Trump's ‘marching orders’ to the Pentagon: Plan a grand military parade … President Trump's vision of soldiers marching and tanks rolling down the boulevards of Washington is moving closer to reality in the Pentagon and White House, where officials say they have begun to plan …

FBI lovers' latest text messages: Obama ‘wants to know everything’  —  Newly revealed text messages between FBI paramours Peter Strzok and Lisa Page include an exchange about preparing talking points for then-FBI Director James Comey to give to President Obama, who wanted “to know everything we're doing.”

Democrats Win Special Election In Missouri District That Went Big For Trump  —  Democrats have dominated at the ballot box during Trump's time in office.  —  Democrats flipped a Missouri state House seat Tuesday, marking the 35th seat that has changed from red to blue since Donald Trump became president.

Russian Trolls Ran Wild On Tumblr And The Company Refuses To Say Anything About It  —  Tumblrs run by Russian trolls generated hundreds of thousands of interactions with anti-Hillary Clinton, pro-Bernie Sanders content.  —  Russian trolls posed as black activists on Tumblr and generated hundreds …

Republicans and those ‘attacks’ on the FBI … The news is filled with reports that Republicans in Washington are “attacking” the FBI over the Trump-Russia investigation.  —  The Washington Post recently compiled a collection of statements by GOP lawmakers under the heading, “Republicans launch attack after attack on the FBI.”

Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong reaches deal to buy L.A. Times, San Diego Union-Tribune  —  Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong has agreed to purchase the Los Angeles Times from its parent company Tronc, restoring local ownership and perhaps ending a turbulent period for the storied 136-year-old institution.

Trump wants to talk to Mueller despite lawyers' concerns  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's lawyers have aimed to hit the brakes on a potential sit-down with Robert Mueller, but Trump remains eager to speak with the special counsel, according to his allies.  —  One person familiar …

Holder won't rule out presidential run  —  refused to rule out running for president while speaking to reporters at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast in Washington on Wednesday.  —  “We'll see,” Holder said in response to a question about whether he could run for the White House.

Democrat Flips Deep-Red House Seat in Missouri … Democratic candidate Mike Revis on Tuesday flipped what had been a deep-red State House seat in Missouri by a 108-vote margin over his Republican opponent.  —  Revis defeated GOP candidate David C. Linton in the special election to replace …

Openly gay figure skater Adam Rippon declined chance to speak with Vice President Pence  —  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Vice President Pence is set to arrive here soon to lead the official U.S. delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympic opening ceremony, a delegation that is making a strong political statement …

Cash for Coalition Against Trump Going Into Consultants' Pockets Instead … Omar Siddiqui couldn't make it to an August fundraiser in Beverly Hills for the Democratic Coalition Against Trump.  But he ponied up the $2,000 ticket price after the group's senior adviser, Scott Dworkin, sent him a personal invitation.

How the Republicans rigged Congress — new documents reveal an untold story  —  Exclusive: Insider documents unveil Republicans' years-long scheme to gerrymander America and undermine democracy  —  Delegates to the 2009 Republican Legislative Campaign Committee's national meeting stayed …

Senate budget deal would bust budget caps, raise debt limit  —  It seems increasingly likely that a debt-ceiling increase will be attached to a budget deal that Senate negotiators from both sides hope to announce as soon as today.  —  The big picture: This means DACA will likely be dealt with …

Here's what the critics are saying about “Black Panther” — it's a “masterpiece”  —  The first reviews of the Marvel film are streaming in, and they're even better than expected  —  “Black Panther,” the new Marvel film starring Chadwick Boseman, was always going to make history …

Steve Wynn Steps Down as Wynn Resorts CEO  —  Resignation comes in wake of sexual-misconduct allegations against him  —  Steve Wynn, the billionaire casino visionary considered to be the architect of modern Las Vegas, resigned Tuesday as chairman and chief executive of his company in the wake …

EXCLUSIVE: Adam Schiff sent his staff to try and collect ‘classified materials for the FBI’ after Russian pranksters told him Putin has NAKED blackmail pictures of Trump  — Adam Schiff, the ranking Democratic member of the House Intel Committee was recorded speaking to Russian pranksters who spun elaborate ‘kompromat’ tale

GOP's Jeff Johnson, DFL's Tim Walz get wins in tests at Minnesota caucus meetings  —  Party activists weighed in for the first time on the governor's race in a busy year for state politics.  —  Republican Jeff Johnson and DFLer Tim Walz scored victories Tuesday with party activists who weighed …

How Facebook Is Killing Comedy  —  Last month, in its second round of layoffs in as many years, comedy hub Funny or Die reportedly eliminated its entire editorial team following a trend of comedy websites scaling back, shutting down, or restructuring their business model away from original online content.

Digital natives will get old, too  —  Why we need to start designing technology that older people can use.  —  Technology can divide Americans as well as connect them, and older Americans face not one but two of these digital divides.  Seniors are more likely to have lower incomes and live in rural areas …

Russians already meddling in US midterms, Tillerson says  —  EXCLUSIVE - Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday warned the United States is ill-prepared to prevent Russian interference in the upcoming midterms, as it was in the 2016 general election.  —  “I don't know that I would say …