Trump privately doubted Moore's female accusers  —  President Donald Trump's near-endorsement of Alabama Republican Roy Moore followed days of behind-the-scenes talks in which he vented about Moore's accusers and expressed skepticism about their accounts.  —  During animated conversations …

“Kelly Has Clipped his Wings”: Jared Kushner's Horizons Are Collapsing within the West Wing  —  The West Wing princeling's portfolio had been shrunk largely to the Middle East—but then his Saudi Arabia trip caused problems for the chief of staff.  —  When Donald Trump appointed John Kelly …

U.S Rep. John Conyers must resign  —  John Conyers Jr. has a long and complicated legacy in southeast Michigan and the U.S. Congress.  —  He has been an undisputed hero of the civil rights movement, a legislator of uncommon influence and power, and an aging icon whose felonious wife …

Uber Concealed Cyberattack That Exposed 57 Million People's Data  —  Company paid hackers $100,000 to delete info, keep quiet  —  Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan and another exec ousted  —  Hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber Technologies Inc. …

Alaskan senator supports free choice for health care  —  FAIRBANKS —I have always supported the freedom to choose.  I believe that the federal government should not force anyone to buy something they do not wish to buy in order to avoid being taxed.  That is the fundamental reason why I opposed …

John Lasseter's Pattern of Alleged Misconduct Detailed by Disney/Pixar Insiders  —  One longtime Pixar employee says Lasseter was known for “grabbing, kissing, making comments about physical attributes.”  —  Rashida Jones is still credited as a writer on Toy Story 4, the next installment in the beloved franchise.

He's a Member of Congress.  The Kremlin Likes Him So Much It Gave Him a Code Name.  —  WASHINGTON — For two decades, Representative Dana Rohrabacher has been of value to the Kremlin, so valuable in recent years that the F.B.I. warned him in 2012 that Russia regarded him as an intelligence source worthy of a Kremlin code name.

David Cassidy, ‘Partridge Family’ Star, Dies at 67  —  David Cassidy, pop culture idol of the 1970s, died Tuesday in a Florida hospital.  The musician and actor was 67.  —  His publicist JoAnn Geffen confirmed his death, with a statement from his family.  “On behalf of the entire Cassidy family …

This man is about to launch himself in his homemade rocket to prove the Earth is flat  —  Seeking to prove that a conspiracy of astronauts fabricated the shape of the Earth, a California man intends to launch himself 1,800 feet high on Saturday in a rocket he built from scrap metal.

White House military personnel removed amid investigation into contacts with foreign women during Trump's Asia trip  —  Three military personnel have been reassigned from their White House jobs amid allegations that they had improper contact with foreign women while traveling with President Trump …

The Times Is “Torn” About Whether Glenn Thrush Should Lose His Job Over Sexual-Misconduct Allegations  —  Multiple current and former Times employees are wrestling with whether the allegations against Thrush warrant his firing.  —  A month and a half ago, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey's …

After Roem's election, Va. GOP leader wants to do away with ‘Gentlewoman’ title  —  With Virginia's first openly transgender elected official preparing to take her seat in the House of Delegates, the Republican leader of that chamber says it is time to end a tradition of addressing lawmakers by formal male and female pronouns.

An Open Letter to the FCC:  —  Dear FCC Chairman Ajit Pai:  —  As you recently announced, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), under your leadership, soon will release rules to dismantle your agency's existing “net neutrality” protections under Title II of the Communications Act …

Facebook (Still) Letting Housing Advertisers Exclude Users by Race  —  After ProPublica revealed last year that Facebook advertisers could target housing ads to whites only, the company announced it had built a system to spot and reject discriminatory ads.  We retested and found major omissions.

Mel Gibson: Weinstein scandal is a ‘precursor to change’  —  Star, dogged by claims of racist and misogynistic behaviour, says he welcomes ‘light being thrown where there were shadows’  —  Mel Gibson has spoken out about the sexual harassment scandal in Hollywood, saying the wave of accusations …

Eight Personnel Recovered from C2-A Aircraft Crash in Philippine Sea  —  PHILIPPINE SEA - Search and rescue operations recovered eight personnel following a C2-A Greyhound aircraft crash southeast of Okinawa at approximately 3:23 p.m. today.  —  All personnel were transferred to USS Ronald Reagan …

U.S. Navy plane carrying 11 crashes into Pacific Ocean off Japan, 8 rescued  —  TOKYO — Eight people have been rescued and are in “good condition” after a U.S. Navy transporter plane carrying 11 crew and passengers crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Japan, the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet said Wednesday.

Here Are the White House Visitor Records the Trump Administration Didn't Want You to See  —  The Trump White House tried to block public access to visitor logs of five federal offices working directly for the president even though they were subject to public disclosure through the Freedom of Information Act.

How Trump is building a border wall that no one can see  —  President Trump's vision of a “big, beautiful” wall along the Mexican border may never be realized, and almost certainly not as a 2,000-mile physical structure spanning sea to sea.  —  But in a systematic and less visible way …

How Trump's Hands-Off Approach to Policing Is Frustrating Some Chiefs  —  SPOKANE, Wash. — Six years ago, a police officer in this city in eastern Washington was convicted of beating a disabled man to death and trying to cover it up.  After other alarming episodes involving Spokane officers came to light …

U.S. diplomats accuse Tillerson of breaking child soldiers law  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of about a dozen U.S. State Department officials have taken the unusual step of formally accusing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of violating a federal law designed to stop foreign militaries …

Appeals court skeptical of privacy-focused suit against Trump voter fraud panel  —  An appeals court gave a skeptical reception Tuesday to a lawsuit claiming that President Donald Trump's voter fraud commission violated federal law by failing to study the privacy impact of a demand for voter rolls …