Job Changes for E.P.A. Officials Who Questioned Scott Pruitt  —  WASHINGTON — At least five officials at the Environmental Protection Agency, four of them high-ranking, were reassigned or demoted, or requested new jobs in the past year after they raised concerns about the spending and management …

Mueller probe tracking down Trump business partners, with Cohen a focus of queries  —  WASHINGTON  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators this week questioned an associate of the Trump Organization who was involved in overseas deals with President Donald Trump's company in recent years.

By Firing Kevin Williamson,The Atlantic Shows It Can't Handle Real Ideological Diversity  —  Kevin Williamson has been fired from The Atlantic.  Since leaving National Review in March, the conservative writer has managed to produce just one column at his new perch, in which he declared the death of the libertarian moment.

Trump's Most Influential White Nationalist Troll Is A Middlebury Grad Who Lives In Manhattan  —  Twitter troll “Ricky Vaughn” had a bigger influence on the 2016 election than NBC News and the Drudge Report.  Here's who he really is.  —  Who is Ricky Vaughn?

Lewandowski to Democrats: I'm not answering your ‘f—ing’ questions  —  EDITOR'S NOTE: This story contains language some people may find offensive.  —  (CNN)Corey Lewandowski had a blunt message for Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee: He wasn't going to answer their “fucking” questions.

These Messages Show Julian Assange Talked About Seeking Hacked Files From Guccifer 2.0  —  DMs tie Assange to a Russia-linked hacker — and raise new questions about his Seth Rich conspiracy theory.  —  Twitter DMs obtained by BuzzFeed News show that in the summer of 2016 …

President Trump says female migrants ‘are raped at levels that nobody has ever seen before’  —  President Donald Trump both literally and figuratively threw out his prepared remarks at a West Virginia roundtable event that was supposed to be about tax reform.

Mueller moved to seize bank accounts in Manafort probe  —  Special counsel also obtained search warrant for info on 5 phones in ongoing investigation just last month  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office moved to seize bank accounts at three different financial institutions last year …

Mulvaney gives big pay bumps to his hires at consumer agency  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Mick Mulvaney, President Donald Trump's appointee to oversee the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has given big pay raises to the deputies he has hired to help him run the bureau, according to salary records obtained by The Associated Press.

Phil Bredesen holds double-digit lead over Marsha Blackburn in US Senate race, new MTSU poll shows  —  Former Gov. Phil Bredesen has a 10-point lead over U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn in the race to succeed U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, according to a new poll from Middle Tennessee State University.

Facebook sent a doctor on a secret mission to ask hospitals to share patient data  — Facebook was in talks with top hospitals and other medical groups as recently as last month about a proposal to share data about the social networks of their most vulnerable patients.

Trump fires next shot in China trade war  —  President Trump tonight says he's directed the U.S. Trade Representative to consider an additional $100 billion in tariffs on China, and that the administration may take other actions to “protect our farmers and agricultural interests.”

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Mercer backed a secretive group that worked with Facebook, Google to target anti-Muslim ads at swing voters  —  As the final weeks of the 2016 elections ticked down, voters in swing states like Nevada and North Carolina began seeing eerie promotional travel ads …

Number of women running for US House seats sets record  —  CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — The number of women running for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives set a record Thursday, the vast majority of them Democrats motivated by angst over President Donald Trump and policies of the Republican-controlled Congress.

Here's Don Jr. Talking About How It Sucks To Be At The Playboy Mansion With A Pregnant Wife  —  Has the president's son ever contemplated killing his dad for the money?  He once talked about that on the radio!  —  In January 2007, Adam Carolla broadcast his radio show, “The Adam Carolla Show …

Who has any use for conservative intellectuals?  —  The firing of Kevin Williamson has led, predictably, to outrage from other conservatives, and in particular from anti-Trumpers like Bill Kristol and Erick Erickson.  I can't help thinking that much of their outrage is rooted in fear.

Under Trump, an Office Meant to Help Refugees Enters the Abortion Wars  —  WASHINGTON — Scott Lloyd's unadorned job title betrays little hint of the power he has over the pregnant teenagers in his custody.  —  As director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, he oversees the assistance program …

Apple's 2019 Mac Pro will be shaped by workflows  —  Yes, Mac Pro is coming in 2019  —  A year ago, I visited the Apple campus in Cupertino to figure out where the hell the new Mac Pro was.  I joined a round-table discussion with Apple SVPs and a handful of reporters to get the skinny on what was taking so long.

Kentucky legislators send tax cuts for wealthy, tax hikes for the other 95 percent to governor's desk … The Kentucky legislature passed a sweeping tax overhaul this week, and now lawmakers are asking Gov. Matt Bevin to sign a bill that would slash taxes for some corporations and wealthy individuals …

“You Don't Attack a Kid”: Inside the Laura Ingraham Nightmare at Fox News  —  Ingraham may have erred terribly in assailing a Parkland survivor, but she has the support of the man in charge of Fox News.  “Rupert has been annoyed by what he perceives as cowardly behavior by his executives,” says one person close to the mogul.

Murphy just spent $13K to install a door for his wife's office.  What's going on behind it?  —  If you need a metaphor for the first 80 days of Gov. Phil Murphy's governorship, consider this the one.  —  In one of his first acts as governor, Murphy spent nearly $13,000 to install a new door …

Daily Beast Sues Department of Justice Over Nunes Memo  —  The Daily Beast has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice for multiple alleged violations of the nation's privacy laws.  —  Filed on behalf of the media outlet by attorneys with the James Madison Project …

Have Christian nationalists staged a “soft coup,” with Trump as their figurehead?  —  Scholar Andrew Whitehead: Right-wing evangelicals think Trump can make “their vision of a Christian nation” real  —  By the standards of any of the world's major religions Donald Trump is an ungodly person …

Critics say Rep. Jim Renacci may have used “straw donor” scheme to fund state campaign account  —  WASHINGTON - Shortly after Rep. Jim Renacci announced his gubernatorial bid last March, the Ohio Republican doled out $56,000 in campaign contributions to 12 House Republican candidates …

Stuck in Third Place, Should CNN Abandon Its “Food Fight” Formula?  —  Despite its down-the-middle news brand, the network trails rivals Fox News and MSNBC in viewers and weathers daily attacks from the White House as critics bemoan a “clash model” of staging partisan debates that's now “outmoded.”