Trump Sees Inquiry Into Cohen as Greater Threat Than Mueller  —  President Trump's advisers have concluded that a wide-ranging corruption investigation in New York poses a greater and more imminent threat to the president than even the special counsel's investigation, according to several people close to Mr. Trump.

Sources: Mueller has evidence Cohen was in Prague in 2016, confirming part of dossier  —  WASHINGTON  —  The Justice Department special counsel has evidence that Donald Trump's personal lawyer and confidant, Michael Cohen, secretly made a late-summer trip to Prague during the 2016 presidential campaign …

Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein tells confidantes he is prepared to be fired  —  WASHINGTON — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has struck a stoic and righteous tone in private conversations he has had this week about the fate of his job as President Donald Trump has launched public criticism …

A Former Russian Spy Worked On A Trump Moscow Deal While Trump Was Running For President  —  While Trump was running for president, his business team was trying to develop a Trump tower in Moscow — with the help of a former Russian military intelligence officer.

Trump Seeks Large Strike in Syria; Mattis Urges Caution  —  President and defense secretary differ on response to suspected Syrian chemical attack  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is prodding his military advisers to agree to a more sweeping retaliatory strike in Syria than they consider prudent …

Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the Pardon of I.  “Scooter” Lewis Libby  —  Today, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) to I.  “Scooter” Lewis Libby, former Chief of Staff to Vice President Richard Cheney, for convictions stemming from a 2007 trial.

Black teen misses bus, gets shot at after asking for directions in Rochester Hills  —  ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (WJBK) - A 14-year-old missed his bus and it nearly cost him his life.  —  Things took a dangerous turn when Brennan Walker went looking for help at a Rochester Hills home Thursday morning …

Chick-fil-A's Creepy Infiltration of New York City  —  During a recent lunch hour, I was alone on the rooftop of the largest Chick-fil-A in the world.  The restaurant, on Fulton Street, is the company's fourth in Manhattan, and it opened last month to the kind of slick, corporate-friendly fanfare that can only greet a new chain.

HHS official shared post saying ‘forefathers’ would have ‘hung’ Obama, Clinton for treason  —  (CNN)A political appointee at the Department of Health and Human Services shared an image in 2017 that said “our forefathers would have hung” Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for treason, a CNN KFile review has found.

Trump, Gardner strike deal on legalized marijuana, ending standoff over Justice nominees … President Trump has promised a top Senate Republican that he will support congressional efforts to protect states that have legalized marijuana — defusing a months-long standoff between Sen. Cory Gardner …

I'd Like to Offer This Sanity Quiz to All #NeverTrump Conservatives  —  Nicolle Wallace, David Frum, Joe Scarborough, Bill Kristol: Step right up.  —  I am told regularly by people I admire and respect to hold my cynical tongue about all the career conservatives and television flotsam …

Will Ferrell Involved in Serious Two-Car Accident, SUV Flipped Over  —  8:21 AM PT — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the SUV was sideswiped from the right rear by a Toyota, causing the SUV to spin and flip over.  We're told drugs and alcohol did not play a role in the accident.

Tourist mugged at knifepoint for MAGA hat  —  A Danish tourist was robbed at knifepoint by two thugs who snatched his “Make America Great Again” cap — and threatened him when he tried to get it back, authorities said.  —  The 18-year-old victim was about to jump on the subway at Union Square …

Real or ‘Fake News’?  Either way, lewd tape allegations pose a challenge for Trump  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights … The tawdriest detail in former FBI Director James B. Comey's new memoir offers the perfect mix of sex, spies and kink …

Trapped In The White House: Many Trump Aides Are Too “Toxic” To Get Jobs  —  Companies that would normally jump to hire presidential aides are worried about the backlash and potential legal drama that comes with hiring the Trump brand.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC

Dems Prep a Plan if Rosenstein Is Fired  —  Top Democrats are increasingly concerned that President Trump will fire the deputy attorney general—but they don't want their colleagues to immediately call for impeachment.  —  Alex Rogers @AROGDC and  —  With rumors swirling that President Trump …

White nationalist Richard Spencer's pages just got kicked off Facebook  —  Two Facebook pages associated with white nationalist Richard Spencer have been kicked off the platform.  —  The outspoken white nationalist who coined the term “alt-right” and runs the National Policy Institute, had been operating in the open on Facebook.

Trump Favorable Rating Dips  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's favorable rating, already low by historical standards, has dropped to 38% — while his unfavorable rating is at 59%.  —  This marks a dip in his favorable rating from 41% in December last year.