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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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).

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.

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.

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 …

‘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 …

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 …

Fortress Sweden: Inside the plan to mobilize Swedish society against Russia  —  WASHINGTON — Roughly 220 miles of ocean separates Sweden from the heavily militarized Russian port of Kaliningrad.  The country's long, narrow shape leaves it vulnerable to air assault from multiple sides.

This Is What Record-Low Unemployment Looks Like in America  —  What will happen when the U.S. unemployment rate falls below 4 percent, which is expected to occur by this summer?  One way to tell is to look at cities where joblessness is already lower than that.  Bloomberg News reporters traveled to Iowa, Georgia, and Maine.