Harvard study estimates thousands died in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria  —  CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO — At least 4,645 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria and its devastation across Puerto Rico last year, according to a new Harvard study released Tuesday, an estimate that far exceeds …

Roseanne Rips Ex-Obama Aide Valerie Jarrett: ‘Muslim Brotherhood & Planet of the Apes Had a Child’  —  Comedian uses racially charged joke about African American Obama adviser  —  Roseanne Barr waded into racial waters on Monday, suggesting that former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett …

Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It Somebody had to foot the bill for Anna Delvey's fabulous new life.  The city was full of marks.  —  Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It  —  It started with money, as it so often does in New York.

Inside the Pro-Trump Effort to Keep Black Voters From the Polls  —  Breitbart News landed an election scoop that went viral in August 2016: “Exclusive: ‘Black Men for Bernie’ Founder to End Democrat ‘Political Slavery’ of Minority Voters... by Campaigning for Trump.”

Rep. Garrett announces he is an alcoholic and will not seek re-election.  —  RICHMOND — Rep. Thomas Garrett (R-Va.) announced Monday that he is struggling with alcoholism and will abandon his run for a second term in Congress so he can focus on recovery and his family.

The Obama Administration's Hypocritical Pretext for Spying on the Trump Campaign  —  Where was its concern about Russia during its eight years in power?  —  As I argued in my weekend column, it is hard to imagine a more idle question than whether the Obama administration spied on the Trump campaign.

Supreme Court rejects challenge to controversial Arkansas abortion law  —  Washington (CNN)The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to a controversial Arkansas abortion law blocking medication-induced abortions.  —  The law, passed in 2015, says that any physician who “gives …

Trump's Right-Hand Troll  —  t's late on a Friday afternoon in March, and I'm sitting across from Stephen Miller in his spacious, sunlit West Wing office, trying to figure out whether he's trolling me.  —  This is no easy task.  A provocateur as skilled as Miller doesn't just announce …

Ross goes from Trump ‘killer’ to ‘past his prime’  —  Investor Wilbur Ross was brought into the administration as one of President Donald Trump's “killers” — but in recent months, the commerce secretary has been increasingly marginalized, with his agency widely seen in the White House as a mess.

The bulge is back!  Hillary Clinton wears another over-sized coat with a suspicious protrusion sticking out as she attends a Memorial Day parade with husband Bill  — Hillary Clinton attended a Memorial Day parade in Chappaqua, New York, on Monday with her husband Bill

TMZ Goes MAGA: How Harvey Levin's Gossip Empire Became Trump's Best Friend … When the Access Hollywood tape of Donald Trump emerged in the home stretch of the 2016 election, it should have been a gift from the tabloid gods for TMZ.  —  Instead, the celebrity gossip website went into overdrive to help Trump.

When the President Testified: People in the Room Recall Clinton's 1998 Interrogation  —  The date was Aug. 17, 1998.  President Bill Clinton testified before a grand jury.  Twenty years later, people in the room and those waiting nearby share their memories.

Trump exposes the hypocrisy of Christian Republicans  —  Three recent news items:  —  At the Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said: “We see moral relativism becoming more and more pervasive in our culture.  Identity politics and tribalism have grown on top of this.”

With ‘Spygate,’ Trump Shows How He Uses Conspiracy Theories to Erode Trust  —  WASHINGTON — As a candidate, Donald J. Trump claimed that the United States government had known in advance about the Sept. 11 attacks.  He hinted that Antonin Scalia, a Supreme Court justice who died in his sleep two years ago, had been murdered.

Bob Mueller's White Hot Summer  —  The special counsel's investigation is likely hurtling toward a conclusion.  Buckle up.  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller may well be in the final stages of wrapping up his principal investigation.  Last week, I argued here in Politico that Mueller …

The Latest: Formation of Italian government delayed  —  The Latest on Italy's political crisis (all times local):  —  The formation of an interim government of unelected technocrats in Italy has been delayed.  —  Carlo Cottarelli, a former IMF official tapped to become premier …

What It's Like When Elon Musk's Twitter Mob Comes After You … Female journalists who cover Elon Musk have the same personal rule: Mention his name on Twitter at your peril.  —  That's because there is an army—mostly young, mostly white, almost entirely men—that marches behind him.

Kremlin says Mueller's Russia investigation is pointless  —  MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and other related crimes would end one day, describing it as pointless.

Stacey Abrams Didn't Play It Safe.  Neither Are These Female Candidates.  —  The question went out late one night on a private message chain of insurgent female candidates for Congress: Do you really attack a fellow Democrat?  —  “I feel like I've been pulling punches,” wrote Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez …

Morgan Freeman's Lawyer Demands CNN Retract Sexual Harassment Story  —  YOUTUBE  —  The actor has since issued two statements in response to the claims.  —  Morgan Freeman's lawyer has asked CNN to retract its report about sexual misconduct allegations against the actor.

The Latest: Trump said to be ‘actively preparing’ for summit  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on preparations for a possible summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un (all times local):  —  The White House says President Donald Trump “continues to actively prepare” …

EXCLUSIVE: Chafee Out of U.S. Senate Race  —  Lincoln Chafee's on-again, off-again run for office in 2018 is now over.  —  In late April, former United States Senator and Governor of Rhode Island Chafee told GoLocalProv that he would challenge Sheldon Whitehouse in the Democratic primary for United States Senate in September.

Jesse Duplantis, Destrehan televangelist, seeks donations for $54 million jet  —  Jesse Duplantis, the Destrehan-based prosperity gospel televangelist with a global reach, is asking disciples for money to buy a jet that costs $54 million “so we can go anywhere in the world in one stop.”

WYFF News 4 anchor, photojournalist tragically die when tree falls on SUV  —  WYFF News 4 anchor and photographer killed when tree falls on SUV in Polk County  —  HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT  —  POLK COUNTY, N.C. —  WYFF News 4 anchor Mike McCormick and WYFF News 4 photojournalist …

Once-Thriving City Nonprofit Sputters Under Mayor's Wife, Chirlane McCray  —  In the years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the Mayor's Fund to Advance the City of New York became a fund-raising juggernaut: The city-run nonprofit, which channels donations to city programs or causes, raised tens of millions of dollars from private sources.