Sessions told White House that Rosenstein's firing could prompt his departure, too  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently told the White House he might have to leave his job if President Trump fired his deputy, Rod J. Rosenstein, who oversees the investigation into Russian interference …

Michael Cohen Has Said He Would Take a Bullet for Trump.  Maybe Not Anymore.  —  For years, a joke among Trump Tower employees was that the boss was like Manhattan's First Avenue, where the traffic goes only one way.  —  That one-sidedness has always been at the heart of President Trump's relationship …

North Korea Suspends Nuclear, Long-Range Missile Tests and Plans to Close Nuclear Test Site  —  Central Committee makes decisions ahead of meeting between North, South Korean leaders  —  SEOUL—North Korea said it has suspended nuclear and long-range missile tests and plans to close its nuclear test site.

Allison Mack of ‘Smallville’ Is Charged With Sex Trafficking  —  An actress from the television series “Smallville” was charged on Friday with sex trafficking for her involvement in an organization promoting itself as a self-help group for women that forced its members to have sex with its leader, federal prosecutors said.

Responding to James Comey, New York Times's Baquet says key Russia-Trump story was ‘NOT inaccurate’ … The James Comey book tour, at some collective psychological level, is another excuse for the country to indulge a hangover obsession with the 2016 presidential election.

Greitens charged with second felony after AG investigation into veterans charity  —  ST. LOUIS  —  Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens was charged Friday with felony computer tampering, his second felony charge in two months, after an attorney general's office investigation into the veterans charity he founded.

Hundreds of Immigrant Children Have Been Taken From Parents at U.S. Border  —  On Feb. 20, a young woman named Mirian arrived at the Texas border carrying her 18-month-old son.  They had fled their home in Honduras through a cloud of tear gas, she told border agents, and needed protection from the political violence there.

E. coli outbreak warning expands to all romaine lettuce … Public health officials are now telling consumers to avoid all types of romaine lettuce because of an E. coli outbreak linked to the vegetable that has spread to at least 16 states and sickened at least 60 people, including eight inmates at an Alaska prison.

Macron's Lonely Road: Saving Globalism From Itself  —  French president comes to Washington next week with a different answer to global trade's dislocations than Trump's  —  PARIS—Speaking at the annual gathering of the business and political elite in Davos earlier this year …

Republican Rick Wilson destroys CNN's Trump booster Jason Miller for defending the president's ‘bullsh*t’  —  Never-Trump Republican Rick Wilson managed to slip a curse word past CNN's censors Friday while blasting former Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller over the so-called “pee tape.”

Appeals court: Indiana abortion law signed by Mike Pence unconstitutional  —  Indiana's ban on “selective abortions,” which was signed into law in 2016 by then-Gov. Mike Pence  —  (R), is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday.  —  The law banned women from having abortions based …

Natalie Portman Backs Out of Israeli Award Ceremony  —  JERUSALEM — Natalie Portman, the Oscar-winning actress, has backed out of a major award ceremony meant to honor her in Jerusalem, with her representatives citing her distress over “recent events” in Israel.

Haley's pushback draws fans, rattles White House  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The public split between the White House and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley this week over Russia sanctions threw a spotlight on her at-times uneasy relationship with President Donald Trump, even as her deft rebuttal bolstered talk …

‘They Were Never Going to Let Me Be President’  —  Covering Hillary Clinton's campaign from before it started to the very last moment.  —  Things were already looking bad when, several people told me, Chelsea Clinton popped the Champagne.  It was just after 9 p.m. on election night …

What Melania Trump Can Learn From Barbara Bush  —  The late first lady showed how to walk the line between devoted spouse and Washington power player.  —  From 1989 to 1993, Barbara Bush made the second hardest job in America look easy.  This achievement was particularly impressive considering …

It is too bad I have been silenced … It is with a heavy heart, and profound regret for the current state of media in America, that I have dragged my laptop to a Starbucks to pen this column.  But I think it is important that we understand the degree of oppression we are up against.

Coons announces opposition to Pompeo, cuts off path to favorable committee vote  —  Sen. Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat, announced Friday that he will not vote to support the nomination of Mike Pompeo to be secretary of state, officially closing the door on Pompeo's chances …

Kevin Cullen placed on administrative leave  —  The integrity of each of our journalists is fundamental to our organization.  In light of questions that have publicly surfaced, Kevin Cullen has been placed on paid administrative leave while a thorough examination, involving a third party with expertise, is done of his work.

Trump admin announces abstinence-focused overhaul of teen pregnancy program  —  The Trump administration will shift federal funding aimed at reducing teen pregnancy rates to programs that teach abstinence.  —  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Friday the availability …