YouTube shooter's father says she was angry at company  —  The night before Nasim Aghdam opened fire in a courtyard at YouTube's headquarters Tuesday afternoon, Mountain View police found the San Diego woman sleeping in her car.  —  She had been reported missing by her family in Southern California …

Mueller told Trump's attorneys the president remains under investigation but is not currently a criminal target … Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III informed President Trump's attorneys last month that he is continuing to investigate the president but does not consider him a criminal target …

Stone, on day he sent Assange dinner email, also said ‘devastating’ WikiLeaks were forthcoming  —  (CNN)Roger Stone appeared on the InfoWars radio show the same day he sent an email claiming he dined with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange — and he predicted “devastating” upcoming disclosures about the Clinton Foundation.

Trump instructs military to begin planning for withdrawal from Syria … President Trump has instructed military leaders to prepare to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, but has not set a date for them to do so, according to a senior administration official.  —  In a meeting with top national …

EPA's Scott Pruitt pushes back on pay raise, condo controversy in Fox exclusive  —  Embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt fired back at critics Wednesday, defending his decision to take a $50 a day condo rental from the wife of a lobbyist and claiming he just found …

Planned Parenthood CEO Says Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Offered ‘Bribe’ to Stop Abortions  —  In a riveting passage from Cecile Richards' new memoir, the Planned Parenthood chief says Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump were, during Donald Trump's 2016 transition as president-elect …

China fires back at Trump with the threat of tariffs on 106 U.S. products, including soybeans … BEIJING — China responded to President Trump's new tariffs by threatening tariffs of its own on 106 U.S. products, including on soybeans, cars and some airplanes, in the latest escalation …

Walker Warns Of ‘#BlueWave’ Coming To WI After Dem Wins State High Court Race  —  After the Democratic-backed Wisconsin state Supreme Court candidate pulled off a double-digit defeat of her GOP rival on Tuesday evening, Gov. Scott Walker warned his state that a “blue wave” of the “Far Left” …

Trump Is Right.  It Is the Amazon Washington Post.  —  President Donald Trump's insistence on calling the Washington Post the “Amazon Washington Post” riles the newspaper's executive editor, Martin Baron, to no end.  He wants one and all to know that the online retailer and the newspaper are distinct corporate entities.

McConnell on midterm elections: ‘The wind is going to be in our face’  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was instrumental in marshaling forces to pass the largest tax overhaul in 30 years to spur an economic resurgence.  —  Yet, that doesn't top McConnell's list …

Trump 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale, 42, is said to have hired Porter just days after he stepped down as a hush-hush favor to the president  —  Porter had been dating former White House communications director Hope Hicks when DailyMail.com revealed that Porter had been accused of abusing his two ex-wives.

Peter Navarro says Trump's trade policies are ‘good for the market,’ but economists aren't buying it  — White House aide Peter Navarro insists that President Trump's trade policies will positively impact the market.  — But some of his colleagues said some of Navarro's comments on the U.S. economy were simply wrong.

Facebook Scans What You Send Other People on Messenger App  —  System is supposed to detect content that violates standards  —  Company on the defensive about how it handles private data  —  Facebook Inc. scans the text and images that people send each other on Facebook Messenger …

John Kasich Is Back in New Hampshire.  It's Not for the Foliage.  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — John Kasich had been here before.  This much he pointed out, twice, before anyone had a chance to wonder why he was back.  —  “Wow!” he called out, stepping into the Red Arrow Diner on Tuesday for an unannounced stop …

‘Roseanne’ Boss Asks Viewers to Separate Revival From Controversial Star's Persona  —  Co-showrunner Bruce Helford talks with THR about the Trump call, Barr's Hitler photo shoot and the complicated history between TV and politics.  —  [This story contains spoilers from the “Roseanne Gets the Chair” episode of ABC's Roseanne revival.]

Judge denies Bill O'Reilly's motion to keep settlements under seal  —  Fox gave O'Reilly contract after $32 million settlement  —  A federal judge in New York has denied Bill O'Reilly's motion to seal settlement agreements he struck with multiple women who accused him of harassment …

Expanding map creates tough choices for GOP  —  The House GOP's campaign arm is facing tough choices about where to shift precious resources in the midterm elections, as Republicans desperately try to stave off a potential blue wave this November.  —  The National Republican Congressional Committee …

Mattis said immigrant veterans should not be deported.  ICE is trying anyway. … Immigration and Customs Enforcement appears to have ignored a directive from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to prevent the deportation of noncitizen troops and veterans, seeking to remove a Chinese immigrant despite laws …

Activists demand DNC member's resignation after ‘colored people’ remark  —  MIAMI — A Florida Democratic National Committee member is resisting a chorus of resignation calls from African-American activists and party officials — including his own wife — after he referred to blacks as “colored people.”

Pensioner, 78, is arrested on suspicion of MURDER after ‘stabbing armed burglar, 38, to death in a struggle in his kitchen’ when two intruders woke him as he slept next to his wife  —  32k  —  A 78-year-old homeowner has been arrested by murder detectives after a suspected burglar he fought …

On the Trump-Russia investigation and the rule of law  —  This week I took part in a debate on the question “Does the Russia investigation endanger the rule of law?”  I said yes, and here is why:  —  First, a caveat: If “endanger the rule of law” means “destroys our legal order and threatens our democracy …

Pasadena delegate says her father, a state senator, sought conversion therapy for her  —  Del. Meagan Simonaire said in a dramatic speech Wednesday she would vote for a ban on conversion therapy for homosexuality and revealed that her father — state Sen. Bryan Simonaire …