Hope Hicks' “white lies” testimony becomes a flashpoint for House Intel Committee  —  In a rare, on-the-record accounting of some of the House Intelligence committee's secret, closed-door proceedings, two members of the House Intelligence Committee explained to CBS News what led White House …

It's Time for Devin Nunes To Go - for Good  —  Representative Devin Nunes has become an incredibly controversial figure in the era of Donald Trump.  —  As chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Nunes has been a central figure in the Congressional investigation into what exactly …

The White House Didn't Break Hope Hicks Overnight  —  Hope Hicks entered American politics at its fringes, in the early stages of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, a grinning 26-year-old member of the Trump Organization's public-relations team who'd been rerouted from her task of helping Ivanka Trump develop a lifestyle brand.

A telling anecdote about Trump and the opioid abuse crisis  —  Fail as deputy chief of staff?  You're the next drug czar!  —  Drug overdose deaths — originally from prescription opioids but increasingly now from heroin and fentanyl — have emerged as an increasingly grave social issue …

U.S. ambassador to Mexico stepping down  —  The U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Roberta Jacobson, is resigning from the post, the latest in a string of high-profile departures from the State Department and one that could further complicate the U.S.-Mexico relationship amid lingering tensions over immigration …

Voters vow to elect a Congress that stands up to Trump, poll shows  —  WASHINGTON — Americans are mad, and that is putting Republicans at risk.  —  A new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds voters looking toward the midterm elections are overwhelmingly unhappy with the country's direction …