‘When you lose that power’: How John Kelly faded as White House disciplinarian … After White House chief of staff John F. Kelly pressured President Trump last fall to install his top deputy, Kirstjen Nielsen, atop the Department of Homeland Security, the president lost his temper …

In His Haste to Roll Back Rules, Scott Pruitt, E.P.A. Chief, Risks His Agenda  —  Want the latest climate news in your inbox?  You can sign up here to receive Climate Fwd:, our new email newsletter.  —  WASHINGTON — As ethical questions threaten the Environmental Protection Administrator …

1 Man Dead, 6 Firefighters Hurt Following 4-Alarm Fire At Trump Tower  —  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - A man has died of his injuries following a four-alarm fire at Trump Tower.  —  The FDNY responded to an automatic alarm that sounded on the 50th floor of the high-rise on Fifth Avenue shortly after 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

U.S.: If True, Deadly Syria Chemical Attack Demands International Response; Russia to Blame  —  Washington cited a history of chemical weapons use by Syria's Assad and blamed Russia for their ‘unwavering support for the regime’ while Russia dismissed the reports

Among the Abortion Extremists  —  A few weeks ago, The Washington Post's deputy editorial page editor, Ruth Marcus, wrote two columns explaining why, had either of her children been diagnosed with Down syndrome in utero, she would have accepted the “ghastly” nature of a second-trimester abortion and terminated the pregnancy.

Keystone pipeline leak in South Dakota about double previous estimate: paper  —  (Reuters) - The Keystone crude oil pipeline leak in November in rural South Dakota was nearly double the original estimate, making it one of the largest U.S. inland spills since 2010, a newspaper report on Saturday said.

Ex-Trump Aide Says Jason Miller Forcing Long Custody Battle For ‘Revenge’  —  A.J. Delgado feels she has been misled by Jason Miller since the two first started dating while working as high-profile spokespeople for President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.  —  At the start of their relationship …

Ted Nugent likens Democrats to ‘rabid coyotes’ that should be shot on sight  —  Musician Ted Nugent compared Democrats to “rabid coyotes” in a Friday discussion on gun control with InfoWars host Alex Jones, and said they should be shot on sight.  —  Asked by Jones, a right-wing conspiracy theorist …

Watch Out, Ted Cruz.  Beto is Coming.  —  HOUSTON — Count me among the swelling ranks of the infatuated.  I, too, have been Beto-struck.  —  I have seen the alternative to Ted Cruz — Lord knows we need an alternative to Ted Cruz — and he's a peppy, rangy, toothy progressive with ratios …

Roger Stone claimed to know of WikiLeaks email release date, despite saying otherwise  —  (CNN)Roger Stone, a longtime associate of President Donald Trump, said he knew the date of upcoming WikiLeaks disclosures in October 2016, despite claiming on Friday in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper that he didn't.

New School professor had orgy with students: lawsuit  —  Administrators at The New School let a star psychology professor who sexually harassed multiple students and even participated in an orgy with lab students quietly resign, according to a lawsuit by one of his alleged victims.

Democrats' Chances Of Taking Over The House Just Got Better, Per New Forecast  —  The outlook is rosy despite Donald Trump's rise in the polls.  —  Democrats' shot at taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives just got slightly better, according to a new analysis of polling data conducted by The Cook Political Report.

Why I broke the Facebook data story - and what should happen now  —  The whistleblower at the centre of the Cambridge Analytica storm asks if Britain will now address the hard issues which it has raised … In January, I told the British authorities that the app that was used to harvest data …

The Architect of Trump's Threatened China Trade War  —  U.S. Trade Rep Bob Lighthizer argued that years of negotiation with Beijing had produced little and now the time had come for a confrontational approach  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump's tough policy on China trade took shape …

How an anti-illegal immigration YouTuber turned a $280 fine into a federal criminal trial  —  It began as a $280 citation for using a video camera in a courthouse.  —  But to Gary Gileno, at stake was much more than the couple hundred bucks he was told to pay.

Twitter Not Too Concerned About Death Threats Against Republican, Apparently  —  A 38-year-old man was arrested Friday for tweeting death threats against Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), but Twitter's response has been nonexistent.  Not only has his account not been suspended …

Michelle Obama may be best Dem hope for 2020, but says she doesn't want the job  —  I'm still predicting that if Republicans hold the House and Senate in November 2018, Democrats will beg Michelle to run.  —  In my New Year's 2018 predictions, I wrote:  —  1. Republicans will pick …

Breaking: Fair Anchorage Announces Defeat of Prop 1  —  ANCHORAGE — Today Fair Anchorage announced, based on the most recent numbers released by municipal officials, that Proposition 1, a ballot measure that would have removed nondiscrimination protections for transgender people from Anchorage's city ordinances, has been defeated.

Richest 1% on target to own two-thirds of all wealth by 2030  —  World leaders urged to act as anger over inequality reaches a ‘tipping point’ … The world's richest 1% are on course to control as much as two-thirds of the world's wealth by 2030, according to a shocking analysis that has lead to a cross-party call for action.

Palestinian journalist in vest marked ‘PRESS’ shot dead by Israeli troops in Gaza … GAZA CITY — Yaser Murtaja had often filmed from the sky, but he never lived to fulfill his dream of flying on an airplane though the clouds.  —  The young journalist shot drone images and video for Ain Media …