Trump doc says Trump bodyguard, lawyer ‘raided’ his office, took medical files  —  In February 2017, a top White House aide who was Trump's longtime personal bodyguard, along with the top lawyer at the Trump Organization and a third man, showed up at the office of Trump's New York doctor without notice …

Mueller raised possibility of presidential subpoena in meeting with Trump's legal team  —  In a tense meeting in early March with the special counsel, President Trump's lawyers insisted he had no obligation to talk with federal investigators probing Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.

Nancy Pelosi says she intends to remain in leadership role  —  Nancy Pelosi wants you to know she's not going anywhere.  —  Despite grumblings from some Democrats and dismal approval ratings, the House minority leader aims to keep an iron grip on her leadership role, saying in an interview Tuesday …

Lobbyist helped broker Scott Pruitt's $100,000 trip to Morocco  —  MARRAKESH, Morocco — A controversial trip to Morocco by Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt last December was partly arranged by a longtime friend and lobbyist, who accompanied Pruitt and his entourage …

Rosenstein: Justice Department won't be extorted by Congress  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Tuesday lashed out at Republican allies of President Donald Trump who have drafted articles of impeachment against him, saying the Justice Department won't be extorted or give in to threats.

Better Call Cohen: The Shady Cases of a Trump Lawyer's Personal Injury Practice  —  The president's personal attorney represented multiple clients in New York who allegedly staged car crashes to cheat insurance companies  —  A few years before he started working for Donald Trump …

Mueller requests Flynn's sentencing be delayed at least two more months  —  on Tuesday requested that sentencing for former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn be delayed by at least two months.  —  Mueller's team and attorneys for Flynn submitted that Flynn is not ready for sentencing …

Kanye West — Stirs Up TMZ Newsroom Over Trump, Slavery, Free Thought  —  Kanye West just told the TMZ newsroom why he believes slavery is a choice and why he decided to sport his Make America Great Again hat ... and it all went down Tuesday morning on “TMZ Live.”

Feinstein drops opposition to legal pot, giving legal marijuana a new ally  —  WASHINGTON  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a longtime opponent of legalizing recreational marijuana, now says the federal government should not interfere in California's legal marijuana market.

White House poised for more chaos over Veterans Affairs pick  —  (CNN)The White House is in an increasingly familiar place: Facing down a chaotic nomination process.  —  As the Trump administration seeks to move past the failed nomination of Ronny Jackson to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs …

Carl Higbie, who works at pro-Trump group, says racist comments were ‘statistical observation,’ ‘out of context’  —  (CNN)Carl Higbie, a top staffer at an advocacy group closely aligned with President Donald Trump, said on a radio show that past racist comments he made had been taken …

House panel expected to interview EPA chief Scott Pruitt's former head of security in conduct probe  —  The House Oversight Committee is expected to interview Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's former head of security Wednesday, the latest indication …

How a Pretty Prom Dress Helped Reveal Rot in the American Soul  —  Keziah Daum and the insidiousness of the online cultural-appropriation police  —  I'm going to tell you perhaps the dumbest story you've ever heard — a story that is stupid with a heaping helping of malice on the side.

US starts processing asylum seekers slammed by Trump  —  TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — U.S. border inspectors allowed some of the Central American asylum-seekers to enter the country for processing, ending a brief impasse over lack of space.  But the migrants who crossed Mexico in a caravan may face a long legal path.

How Much Does Hillary Clinton Drink?  —  Amy Chozick probably knows, but she isn't telling.  —  When the author of a book on the Hillary Clinton campaigns admits to breaking down in tears as Clinton's defeat registered, you have to read between the lines to guess just how flawed Clinton is.

NBC staffers felt pressured to sign letter defending Brokaw  —  Female staffers at NBC News are complaining they felt under huge pressure to sign the “women's letter” defending Tom Brokaw against sexual harassment allegations.  —  After former colleague Linda Vester claimed he …

The Truth About RedState's Layoffs, From A Non-Liar  —  I really didn't feel like defending RedState this week, all things considered, but I've been put in that position by flatly inaccurate information that was spread through a conservative email newsletter.  —  In that newsletter, The Transom, Ben Domenech called me a liar.

White House ignores executive order requiring count of civilian casualties in counterterrorism strikes … The Trump administration has chosen to ignore an executive order that requires the White House to issue an annual report on the number of civilians and enemy fighters killed by American counterterrorism strikes.

Facebook Has Begun To Rank News Organizations By Trust, Zuckerberg Says  —  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday that the company has already begun to implement a system that ranks news organizations based on trustworthiness, and promotes or suppresses its content based on that metric.

Trump's former health secretary: Americans will pay more because GOP weakened Obamacare … President Trump's former top health official on Tuesday said the Republican tax law would raise the cost of health insurance for some Americans because it repealed a core provision of the Affordable Care Act.

The Passion of Jordan Peterson  —  BY WESLEY YANG WITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY JAKE STANGEL  —  “WHAT  —  AM  —  I EXACTLY?  Here in a guest cottage at the summit of a high hill in northern California, the tenth stop on a three-continent tour to promote his new book,  —  12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos,

The Professor At The Center Of The Trump-Russia Probe Was In Moscow Just Weeks Before Court Documents Were Unsealed  —  Joseph Mifsud's trip to Moscow coincided with an official visit by the king of Saudi Arabia.  —  Reporting From  —  London  —  Joseph Mifsud, the enigmatic Maltese professor …

Tick and Mosquito Infections Spreading Rapidly, C.D.C. Finds  —  The number of people who get diseases transmitted by mosquito, tick and flea bites has more than tripled in the United States in recent years, federal health officials reported on Tuesday.  Since 2004, at least nine such diseases …

Vista Outdoor may dump its gun brands  —  Vista Outdoor, a manufacturer of guns and ammunition, said on Tuesday that it could divest from its gun brands, prompting a steep decline in stock price.  —  Vista said that it's “potentially” selling its Savage brand of shotguns and rifles …

Abbas says Jews' behavior, not anti-Semitism, caused the Holocaust  —  In rambling speech, PA president gives a ‘history lesson’ in which he tries to negate Jewish connection to Israel, accuses Zionists of cooperating with Hitler  —  Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday …