Hope Hicks to Resign as White House Communications Director  —  Hope Hicks, the White House communications director and one of President Trump's longest-serving advisers, said Wednesday that she was resigning.  —  Ms. Hicks, 29, a former model who joined Mr. Trump's 2016 presidential campaign without …

Kushner's Business Got Loans from Companies After White House Meetings  —  Apollo, the private equity firm, and Citigroup made large loans last year to the family real estate business of Jared Kushner, President Trump's senior adviser.  —  Early last year, a private equity billionaire started paying regular visits to the White House.

Walmart Statement on Firearms Policy  —  In light of recent events, we've taken an opportunity to review our policy on firearm sales.  Going forward, we are raising the age restriction for purchase of firearms and ammunition to 21 years of age.  We will update our processes as quickly as possible to implement this change.

Mueller investigation examining Trump's apparent efforts to oust Sessions in July … Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III has been investigating a period of time last summer when President Trump seemed determined to drive Attorney General Jeff Sessions from his job, according to people familiar …

Mueller asking if Trump knew about hacked Democratic emails before release  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller's team is asking witnesses pointed questions about whether Donald Trump was aware that Democratic emails had been stolen before that was publicly known, and whether he was involved …

NEW: Voice of Dalton High football fired at least one shot inside classroom, police say  —  A North Georgia teacher, known as the longtime radio voice of Dalton High School football and basketball, is in custody after he fired at least one shot inside a classroom, police said.

Trump: ‘Take the guns first, go through due process second’  —  on Wednesday voiced support for confiscating guns from certain individuals deemed to be dangerous, even if it violates due process rights.  —  “I like taking the guns early, like in this crazy man's case that just took place in Florida …

PBS launching new conservative political talk show  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Columnist Michael Gerson and commentator Amy Holmes are teaming to start a conservative-oriented talk show on PBS that takes its cue from William F. Buckley's “Firing Line,” which aired from 1966 to 1999.

EXCLUSIVE: Fired Infowars staffers at war with Alex Jones - one claiming he was teased as the site's ‘resident Jew’ while African American worker says she was ‘mocked’ for her skin tone and Jones ‘grabbed her behind’  — Two former Infowars staffers have filed complaints …

‘Surreal’ Trump meeting on guns left Republicans reeling, Democrats optimistic  —  Trump: Take guns first, then go to court  —  (CNN)Nobody knew quite what to think.  —  After a wide-ranging, televised meeting Wednesday at the White House, Democrats walked away stunned and with some tepid optimism …

Political appointee at Interior resigns after KFile inquiry into birther, anti-Muslim comments  —  (CNN)A political appointee at the Department of Interior resigned Wednesday after CNN's KFile flagged inflammatory comments she made on Facebook and Twitter.  —  Christine Bauserman …

VA Secretary David Shulkin's top PR aide asked Congress to help get him fired  —  He says he's eager to move forward and focus on fixing the VA. USA TODAY  —  WASHINGTON — One of the top deputies to VA Secretary David Shulkin has actively lobbied Capitol Hill to demand his boss's resignation …

AP-NORC Poll: Most Americans say Trump is racist  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half of Americans, including large majorities of blacks and Hispanics, think President Donald Trump is a racist.  More than half think his policies have made things worse for Hispanics and Muslims …

Rubio bill would let young adults in D.C. purchase the AR-15  —  WASHINGTON  —  Last week, Marco Rubio stared into the eyes of a father who lost his daughter during the nation's deadliest high school shooting and made an announcement: Young adults should not be able to purchase guns.

Oprah Winfrey Reveals the One Thing That Could Make Her Run for President  —  There's only one thing that could make Oprah Winfrey run for president in 2020.  —  Amid calls for her to consider a run for the White House — from fans as well as her closest friends — “I went into prayer,” …