Powerful GOP Rep. Jim Jordan accused of turning blind eye to sexual abuse as Ohio State wrestling coach  —  “At the end of the day, he is absolutely lying if he says he doesn't know what was going on,” a former Ohio State wrestler said.  —  Rep. Jim Jordan, the powerful Republican congressman from Ohio …

NBC News poll: Most want vote on Trump Supreme Court nominee before midterms  —  The survey also found most Democrats and independents said the next justice should be moderate, while 65 percent of Republicans want a conservative.  —  A majority of Americans believe the Republican-led Senate …

Trump Administration Reverses Obama on Affirmative Action  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will encourage the nation's school superintendents and college presidents to adopt race-blind admissions standards, abandoning an Obama administration policy that called on universities …

Ex-congressional IT staffer reaches plea deal that debunks conspiracy theories about illegal information access  —  Federal prosecutors concluded an 18-month investigation into a former congressional technology staffer on Tuesday by publicly debunking allegations — promoted by conservative media …

Trump: ‘If not for me,’ United States would be at war with North Korea  —  President Trump said Tuesday that the United States would be at war with North Korea without his efforts and that conversations with the nation's leaders are “going well” — an assessment at odds with recent reports …

Fundraising ally screens Pruitt's public records  —  EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt placed a former political fundraising ally in charge of an office that has been slow to release his most sensitive documents — including details about his meetings with industry lobbyists and taxpayer-funded travels across the U.S. and Europe.

New Trump admin order for separated parents: Leave U.S. with kids or without them  —  Rights advocates say the new directive prevents migrant parents who were separated from their kids under zero tolerance from asking for asylum in the U.S.  —  WASHINGTON — Following a court order to reunite …

New York Times Reassigns Reporter in Leak Case  —  Ali Watkins, the New York Times reporter whose email and phone records were secretly seized by the Trump administration, will be transferred out of the newspaper's Washington bureau and reassigned to a new beat in New York, The Times said on Tuesday.

Putting a Face (Mine) to the Risks Posed by GOP Games on Mueller Investigation  —  I'd like to put a human face — my own — to the risk posed by GOP gamesmanship on the Mueller investigation.  —  Sometime last year, I went to the FBI and provided information on a person whom I had come …

Here's who Trump should pick for the Supreme Court  —  The search for Gorsuch 2.0 is underway at the White House.  The best choice for the opening is Judge Raymond Kethledge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.  The 51-year-old judge from central casting …

Triple homicide leaves ex-wife dead after protection request denied  —  Before she and two others were shot dead near Ardmore on Sunday, Debra Ann Rivera twice had asked a judge to order her ex-husband to surrender his guns because of alleged abuse.  —  The request was denied both times.

Amy Coney Barrett Is Allegedly a Member of a Religious Group That's Been Called a “Cult”  —  Amy Coney Barrett, now a judge on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, became a heroic figure to some religious conservatives during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee last fall.

SF's appalling street life repels residents — now it's driven away a convention  —  In a move that is alarming San Francisco's biggest industry, a major medical association is pulling its annual convention out of the city — saying its members no longer feel safe.

Walmart boycott campaign launched after outcry over ‘Impeach 45’ clothing  —  Walmart has found itself on the receiving end of a torrent of outrage after it was discovered Monday that the superstore was selling anti-Trump “Impeach 45” apparel on its website.

Chuck Schumer's Brooklyn No-Show  —  Constituents held an impromptu rally and vented their anger at a cardboard cutout of the senator.  —  On Monday evening, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was scheduled to host a town hall at his reform synagogue, Congregation Beth Elohim (CBE) …

Protests Turn Violent As Demonstrators Arrested In Front Of Philadelphia ICE Building  —  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Protests turned violent as activists were taken into custody on the streets of Philadelphia on Tuesday as they were calling for the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Man Assaulted Secret Service Officer Outside White House After Immigration Rally: Feds  —  A U.S. Secret Service officer was injured in an assault while on patrol outside the White House on Saturday shortly after the major immigration rally in Lafayette Park, according to newly filed federal court records.

Haim Saban Is Bad For Democracy  —  Last month, twelve Democratic senators signed a letter from the office of Sen. Bernie Sanders to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, asking the Trump administration “to do more to alleviate the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.”

'I'd like to kill ‘em’: GOP takes on Trump tariffs  —  Republican lawmakers are losing their patience with the president's trade war, saying it's hurting their states and the party's chances in the midterms.  —  Republican senators are at their breaking point with Donald Trump's protectionist trade blitz.

Trump's tweet on Harley-Davidson doesn't hold up  —  President Trump on Tuesday escalated his war of words with U.S. motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson, which recently announced plans to move some manufacturing overseas because of tariffs.  —  Now that Harley-Davidson is moving part …

Secret ‘Roe v. Wade’ Film Now Shooting in New Orleans (Exclusive)  —  Nick Loeb, famous for battling ex Sofia Vergara over frozen embryos, is co-directing a pro-life story of the landmark Supreme Court case, with a cast including conservative stars Jon Voight, Robert Davi and Stacey Dash.

Congressman denied entry to California detention facility for children under age 14  —  PLEASANT HILL  —  The cry of a child could be heard just inside the nondescript, brown detention facility in Pleasant Hill, California, a San Francisco suburb, and Rep. Jeff Denham wanted to see for himself what was inside.

‘ABOLISH ICE’: Vandals Throw Brick Through Window Of GOP Office, Leave Graffiti Message  —  Vandals threw a brick through the window of the Nebraska Republican Party's headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Monday night, the party said Tuesday.  —  Republican staffers found a spray-painted message beneath …

Deaths from bacterial disease in Puerto Rico spiked after Maria  —  By John D. Sutter, CNN Investigates, and Omaya Sosa Pascual, Center for Investigative Journalism  —  You can read this story in Spanish from our reporting partner, the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI).

Exclusive: China presses Europe for anti-U.S. alliance on trade  —  BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - China is putting pressure on the European Union to issue a strong joint statement against President Donald Trump's trade policies at a summit later this month but is facing resistance, European officials said.