US regulators demand CNN sale to approve AT&T-Time Warner deal … AT&T has been told by the US Department of Justice that it needs to sell CNN, Time Warner's cable news channel, to get its $84.5bn acquisition of the media company approved, according to three people with direct knowledge of the negotiations.

Flynn worries about son in special counsel probe  —  Washington (CNN)Former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn has expressed concern about the potential legal exposure of his son, Michael Flynn Jr., who, like his father, is under scrutiny by special counsel Robert Mueller …

InfoWars Has Republished More Than 1,000 Articles From RT Without Permission  —  The conspiracy site also copied content from many other mainstream publications.  —  Over the past three years, conspiracy site InfoWars has copied more than 1,000 articles produced by Russian state-sponsored broadcaster RT …

Suburbs Rebel Against Trump, Threatening Republicans in Congress  —  RICHMOND, Va. — The American suburbs appear to be in revolt against President Trump after a muscular coalition of college-educated voters and racial and ethnic minorities on Tuesday dealt the Republican Party a thumping rejection …

There Is No ‘Without Trump’  —  Ed Gillespie went from potential vindicator of Trumpism to cuckservative in the space of a couple of hours.  —  The Virginia Republican, campaigning in a treacherous political environment defined by an unpopular president of his own party, ran the only race he reasonably could.

HIV Charlie Sheen Raped 13-Year-Old Corey Haim — Shocking Claim  —  Dying child star named monster who assaulted him on ‘Lucas’ film set!  —  HIV-infected Charlie Sheen is finally being unmasked by The National ENQUIRER as a twisted child molester — the ruthless adult rapist …

Exclusive: Rand Paul's Neighbors Say Reports Blaming Savage Assault on ‘Landscaping Dispute’ Are Fake News  —  Rand Paul's neighbors are calling into question reports suggesting the Kentucky senator's character and libertarianism contributed to one member of their community allegedly attacking …

Air Force Academy finds cadet candidate responsible for racist messages  —  An Air Force Academy cadet candidate once thought the victim of racial slurs at the preparatory school on campus was actually the vandal who scrawled the threatening messages across the note boards outside his room and the dwellings of classmates.

Heather Unruh says Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her son  —  Fighting back tears, former Channel 5 anchor Heather Unruh told reporters on Wednesday that actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her teenage son during an encounter last year at a Nantucket bar.

Johnstown Never Believed Trump Would Help.  They Still Love Him Anyway.  —  JOHNSTOWN, Pa.—Pam Schilling is the reason Donald Trump is the president.  —  Schilling's personal story is in poignant miniature the story of this area of western Pennsylvania as a whole—one of the long-forgotten …

Sebastian Gorka joins Fox News as contributor  —  Sebastian Gorka is joining Fox News as a national security strategist, the network and former White House adviser confirmed Wednesday.  —  Gorka, who was previously a contributor on Fox News before joining the Trump administration, told The Hill he is “excited” to return to Fox News.

Obama reports for jury duty at Daley Center but is dismissed a short time later  —  Former President Barack Obama arrives for jury duty at the Daley Center, Nov. 18.  2017.  —  The former leader of the free world reported for Cook County jury duty Wednesday morning at the Daley Center but ultimately was dismissed, officials said.

Governor LePage Issues Statement on Medicaid Expansion  —  Contact: Julie Rabinowitz, Press Secretary, 207-287-2531  —  AUGUSTA - Governor Paul R. LePage has issued a statement in response to Mainers approving a referendum that will cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars to give …

Politician Who Joked About Women's March Defeated  —  A New Jersey politician who shared a meme on Facebook during January's Women's March in Washington asking whether the protest would be “over in time for them to cook dinner” is eating his words.  —  MAYS LANDING, N.J. (AP) …

Top U.S. Diplomat Blasts Trump Administration for ‘Decapitation’ of State Department Leadership  —  Weakening State cedes diplomacy to U.S. adversaries, say current and former officials.  —  Two former ambassadors have rebuked the White House in an increasingly vocal backlash against its efforts to sideline the State Department.

How Brazile's book exposes liberal media's Hillary health coverup  —  MORE FROM: … Silly, silly Donna Brazile.  She's publishing a book detailing turmoil in the Democratic Party during the 2016 campaign, highlighted by her concern that Hillary Clinton was seriously ill and might need to be replaced by Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders.

Twitter Verifies Charlottesville Rally Boss Jason Kessler, Who Called Slain Protester's Death ‘Payback Time’ … On Tuesday, Twitter gave its preferred status, a verified check mark, to Jason Kessler, the creator of the white supremacist Charlottesville rally in August that left one dead.

Jerry Jones Is Said to Hire David Boies to Block Roger Goodell's Contract  —  Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys and one of the N.F.L.'s most powerful figures, has escalated his feud with Commissioner Roger Goodell, threatening to sue the league and some fellow team owners …

Jeffrey Tambor Being Investigated By Amazon On Sexual Harassment Claims; Actor “Adamantly” Denies Allegations  —  by Dominic Patten and Nellie Andreeva tip  —  EXCLUSIVE: Three weeks after Amazon Studios boss Roy Price resigned over sexual harassment claims, the company is conducting …

Emails Show Richard Spencer Bounced A $10,565 Check For Florida Event  —  Spencer wants a white ethno-state, but he can barely pull off a campus speech.  —  Richard Spencer and his band of white nationalist brothers see themselves as part of a superior race destined to create a utopian white ethno-state.

Repealing the Individual Health Insurance Mandate: An Updated Estimate  —  CBO and the JCT estimate that, by itself, repealing the mandate would reduce federal deficits by about $338 billion over the 2018-2027 period and increase the number of uninsured people by 4 million in 2019 and 13 million in 2027.

Why mass shooters are increasingly using AR-15s  —  Corrections and Clarifications: A previous version of this story erroneously included a mass shooting in Oregon in which the gunman did not use an AR-15.  —  AR-15 style rifles have been the weapon of choice in many recent mass shootings …

George Papadopoulos meeting with UK during Trump campaign revealed  —  Dismissed by the White House as a “low-level volunteer”, more about the true status of adviser George Papadopoulos seems to emerge by the day.  —  The Trump campaign foreign policy aide's contacts with Russians have already got him in trouble.

Bill O'Reilly's Fox Deal Shielded Him From Getting Fired Over Allegations  —  Fox director Nasser reveals contract terms to U.K. regulators  —  Sexual-harassment handling is weighing on Fox's bid for Sky  —  Former Fox News star Bill O'Reilly had a deal with 21st Century Fox Inc …

Ohio mayor who left Dem Party to back Trump goes down in humiliating electoral defeat  —  A mayor in Ohio who left the Democratic Party last year to endorse Donald Trump for president has gone down in defeat.  —  Tom Coyne, who was elected as mayor Brook Park in 2013, lost his reelection bid …

Fusion GPS co-founder strikes deal to talk about Trump dossier  —  Glenn Simpson, the co-founder of the firm that assembled the controversial “Steele dossier” on President Trump, has struck a deal to appear before the House Intelligence Committee for a voluntary closed-door interview next week, committee leaders announced Wednesday.

Trump Says Democrats Will Like Senate Tax Plan More Than House Version  —  President dialed into meeting of Senate Democrats from Asia trip and may have muddied the issue  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump moved to assuage centrist Democratic senators' concerns about the House Republican tax overhaul …

McCain opposes Trump nominee over torture memos  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who has already warned President Donald Trump against bringing back torture, is vowing to reject any administration nominee who has backed so-called enhanced interrogation techniques.