How Trump and Schumer Came Close to a Deal Over Cheeseburgers  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump and Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the top Democrat in the Senate, came close to an agreement to avert a government shutdown over lunch on Friday.  But their consensus broke down later …

Devin Nunes's Mystery Memo: Repeating the Cycle of Distraction  —  Representative Devin Nunes / Center for Strategic and International Studies  —  Forget the Steele dossier.  There's a hot new sub rosa document in Washington: a classified four-page memo prepared by House intelligence …

Tabloid held porn star's 2011 interview after Trump threat  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A tabloid magazine held back from publishing an adult film star's 2011 account of an alleged affair with Donald Trump after the future president's personal lawyer threatened to sue, four former employees of the tabloid's publisher told The Associated Press.

I wasn't a Trump supporter.  I am now.  —  This may seem like an odd moment for saying so, but a year into the presidency of Donald Trump, I'm elated.  —  Trump was not my first or even second choice for president, but a full two years ago I predicted he would win.

Trump lashes out as #TrumpShutdown trends worldwide on inauguration anniversary  —  Trump launched a hashtag war on Saturday morning.  Things did not go as planned.  —  As Republicans readied to shut down the government Friday night, Donald Trump and his allies were busy trying to pin …

Patrick Meehan, Congressman Combating Harassment, Settled His Own Misconduct Case  —  WASHINGTON — Representative Patrick Meehan, a Pennsylvania Republican who has taken a leading role in fighting sexual harassment in Congress, used thousands of dollars in taxpayer money to settle …

Jared Kushner Is China's Trump Card  —  How the President's son-in-law, despite his inexperience in diplomacy and his lack of security clearance, became Beijing's primary point of interest.  —  In early 2017, shortly after Jared Kushner moved into his new office in the West Wing of the White House, he began receiving guests.

President Trump Is Having an Affair ‘Right Now,’ Michael Wolff Tells Bill Maher … The last time we saw Bill Maher on HBO's Real Time, he was defending his friend Al Franken and condemning his ideological enemy Roy Moore.  Three months later, neither man is serving in the U.S. Senate …

Twitter found more than 50,000 Russia-linked accounts that actively shared election-related material — and Trump interacted with them hundreds of times  — Twitter says it found more Russia-linked accounts that shared US election-related material during the 2016 race for the White House.

Tom Petty Died From Accidental Drug Overdose Involving Opioids, Coroner Says  —  Tom Petty, the chart-topping singer and songwriter, died in October from an accidental drug overdose as a result of mixing medications that included opioids, the medical examiner-coroner for the county …

Unhinged Fox host tries to distract from Trump's shutdown by stalking Hillary Clinton  —  With the threat of a government shutdown looming at midnight on Friday, Donald Trump has created a national crisis completely out of thin air in his determination to block legal status for young immigrants …

Arpaio files appeal to have criminal conviction removed  —  Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has filed to have a contempt of court conviction cleared as he officially kicks off his bid to be Arizona's next senator.  —  Local Arizona news station KTAR reported Friday that Arpaio …

More than 250,000 descend on downtown for second Women's March in Chicago: organizers  —  Sandra Whitmore attended her first protest in 1968.  Then 30, she joined others in San Francisco to publicly burn their bras, she said.  —  The experience was so intoxicating, Whitmore said …