The FBI Was Warned About A School Shooting Threat From A YouTube User Named Nikolas Cruz In September  —  In September, a YouTube user named Nikolas Cruz left a comment on a video stating: “I'm going to be a professional school shooter.”  The video's creator alerted both the FBI and YouTube.

CNN Exclusive: At least 100 White House officials served with ‘interim’ security clearances until November  —  Pence on Porter: WH could've handled better  —  Washington (CNN)Nearly a year into President Donald Trump's administration, senior-level staffers — including Ivanka Trump …

Forget the Media Caricature.  Here's What I Believe  —  I support U.S. generosity, decentralized power, evidence-based science, and open discourse.  —  Over the past 18 months, I have been the subject of intense speculation and public scrutiny, in large part because of the philanthropic investments …

Kushner Investors Said to Be Subpoenaed by U.S. Tax Authorities  —  Kushner Cos. says it's ‘not under investigation’ for taxes  —  U.S. tax authorities have requested documents from lenders and investors in real estate projects managed by Jared Kushner's family, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Porn star who alleged Trump affair: I can now tell my story  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Stormy Daniels, the porn star whom President Donald Trump's personal attorney acknowledges paying $130,000 just before Election Day, believes she is now free to discuss her alleged sexual encounter with Trump.

‘Incensed’ Grassley Rips Sessions for Torching Justice Overhaul  —  Attorney general says bill could free ‘very worst’ inmates  —  Senator says he protected Sessions from Democrats, and Trump  —  Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley blasted Attorney General Jeff Sessions …

Public Rates Presidents: Kennedy, Reagan, Obama at Top, Nixon, Johnson, Trump at Bottom  —  Ipsos/UVA Center for Politics poll measures views of recent chief executives at Presidents' Day  —  As Americans prepare to celebrate Presidents' Day, they rate John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan …

Kimmel writer quotes every GOP lawmaker's post-Florida ‘thoughts and prayers’ tweet — and how much money they took from the NRA  —  As Republicans begin heaping “thoughts and prayers” on the families of the 17-plus people killed in Wednesday's deadly shooting at a high school outside Ft. Lauderdale …

EXCLUSIVE: DOJ Official Bruce Ohr Hid Wife's Fusion GPS Payments From Ethics Officials  —  Bruce Ohr, the Department of Justice official who brought opposition research on President Donald Trump to the FBI, did not disclose that Fusion GPS, which performed that research at the Democratic …

He was convicted of a sex act that's no longer a crime.  Years later, he's deemed a sex offender. … Charlton Green was 20 when he was arrested after having oral sex with a 16-year-old male in a Georgia hotel room.  —  He was convicted of a sex crime — not because the act was not consensual …

Leaked Chat Transcripts: New York Times Employees Are Pissed About Bari Weiss  —  According to one employee, diversity efforts at the publication “are nothing but lip service.”  —  In 2016, James Bennet left his esteemed job at The Atlantic to run the editorial pages for The New York Times.

Republican Foes of Health Law Try a Patch Job Ahead of Midterms  —  In a reversal, state and federal GOP lawmakers are backing or considering reinsurance proposals that aim to curb premiums  —  Republicans opposed to the Affordable Care Act are showing interest in proposals to shore …

Republicans can't quit fake news  —  Last fall, Arizona Senate candidate Kelli Ward touted an endorsement from the Arizona Monitor on her Facebook page.  Ward's campaign must have really liked the endorsement because it reprinted it in full on her campaign website.  But what is the Arizona Monitor?