‘In Touch’ Explosive Interview With Stormy Daniels: Donald Trump Cheated on Melania With Me … Allegations of an affair between President Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels recently resurfaced after a Wall Street Journal article reported that the porn star was paid a reported $130,000 to stay silent.

Inside the room: What Steve Bannon told Congress yesterday  —  Steve Bannon made one conspicuous slip up in his closed-door hearing on Tuesday with the House Intelligence Committee, according to four sources with direct knowledge of the confidential proceedings.

Investigators Are Scrutinizing Newly Uncovered Payments By The Russian Embassy  —  US authorities are poring over hundreds of newly uncovered payments from Russian diplomatic accounts.  Among them are transactions by former ambassador Sergey Kislyak 10 days after the 2016 presidential election …

With A Possible Shutdown Hours Away, Republicans Are Negotiating With Themselves  —  House conservatives could throw the government into chaos.  —  WASHINGTON Just a few days before a shutdown, lawmakers are still sorting out how they plan to fund the government past Friday.

Sanjay Gupta: By all standards, Trump has heart disease  —  CNN's chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, said Wednesday that he believes tests reveal that President Trump  —  has heart disease.  —  Gupta said dating back to 2009, Trump started to have “these tests that are actually looking …

Ashleigh Banfield Fires Back After Getting Insulting Email from Writer of Aziz Ansari Piece … HLN's Ashleigh Banfield has not been shy in her dismissal of Katie Way, the Babe.net writer who reported anonymous allegations against Aniz Ansari, suggesting that she has “chiseled away” …

Michael Wolff's ‘Fire and Fury’ to Become TV Series (Exclusive)  —  Endeavor Content has purchased rights to the best-selling exposé of the Trump White House and plans to adapt it for the small screen.  —  Michael Wolff's controversial Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House is coming to television.

Full text: Jeff Flake on Trump speech transcript  —  Prepared remarks for Sen. Jeff Flake, who delivered a speech to the Senate on Jan. 17, 2018.  —  Mr. President, near the beginning of the document that made us free, our Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote …

How Michael Wolff Got Into the White House for His Tell-All Book  —  Some of president's staff thought they were authorized to talk  —  Wolff's working title suggested sympathetic view of Trump  —  Author Michael Wolff's pitch to the White House to win cooperation for his book included …

Exclusive: Trump says Russia helping North Korea skirt sanctions; Pyongyang getting close on missile  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Russia is helping North Korea get supplies in violation of international sanctions and that Pyongyang is getting …

Apple accelerates US investment and job creation  —  $350 Billion Contribution to US Economy Over Next Five Years  —  Cupertino, California — Apple today announced a new set of investments to build on its commitment to support the American economy and its workforce, concentrated in three areas …

Democrats grab key Wisconsin Senate seat in Tuesday's special elections  —  MADISON - Democrats snagged a GOP-leaning state Senate seat in western Wisconsin on Tuesday, buoying progressive hopes that they could ride a wave of victory this fall.  —  Patty Schachtner, the chief medical examiner …

Aziz, We Tried to Warn You  —  In 1975, 42 years before the comedian Aziz Ansari reportedly brought a date home to his apartment and repeatedly tried to initiate sex with her after she told him “next time” and “I don't want to feel forced,” Susan Brownmiller published “Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape.”

Donald Trump's terrifying plan to win the 2018 midterms  —  A Washington Post report shows again he doesn't understand governing beyond self-interest.  —  Is Donald Trump hoping foreign terrorists attack the United States?  —  That terrifying question is subtly embedded in a story …

Kelly calls some of Trump's campaign pledges on immigration, wall ‘uninformed,’ meeting attendees say  —  White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly told Democratic lawmakers Wednesday that the United States will never construct a physical wall along the entire stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border …

Ellen Pompeo, TV's $20 Million Woman, Reveals Her Behind-the-Scenes Fight for “What I Deserve”  —  The 'Grey's Anatomy' star recalls in her own words the personal struggles and advice from Shonda Rhimes that led to a milestone: highest-paid actress on a primetime drama.

Swiss town denies passport to Dutch vegan because she is ‘too annoying’  —  A Dutch vegan who applied for a Swiss passport has had her application rejected because the locals found her too annoying.  —  Nancy Holten, 42, moved to Switzerland from the Netherlands when she was eight years old …

Gay couple sues printing company over homophobic wedding pamphlets … Two men who ordered programs for their September  —  wedding from a popular printing company but instead received a boxful of anti-gay pamphlets warning, “Satan entices your flesh with evil desires,” …

He Leaked a Photo of Rick Perry Hugging a Coal Executive.  Then He Lost His Job.  —  As a photographer for the Department of Energy, Simon Edelman regularly attended meetings with Secretary Rick Perry and snapped pictures for official purposes.  —  Now he is out of a job …

The Awl and the Hairpin's Best Stories, Remembered by Their Writers  —  Yesterday, the Awl and the Hairpin, two of the most influential blogs on the internet over their near-decade runs (the Awl was founded in 2009; the Hairpin in 2010), announced that they would cease publication at the end of this month.