In fundraising speech, Trump says he made up facts in meeting with Justin Trudeau … President Trump boasted in a fundraising speech Wednesday that he made up facts in a meeting with the leader of a top U.S ally, saying he insisted to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the United States runs …

Trump Organization Tied to Deal to Keep Ex-Porn Star Quiet  —  An assistant general counsel at the president's flagship holding company intervened in arbitration proceeding in California to enforce a nondisclosure deal with former porn star  —  Documents marked “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL PROCEEDING” …

Conor Lamb Wins Pennsylvania House Seat, Giving Democrats a Map for Trump Country  —  Conor Lamb, a Democrat and former Marine, scored a razor-thin but extraordinary upset in a special House election in southwestern Pennsylvania after a few thousand absentee ballots delivered Democrats a win …

Andrew McCabe, a Symbol of Trump's F.B.I. Ire, Faces Possible Firing  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reviewing a recommendation to fire the former F.B.I. deputy director, Andrew G. McCabe, just days before he is scheduled to retire on Sunday, people briefed on the matter said.

Dog gone: United Airlines mistakenly flies family German shepherd to Japan … United Airlines is investigating after mistakenly flying a Kansas family's dog to Japan.  —  KCTV reports that Kara Swindle and her two children flew from Oregon to Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday on a United flight.

“Trump Wants Them Out of There”: After Swinging the Axe at Tillerson, Trump Mulls What to Do with McMaster, Sessions, Jared, and Ivanka  —  With tariffs done, Trump's sights are now on the Iran deal—and, possibly, the Russia investigation.  “The president is finally realizing he is the president …

Beware of Devin Nunes's Next Move  —  This week Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee announced that they will be ending their investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, having found no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of the Trump administration.

Larry Kudlow to replace Gary Cohn as Trump's top economic advisor  —  Larry Kudlow will take the job of top economic advisor to President Donald Trump, replacing Gary Cohn.  —  On Wednesday, Kudlow and the White House confirmed the economist and senior CNBC contributor accepted the post of National Economic Council director.

Donald Trump Jr. and wife headed for divorce, friends say  —  Donald Trump Jr. and his wife, Vanessa Trump, are struggling through marital problems and friends say they are heading for divorce, multiple sources have exclusively confirmed to Page Six.  —  Vanessa and the eldest son …

Toys R Us to close all 800 of its U.S. stores … Toy store chain Toys R Us is planning to sell or close all 800 of its U.S. stores, affecting as many as 33,000 jobs as the company winds down its operations after six decades, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Axios PM  —  Subscribe  —  1 big thing: “The most toxic working environment on the planet”  —  In 14 months covering this White House, Axios' Jonathan Swan emails, he's never registered such a mood of acute anxiety from within the West Wing.  —  What we're hearing: Nobody knows what exactly …

Boston students show up on school snow day to protest gun violence  —  Students in Boston marched from the city's Park Street Station to the state house in protest of gun violence, participating in the national walkout despite their schools being closed for inclement weather.

Exclusive: Defense Dept. charged nearly $140,000 at Trump branded properties  —  (CNN)Defense Department employees charged just over $138,000 at Trump branded properties in the first eight months of Donald Trump's presidency, according to a CNN review of hundreds of records.

Adhering to Family Tradition, Gotti's Grandson Is Sentenced  —  With apologies to Tolstoy, happy families may all be alike, but the Gotti family has long been unhappy in its own particular fashion.  For nearly half a century, that has involved the serial ordeal of men in the Mafia clan being sent to federal prison.

‘A Different Kind of University’  —  “Shocked, dismayed and angry”: faculty members at Wisconsin Stevens Point react to a plan to cut 13 majors, including English, history, political science and sociology, and expand more job-oriented programs.  —  Many professors in Wisconsin saw their fears …

Oklahoma mom pleads guilty to incest, going to prison  —  DUNCAN — A mother who once married her son and later her daughter is going to prison for incest.  —  Patricia Ann Spann, 45, of Norman, must register as a sex offender after her release.  —  She pleaded guilty Tuesday to the felony offense …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  —  CONTACT: [email protected], 202.862.5829  —  Washington, DC (March 14, 2018) — Tully Friedman and Daniel D'Aniello, co-chairs of AEI's Board of Trustees, announced that Arthur C. Brooks intends to step down as president in the summer of 2019, after a decade of distinguished service.

U.S. Kept Silent About Its Role in Another Firefight in Niger  —  WASHINGTON — Green Berets working with government forces in Niger killed 11 Islamic State militants in a firefight in December, the American military acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday.

‘Clock boy’ Ahmed Mohamed's lawsuit against Irving ISD, city dismissed  —  Updated at 7:30 p.m. to include response from Irving ISD  —  A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Irving ISD, the city of Irving and several individuals by the father of a teen who was arrested …

‘She Should Be in Jail’—Rights Groups Rally to Stop Torture Overseer Turned Trump CIA Pick Gina Haspel … There were no legal consequences when Gina Haspel oversaw the torture of two men at a secret CIA prison in Thailand 16 years ago.  There were no legal consequences 13 years ago …

Limbaugh questions Stephen Hawking's promotion of the Big Bang Theory: “Since nobody could see it, how the hell do they know it really happened?”  —  RUSH LIMBAUGH (HOST): If there are questions we can ask to which we will never have the answers, then that gives me confidence that there is more than just life on Earth.

EXCLUSIVE: Sean Penn's debut novel calls for the assassination of a president identical to Trump by main character who taunts: ‘Tweet me b****’  — The two-time Oscar winner's 176-page journalism-style fiction is about a ‘modern American man, entrepreneur, and part-time assassin’