New Allegations Emerge Against Ronny Jackson as White House Digs In  —  WASHINGTON — Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, the White House physician nominated to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, provided “a large supply” of Percocet, a prescription opioid, to a White House military office staff member …

HUD Secretary Ben Carson to propose rent increases for low-income Americans receiving federal housing subsidies … U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Wednesday will propose to increase the amount low-income households are expected to pay for rent as well as require …

Inside the Confidential N.F.L. Meeting to Discuss National Anthem Protests  —  N.F.L. owners, players and league executives, about 30 in all, convened urgently at the league's headquarters on Park Avenue in October, nearly a month after President Trump began deriding the league and its players over protests during the national anthem.

Another Special Election, Another Really Bad Sign For The GOP  —  One might describe Arizona's 8th Congressional District as ... nondescript.  Covering portions of Phoenix's northern and western suburbs, including the Arizona Cardinals' home stadium, the district isn't all that geographically …

Don Blankenship, West Virginia Candidate, Lives Near Las Vegas and Mulled Chinese Citizenship  —  KEYSER, W.Va. — Don Blankenship is running for the United States Senate as a proud West Virginian with Appalachian roots, but his primary residence is a $2.4 million villa with palm trees and an infinity pool near Las Vegas.

Key Justices Seem Skeptical of Challenge to Trump's Travel Ban  —  WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices asked tough questions of both sides on Wednesday in weighing President Trump's authority to impose a travel ban, which restricts entry into the United States from several predominantly Muslim nations …

North Korea's nuclear test site has collapsed ... and that may be why Kim Jong-un suspended tests  —  The mountain's collapse after a fifth blast last fall has led to the creation of a massive ‘chimney’ that could leak radioactive fallout into the air, researchers have found

Exclusive: Expelled spies included Russians suspected of tracking compatriots who resettled in US  —  Trump expels 60 Russian diplomats over UK attack  —  Washington (CNN)Among the dozens of Russian diplomats the US expelled last month were suspected spies who US law enforcement …

Suspect in Golden State killer case is arrested after decades of searching  —  Authorities have arrested a man suspected of being one of California's most prolific serial killers and rapists — the Golden State killer.  —  According to law enforcement sources who were unauthorized …

The officers pulled over a car whose Nevada registration had expired.  The car was driven by a male friend of her daughter, who was a passenger in the back seat  —  The daughter had called her mother after the vehicle was pulled over as they were driving along Route 9W in Bergen County on March 31.

Ronan Farrow: Hillary Clinton Tried to Cancel Interview Because I Was Reporting on Weinstein Story  —  Ronan Farrow appeared on Good Morning America Wednesday to talk about his new book, and made a revelation about an interview he was slated to have with Hillary Clinton.

NBC Bet $69 Million on Megyn Kelly—Then Viewers Vanished  —  The former Fox News star was supposed to bring a bigger audience for ‘Today,’ but ratings declines and high costs have dragged down a critical franchise  —  Megyn Kelly was supposed to bring star power to NBC News and a bigger …

How Scott Pruitt Plans to Defend Himself on Capitol Hill: Spread the Blame  —  WASHINGTON — As Scott Pruitt, the embattled head of the Environmental Protection Agency, prepares to testify before Congress on Thursday amid a series of spending and ethics investigations, an internal E.P …

Giuliani reopens negotiations about presidential interview with Mueller, but cautions special counsel that Trump remains resistant  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's new personal lawyer dealing with the ongoing probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election …

What's Robert Mueller's next big move?  Here are 9 possibilities.  —  Recent reports suggest intriguing possibilities for where the investigation is going.  —  What's the next shoe that will drop in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation?  —  Mueller's team won't say publicly …

Emmanuel Macron's Address to Congress Was Full of Criticism for President Trump  —  French President Emmanuel Macron critiqued the nationalist rhetoric and policies of President Donald Trump in his address to Congress Wednesday.  The speech highlighted that, despite the public displays …

Will anyone leave the Trump administration with an intact reputation? … It is one of the inevitable characteristics of politics that when you work for a politician, you end up sharing the blame for their misdeeds, fairly or not.  I'm sure there were many ethical people who worked …

Media Matters Says No Boycott for Joy Reid, Blasts ‘Right-Wing Chicanery’  —  “There's no corrective action they seek here.  Just revenge,” Angelo Carusone tells TheWrap  —  Media Matters for America will not launch any advertiser boycott against Joy Reid.

