Gary Cohn: Trickle-down is good for the economy  — Gary Cohn says, “I don't believe that we've set out to create a tax cut for the wealthy.  If someone's getting a tax cut, I'm not upset that they're getting a tax cut.”  —  Gary Cohn, 57, was in some ways an unlikely choice for Donald Trump's White House.

White House chief of staff tried to pressure acting DHS secretary to expel thousands of Hondurans, officials say  —  Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Elaine Duke meets with Britain's Home Secretary on Oct. 20.  Duke refused to bow to pressure from White House Chief …

Goodlatte: It's An Honor to Serve You  —  f t # e  —  Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following letter today announcing that he will not seek re-election in 2018:  —  Dear Friend,  —  When I first decided to run for Congress there were several things I wanted to achieve …

The Anti-Trump Wave  —  Democrats come out in droves and the GOP is caught in the undertow.  —  Republicans took a thorough beating in Tuesday's elections, and no one should sugar coat the results because the voting was confined to a few states.  Democrats came out in droves to send a message …

Trump cooperates with Chinese effort to control image  —  BEIJING (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump was a cooperative partner for Beijing's sweeping efforts to control the message of his heavily choreographed visit to China.  —  Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping …

Fox, facing new competitors, clings tighter to Trump  —  During the Republican primary contest, Donald Trump feuded frequently with Fox News, going after Megyn Kelly and, at the height of his pique, even skipping one of the network's debates.  That now seems like eons ago.

Christopher Plummer to Replace Kevin Spacey in ‘All the Money in the World’  —  As of now, director Ridley Scott plans to keep the film's Dec. 22 release date.  —  In a monumental and expensive move, Ridley Scott will remove embattled actor Kevin Spacey from his finished thriller All the Money …

Suspect in Rand Paul assault pleads not guilty  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)The man who allegedly assaulted GOP Sen. Rand Paul outside his Kentucky residence pleaded not guilty Thursday to misdemeanor assault in the fourth degree at his arraignment in Bowling Green.

Prosecutors Seek Plea Deal With Manafort's Former Son-in Law  —  Jeffrey Yohai, who worked with his father-in-law on real-estate deals, hasn't been charged with any crime  —  The Justice Department is seeking to reach a plea deal in its criminal investigation of the former son-in-law of Paul Manafort …

More layoffs planned at Carrier plant Trump promised to save  —  Carrier Corp., the HVAC manufacturer that had planned to move its operations to Mexico before President Trump staged a much-heralded intervention, said Tuesday it is gearing up for yet another round of layoffs.

I was harassed at the New Republic.  I spoke up.  Nothing happened.  —  Leon Wieseltier, The New Republic, and the myth of silence.  —  In my mid-20s, I was an assistant editor toiling on the lower rungs of the New Republic, working late nights and long shifts.  One evening, most of the staff went to a bar after work.

Sean Parker unloads on Facebook: “God only knows what it's doing to our children's brains”  —  Sean Parker, the founding president of Facebook, gave me a candid insider's look at how social networks purposely hook and potentially hurt our brains.  —  Be smart: Parker's I-was-there account …

Roy Moore was removed from 1990s divorce case after he barred lesbian from seeing her children unsupervised  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Roy Moore, the Republican nominee for Senate in Alabama, ruled in a 1990s divorce case that a woman who had a lesbian affair couldn't visit …

Academic at heart of Clinton ‘dirt’ claim vanishes, leaving trail of questions  —  Poll: Americans concerned about Russia probe  —  (CNN)Joseph Mifsud, the Maltese academic suspected of being a link between the Trump campaign and Russian officials, was once a regular on the foreign policy circuit, attending conferences the world over.

Is the National Anthem Racist?  —  There are several possible answers to this question:  —  1) Of course, because everything is racist.  —  2) It's anyone's guess.  The word “racist” has no meaning.  —  3) Don't be stupid.  —  “Yes” isn't really on the list.

He Solved The DNC Hack.  Now He's Telling His Story For The First Time.  —  One late morning in May 2016, the leaders of the Democratic National Committee huddled around a packed conference table and stared at Robert Johnston.  The former Marine Corps captain gave his briefing …

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 …

For elites, politics is driven by ideology.  For voters, it's not.  —  Committed liberals and conservatives don't realize how weird they are.  —  You are weird.  I am very weird.  And the worst part is, we don't really recognize how weird we are.  —  That's the basic argument …

After Night of Drinking, F.B.I. Supervisor Wakes to Find a Woman Stole His Gun  —  WASHINGTON — An F.B.I. counterterrorism supervisor is under internal investigation after a woman stole his gun following a night of heavy drinking in a North Carolina hotel, according to documents and government officials.