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 …

Press aide who mocked McCain is out at the White House  —  White House still won't apologize for McCain joke  —  (CNN)Kelly Sadler, the White House communications aide who made a imprudent comment about Republican Sen. John McCain's health last month, no longer works in the administration …

Dennis Rodman will be in Singapore for Trump-Kim summit  —  NBA star turned Kim Jong Un soulmate Dennis Rodman will be in Singapore during President Trump's summit with the North Korean dictator next week, The Post has learned.  —  “The Worm” will arrive in the country a day before the June 12 sitdown …

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.

Hugh Hewitt to Jeff Sessions: Why Is It Necessary To Separate Parents From Children When Detained At Border?  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions tells syndicated radio host Hugh Hewitt why parents and children are separated when they are detained or arrested at the border.

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 …

Trump must sit for deposition in Zervos defamation case: judge  —  President Trump must sit for a seven-hour deposition by Jan. 31, 2019, in a defamation case brought by former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos, a Manhattan judge ruled Tuesday.  —  Trump's attorney Marc Kasowitz …

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.

Interview with Austrian ORF television channel … Moscow  —  Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) news presenter Armin Wolf: Mr President, your first foreign visit takes you to Austria.  Is this is a kind of incentive for a benevolent policy towards Russia on the part of the Austrian Government …

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 …

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.

Mueller was investigating Trump adviser as unregistered agent of Israel, his wife says  —  Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III last summer threatened to charge George Papadopoulos, a former campaign adviser to President Trump, with acting as an unregistered agent of Israel, Papadopoulos's wife said Tuesday.

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 …

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.

DeVos: ‘We Are Actually Studying School Safety’ By Not Considering Role Of Guns  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday said the federal commission on school safety set up after a Florida high school shooting won't be looking at the role of guns in school violence.

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 …

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 …

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 …

McCabe seeks immunity for testimony in congressional hearing over FBI handling of Clinton email probe  —  Justice IG submits criminal referral on McCabe  —  (CNN)Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has requested the Senate Judiciary Committee provide him with immunity from prosecution …

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.

A HuffPost Reporter Was Bombarded With Threats.  Twitter Suspended Him.  —  When Twitter outsources policing its platform to victims of harassment, it empowers brigades of trolls and extremists.  —  Last week HuffPost reporter Luke O'Brien published a story identifying the woman behind @AmyMek …

Dreamer: The true cost of obtaining my green card  —  A few weeks ago, I received an all too familiar “Priority Mail” envelope from the United States Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS) — the federal agency responsible for processing various visa petitions and benefits.

‘BangBros’ Owner Buys Penthouse Biz For $11.2 Million  —  Iconic men's magazine and porn empire Penthouse just sold at auction for $11.2 million ... and they're going to need to add some extra parking for the new owner's bus.  —  A popular porn company in the BangBros network of tube sites …

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.

It Sure Looks Like The Courts Are About To Get Tougher On Black People  —  Republican-nominated judges give harsher sentences to black defendants, says a new study.  Trump's court picks already have worrisome records.  —  WASHINGTON There's plenty of evidence of racial bias in the criminal justice system.

Police: S. Daytona man follows up on racial slur by burning neighbor's car  —  A South Daytona man is accused of setting his neighbor's car on fire after making disparaging racial comments but police said Monday there is not enough evidence to charge him with a hate crime.

Trustees report warns Medicare finances worsening  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare will run out of money sooner than expected, and Social Security's financial problems can't be ignored either, the government said Tuesday in a sobering checkup on programs vital to the middle class.

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.