Scott Pruitt enlisted an EPA aide to help his wife find a job — at Chick-fil-A  —  Three months after Scott Pruitt was sworn in as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, his executive scheduler emailed Dan Cathy, chairman and president of the fast food company Chick-fil-A …

More Legal Trouble for Paul Manafort—and Donald Trump  —  Coincidences do happen, but this seems to be an unlikely one.  On Sunday morning, seemingly apropos of nothing, Donald Trump posted a message on Twitter that stated the following: “As only one of two people left who could become President …

Designer Kate Spade Dead at 55, Suicide by Hanging  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Iconic fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead of an apparent suicide Tuesday morning in her NYC apartment ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources confirm a housekeeper found Kate's body at 10:20 AM ET in her Park Avenue home.

Inside Trump's snub of the Philadelphia Eagles  —  The botched event is the latest example of the White House mentality of Trump against the world.  —  The Philadelphia Eagles have treated the White House very unfairly.  —  That's how the bungled celebration for the underdog Super Bowl champions …

Family of Stoneman Douglas student advocate David Hogg ‘swatted’ at home  —  Hogg was not home at time of incident  —  CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - The family of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student David Hogg was “swatted” Tuesday morning, causing police to respond to their Parkland home.

Judge: Trump can be deposed in Summer Zervos lawsuit  —  A judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump can be deposed in a defamation lawsuit brought last year by Summer Zervos, a former contestant on “The Apprentice” who says Trump kissed and groped her after she appeared on the show.

Hundreds of migrant kids separated from parents are stuck at border stations  —  WASHINGTON — Border agents and child welfare workers are running out of space to shelter children who have been separated from their parents at the U.S. border as part of the Trump administration's new …

Trump fixates on pardons, could soon give reprieve to 63-year-old woman after meeting with Kim Kardashian  —  President Trump is privately telling aides that he is strongly considering pardoning Alice Marie Johnson, a 63-year-old woman serving a life sentence, after meeting with Kim Kardashian …

Donald Trump Is Getting Away With the Biggest Scandal in American History  —  The other evening I was on a cable news show to cover the latest Russia news of the day—and I had an epiphany.  —  We were talking about a recent scoop from Michael Isikoff, the co-author of my latest book, Russian Roulette.

McConnell cancels most of August recess  —  The chamber will still be off for one week.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced on Tuesday that he has canceled three weeks of the chamber's month-long August recess due to “historic obstruction” by Democrats.

The former president carried on a lengthy affair with Lewinsky, often trysting with her just steps from the Oval Office … Clinton was referring to the 1998 National Prayer Breakfast, where he said he was sorry for the affair that nearly ended his political career.

Howard Schultz could have access to a superior campaign war chest come 2020  — Howard Schultz's departure from Starbucks has stirred fresh speculation he could run for president in 2020.  His strong connection to other business leaders could help him build a big campaign war chest.

Billionaire conservative donor David Koch to retire from Koch Industries, influential political network  — Billionaire industrialist, donor and political activist David Koch will retire from his roles at Koch Industries and other Koch-affiliated groups due to health reasons.

Social Security Expected to Dip Into Its Reserves This Year  —  Trustees say Social Security costs expected to exceed total income in 2018  —  The Social Security program's cost will exceed its income this year for the first time since 1982, forcing the program to dip into its nearly $3 trillion trust fund to cover benefits.

Trump Administration Sidelines Effort to Appoint Justice Department No. 3  —  Early potential candidates said they weren't interested in the position, which would oversee the Mueller probe if Rod Rosenstein were to depart  —  The Trump administration has put its search for the Justice Department's …

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi insists that leaders say they ‘have the D’ in meetings—and bewildered employees aren't sure if he gets the other meaning  — In a memo obtained by Business Insider, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi encouraged employees to say that they “have the D” when they have the authority to make decisions in meetings.

The Bobby Kennedy Myth  —  Many on the left have learned the wrong lessons from his ill-fated presidential bid.  —  Fifty years ago this evening, Robert F. Kennedy stepped off a dais in the ballroom of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after declaring victory in California's presidential primary.

Almost seven-in-ten Americans have news fatigue, more among Republicans  —  If you feel like there is too much news and you can't keep up, you are not alone.  A sizable portion of Americans are feeling overwhelmed by the amount of news there is, though the sentiment is more common on the right side …

Body Positivity Is a Scam  —  How a movement intended to lift up women really just limits their acceptable emotions.  Again.  —  In the beginning, there was the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty.  It started innocuously enough, with a 2004 photography show in Toronto, then expanded to billboards …

Calls grow in Germany for expulsion of disputed US envoy  —  Berlin (AFP) - Leading politicians of Germany's left-wing parties on Tuesday called for the US ambassador to be expelled, after the staunch defender of Donald Trump was accused of meddling in domestic politics and aggravating already tense ties.

America's allies should respond to steel tariffs with targeted sanctions on the Trump Organization  —  Forget retaliating against America; retaliate against something Trump cares about: his money.  —  Our trade partners are planning to respond to President Donald Trump's imposition of new taxes …

Hacked: 92 Million Account Details for DNA Testing Service MyHeritage  —  On Monday MyHeritage announced a security researcher had uncovered tens of millions of account details for recent customers, including email addresses and hashed passwords.  —  When you sign up to a website handling …

FCC Emails Show Agency Spread Lies to Bolster Dubious DDoS Attack Claims  —  As it wrestled with accusations about a fake cyberattack last spring, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) purposely misled several news organizations, choosing to feed journalists false information …

Another Trump Campaign Aide Was Invited To Cambridge Event Where ‘Spygate’ Started  —  Carter Page was not the only Trump campaign adviser invited to a July 2016 event at the University of Cambridge, the storied British institution where “Spygate” is believed to have originated.