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

Trump administration sanctions Russian spies, trolls over U.S. election interference, cyber attacks … The Trump administration on Thursday imposed fresh financial sanctions on Russian government hackers and spy agencies to punish Moscow for interfering in the 2016 presidential election …

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” …

John Skipper Details His ESPN Exit and a Cocaine Extortion Plot  —  The former network chief goes public in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter about the real reason behind his abrupt departure from Disney after 27 years, a confession to Bob Iger and his hope to work in sports media again.

Antioch students tear down flag, brawl during ‘peaceful’ protest  —  While most Mid-state student walk-outs advocating for gun policy changes were peaceful and productive, videos have surfaced on social media of some Mid-state students perpetrating violence.

U.S. officials: Saudi crown prince has hidden his mother from his father, the king  —  WASHINGTON — When Saudi Arabia's crown prince visits the White House next week, he's expected to be welcomed as a reformer who's expanded women's rights in one of the most restrictive countries in the world …

Britain needs its allies to stand with us against Russia  —  Boris Johnson is Britain's foreign secretary.  —  We have a tradition in Britain that any town with a cathedral becomes a city.  Salisbury won that title nearly 800 years ago, thanks to the magnificent cathedral that still dominates its streets.

Sister of Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof given $5,000 bond, not allowed to return to SC school  —  COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) -  —  The younger sister of Charleston church shooter, Dylann Roof was given a $5,000 bond on Wednesday after she was arrested for bringing weapons and drugs onto the campus of A.C. Flora High School.

Trump is a freak of political nature.  Here's how you can beat him.  —  Philippe Reines has been a spokesman and adviser to Hillary Clinton since 2002, including during the 2016 campaign.  —  Campaigned in the wrong states.  Ineffective message.  Uninspiring orator.  Represented all that is wrong with Washington.

Larry Kudlow may have been more wrong about the economy than anyone alive  —  It was the eve of the biggest economic collapse since the Great Depression.  Many on Wall Street worried that a recession loomed and that the housing bubble was bursting.  —  And then there was Larry Kudlow …

Emails reveal conservative alarm over ‘Obama holdovers’ in Trump administration  —  Two months into the Trump administration, a distraught State Department Iran expert named Sahar Nowrouzzadeh asked her new boss for help.  —  A conservative website had published an article depicting Nowrouzzadeh …

The real problem with the New York Times op-ed page: it's not honest about US conservatism  —  It wants to challenge its readers, but not with the ugly truth.  —  The New York Times editorial page has come in for a great deal of criticism since it fell under the leadership of James Bennet …

Amazon didn't kill Toys ‘R’ Us.  Here's what did  —  You won't be hearing the Toys ‘R’ Us jingle anymore  —  Don't blame Amazon for the death of Toys “R” Us.  —  It's true, online shopping didn't help matters, but the struggles of Toys “R” Us predate the boom in online shopping.

White Supremacists Are Increasingly Spreading Their Message With Public Banners  —  White supremacists are increasingly hanging banners in public places, such as from highway overpasses and rooftops, to promote their views, according to a report released on Thursday by the Anti-Defamation League.

Alert (TA18-074A)  —  Russian Government Cyber Activity Targeting Energy and Other Critical Infrastructure Sectors  —  Systems Affected  —  Overview  —  This joint Technical Alert (TA) is the result of analytic efforts between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Exclusive: Trump finalizing opioid plan that includes death penalty for dealers  —  The Trump administration is finalizing a long-awaited plan that it says will solve the opioid crisis, but it also calls for law enforcement measures — like the death penalty for some drug dealers …

Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on pivotal public health step to dramatically reduce smoking rates by lowering nicotine in combustible cigarettes to minimally or non-addictive levels  —  For Immediate Release  —  When I returned to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last year …

He wanted to build Trump's border wall.  He was just charged in the bombing of a Minnesota mosque. … Three men — including the owner of a company that submitted a bid to build President Trump's border wall — bombed a Minnesota mosque in an attempt to drive Muslims out of the United States, according to a federal complaint.

‘Space genes’  —  The transformation of 7% of Scott's DNA suggests longer-term changes in genes related to at least five biological pathways and functions.  —  The newest preliminary results from this unique study of Scott, now retired from NASA, were released at the 2018 Investigator's Workshop …

Writer Andrew Sullivan On Why He's Never Leaving Adams Morgan  —  “I'm a lucky man to live here, and I hope I die here as well.”  —  During stints at the New Republic, the New York Times Magazine, and most recently, New York, conservative writer Andrew Sullivan has sounded off on everything …

Golden shower?  Trump dossier authors doubt their most explosive allegation  —  The most explosive allegations of the Trump-Russia affair are in the Trump dossier.  And the most explosive allegation in the Trump dossier is the tale of Donald Trump, in a Moscow hotel room in 2013 …

Inside the shady private equity firm run by Kerry and Biden's kids  —  “My frustration,” writes Peter Schweizer in his new book, “Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends,” “is not that the solid reporting on Trump has been too tough …