Comey memos renew questions over Trump's behavior  —  Washington (CNN)If House Republicans thought they were helping President Donald Trump by forcing the release of James Comey's memos, they might want to think again.  —  The documents written by the then-FBI director …

Trump lied to me about his wealth to get onto the Forbes 400.  Here are the tapes.  —  Posing as ‘John Barron,’ he claimed he owned most of his father's real estate empire.  —  In May 1984, an official from the Trump Organization called to tell me how rich Donald J. Trump was.

D.C. lawmaker who said Jews control the weather visits Holocaust Museum but leaves early … The photo, taken in 1935, depicts a woman in a dark dress shuffling down a street in Norden, Germany.  A large sign hangs from her neck: “I am a German girl and allowed myself to be defiled by a Jew.”

Hillary Clinton On Election Night: ‘They Were Never Going to Let Me Be President’ … “No one in modern politics, male or female, has had to withstand more indignities, setbacks and cynicism.  She developed protective armor that made the real Hillary Clinton an enigma.

21 Books You Don't Have to Read  —  And 21 you should read instead (technically 20 books—Adventures of Huckleberry Finn did not fare well).  —  We've been told all our lives that we can only call ourselves well-read once we've read the Great Books.  We tried.

McConnell aims to reshape courts in case Senate flips  —  Mitch McConnell is making a last dash to stock the judiciary with conservatives this year as a hedge against the chance that Republicans lose the Senate in November.  —  The GOP may have only a few more months of unified control …

Manafort Suspected of Serving as ‘Back Channel’ to Russia, DOJ Says  —  Prosecutors defend Mueller's actions in pursuing Manafort  —  Judge weighing whether Mueller exceeded his authority  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller's interest in former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort stemmed …

Justice Dept. watchdog sends McCabe findings to federal prosecutors for possible charges  —  Washington (CNN)The Justice Department's inspector general referred its findings on former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe to the US attorney's office in Washington for possible criminal charges associated …

Genesis Prize cancels ceremony after 2018 winner Natalie Portman said she won't visit Israel  —  This is a developing story.  —  (JTA) — The Genesis Prize announced it was canceling its prize ceremony in Israel in June after 2018 recipient Natalie Portman said she would not take part in light of “recent events.”

How Jim Mattis Became Trump's “Last Man Standing”  —  The purge that the Defense Secretary survived—and why he might not last.  —  Last Tuesday, after waking up to tweet about the previous day's F.B.I. raid on his lawyer's office ("a total witch hunt!!!"), President Trump called …

Roger Stone steps up attacks on Barbara Bush: ‘She is descending into hell right now’  —  Trump ally Roger Stone has doubled down on his criticism of Barbara Bush after calling the former first lady “a nasty drunk” following news she had died Tuesday at the age of 92.  —  “She is descending into hell right now.

In Rural Tennessee, a Big ICE Raid Makes Some Conservative Voters Rethink Trump's Immigration Agenda  —  April 5th began in the usual way at the Southeastern Provision meat-processing plant, in Bean Station, Tennessee—some workers were breaking down carcasses on the production line …

Trump thinks we can replace U.S. forces in Syria with Arab troops.  He's wrong. … In Washington, bad ideas never die.  They are simply revived by another administration that has no clue they were ever tried in the first place.  —  Back in 2003, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld …

The Justice Department Just Lost A Major Sanctuary City Case  —  The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling, thereby preventing the Trump administration from denying grant funds to sanctuary cities nationwide.  —  A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled …

Exclusive: Chat is Google's next big fix for Android's messaging mess  —  How the successor to SMS will take on iMessage  —  Illustrations by William Joel & Garret Beard  —  A top-tier Android phone can cost upwards of a thousand dollars, and for that money, you'll get some amazing features.

White House Attorney Ty Cobb Says Trump's Interview Negotiations With Mueller Are Still On … The president's personal legal team is still negotiating a possible interview between President Trump and special counsel Robert Mueller, according to White House lawyer Ty Cobb.

The United States is mortgaging its future … American exceptionalism has meant many things over the years, often referring to our spirit and commitment to individual liberty.  —  Today it could refer to our exceptional fiscal recklessness.  —  In its newly released April 2018 Fiscal Monitor …

Last of the Newsies?  —  Long before dawn on a wind-whipped April night, the only thing stirring at the corner of Central Park West and 86th Street was a slight figure in boyishly oversize attire — ink-stained parka, baggy pants, owlish eyeglasses — that nearly hid him as he fussed with a stack of newspapers.

R Kelly: Inner circle desert him following ‘sex pet’ allegations  —  Two high-profile women have resigned their roles after new revelations emerged in a BBC Three documentary … Two high-profile women within R Kelly's inner circle have resigned following revelations made in the BBC Three documentary …

Exclusive: EPA chief's aides, security agents made $45,000 trip to Australia  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, under fire from lawmakers for travel and security expenses, spent about $45,000 in government money to fly five people to Australia …