“He Was F—ing Pissed”: With Rob Porter Gone, the Heat on John Kelly Is Increasing  —  Trump is not happy with the chaos; Jared and Ivanka are trying to right the ship; and even Hope Hicks, one of the president's closest confidants, is in trouble.  —  A day after White House Staff Secretary …

Democratic Sen. Mark Warner texted with Russian oligarch lobbyist in effort to contact dossier author Christopher Steele  —  EXCLUSIVE - Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee who has been leading a congressional investigation into President Trump's alleged ties to Russia …

House Intel Republicans plan to wall off their aides from Democratic staffers  —  In a sign of increasing partisan hostilities, Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee plan to construct a wall - a physical partition - separating Republican and Democratic staff members in the committee's secure spaces …

FBI surveillance of Carter Page might have picked up Bannon  —  The FBI was monitoring Carter Page when the former Trump campaign adviser says he spoke with Trump adviser Steve Bannon about Russia in January 2017, raising the strong possibility that the FBI intercepted a conversation between the two men.

Bad info from Spirit Air led me to flush pet hamster down airport toilet, student says  —  Before Belen Aldecosea flew home from from college to South Florida, she twice called Spirit Airlines to ensure she could bring along a special guest: Pebbles, her pet dwarf hamster.  No problem, the airline told her.

Congress stumbles toward second shutdown  —  Washington readied itself for another government shutdown at midnight, as a budget deal stalled on Capitol Hill amid resistance from a cantankerous GOP senator and unhappy House Democrats.  —  The White House has urged federal agencies …

Omarosa Opens Up About Her Time Inside The White House On Tonight's Celebrity Big Brother  —  Omarosa opens up to Ross Mathews about her time inside the White House, on BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION airing tonight, Thursday, Feb. 8 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/...

Ratings Changes in 21 Districts  —  The first two months of 2018 have given both parties reasons for optimism.  Republicans have cut Democrats' lead in the FiveThirtyEight average of generic congressional ballot polls in half, from roughly 12 points in December to about six points today.

Former Cato employees describe years of harassment  —  Three former employees of the famed Cato Institute say they were sexually harassed by Ed Crane, the 73-year-old co-founder and president emeritus of the think tank and one of the most recognizable figures in the libertarian movement.

Exclusive: Trump's draft plan to punish legal immigrants for sending US-born kids to Head Start  —  Or getting insured through the Children's Health Insurance Program, or getting assistance to heat their homes.  —  The Trump administration is working on new rules that would allow the government …

MeToo movement lawmaker investigated for sexual misconduct allegations  —  SAN FRANCISCO — California Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia — whose high-profile advocacy of the #MeToo movement earned her national media notice — is herself the subject of a state legislative investigation in the wake …

Russian Activist Alleges New Link Between the Kremlin and Paul Manafort  —  A story involving a Norwegian yacht, an escort, and her Instagram posts featuring a prominent oligarch are capturing Russia's attention—and may represent a new and bizarre twist in the story behind Moscow's links to the Trump campaign.

Dow plunges 1,033 points and sinks into correction  —  Inflation fears driving market jitters  —  For the second time this week, the Dow plunged more than 1,000 points.  —  And it's now in a correction — 10% off its record high just two weeks ago.  —  Fears about the bond market …

Sebastian Gorka fully supports Danny Tarkanian (whose campaign paid Gorka $5,000) … Danny Tarkanian made a new friend last year.  The insurgent candidate, who is running in the Nevada Republican primary to unseat incumbent Sen. Dean Heller, obtained the endorsement of former deputy assistant to President Trump, Sebastian Gorka.

Fox News executive VP rails against diversity of US Olympians: “Darker, Gayer, Different”  —  BLOG ››› February 8, 2018 ››› MEDIA MATTERS STAFF  —  Fox News' John Moody, who serves as the network's executive vice president and an executive editor …

‘Pillar of the community’ deported from US after 39 years to a land he barely knows  —  Palestinian deported after 39 years in the US  —  Amman, Jordan (CNN)With nothing but the clothes on his back and less than $300 in his pocket, Amer Adi was put on a plane and deported to Jordan …

Jimmy Buffett Does Not Live the Jimmy Buffett Lifestyle  —  Jimmy Buffett awoke one morning last year in one of his many homes — he can't remember which one, there are a lot of them — and a panic gripped him in his throat.  His new Broadway musical, “Escape to Margaritaville,” was coming along nicely, but something was off.

Trump Administration Is Weighing Emergency Aid for Some Coal Plants  —  Perry could use emergency authority to aid FirstEnergy plants  —  Perry has used such orders to keep other power plants online  —  After failing to win a bailout for cash-strapped coal plants, the Trump administration …

George W. Bush says Russia meddled in 2016 US election  —  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Former President George W. Bush said on Thursday that “there's pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled” in the 2016 American presidential election, forcefully rebutting fellow Republican …

Quentin Tarantino Apologizes to Roman Polanski Victim Samantha Geimer For Howard Stern Comments [EXCLUSIVE]  —  Tarantino keeps finding himself behind the eight-ball on revelations about “Kill Bill” and his views on Roman Polanski's rape case.  —  Writer-director Quentin Tarantino has lived something of a charmed life.