I want to share an update on the Cambridge Analytica situation — including the steps we've already taken and our next steps to address this important issue.  —  We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can't then we don't deserve to serve you.

EXCLUSIVE: Fired FBI official authorized criminal probe of Sessions, sources say  —  Nearly a year before Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired senior FBI official Andrew McCabe for what Sessions called a “lack of candor,” McCabe oversaw a federal criminal investigation into whether Sessions lacked candor …

Saudi Crown Prince Boasted That Jared Kushner Was “In His Pocket”  —  Until he was stripped of his top-secret security clearance in February, presidential adviser Jared Kushner was known around the White House as one of the most voracious readers of the President's Daily Brief …

Trump Defends Congratulating Putin: ‘Getting Along ... Is A Good Thing’  —  In the wake of a report that he ignored his national security team's advice not to congratulate Russian president Vladimir Putin on Putin's recent re-election, President Donald Trump defended the exchange Wednesday.

Here's What We Know About The Austin Package Bomber  —  Mark Anthony Conditt from Pflugerville, Texas, has been identified as the package bomber who rocked Austin.  He died when he detonated an explosive during a confrontation with police on Wednesday.  —  Authorities on Wednesday identified …

Mueller team so far has indicated 4 main areas it wants to ask the President about  —  Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has so far discussed with President Donald Trump's lawyers four main topics they want to talk about with the President.

‘Elected to lead, not to proofread’: Typos, spelling mistakes are commonplace in Trump's White House … President Trump boasted during the campaign that he has the “best words.”  If the past 14 months in the White House are an indication, he and his team also have the worst spelling.

GOP Rep: The ‘Deep State’ is Responsible for Ordering Ben Carson's Dining Set … Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) appeared to blame the nefarious “Deep State” for ordering a costly dining set for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson.  —  During a recent appearance on Talk!

Watch: Tucker Carlson rails against America's demographic changes  —  “This is more change than human beings are designed to digest,” he said.  “How would you feel if that happened in your neighborhood?”  —  On his top-rated Fox News show Tuesday night, conservative pundit Tucker Carlson opined …

GOP lawmaker: ‘Mueller should be fired’  —  (R-Texas) said Wednesday that special counsel Robert Mueller  —  should be fired from his position investigating Russia's election meddling and the Trump campaign.  —  “I think Mueller should be fired,” Gohmert said during the monthly “Conversation with Conservatives” meeting on Wednesday.

New poll finds Bredesen with narrow lead over Blackburn in US Senate race  —  Former Gov. Phil Bredesen has a slight edge over U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn in a new poll on the U.S. Senate race from a Democratic-leaning firm.  —  The poll, conducted by North Carolina-based Public Policy Polling …

The Actress, the Governor and Performance Politics  —  On a frigid Tuesday morning in Brooklyn, Cynthia Nixon, in her first official campaign venture, made the case for herself to become the next governor of New York, an impassioned liberal who would lead vigorously from the left.

YouTube Bans Firearm Sales and How-To Videos, Prompting Backlash  —  Google's new policy prohibits promotion of guns, bump stocks  —  At least one video gun blogger ditched YouTube for PornHub  —  YouTube, a popular media site for firearms enthusiasts, this week quietly introduced tighter restrictions …

Pennsylvania GOP Moves To Impeach Supreme Court Democrats For Gerrymandering Ruling  —  A Republican leading the impeachment drive says it's about separation of powers.  —  A dozen GOP Pennsylvania lawmakers filed legislation on Tuesday to impeach four Democratic state Supreme Court justices …

A GOP senator's remarkable admission about Trump and Mueller … THE MORNING PLUM:  —  President Trump just uncorked a new round of Twitter attacks this morning on special counsel Robert S. Mueller III and on the English language, quoting one of his staunchest legal allies as follows …

Devin Nunes Probed by FEC for Possible Campaign-Finance Violations … Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) is taking heat for some possible campaign-finance violations.  —  The Federal Election Commission on Wednesday sent a letter to Nunes' campaign committee, raising red flags about some particular contributions received in 2017.