Giuliani: Trump repaid attorney Cohen for Stormy Daniels settlement … Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York mayor and a recent addition to President Trump's legal team, said Wednesday night that Trump made a series of payments reimbursing his attorney Michael Cohen for a $130,000 settlement …

Another Top EPA Official Is Leaving, Sources Say  — Liz Bowman's exit follows two other departures just this week  — At least 10 federal investigations target EPA Chief Pruitt  —  A third top EPA official is leaving the agency amid intensifying scrutiny of Administrator Scott Pruitt's travel, spending and condo rental.

Trump Place Does Not Have to be a Forever Name, Judge Says  —  Over the opposition of lawyers for a company owned by President Donald J. Trump, State Supreme Court Judge Eileen Bransten ruled Thursday that a condominium on the Upper West Side could remove the bronze letters spelling out his name from its 46-story building.

Ban assault weapons, buy them back, go after resisters: Ex-prosecutor in Congress  —  Ban assault weapons and buy them back.  It might cost $15 billion, but we can afford it.  Consider it an investment in our most important right, the right to live.  —  Gary Jackson never stood a chance.

Charlie Rose's misconduct was widespread at CBS and three managers were warned, investigation finds … Incidents of sexual misconduct by Charlie Rose were far more numerous than previously known, according to a new investigation by The Washington Post, which also found three occasions …

Army Green Berets Secretly Help Saudis Combat Threat From Yemen Rebels  —  WASHINGTON — For years, the American military has sought to distance itself from a brutal civil war in Yemen, where Saudi-led forces are battling rebels who pose no direct threat to the United States.

The New York Times Company Reports 2018 First-Quarter Results  —  NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)— The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) announced today first-quarter 2018 diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $.13 compared with $.08 earnings per share in the same period of 2017.

The UK makes history on human rights  —  It's said that the largest export from Vladimir Putin's Russia is not oil but corruption.  There is much truth in that.  But export is not a one-sided proposition.  For someone to be able to export corruption, someone else must be willing to import it.

The Gambler Who Cracked the Horse-Racing Code  —  Bill Benter did the impossible: He wrote an algorithm that couldn't lose at the track.  Close to a billion dollars later, he tells his story for the first time.  —  Horse racing is something like a religion in Hong Kong, whose citizens bet more than anyone else on Earth.

The FBI Is in Crisis and America Is Paying the Price  —  Former FBI Director James Comey leaves a Senate hearing on June 8, 2017, after testifying about Donald Trump Stephen Voss  —  In normal times, the televisions are humming at the FBI's 56 field offices nationwide, piping in the latest news as agents work their investigations.

Kelly Finds Himself in a Familiar Place in the Trump White House: Eyeing the Exits  —  WASHINGTON — When President Trump learned this week that his chief of staff, John F. Kelly, reportedly called him “an idiot” on several occasions, he expressed little in the way of frustration or anger …

Laser from Chinese Base Aimed at U.S. Military Pilots In Africa's Skies, Pentagon Charges  —  Incidents in recent weeks increase tensions, threaten Flight safety, U.S. says  —  WASHINGTON—Chinese military personnel are targeting American flight crews in the skies over the east African nation …

Michael Caputo says 'it's clear' Mueller investigators focused on Russia collusion  —  (CNN)After being interviewed by special counsel investigators on Wednesday, former aide to Donald Trump's presidential campaign Michael Caputo told CNN that Robert Mueller's team is “focused on Russia collusion.”

Dems +8 On House Ballot  —  McConnell, Schumer, Ryan, Pelosi viewed negatively  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Democrats hold an 8 point lead over Republicans in the generic House ballot as public opinion on the new tax reform law continues to be divided.  The Monmouth University Poll also finds …

Corker-Blackburn drama risks must-win Senate seat for GOP  —  The GOP incumbent's kind words for former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen have given centrist Republicans tacit permission to break ranks.  —  Republicans are increasingly unnerved by the rift between retiring Sen. Bob Corker and Marsha Blackburn …

Mother, 19, stabbed boyfriend during sex after telling him men should only be used for ‘human sacrifice’  —  A young mother has been jailed for 11 years for stabbing her occasional boyfriend as they has sexual intercourse after texting him to say men should only be used as “human sacrifice”.

Three black teens are finalists in a NASA competition.  Hackers spewing racism tried to ruin their odds. … The three D.C. students couldn't believe the news.  They'd developed a method to purify lead-contaminated water in school drinking fountains, and NASA announced last month …

SC Senate votes to outlaw virtually all abortions in South Carolina  —  COLUMBIA, SC  —  The S.C. Senate voted Wednesday night to outlaw virtually all abortions in South Carolina.  —  The Legislature's upper chamber voted 28-10 to allow exceptions only in cases of rape …

Inside the World's Most Controversial Hotel  —  The hotel that was expected to take its place among the crown jewels of D.C.'s travel scene has become a magnet for protestors, a West Wing Annex, and—possibly—the center of a constitutional crisis.  —  Just inside the main entrance …

President Donald J. Trump Proclaims May 3 as a National Day of Prayer  —  On this National Day of Prayer, we join together to offer gratitude for our many blessings and to acknowledge our need for divine wisdom, guidance, and protection.  Prayer, by which we affirm our dependence on God …

Trump to sign executive order creating new White House faith-based initiative  —  WASHINGTON (RNS) — President Trump plans to unveil a new initiative that aims to give faith groups a stronger voice within the federal government and serve as a watchdog for government overreach on religious liberty issues.

After Garland Defeat, New Group Hopes to Draw Democrats to Judicial Battlefield  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats learned the hard way in 2016 that the right is much more animated by judicial fights after Republicans' refusal to consider the Supreme Court nomination of Merrick B. Garland helped …

Jordan Peterson is on a crusade to toughen up young men.  It's landed him on our cultural divide. … NEW YORK — The world is wretched with weak men.  Slouchers, slackers, chumps, low-status dudes who have amassed a crumpled pile of inferior habits and made the world a messier place.