Mueller Subpoenas Trump Organization, Demanding Documents About Russia  —  WASHINGTON — The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, has subpoenaed the Trump Organization to turn over documents, including some related to Russia, according to two people briefed on the matter.

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 …

FIU pedestrian bridge collapses days after installation; people, cars trapped underneath  —  A pedestrian bridge under construction collapsed Thursday less than a week after crews dropped the elevated span in place over the Tamiami Trail in an effort to provide Florida International Univeristy students …

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.

Heitkamp on when Hillary Clinton will go away: ‘Not soon enough’  —  Washington (CNN)North Dakota Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp said on a radio show this week that it's past time for Hillary Clinton to exit the political landscape.  —  Heitkamp, who is facing a tough re-election race …

California High School Teacher On Leave After Questioning School Shooting Walkout  —  ROCKLIN (CBS13) — A Rocklin High School teacher is on paid administrative leave over her views about the national school walk out.  The teacher says all she did was open up a debate about the politics of the protest in her classroom.

Here Is Ryan Zinke Making a Complete Fool of Himself  —  It's been a dreadful week for Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, a close personal friend of Exxon and BP and a noted personal flag enthusiast.  In a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Zinke defended himself against charges of ethics violations related …

‘There Will Always Be Change,’ Trump Says as More Personnel Shake-Ups Loom  —  WASHINGTON — In his first full cabinet meeting last June, President Trump invited a chorus of gushing praise from his top aides by boasting that he had assembled a “phenomenal team of people, a great group of talent.”

Matt Damon moving family to Australia because of Trump  —  Matt Damon is moving his family to Australia — in part because the liberal star's fed up with President Trump.  —  Damon, 47, reportedly has purchased a property in Byron Bay, New South Wales, according to Sydney's Sunday Telegraph.

CREW Gets Mnuchin Travel Documents  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has billed taxpayers for the most expensive flight options available at every turn, appearing to never even consider flying commercial as his predecessors did, according to previously unreleased …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Trump eyes ‘Fox & Friends’ personality Pete Hegseth to take over Veterans Affairs  —  Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, a conservative voice on veterans policy, has emerged as a leading candidate to replace embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, who has fallen from favor …

Republicans Say Forced Labor Is Good for Detained Immigrants in Letter Defending Private Prison … Private-prison companies that force undocumented immigrant detainees to work for little or no money have a powerful new group of advocates: Eighteen members of Congress.

Shep Smith Has the Hardest Job on Fox News  —  In a Manhattan Fox News studio on a recent Tuesday in February, Shepard Smith sits ready to begin taping his 3 p.m. newscast.  He's spent the preceding hour typing out edits to his script with slightly hunched posture, raising his eyebrows …

McMaster calls for further U.S. punishment of Russia over ‘atrocities’ in Syria  —  National security adviser H.R. McMaster on Thursday called for further U.S. action against Russia as punishment for crimes in Syria, in a fiery address at an event marking the seventh year of the Syrian Civil War.

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 …

The Artifice of the Deal  —  Remember that time, way back about two weeks ago, when President Trump  —  berated leaders of his own party, in front of a room full of cameras, for being afraid of the NRA, and he vowed to pass a bipartisan bill that would make it harder for kids to get assault rifles?

Vox: We'll Have to Confiscate Guns To Reach Those Low ‘European Levels Of Violence’  —  Well, it's your run-of-the-mill piece about what anti-gun liberals want to do regarding the Second Amendment, but at least it's honest.  For years, we've been subjected to Democrats voicing their support for hunters …

Undocumented immigrant appointed to state post in California  —  The Senate Rules Committee on Wednesday appointed the first undocumented resident to a statewide post, according to Senate President pro Tem Kevin de León's office.  —  Lizbeth Mateo, a 33-year-old attorney …