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 …

Michael Cohen to Take Fifth Amendment in Stormy Daniels Lawsuit  —  Michael D. Cohen, President Trump's longtime personal lawyer, will invoke his Fifth Amendment right in a lawsuit filed against the president by Stephanie Clifford, the pornographic film star better known as Stormy Daniels.

Trump Lawyers Seek to Determine Whether Mueller Has ‘Open Mind’  —  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani met with special counsel's team this week to discuss interview with president  —  President Donald Trump's lawyers are seeking to determine whether special counsel Robert Mueller has an …

Joy Reid's Lawyer: FBI Now Investigating Alleged ‘Hack’  —  MSNBC weekend host Joy Reid's lawyer claimed Wednesday evening that the FBI has opened a probe into her claim that her old blog was hacked to make her appear homophobic.  “We have received confirmation the FBI has opened an investigation …

Macron Says Trump Will Likely Kill The Iran Deal  —  US flip-flops on treaties are “insane,” says the French president.  —  BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief  —  French President Emmanuel Macron believes President Donald Trump will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal as part of “a strategy of increasing tension …

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 …

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 …

Tina Brown wants no part of Charlie Rose's #MeToo redemption series  —  Disgraced CBS anchor Charlie Rose is being slated to star in a show where he'll interview other high-profile men who have also been toppled by #MeToo scandals.  —  The move was revealed by editor, writer and women's advocate Tina Brown …

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.

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 …

Kevin Williamson: The punishment I favor for abortion  —  Kevin D. Williamson is a Texas-based writer.  —  As a libertarian, I fully accept the motto that what a woman chooses to do with her own body is her business.  As someone who can count, I believe that abortion involves two bodies.

Bannon turned Cambridge into ‘propaganda machine,’ whistleblower says  —  WASHINGTON — Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie told Democrats on Capitol Hill that former Trump campaign strategist Steve Bannon asked the embattled data firm to study voter suppression strategies …

Classified Report Slams Military Over October Deaths in Niger  —  Culture of excessive risk is faulted in ill-fated mission against Islamists in West Africa  —  WASHINGTON—Poor training, complacency and a culture of excessive risk contributed to the deaths of four U.S. soldiers during …

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 …

Top Trump Fundraiser Caught Working for Assad Ally … Brian Ballard, viewed by some as the lobbyist closest to President Donald Trump, is working for an ally of Syria's brutal dictator, Bashar al-Assad.  —  Ballard's firm, Ballard Partners, disclosed on March 15 that it has taken …

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 …

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.

Judge: Bars are allowed to throw out Trump supporters  —  SEE ALSO  —  Cheers, Trump haters.  —  A Manhattan judge ruled Wednesday that there's nothing “outrageous” about throwing the president's supporters out of bars — because the law doesn't protect against political discrimination.

The Center For American Progress Staff Was Shocked After Neera Tanden Named The Anonymous Harassment Victim In An All-Staff Meeting  —  The meeting comes after BuzzFeed News reported on allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation against those who reported at the progressive organization.

James Comey Denies Being A Leaker [VIDEO]  —  Former FBI Director James Comey denied being a leaker on Wednesday during a contentious exchange at a CNN town hall hosted by Anderson Cooper.  —  Cooper was pressing Comey over his decision after being fired in May 2017 to give a friend four memos …

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 …

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.