Gary Cohn to Resign as Trump's Top Economic Adviser  —  Gary D. Cohn, President Trump's top economic adviser, plans to resign, becoming the latest in a series of high-profile departures from the Trump administration, White House officials said on Tuesday.  —  The officials insisted …

Stormy Daniels sues Trump, says ‘hush agreement’ invalid because he never signed  —  Adult film star Stormy Daniels sued Donald Trump Tuesday, alleging that he never signed the nondisclosure agreement that his lawyer had arranged with her.  —  The civil suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court …

Adviser to Emirates With Ties to Trump Aides Is Cooperating With Special Counsel  —  WASHINGTON — An adviser to the United Arab Emirates with ties to current and former aides to President Trump is cooperating with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, and gave testimony last week to a grand jury …

For Two Months, I Got My News From Print Newspapers.  Here's What I Learned.  —  I first got news of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., via an alert on my watch.  Even though I had turned off news notifications months ago, the biggest news still somehow finds a way to slip through.

Give me a break, Axios … Late October saw the news that George Papadopoulos had pleaded guilty in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's Russia probe.  George who? asked the media when the announcement came down.  The answer: Papadopoulos was a former Trump campaign adviser who'd admitted …

Trump administration goes on offense, sues California over sanctuary laws  —  After more than a year on defense against a flurry of legal challenges to President Donald Trump's immigration policies, the Justice Department went on offense Tuesday, filing a suit against the State of California …

Trump Fundraiser's Email Breach Shows Risks Before Midterms  —  Broidy learned of hack last week from reporter, lawyer says  —  Emails show his moves in GOP finance, foreign affairs circles  —  A top Republican fundraiser for Donald Trump's 2016 campaign learned last week that his email accounts …

Teen shot five times at Stoneman Douglas High plans to sue BSO, school system  —  A 15-year-old Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting survivor and his family have put Broward County authorities on notice that they will sue to seek money damages to help cover the cost of his recovery.

Ben Carson Removes Anti-Discrimination Language From HUD Mission Statement  —  It will no longer reference “inclusive” communities “free from discrimination.”  —  WASHINGTON Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is changing the mission statement of his agency …

National Democrats' strategy comes up short in Texas  —  The first primary of the 2018 midterm elections has already scrambled the political landscape, after a Democratic candidate spurned by the national party qualified for a primary runoff in one of the districts central to Democrats' efforts …

Kellyanne Conway found to have violated Hatch Act  —  violated the Hatch Act on two occasions, the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) informed the Trump administration Tuesday.  —  Appearing in her official capacity, Conway endorsed and advocated against political candidates, the watchdog said, referring its findings to President Trump

Kurds pull back from ISIS fight in Syria, saying they feel let down by U.S. … BEIRUT — U.S.-allied forces in eastern Syria said Tuesday that they are withdrawing from the front lines of the war against the Islamic State in order to battle the United States' NATO ally Turkey elsewhere in the country …

Trumpism Is a Psychology, Not an Ideology  —  Trump presents an insurmountable challenge an intellectual approach to politics because his decisions aren't based on any coherent body of ideas.  —  For the last couple of years I've been banging my spoon on my high chair about how Trumpism …

Billy McFarland Pleads Guilty After Fyre Festival Fiasco  —  Millennial entrepreneur admits $26 million funding fraud  —  Billy McFarland ‘grossly underestimated’ required preparations  —  The millennial entrepreneur whose 2017 Fyre Festival began with promises of music and luxury …

Chao Goes Off the Rails on New York-New Jersey Project  —  Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao came to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to answer questions about the administration's infrastructure proposal Tuesday.  But she spent much of the time confirming and defending …

Ethics experts: The problem with Jared Kushner in the White House  —  Kushner's vast real estate assets pose ethical risk  —  Fred Wertheimer is the founder and president of Democracy 21, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that seeks to promote government accountability and integrity.

It's time to give socialism a try  —  In the United States, we've arrived at a pair of mutually exclusive convictions: that liberal, capitalist democracies are guaranteed by their nature to succeed and that in our Trumpist moment they seem to be failing in deeply unsettling ways.

I am deeply grateful that Republicans in Texas turned out and put their confidence in me to continue leading the fight for Texas values in Washington.  The last five years have been an incredible honor and I'm proud of what we've been able to accomplish for 28 million Texans …

HHS official who spread conspiracy theories allowed back on job  —  Jon Cordova, the HHS principal deputy assistant secretary for administration, will formally resume his duties on Wednesday after being placed on a two-week administrative leave while leaders reviewed his use of social media to promote conspiracy theories.

Police: Teen attempted to detonate explosive device at Pine View, researched ISIS  —  UPDATE: Police said a homemade explosive device was the item discovered in a backpack at Pine View High School Monday, that forced the evacuation of the school.  Police said if the device had detonated …

Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Received Inside Info From Russia Probe … On Dec. 19, 2017, a former staffer for Sen. John McCain named David Kramer testified before the House intelligence committee behind closed doors.  He'd played a role in bringing the salacious and unverified Steele dossier …

Banks Battle Retailers Over Proposal to Disclose Consumer Hacks  —  House bill sets a federal standard for timely notification  —  Equitax and financial firms would be exempt under the law  —  American banks and retailers are sparring over whether financial firms should follow …