The Latest: EPA bars AP, CNN from summit on contaminants  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a hearing with EPA chief Scott Pruitt on a widespread contaminant in drinking water (all times local):  —  The Environmental Protection Agency is barring The Associated Press …

An actual sinkhole has opened on the White House lawn.  It's growing  —  Construction on the US White House began in 1792.  It has been almost continuously occupied by US presidents since 1800, barring a few years after the British set it on fire in 1814.  —  But that doesn't mean …

Jimmy Carter: Trump Has a Shot At a Nobel Prize  —  President Jimmy Carter believes that under Trump, democracy is threatened and moral leadership is lacking.  But if Korea goes well, he says there could be a Nobel Prize in Trump's future. … LYNCHBURG, Va. — Jimmy Carter thinks Donald Trump …

Mystery in Mueller probe: Where's the hacking indictment?  —  In the year since the start of special counsel Robert Mueller  —  's investigation, one thing has been notably absent: a public indictment of any Russians for the hacking of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

Proud mom orders ‘Summa Cum Laude’ cake online.  Publix censors it: Summa ... Laude.  —  Saturday was Jacob Koscinski's big day.  His whole family, many from out of town, saw the Charleston, S.C., student graduate from his Christian-based home-school program with a 4.89 grade-point average and the coveted honor of summa cum laude.

Trump's tweets include grammatical errors.  And some are on purpose  —  WASHINGTON — The hallmark of President Trump's Twitter feed is that it sounds like him — grammatical miscues and all.  —  But it's not always Trump tapping out a Tweet, even when it sounds like his voice.

Get to know Elliott Broidy, the next major Trump scandal figure  —  Like any good drama, the Trump omni-scandal, a story of corruption and greed that crosses years and continents, has a collection of colorful supporting players.  It can be hard to keep up with them all …

U.S. Moves to Shutter All Iranian Nuclear Enrichment Sites in Major Reversal of Obama Policy  —  Pompeo call to kill Iran's nuclear program gaining traction  —  The Trump administration, in a major reversal of Obama administration policy, is seeking to shutter every Iranian nuclear enrichment site …

Feds Seized a Fortune From #Resistance Icons Accused of Boosting Online ‘Ponzi Schemes’ … In late 2016, federal agents showed up at the Fort Myers, Florida, homes of brothers Brian and Edward Krassenstein, seizing computers and financial records, and hauling off with “at least 20 to 30 bundles of stuff.”

Chances of China Trade Win Undercut by Trump Team Infighting  —  WASHINGTON — By the time American negotiators wrapped up high-level talks with a visiting Chinese delegation last week, President Trump's ambitions for a multibillion-dollar trade agreement had, for the time being …

Putin claimed a new nuclear-powered missile had unlimited range — but it flew only 22 miles in its most successful test yet  — Russian President Vladimir Putin bragged that a new nuclear-powered missile had unlimited range, but it has yet to perform a successful test …

Father of Accused Texas Shooter Believes Bullying Was Behind Rampage  —  Antonios Pagourtzis says 17-year-old son was a ‘good boy’ who had been ‘mistreated at school’  —  The father of the 17-year-old charged with killing 10 people at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, said Monday that his son was a …

House Ratings Changes: GOP Fortunes Improve in Four Districts  —  After a rough start to year, House Republicans are suddenly feeling less pessimistic about their fall prospects.  At the “macro” level, robust economic data and positive developments on the Korean peninsula …

BREAKING: E-mails Show FBI Brass Discussed Dossier Briefing Details With CNN  —  New e-mails show former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe was surprisingly knowledgeable about CNN's understanding of and deliberation about a dossier briefing given to Donald Trump days before CNN ever reported on the matter.

The Hard Truth at Newspapers Across America: Hedge Funds Are in Charge  —  From Miami to Denver, financial firms are playing a bigger role at local papers struggling to adapt in digital age  —  A group of journalists protesting outside the offices of a New York City hedge fund recently shined …

U.S., China Agree on Outline to Settle ZTE Controversy  —  Deal would lift the sales ban on ZTE and require the Chinese telecom giant to make significant changes to its management and board  —  Lingling Wei in Beijing and Bob Davis in  —  The U.S. and China have agreed on the broad outline …

Interior Dept. moves to allow Alaska bear hunting with doughnuts, bacon  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is moving to reverse Obama-era rules barring hunters on some public lands in Alaska from baiting brown bears with bacon and doughnuts and using spotlights to shoot mother black bears and cubs hibernating in their dens.

Harley-Davidson took its tax cut, closed a factory, and rewarded shareholders  —  The motorcycle maker in January told Kansas City workers it would close a plant there.  Days later, it announced a nearly $700 million stock buyback plan.  —  In September 2017, House Speaker Paul Ryan traveled …

Banned From Amazon: The Shoppers Who Make Too Many Returns  —  Customers say their accounts were closed without warning; it happens when 'you're creating a lot of headaches for Amazon'  —  Even Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -0.16% has its limits.  —  The e-commerce giant bans shoppers from the site …

Actresses claim they were wrongfully arrested after using Atlanta Houston's bathroom  —  Video shows an Atlanta Police officer trying to handcuff the women.  —  ATLANTA — There are renewed calls for customers to #BoycottHoustons after the police had to be called on three women …

Huma email horror returns to haunt FBI brass, in IG report on Clinton case  —  Ever since she lost the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton has repeatedly blamed her defeat on the FBI's decision to reopen the probe into her email use after messages were found on the laptop of confidante Huma Abedin's estranged husband.

Treasury Targets Iranian Individuals Providing Ballistic Missile Support to Yemen's Huthis  —  Washington - Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated five Iranian individuals who have provided ballistic missile-related technical expertise …

Top South Carolina candidate refuses to quit congressional race after abuse discovery  —  Archie Parnell, a Democratic congressional hopeful who earned national attention after nearly winning in deep red South Carolina last year, is resisting pleas to withdraw after his campaign staff discovered …