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” …

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 …

“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.

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 …

I worked for Paul Manafort.  He always lacked a moral compass.  —  Early in my career, I worked for Paul Manafort.  He was strategic, canny, demanding and, it will surprise no one to learn after his 12-count indictment this week, played by his own rules, in an industry where you usually got away with it.

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 …

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 …

Schiller tops list of high-profile witnesses before House Russia investigators  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)One of President Donald Trump's closest confidantes is speaking privately next week to congressional investigators looking into Russia meddling, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

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.

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.

‘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.

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.

Hackers Compromised the Trump Organization 4 Years Ago—and the Company Never Noticed  —  Four years ago, the Trump Organization experienced a major cyber breach that could have allowed the perpetrator (or perpetrators) to mount malware attacks from the company's web domains and may have enabled …

Jeet Heer  —  Looks like Jeff Sessions perjured himself.  —  Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the election has entangled the attorney general.  In his sworn testimony during his confirmation hearing in January, Sessions was asked by Senator Al Franken …

How The 25th Amendment Actually Works — And What Nobody's Ever Figured Out  —  In 1967, the 25th Amendment was added to the Constitution, meant to formalize a process for what happens if a president dies in office or becomes disabled — after more than a century of presidents suffering …

Financial world awaits Trump's announcement on Fed choice  —  After a search more public than any before in the Federal Reserve's more than a century of history, President Donald Trump is prepared Thursday to name his choice to lead the Fed.  All signs suggest that Trump's pick is Jerome Powell …

Brianna Brochu: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know  —  A white college student is facing a hate crime charge after she secretly “poisoned” her black roommate for several weeks, admitting to putting her tampon blood on her backpack and licking her plate, fork and spoon, out of “spite,” police say.

Ex-British spy paid $168,000 for Trump dossier, U.S. firm discloses  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Washington research firm paid a former British spy's company $168,000 for work on a dossier outlining Russian financial and personal links to Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign, the U.S. firm said in a statement on Wednesday.

Did Crybaby Loser Papa John Also Lose Our Chain Pizza Rankings?  —  Indiana-born pizza impresario and rumored Bonzi Wells associate Papa “John” Schnatter is an American success story.  In the conventional sense, all the (ahem) ingredients are there for a completely conventional American Dream …

Americans Are Officially Freaking Out  —  Almost two-thirds say this is the lowest point in U.S. history—and it's keeping a lot of them up at night.  —  For those lying awake at night worried about health care, the economy, and an overall feeling of divide between you and your neighbors …