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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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

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.

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 …

Kushner to visit Mexico following latest Trump tirades  —  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, will visit Mexico on Wednesday and meet President Enrique Pena Nieto, the Mexican foreign ministry said, after a ratcheting up of tensions over trade and plans for a border wall.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Don't Forget: The Infamous ‘Dred Scott’ Decision Was Largely About Preventing Blacks From Owning Guns  —  Black lives matter.  —  On this 161st anniversary of the Supreme Court's infamous decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford to deny American citizenship to any black person, whether slave or free …

Chelsea Clinton: Criticism of Ivanka is fair game  —  is fair game when it comes to criticism lobbed at the White House.  —  “I think anyone who works for the president,” Clinton said during a Monday “Late Show” appearance, “should expect to be scrutinized for whatever decisions …

The NRA and its allies use jargon to bully gun-control supporters  —  If you don't know what the “AR” in AR-15 stands for, you don't get to talk.  —  The phenomenon isn't new, but in the weeks since the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. …

Bernie Sanders' stepdaughter loses bid for mayor of Burlington, Vermont  —  The stepdaughter of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has lost her bid to become mayor of Vermont's largest city, the same city where her stepfather launched his political career.  —  Carina Driscoll …