Trump's media neediness  —  In President Trump's interview with the New York Times, he declared: … On one level, the comment is ludicrous.  Despite the frenzied paranoia of the Fox News crowd, the Times doesn't determine election winners.  If it did, he wouldn't be president.

How the Russia Inquiry Began: A Campaign Aide, Drinks and Talk of Political Dirt  —  WASHINGTON — During a night of heavy drinking at an upscale London bar in May 2016, George Papadopoulos, a young foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, made a startling revelation to Australia's top diplomat …

After Saving Many From Fire, Soldier Died Trying to Rescue One More  —  Emmanuel Mensah was a handsome, strongly built young man in his late 20s who immigrated to the Bronx from Ghana about five years ago.  He joined the Army but returned to his apartment on Prospect Avenue in December after undergoing training.

VP Mike Pence gets message from Aspen neighbors: Make America Gay Again  —  For Vice President Mike Pence, the message was unmistakable and the banner that carried it unmissable.  —  “Make America Gay Again,” the rainbow banner reads.  —  Neighbors of the home near Aspen where Pence and his wife …

Man arrested in ‘Call of Duty’ ‘swatting’ hoax that led to fatal police shooting  —  A 25-year-old California man was arrested in connection to an online quarrel between two “Call of Duty” gamers that prompted a hoax call and led to a man being killed by police in Kansas.

Erica Garner, Who Became An Activist After Her Father's Death, Dies  —  Activist Erica Garner has died, after suffering brain damage following a heart attack.  She was 27 years old.  —  Her official twitter account announced her death Saturday morning.  —  She entered the public eye …

Donald Trump Is a Consequential President.  Just Not in the Ways You Think.  —  On January 20, 2017, as President Donald Trump began his inaugural address, a cold rain began to fall.  —  A few hours later, Trump claimed the rain had not begun to fall.  —  “The crowd was unbelievable today …

Gov. Brownback, it's time to resign and let Kansas move on  —  By The Kansas City Star Editorial Board  —  Governor Brownback, it's time to walk away.  —  As a convert to Catholicism — someone who wasn't just born into the faith, but chose it — maybe think of it this way …

Iran protests: Citizens told to avoid ‘illegal gatherings’  —  The Iranian government has told people to avoid “illegal gatherings” in the wake of two days of angry anti-establishment protests in the country.  —  Scores have been arrested in protests over corruption and living standards.

How the ‘feminist’ left let women down in 2017  —  Merriam-Webster has named “feminism” its word of the year.  The popular dictionary defines feminism as “the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes” and the “organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests.”

Week 32: Trump Binges on Collusion Talk to Ring Out Year  —  In what otherwise would have to be counted as a sleepy week in the annals of the Trump Tower scandal, President Donald Trump gave the press a much-needed news peg by granting New York Times reporter Michael S. Schmidt a 30-minute interview …

10 Falsehoods From Trump's Interview With The Times  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump, in an impromptu interview on Thursday with The New York Times, rattled off at least 10 false or misleading claims about the Russia investigation, wars abroad, health care, immigration and trade.  Here's an assessment.

State Department releases Huma Abedin emails found on Anthony Weiner's laptop  —  The State Department on Friday released a batch of work-related emails from the account of top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin that were discovered by the FBI on a laptop belonging to Abedin's estranged husband …

Of All the Blogs in the World, He Walks Into Mine  —  A man born to an Orthodox Jewish family in Toronto and schooled at a Yeshiva and a Japanese-American man raised on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, were married in the rare books section of the Strand Bookstore in Greenwich Village before a crowd of 200 people …

Why I'm Still a NeverTrumper  —  Tax cuts.  Deregulation.  More for the military; less for the United Nations.  The Islamic State crushed in its heartland.  Assad hit with cruise missiles.  Troops to Afghanistan.  Arms for Ukraine.  A tougher approach to North Korea.  Jerusalem recognized as Israel's capital.