White House officials knew about Porter's abuse allegations and scrambled to protect him  —  (CNN)Senior aides to President Donald Trump knew for months about allegations of domestic abuse levied against top White House staffer Rob Porter by his ex-wives, even as Porter's stock …

Uranium One informant makes Clinton allegations in testimony  —  An FBI informant connected to the Uranium One controversy told three congressional committees in written testimony that Moscow routed millions of dollars to America with the expectation it would be used to benefit Bill Clinton

George W. Bush: ‘Clear evidence Russians meddled’ in election  —  Former President George W. Bush appeared to take aim at President Trump on Thursday when he said at an economic summit in the Middle East that there was “pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled” in the 2016 U.S. president election.

Right-wing media obsesses over FBI text message story; hours later it's debunked  —  Members of the pro-Trump media acted like they hit the goldmine on Wednesday morning.  Led by Fox News, these outlets went into a frenzy over what they presented as an explosive story that not only cast former President Obama …

Russians penetrated U.S. voter systems, says top U.S. official  —  The U.S. official in charge of protecting American elections from hacking says the Russians successfully penetrated the voter registration rolls of several U.S. states prior to the 2016 presidential election.

Trump's military parade draws bipartisan rebuke  —  Members of Congress from both parties joined retired military leaders and veterans in heaping scorn Wednesday on President Donald Trump's push to parade soldiers and weaponry down the streets of the nation's capital — calling it a waste …

An escort girl may be the latest ‘Russia Gate’ link  —  Alexey Navalny has published new corruption allegations against Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Prikhodko and oligarch Oleg Deripaska, alleging that the two met aboard Deripaska's yacht in August 2016 off the coast of Norway …

Nunes: We've ‘grappled’ with approaching Chief Justice Roberts  —  House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes  —  (R-Calif.) has weighed whether it would be possible to bring Chief Justice John Roberts to “testify” before Congress as part of his investigation into political malfeasance at the Department of Justice.

From Fallujah to FBI investigation: The undoing of Duncan Hunter  —  The criminal investigation into Rep. Duncan Hunter is intensifying as a grand jury in San Diego questions multiple former aides about whether the California Republican improperly diverted political funds for personal use.

Donald Trump's refugee policies are dramatically slowing arrivals in the U.S.  —  The U.S. is on pace to take in about 20,000 refugees this year — less than half the number President Donald Trump has authorized — at a time when the U.N. says the world's refugee crisis is the worst it has been since World War II.

Republicans are completely reversing themselves on the deficit … Republican lawmakers in 2011 brought the U.S. government to the brink of default, refused to raise the debt ceiling, demanded huge spending cuts, and insisted on a constitutional amendment to balance the budget.

New York Times Co. Subscription Revenue Surpassed $1 Billion in 2017  —  In a tough environment for journalism, The New York Times Company continued to post significant subscriber growth, propelling the company to a healthy 2017.  —  The company said on Thursday that it added 157,000 net digital …

'I'm Not Going to Let Him Intimidate Me Anymore.' Kate Upton Speaks Out on Alleged Harassment by Guess Co-Founder Paul Marciano  —  Anthony Harvey—FilmMagic/Getty Images  —  As with so many other #MeToo moments, it began with a tweet.  On Jan. 31, supermodel Kate Upton wrote …

ICE Wants to Be an Intelligence Agency Under Trump … Officials at Immigration and Customs Enforcement are actively exploring joining the U.S. Intelligence Community, The Daily Beast has learned.  —  The effort is helmed by a small cohort of career Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) …

Pro-government forces attack U.S., Kurdish troops in eastern Syria … Pro-government forces in Syria launched an assault on a base where U.S. troops were operating in support of local partner units, triggering a counterattack from U.S. aircraft, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.

From Expensing Yachts to Chasing The Onion: I Watched the Newsweekly Die From the Inside  —  It was 3 a.m. on Saturday, and I was seething.  Staring at my phone, I saw that my company, Newsweek Media Group, had put out yet another story that would require a correction if not a retraction.

Big Russian delegation anticipated for prayer breakfast in Washington  —  Russian state TV sides with President Trump  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump will attend the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday, a prime networking opportunity for Beltway insiders.  But this year's event is also an opportunity for dozens of Russians.

Pelosi's Dreamers protest leaves some Democrats wanting  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor Wednesday for a record-breaking eight hours, vowing to speak — and stand — until Republicans concede protections for so-called Dreamers.