Omarosa reveals audio of Trump campaign aides allegedly discussing potential fallout of N-word  —  President Trump says former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault-Newman lied when she called him a racist who has said the N-word on tape.  The president tweeted Monday night, “I don't have that word in my vocabulary and never have.

Mueller Homes In On Stone, Combs Through His Emails  —  As the pressure increases on Trump associate Roger Stone, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team is poring over Stone's threatening emails to radio host Randy Credico pertaining to interactions with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to a Monday Mother Jones report.

Manafort Turned to Kushner in Attempt to Get Banker a Trump Job  — Stephen Calk sought U.S. Army secretary job, treasury post  — Email request surfaced at Manafort fraud trial on Monday  —  Paul Manafort turned to Jared Kushner for help in an attempt to secure a Trump administration job …

Trump Goes for Broke on Claim Military Received No Money Before His Watch.  (He's Still Wrong.)  —  While signing the annual funding bill, President Trump inaccurately claimed that the amount was “historic” and the military had “never” previously received funding.

Trump's Purge of the FBI Is Complete  —  With the odd firing of Peter Strzok, the president has cleansed the bureau of the men who started the Russia investigation.  This is not normal.  —  The announcement Monday morning that former FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok had been fired likely brings …

Antifa protesters couldn't find any fascists at Unite the Right — and harassed the press instead  —  Antifascists, according to their own doctrine, fight fascism.  Sounds simple enough.  —  Granted, members of the loosely organized Antifa movement define “fascism” vaguely …

Gonzales poll: Hogan leads Jealous by 16 points in Maryland governor's race  —  With less than three months until the general election, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan has a sizable lead over Democratic challenger Ben Jealousaccording to a new poll by Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies.

What Happens to #MeToo When a Feminist Is the Accused?  —  The case seems like a familiar story turned on its head: Avital Ronell, a world-renowned female professor of German and Comparative Literature at New York University, was found responsible for sexually harassing a male former graduate student, Nimrod Reitman.

New Mexico compound suspects can be freed on bond, judge says  —  Taos, New Mexico (CNN)A New Mexico judge on Monday granted bond to five adults accused of child abuse on a compound outside of Taos.  —  Judge Sarah Backus granted an unsecured appearance bond to the defendants …

Swedish PM to arsonists: ‘What the f*** are you up to?’  —  Cars were set alight across Sweden overnight in what police believe was a coordinated attack orchestrated on social media.  —  About 80 cars were set on fire in western Sweden, in and around Gothenburg, and there were further incidents in Stockholm and Malmö.

Introducing Factal from the founders of Breaking News  —  When BreakingNews.com and the Breaking News app were shut down at the end of 2016, we were inundated with email urging us to bring it back as a new company.  —  There were many personal stories from Breaking News users who were caught …

The media's blatant hypocrisy — even about media-bashing  —  Welcome to the age of self-congratulatory media.  “Democracy dies in darkness” goes the ridiculous tagline on The Washington Post's front page.  Reporters openly call themselves heroes and firefighters.

Who's Afraid of Nancy Pelosi?  —  Normally, a party that gives away $2 trillion without worrying about where the money will come from can buy itself at least a few votes.  But Donald Trump's tax cut remains remarkably unpopular, and Republicans barely mention it on the campaign trail …

Taliban blindsides U.S. forces with surprise Afghan offensive  —  The Taliban is on the verge of dramatically expanding its control over southern and eastern Afghanistan in a surprise offensive that has caught Afghan and U.S. forces off guard and thrown a vexing new wrench …

Avenatti's ‘swagger’ stirs Iowa Democrats  —  The Trump-bashing attorney says 2020 presidential race will be a battle of personalities, not ideas.  —  CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — The man known to most Americans as a porn star's lawyer may never formally enter the presidential race.

Trump's Sabotage of Obamacare Is Illegal  —  A president doesn't have the right to dispense with laws he dislikes.  —  Mr. Bagley and Ms. Gluck are law professors.  —  From the moment he took office, President Trump has used all aspects of his executive power to sabotage the Affordable Care Act.

Agencies set ‘trap’ for immigrants seeking legal status, ACLU says  —  Two federal immigration agencies coordinated a campaign to bring unauthorized immigrants who were seeking legal residency in for interviews at government offices, where they were then arrested and in some cases deported, according to internal agency communications.