon to nominate Jerome Powell as head of the Federal Reserve — the most powerful economic job in the world — at least one also-ran will be there, clapping and smiling: Gary Cohn.

ONLY ON 4: Girl violently assaulted on Dublin High School campus  —  DUBLIN (KRON) — A young girl is the victim of a violent assault on her high school campus in Dublin.  —  She suffered multiple injuries to her head and face The incident occurred after she overheard several male students using the “N-word” and asked them to stop.

An Unknown ‘Void’ Found in the Great Pyramid Using Cosmic Rays  —  On the Giza Plateau in Egypt rise three large pyramids—the tallest and oldest of which is the Pyramid of Khufu.  It is also known as simply the Great Pyramid of Giza.  You know what it looks like.  It's one of the seven great wonders of the world.