Donald Trump made 25 false claims in his latest New York Times interview  —  Trump made nearly one false claim per minute in the 30-minute interview in Florida on Thursday.  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump sat down Thursday for a rare interview with a media outlet other than Fox News …

EXCLUSIVE: White power at the White House - Trump intern flashes ‘alt-right’ symbol used by notorious extremists during group photo with the president  — Former White House intern Jack Breuer held up a ‘white power’ sign during a photo-op with President Trump and fellow interns in the East Room in November

Call of Duty gaming community points to ‘swatting’ in deadly Wichita police shooting  —  Online gamers have said in multiple Twitter posts that the shooting of a man Thursday night by Wichita police was the result of a “swatting” prank involving two gamers.  —  Swatting is an internet prank …

Trump unchained: staff leaves, hardline ideas rise  —  If you ask some close to President Trump what worries them most about 2018, it's not Robert Mueller's probe.  It's that establishment guardrails of 2017 come down — and Trump's actual instincts take over.

Trump fires all members of HIV/AIDS council without explanation  —  With no explanation, the White House has terminated members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS amid widespread discontent with President Trump's approach to the epidemic.  —  After six members of PACHA resigned in June …

Trump Tweets About the Bitter Cold and Global Warming, Confusing Weather and Climate  — President Trump tweeted about the cold snap hitting the East Coast.  — He seemed to confuse the difference between weather and climate.  —  President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday that …

No, Trump's approval rating hasn't caught up to Obama's  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump claimed Friday that his approval ratings at this point in his presidency rival those of Barack Obama, citing a report from “Fox & Friends.”  —  “While the Fake News loves to talk …

Iran cities hit by anti-government protests  —  Anti-government demonstrations that began in one city on Thursday have now spread to several major cities in Iran.  —  Large numbers reportedly turned out in Rasht, in the north, and Kermanshah, in the west, with smaller protests in Isfahan, Hamadan and elsewhere.

'Don't screw with me on this': Mattis defends U.S. efforts to prevent civilian casualties in Yemen  —  Defense Secretary Jim Mattis gave a full-throated defense Friday of U.S. efforts to prevent civilian casualties in the conflict in Yemen, making the case that without American involvement, there would be more.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr: There's an ‘assault on our institutions and on our core values’  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Outspoken Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr sat down with USA TODAY Sports recently following a tour of the team's Chase Center construction site.

“They'll Have to Destroy Him”: Why Trump's Legal Team Will Turn on Flynn  —  Is there a second, secret plea agreement between Flynn and Mueller, one that contains more explosive evidence of a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia?  —  In a year of the nonstop bizarre …

Trump targets Amazon in call for postal service to hike prices  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump targeted online retailer Amazon(AMZN.O) on Friday in a call for the country's postal service to raise prices of shipments in order to recoup costs.

A rising White House power: true-believer Stephen Miller  —  Guess who's likely to stick around for all four or eight years, and will be empowered in 2018?  Stephen Miller, the true-believer senior policy adviser, who trumps Trump on hardline immigration views — and may outlast almost everyone.

Drexel professor resigns amid threats over controversial tweets  —  (CNN)A Drexel University professor who received death threats after posting several controversial tweets said Thursday he is resigning because the year-long harassment has made his situation “unsustainable.”

Billionaire kingmakers swarm Florida governor's race after Trump endorsement  —  After Donald Trump appeared to endorse Ron DeSantis' campaign for Florida governor last week, a handful of the biggest and most influential billionaires in Republican politics threw their support behind …

The Most Expensive Mile of Subway Track on Earth … An accountant discovered the discrepancy while reviewing the budget for new train platforms under Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan.  —  The budget showed that 900 workers were being paid to dig caverns for the platforms as part …

Heckler of Donald Trump Animatronic at Disney World Responds to Haters: ‘Check Your Privilege’  —  “I wanted to show their kids what a protest looks like before Trump destroys democracy,” Jay Malsky says after disrupting performance at theme park's Hall of Presidents

Key races for control of the House as Democrats take slight edge into 2018  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats ended 2016 dejected and despondent after Donald Trump shocked Hillary Clinton — and the world — by a tiny combined margin of 77,744 votes in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to win the presidency.

Second dog rescued  —  The Toledo Area Humane Society is investigating the death of a dog in central Toledo that was found outside and “frozen solid.”  —  The female dog had died after curling up on the front porch of a house in the 1000 block of King Street.

Trump to repeal Obama fracking rule  —  The Trump administration will take its final step to repeal the Obama administration's 2015 rule setting standards for hydraulic fracturing on federal land.  —  A formal notice from the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) …