Kirsten Gillibrand Unveils A Public Option For Banking  —  The idea would provide a low-cost alternative to payday loans — and it might just save the Postal Service, too.  —  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is introducing legislation Wednesday that would require every U.S. post office …

Harry Reid says Trump is damaging the country but warns against impeachment  —  LAS VEGAS — Former Nevada Sen. Harry Reid said he is worried that U.S. institutions have been “decimated” under President Donald Trump and blames Republicans for being lax on Russian election meddling …

The Hidden Hand of a Casino Company in Trump's Contact with Vietnam — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast  —  On Dec. 14, 2016, one month after his election, President-elect Donald Trump had a call with the prime minister of Vietnam.  At a time when foreign governments were scrambling to contact Trump …

We've issued the following statement following reports of social media posts being made in relation to Alder Hey Hospital and the ongoing situation with Alfie Evans:  —  Chief Inspector Chris Gibson said: “Merseyside Police has been made aware of a number of social media posts …

Democrats Learning the Limits of Base-First Politics  —  A tale of two Senate races: Despite Beto O'Rourke's historic money haul, Democrats aren't optimistic he can win in Texas, but in Tennessee, a centrist former governor is putting a surprising race in play.

US falls to 45th on press freedom index, Trump labeled ‘media-bashing enthusiast’  —  Reporters Without Borders has dropped the United States to No. 45 in its annual ranking of press freedom for 180 countries around the world.  —  In the report released Wednesday, the United States received a …

Chicago Is Trying to Pay Down Its Debt by Impounding Innocent People's Cars … On June 21, 2016, Chicago police pulled Spencer Byrd over for a broken turn signal.  Byrd says his signal wasn't broken, but that detail would soon be the least of his worries.  Ever since, Byrd has been trapped …

Louisiana GOP pushes back on anti-bestiality bill over fears it could undo sodomy ban  —  Some Louisiana state Republicans are pushing back against a measure in the Baton Rouge Legislature to toughen bestiality laws over fears it could lead to the repeal of the state's unconstitutional ban on sodomy.

Unearthed photo reveals ‘New Yorker’ Steve Mnuchin enjoys solar eclipses after all  —  When the public first learned about Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's trip aboard a (pricey) military jet to tour Fort Knox last August, it didn't take an astrologer to note the interesting timing of the visit …

In Trump's first year, FISA court denied record number of surveillance orders  —  More surveillance orders were denied during President Donald Trump's first year in office than in the court's history.  —  In its first year, the Trump administration kept one little-known courtroom in the capital busy.

THE MEDIA DOESN'T HAVE TO BLOW THE NEXT ELECTION  —  At 4:03 p.m. on October 7, 2016, Washington Post reporter David Farenthold tweeted out a link to his exclusive story about hot mic audio of Donald Trump boasting sexually assaulting women.  —  Twenty-nine minutes later …

Drew Cloud Is a Well-Known Expert on Student Loans.  One Problem: He's Not Real.  —  Drew Cloud is everywhere.  The self-described journalist who specializes in student-loan debt has been quoted in major news outlets, including The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and CNBC …

Turning Point USA Keeps Accidentally Hiring Racists  —  “I love making racist jokes,” tweeted the woman who replaced the person who wrote, “I HATE BLACK PEOPLE.”  —  Turning Point USA, a nonprofit founded in 2012 by then-19-year-old Charlie Kirk, has exploded in the Trump era.