CDC gets list of forbidden words: fetus, transgender, diversity … The Trump administration is prohibiting officials at the nation's top public health agency from using a list of seven words or phrases — including “fetus” and “transgender” — in any official documents being prepared for next year's budget.

Trump lawyers set for key meeting with special counsel next week  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's private lawyers are slated to meet with special counsel Robert Mueller and members of his team as soon as next week for what the President's team considers an opportunity …

E.P.A. Contractor Has Spent Past Year Scouring the Agency for Anti-Trump Officials  —  One of the top executives of a consulting firm that the Environmental Protection Agency has recently hired to help it with media affairs has spent the past year investigating agency employees who have been critical …

‘Trump, Trump, Trump!’  How a President's Name Became a Racial Jeer  —  For more coverage of race, sign up here to have our Race/Related newsletter delivered weekly to your inbox.  —  The high school basketball squad from Eagle Grove, population 3,700, had traveled 60 miles up Highway 69 …

Nine more women say judge subjected them to inappropriate behavior, including four who say he touched or kissed them  —  Nine more women say that Alex Kozinski — a high-profile judge who sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit — subjected them to sexual comments or other conduct …

Republicans unveil final version of tax bill  —  Republicans late Friday afternoon unveiled the final text of their bill to rewrite the tax code, which they are racing to send to President Trump  —  's desk before Christmas.  —  Like the bills that came before it, the legislation produced …

FBI officials' text message about Hillary Clinton said to be a cover story for romantic affair  —  Two senior FBI officials who texted each other about President Trump and Hillary Clinton relied on work phones to try to hide their romance from a spouse and made the bureau's probe …

Trump hosted the NRA at the White House on the anniversary of Sandy Hook massacre  —  Trump thumbs his nose at the victims of the Connecticut school killing spree and enjoys quiet time at the White House with NRA gun boss.  —  Not only did Donald Trump not tweet out messages of condolences …

Puerto Rico to Lose Tax Advantages Under GOP Plan, Expert Says  —  Plan likely signals sweeping changes to the island's economy  —  'It's so complicated, it's not even funny,' expert says  —  The final version of the Republican tax plan would end some of the tax advantages companies …

Why Democrats failed to tank tax reform  —  The tax fight has all the ingredients that helped Democrats kill Obamacare repeal: party unity on Capitol Hill, energized liberal activists and legislation that polls in the toilet.  But this time it doesn't appear to be enough.

Black conservatives reel after Omarosa resigns  —  WASHINGTON — When the White House senior staff convened Friday for a regular briefing, there was not one black person among the roughly 30 people gathered, and few minorities overall.  —  The departure Wednesday of Omarosa Manigault …

The Real Russia Scandal  —  In November 2006 I wrote a column for The Wall Street Journal under the headline “Russia: The Enemy.”  It was then a controversial view.  —  At the time, Moscow had bombed Chechnya into submission.  But it hadn't yet invaded Georgia and Ukraine.

Panthers' statement on internal investigation  —  The Carolina Panthers today announced it has commenced an internal investigation into allegations of workplace misconduct against the team's owner and founder, Jerry Richardson.  The investigation is being led by the outside international law …

Hard Questions: Is Spending Time on Social Media Bad for Us?  —  By David Ginsberg, Director of Research, and Moira Burke, Research Scientist at Facebook  —  With people spending more time on social media, many rightly wonder whether that time is good for us.  Do people connect in meaningful ways online?

Fox News Women Furious Over Rupert Murdoch Comments On Sexual Misconduct  —  The media mogul said claims of rampant sexual harassment at the network are “nonsense.”  —  Current and former female Fox News employees say they are stunned, disgusted and “hungry for justice” …

Kushner's legal team looks to hire crisis public relations firm  —  Senior White House official Jared Kushner and his legal team are searching for a crisis public relations firm, according to four people familiar with the matter.  —  Kushner's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, has quietly called at least two firms, these people said.

NLRB Overrules Browning-Ferris Industries and Reinstates Prior Joint-Employer Standard  —  Washington, D.C.—In a 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board today overruled the Board's 2015 decision in Browning-Ferris Industries, 362 NLRB No. 186 (2015) ("Browning-Ferris") …

This is How a Woman is Erased From Her Job  —  This is a story about a woman who was erased from her job as the editor of the most famous literary magazine in America.  —  In 2011, the New York Times ran Julie Bosman's energetic and gregarious profile of Lorin Stein, the latest head editor …

Trump had fewer deportations than Obama's first year  —  Despite President Trump's tough-on-immigration rhetoric, there have been fewer deportations in his first year as president than there were in any year of Barack Obama's presidency, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data.

The two expat bros who terrorized women correspondents in Moscow  —  Matt Taibbi and Mark Ames trafficked in hideous stereotypes and body-shaming.  —  There's more than one way to harass women.  A raft of men in recent weeks have paid for accusations of sexual harassment with their companies, their jobs, their plum political posts.

Anita Hill to Lead Hollywood Commission on Sexual Harassment  —  A commission headed by Anita Hill and composed of and funded by some of the most powerful names in Hollywood has been created to tackle widespread sexual abuse and harassment in the media and entertainment industries.

Rep. Tom Cole doesn't trust the economists on GOP tax plan: ‘There are about as many economists as there are opinions.’  — Rep. Tom Cole is as good as anyone to ask: Why are Republicans rushing to pass an unpopular tax bill that economists predict will increase deficits without fueling much economic growth?