Kushner's overseas contacts raise concerns as foreign officials seek leverage … Officials in at least four countries have privately discussed ways they can manipulate Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, by taking advantage of his complex business arrangements …

Ben Carson's HUD, Planning Cuts, Spends $31,000 on Dining Set for His Office  —  WASHINGTON — Department of Housing and Urban Development officials spent $31,000 on a new dining room set for Secretary Ben Carson's office in late 2017 — just as the White House circulated its plans …

Mueller team asks about Trump's Russian business dealings as he weighed a run for president  —  (CNN)Investigators for special counsel Robert Mueller have recently been asking witnesses about Donald Trump's business activities in Russia prior to the 2016 presidential campaign as he considered …

U.S. intel: Russia compromised seven states prior to 2016 election  —  The U.S. intelligence community developed substantial evidence that state websites or voter registration systems in seven states were compromised by Russian-backed covert operatives prior to the 2016 election …

Trump campaign chief lends name to penny stock tied to felon  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The political strategist and online guru who was named President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign manager Tuesday has a close financial relationship with a penny-stock firm with a questionable history …

Roger Stone's Secret Messages with WikiLeaks  —  On March 17, 2017, WikiLeaks tweeted that it had never communicated with Roger Stone, a longtime confidante and informal adviser to President Donald Trump.  In his interview with the House Intelligence Committee last September, Stone …

The Professor At The Center Of The Russia-Trump Probe Boasted To His Girlfriend In Ukraine That He Was Friends With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov  —  A Ukrainian woman named Anna says Joseph Mifsud asked her to marry him in a restaurant overlooking the Kremlin.

A self-described sex expert says she will spill information on Trump and Russia to get out of a Thai jail … MOSCOW — A self-described sex expert whose videos highlighted the ties between one of Russia's richest men and the Kremlin has been jailed in Thailand and is calling for U.S. help …

Shooting survivor's father admits email changes in CNN spat  —  Colton Haab's father acknowledges omitting some words from the email but says he didn't do it on purpose.  —  Last week's televised town hall on guns and school safety has led to finger-pointing by the father of a Florida school shooting survivor and CNN.

Infowars one strike away from YouTube ban  —  Conspiracy theory outlet Infowars is one strike away from being banned from YouTube.  —  The channel said it received an alert from YouTube on Tuesday morning, saying Infowars received a second strike on a video about the Parkland, Fla. …

DCCC Advised Candidates Not To Discuss Gun Control Policy Right After Vegas Shooting  —  The campaign organization said Democrats should focus on offering thoughts and prayers.  —  The morning after the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas, a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign …

NSA chief says Trump hasn't told him to confront Russian cyber threat  —  NSA chief: Need authority to stop Russian cyber threat  —  Washington (CNN)US Cyber Command chief Adm. Mike Rogers told lawmakers on Tuesday that he has not been granted the authority by President Donald Trump …

Schools are safer than they were in the 90s, and school shootings are not more common than they used to be, researchers say  —  The deadly school shooting this month in Parkland, Florida, has ignited national outrage and calls for action on gun reform.  But while certain policies …

11 ill after suspicious letter arrives at military base  —  Washington (CNN)Eleven people fell ill after a suspicious letter was opened in an administrative building at Joint Base Fort Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia, on Tuesday, according to the Arlington County Fire Department.

Far-Right Troll Chuck Johnson Tried Out for ‘Survivor.’ Here's His Audition Tape.  —  CBS' mistake is the world's loss.  —  The 36th season of “Survivor,” the reality TV show that ushered America into an era of turbo-capitalized narcissism and celebrity worship that helped get Donald Trump elected president, will premiere Wednesday.

Sources: Carnage Could Have Been Far Worse In Florida School Massacre  —  PARKLAND - CBS4 News has obtained new information in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre which left 17 people dead.  —  An official briefed on the shooting investigation tells CBS4 News that the carnage could have been far worse.

The New York Times Fired My Doppelgänger  —  The day before Valentine's Day, social media created a bizarro-world version of me.  I have seen strange ideas about me online before, but this doppelgänger was so far from resembling me that I told friends and loved ones I didn't want to even try to rebut it.

Mueller moves to dismiss charges against Gates  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his legal team has moved to drop charges that were brought last week in an expansive superseding indictment against Rick Gates.  The 32-count indictment issued in the Eastern District of Virginia accused Gates of tax and bank fraud.

Supreme Court Ruling Means Immigrants Could Continue To Be Detained Indefinitely  —  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that immigrants, even those with permanent legal status and asylum seekers, do not have the right to periodic bond hearings.  —  It's a profound loss for those immigrants appealing …

Aliens Exist … In no particular order, here is a list of things Tom DeLonge has consistently claimed to believe: UFOs are real, aliens are real and they visit us episodically, the U.S. government has known about alien life for decades, the U.S. government has been actively experimenting …

Americans Blame Government More Than Guns for Florida Massacre  —  Most Americans think government error is more responsible than a lack of gun control for the Valentine's Day massacre at a Florida high school.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds …

Man armed with AR-15 stops attack by neighbor in Oswego  —  Share Update: … OSWEGO, Ill. — A man armed with an AR-15 rifle stopped an attack by one of his neighbors and held him until police arrived.  —  It happened Monday at an apartment building on Harbor Drive in Oswego Township.

What Critics Don't Understand About Gun Culture  —  My wife knew something was amiss when the car blocked our driveway.  She was outside our house, playing with our kids on our trampoline, when a car drove slowly down our rural Tennessee street.  As it reached our house, it pulled partially in the driveway, and stopped.

Warriors have their plans in place for skipping White House visit  —  The Warriors head to Washington on Tuesday but will not visit the White House.  Instead, they will take a side trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.  President Trump uninvited them to the White House …

These Are The Real-Life Effects Of Trump's Obamacare Sabotage  —  A new study predicts premiums going up by 18 percent and millions of Americans losing their coverage.  —  Somebody has finally put some numbers on what the Republican effort to undermine Obamacare will mean for everyday Americans.

Corker decides against reelection bid, sticks with retirement  —  Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) will not run for reelection after reconsidering his decision last fall to retire, his chief of staff said Tuesday.  —  After listening to some Tennessee Republicans and GOP senators who were privately urging …