Ronny Jackson, Trump's V.A. Nominee, Faces Claims of Overprescription and Hostile Work Environment  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee is examining allegations that President Trump's nominee to lead the Veterans Affairs Department oversaw a hostile work environment …

Trump calls Kim Jong Un ‘very honorable’  —  on Tuesday called North Korea's leader a “very honorable” person and expressed hope their meeting will occur “as soon as possible.”  —  “He really has been very open and, I think, very honorable from everything we're seeing,” …

What we know about Alek Minassian, alleged driver in deadly Toronto van attack  —  Police say Alek Minassian, 25, was arrested at the scene after van plowed into pedestrians on busy Yonge St.  —  Police have identified the suspect in a deadly van attack in Toronto as Alek Minassian …

Sean Hannity's real estate venture linked to fraudulent property dealer  —  Shell company tied to the Fox News host bought homes through Jeff Brock, who was charged in 2016 with fraud and conspiracy for his role in a scheme to rig auctions on foreclosed properties

Trump keeps saying he's innocent.  So why does he keep sounding like he's guilty?  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights  —  As concern grew inside his orbit that Michael Cohen might become a cooperating witness to federal investigators …

The NRA just broke a 15-year fundraising record  —  WASHINGTON  —  As the student-led March for Our Lives movement captured the nation's attention in the weeks after the Parkland shooting, the other side of the gun control debate enjoyed a banner month of its own.

Sales Figures for Comey's ‘A Higher Loyalty’ Dwarf Recent Political Best Sellers  —  Former F.B.I. director James Comey's book, “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership,” has dominated headlines for more than a week, and became an instant blockbuster, selling more than 600,000 copies in all formats during its first week on sale.

Inside the Intense, Combative World of Covering the Trump White House  —  On a chilly and gray Monday in D.C. a few weeks ago, President Trump was sitting on the South Lawn among a group of children during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, when CNN's chief White House correspondent, Jim Acosta, shouted a question at him.

Trump Voters Driven by Fear of Losing Status, Not Economic Anxiety, Study Finds  —  Ever since Donald J. Trump began his improbable political rise, many pundits have credited his appeal among white, Christian and male voters to “economic anxiety.”  Hobbled by unemployment and locked out of the recovery …

140,000 Arizona residents weren't sent voter ID cards, official calls it a ‘little hiccup’  —  PHOENIX, ARIZONA — As residents of Arizona's eighth congressional district cast ballots in a special election to replace former Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) in Congress, roughly 140,000 of them may be unaware …

Sessions Declines to Recuse Himself From Probe Into Trump Lawyer  —  Attorney general's recusal from Mueller probe angered Trump  —  Sessions still may step back from some issues involving Cohen  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions has decided against recusing himself from the investigation …

How They Do ‘Journalism’ at New York Magazine  —  In my recent Wall Street Journal essay on the politics of Twitter mobs, I noted that the episode was accompanied by a great deal of sloppy journalism—remarkably lazy journalism.  Of all the mostly denunciatory articles about me that appeared …

The Daily Beast is Buzzing With Solid Scoops and An Editor Who Knows How to Spread The Word  —  It's been more than four years since John Avlon, — the former columnist and ubiquitous cable news commentator — took the reins of the Daily Beast from Tina Brown, its founding editor whose name …

Mystery grows over pro-Saudi tabloid: Embassy got sneak peek  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — It landed with a thud on newsstands at Walmart and rural supermarkets last month: Ninety-seven fawning pages saluting Saudi Arabia, whose ambitious crown prince was soon to arrive in the U.S. on a PR blitz to transform his country's image.

How Devin Nunes Turned the House Intelligence Committee Inside Out  —  In inquiries on Benghazi and Russia and beyond, the California congressman has displayed a deep mistrust of the expert consensus on reality — a disposition that has helped him make friends in the current White House.

BREAKING: LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR GET THEIR DAY IN PENN.  COURT APPEALS COURT SWATS DOWN ATTORNEY GENERAL SHAPIRO'S ATTEMPT TO KEEP NUNS OUT OF CASE DECIDING THEIR RIGHTS  —  Legal Doc: Third Circuit Opinion Granting Intervention in Pennsylvania v. Trump  —  Legal Doc: New HHS Mandate Interim Rule

The Leadership Roles in America Where Women Are Outnumbered By Men Named John  —  Fortune 500 chief executives who are women Fortune 500 chief executives named John  —  The number of chief executives named John — a group that is overwhelmingly white — is very similar to the number of female executives.

Inside The Divisive Fight Over How A Top Progressive Think Tank Handled Sexual Harassment  —  One of Washington's leading liberal institutions grappled with a divisive internal battle over sexual harassment during and in the aftermath of the 2016 election, according to documents obtained …

Pruitt to unveil controversial ‘transparency’ rule limiting what research EPA can use … This post has been updated.  —  Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is expected to propose a rule Tuesday that would establish new standards for what science could be used …

Pompeo Discussed Rapture at CIA  —  Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) is sworn in at his confirmation hearing on January 12, 2017 as Donald Trump's choice for the director of the CIA.  Pompeo is now Trump's choice for secretary of state.  Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images.

Is 'can't prove untrue' new standard in Trump probe?  —  When a political figure is accused of wrongdoing, a conversation begins among journalists, commentators, and public officials.  Are the charges true?  Can the accusers prove it?  —  That's the way it normally works.

Laser jammer Range Rover driver who gave police the finger is handed an eight-month prison sentence  —  Timothy Hill, 67, threw the device in a river behind his home in Grassington when he found out that officers had launched an investigation.  —  But today he was jailed for eight months …

Trump's false claims to Comey about Moscow stay could aid Mueller  —  Late last January, at a private White House dinner attended only by Donald Trump and Jim Comey, the president steered the conversation to a sensitive topic: “the golden showers thing.”  He wanted the then-FBI director to know …