EXCLUSIVE: Pruitt's EPA security broke down door to lobbyist condo  —  Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's protective detail broke down the door at the Capitol Hill condo where he was living, believing he was unconscious and unresponsive and needed rescue …

Why I left Fox News … You could measure the decline of Fox News by the drop in the quality of guests waiting in the green room.  A year and a half ago, you might have heard George Will discussing policy with a senator while a former Cabinet member listened in.

FBI questions Ted Malloch, Trump campaign figure and Farage ally  —  American once touted as possible ambassador to EU tells of being detained at Boston airport and subpoenaed by Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia inquiry … A controversial London-based academic with close ties to Nigel Farage …

Foreman: Jury ‘convinced’ Noor Salman knew Mateen was plotting attack, but couldn't convict  —  The foreman of the Noor Salman jury contacted the Orlando Sentinel with a statement about what the three days of deliberations were like for the 12 people who acquitted the widow of the Pulse shooter, Omar Mateen.

David Hogg would've made a good brownshirt  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION:  —  David Hogg, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas high-schooler who seems to have set himself up as Laura Ingraham's arch nemesis, has been making national television rounds of late, pretty much calling for adults to step aside …

Behind the chaos: Office that vets Trump appointees plagued by inexperience … An obscure White House office responsible for recruiting and vetting thousands of political appointees has suffered from inexperience and a shortage of staff, hobbling the Trump administration's efforts …

‘Clueless’ star Stacey Dash withdraws from congressional race  —  Washington (CNN)"Clueless" star and former Fox News commentator Stacey Dash is withdrawing her congressional bid, a representative for the actress confirmed to CNN Friday.  —  “After much prayer, introspection and discussions with my family …

Stephon Clark Was Shot 8 Times From Behind or the Side, Family-Ordered Autopsy Finds  —  Stephon Clark, the unarmed black man who was killed by the Sacramento police in his grandmother's backyard, was shot eight times from behind or the side, according to a private autopsy commissioned by his family.

The ‘Roseanne’ Reboot Is Funny.  I'm Not Going to Keep Watching.  —  It can be very difficult to separate the art from the artist.  In the case of Roseanne Barr and her critically acclaimed television show based on her life, it is nearly impossible.  I wasn't going to watch the reboot …

AP-NORC/MTV Poll: Young people run from Trump  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A majority of young people believe President Donald Trump is racist, dishonest and “mentally unfit” for office, according to a new survey that finds the nation's youngest potential voters are more concerned about the Republican's performance …

Trump Freezes Funds for Syrian Recovery, Signaling Pullback  —  Order to State Department to hold off on spending jibes with president's call for an early exit  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump froze more than $200 million in funds for recovery efforts in Syria as his administration …

Pope To World: Hell Does Exist  —  Things got a little heated at the Vatican this week when an Italian journalist reported that Pope Francis denied the existence of hell.  —  Apparently, the fiery 93-year-old avowed atheist reporter, Eugenio Scalfari of La Repubblica, set the social-media world aflame …

President Donald J. Trump Proclaims April 2018 as National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month  —  During National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, we remain steadfast in our efforts to stop crimes of sexual violence, provide care for victims, enforce the law …

Paul Manafort, a mysterious Russian jet, and a secret meeting  —  In August 2016, a private jet linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska traveled from Moscow to Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey.  The Gulfstream G550 (registration M-ALAY) landed shortly after midnight and …

Immigration chief in San Francisco apologizes for social media post seen as offensive  —  The head of federal immigration enforcement in Northern California apologized for posting an image on social media that Muslim American groups say is offensive because it dehumanizes Muslim women.

Facebook Employees in an Uproar Over Executive's Leaked Memo  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook employees were in an uproar on Friday over a leaked 2016 memo from a top executive defending the social network's growth at any cost — even if it caused deaths from a terrorist attack that was organized on the platform.

Denying Genetics Isn't Shutting Down Racism, It's Fueling It  —  Last weekend, a rather seismic op-ed appeared in the New York Times, and it was for a while one of the most popular pieces in the newspaper.  It's by David Reich, a professor of genetics at Harvard, who carefully advanced …

The Myth of the Criminal Immigrant  —  The Trump administration's first year of immigration policy has relied on claims that immigrants bring crime into America.  President Trump's latest target is sanctuary cities.  —  “Every day, sanctuary cities release illegal immigrants, drug dealers …

The Republicans Are Clinging Frantically to Power … The Republican Party is building a wall.  Not the one Donald Trump promised his supporters Mexico would pay for (and then American taxpayers would pay and now, apparently, the U.S. military).  The GOP is desperately seeking to build …

Trump's ‘mini me’ could (partly) fill Hicks' void  —  How Daniel Scavino went from caddie to Trump insider  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump has wondered aloud over the past weeks — to pretty much anyone listening — who would occupy the singular role of confidant and conspirator that long-time top aide Hope Hicks was leaving behind.

Elizabeth Esty Must Resign  —  Elizabeth Esty will likely spend the next several days defending her failure to take strong steps to protect a woman who'd been threatened and bullied — by a member of her own staff — by blaming the system and talking about the good she's done in Congress.