Roy Moore response shows GOP deserves to die: Max Boot  —  This is the sorry culmination of two trends that have disfigured the conservative movement: contempt for the facts and desire to win at all costs.  —  You may have thought that Republicans had sunk as low as they could possibly …

“You should f**k her to make her realize she's gay.”  He said this about me during a cast and crew “meet and greet” before we began filming, X Men: The Last Stand.  I was eighteen years old.  He looked at a woman standing next to me, ten years my senior, pointed to me and said: “You should f**k her to make her realize she's gay.”

Mueller Probing Pre-Election Flynn Meeting with Pro-Russia Congressman  —  WASHINGTON — Investigators for Special Counsel Robert Mueller are questioning witnesses about an alleged September 2016 meeting between Mike Flynn, who later briefly served as President Donald Trump's national security adviser …

A London Meeting of an Unlikely Group: How a Trump Adviser Came to Learn of Clinton ‘Dirt’  —  WASHINGTON — At midday on March 24, 2016, an improbable group gathered in a London cafe to discuss setting up a meeting between Donald J. Trump, then a candidate, and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.

Trump judge nominee, 36, who has never tried a case, wins approval of Senate panel  —  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley discusses his panel's plans to move forward on President Trump's judicial nominees.  (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press)

Data Firm's WikiLeaks Outreach Came as It Joined Trump Campaign  —  Cambridge Analytica said it reached out to Julian Assange to share Hillary Clinton-related emails in ‘early June 2016,’ when the company had already started working for the campaign  —  The chief executive …

Snag in Media Merger Stirs Tensions Over Trump-CNN Feud  —  Uncertainty around AT&T deal arises after long stretch of hostility between network, administration  —  Early this year, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and aide, Jared Kushner, met a top executive at CNN parent Time Warner Inc. TWX 4.08% …

Aly Raisman says she was sexually abused by U.S. national team doctor  —  In an interview with 60 Minutes, the Olympic gold medalist says she spoke with FBI investigators after the Rio games  —  One of America's biggest Olympic stars has come forward to accuse the former U.S. women's gymnastics team doctor of sexual abuse.

Hope Solo accuses Sepp Blatter of sexual assault at awards ceremony  —  The former Fifa president Sepp Blatter has been accused by Hope Solo, the USA women's football team goalkeeper, of having sexually assaulted her at Fifa's Ballon d'Or awards ceremony in January 2013.

George Takei Accused of Sexually Assaulting Former Model in 1981  —  Accuser Scott R. Brunton says he was groped by the ‘Star Trek’ icon at the actor's Los Angeles condo.  —  A former model and actor is accusing Star Trek icon George Takei of sexual assault in 1981.

Vote count in close Stafford races fuels criticism, concern  —  Questions are swirling around two close elections in the Fredericksburg region that appear destined for recounts.  —  In a conference call Friday, House Democratic Caucus Executive Director Trent Armitage said that 55 military ballots delivered …

Trump adviser claims he lied to FBI out of loyalty to Trump: Source  —  George Papadopoulos, the Trump foreign policy aide who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, initially misled agents out of what he claimed was loyalty to President Donald Trump, according to a person with direct knowledge of the investigation.

This Writer Says Rolling Stone Founder Jann Wenner Offered Him Work In Exchange For Sex  —  Ben Ryan says the offer was made in the publisher's Upper West Side townhouse on Aug. 11, 2005.  “There was that moment where it's like time stood still,” he recalled.  “But that's not me.  I would never do that.”

Power being restored after new outage in San Juan  —  Mom can't afford apartment after leaving PR  —  San Juan, Puerto Rico (CNN)Power was gradually returning to San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Thursday after a massive outage struck the city.  —  The problem was with a failure …

WWII veteran's family wants military honors for his funeral, but will help come in time?  —  According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 522,188 veterans call Arizona home.  Here is a little bit more about them.  Wochit  —  CONNECT  —  Glenn Richard Cook taught airmen to drop …

Steve Bannon Advised Mark Cuban to Run in 2020 as a Democrat … As he publicly flirts with a run for the presidency in 2020, Mark Cuban has also privately been in touch with potential allies and strategists to plot out a campaign.  —  The Dallas Mavericks owner confirmed that he has corresponded …