The Highly-Anticipated 2017 Fake News Awards  —  2017 was a year of unrelenting bias, unfair news coverage, and even downright fake news.  Studies have shown that over 90% of the media's coverage of President Trump is negative.  —  Below are the winners of the 2017 Fake News Awards.

Trump Was Not ‘Fully Informed’ in Campaign Vows on Wall, Chief of Staff Says  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's chief of staff privately told a group of Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday that Mr. Trump had not been “fully informed” when promising voters a wall along the Mexican border last year …

FBI investigating whether Russian money went to NRA to help Trump  —  WASHINGTON  —  The FBI is investigating whether a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to help Donald Trump win the presidency, two sources familiar with the matter have told McClatchy.

Exclusive: Exercise?  I get more than people think, Trump says  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Do not expect U.S. President Donald Trump to hit the gym, despite his doctor's orders.  —  He gets plenty of exercise on the golf course and at the White House complex, the president told Reuters on Wednesday.

‘Vision, Chutzpah and Some Testosterone’  —  The Times editorial board has been sharply critical of the Trump presidency, on grounds of policy and personal conduct.  Not all readers have been persuaded.  In the spirit of open debate, and in hopes of helping readers who agree with us better understand …

“Harvey's Concern Was Who Did Him In”: Inside Harvey Weinstein's Frantic Final Days  —  Before the story of his alleged abuses broke in October, Harvey Weinstein hunkered down in his Tribeca bunker—even as the producer refused to believe the end was near.  —  HOLLYWOOD 2018

World's Approval of U.S. Leadership Drops to New Low  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — One year into Donald Trump's presidency, the image of U.S. leadership is weaker worldwide than it was under his two predecessors.  Median approval of U.S. leadership across 134 countries and areas stands at a new low of 30%, according to a new Gallup report.

Trump's Physical Revealed Serious Heart Concerns, Outside Experts Say  —  WASHINGTON — Cardiologists not associated with the White House said Wednesday that President Trump's physical exam revealed serious heart concerns, including very high levels of so-called bad cholesterol …

U.S. troops will stay in Syria to counter ‘strategic’ threat from Iran … BEIRUT — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday committed the United States to an indefinite military presence in Syria, citing a range of policy goals that extend far beyond the defeat of the Islamic State as conditions for American troops to go home.

With Trump's Visit to Pennsylvania, G.O.P. Scrambles to Save a House Seat  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans are scrambling to save a heavily conservative House seat in western Pennsylvania, dispatching President Trump to the district on Thursday while preparing a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign …

Read the email the writer behind the Aziz Ansari sexual misconduct story wrote slamming an HLN anchor who criticized her  — HLN anchor Ashleigh Banfield was one of the most prominent major television personalities to criticize a piece on Babe.net about an unpleasant sexual experience …

Sorority sister speaks out on racist videos that got her booted from college  —  A student at the University of Alabama has been expelled from the school and kicked out of a sorority after she posted racist videos on social media in which she repeatedly used the n-word.

A Shaky Justification for Immigration Reform … President Trump and his Senate allies are now presenting their goal for immigration reform as increasing the number of high-skilled immigrants allowed into the United States.  But the immigration legislation from Senators Tom Cotton of Arkansas …

As Goes Trump, So Goes the GOP  —  Historically, when voters are unhappy with a president, they take it out on his party during the midterm elections.  —  Donald Trump is historically unpopular.  At the end of 2017, the three major polling aggregators—the HuffPost Pollster, Real Clear Politics …

Eminem and Gandhi Are Right  —  The future will lean pro-life.  —  The 45th annual March for Life in Washington arrives on the heels of one more Pew survey about declining faith—this latest indicating that only 4-in-10 Millennials think of Christmas as a religious holiday.

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.

Sources: Rupert Murdoch Was Hospitalized with Serious Back Injury  —  The accident, which happened on his son Lachlan's yacht, comes at a delicate time for the 86-year-old's empire.  —  Rupert Murdoch suffered a serious back injury while vacationing on his son Lachlan's yacht in the Caribbean earlier …

Staffers at The Hill press management about the work of John Solomon  —  A group of newsroom staffers at The Hill have complained to management about stories written by John Solomon, the publication's executive vice president of digital video.  The complaints were launched in December …

American Democracy Was Asking for It … The American foreign-policy community has spent the past year arguing about how to counter Russian influence operations.  Newspapers such as the New York Times have written article after article describing how Russian trolls ran campaigns …