White House Falsely Says Trump Beat Obama on Black Employment  — Falsely claims that Obama created only 195,000 jobs for blacks  — African-American employment grew by 3 million under Obama  —  White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders falsely claimed that President Donald Trump …

Groundbreaking Night for Women and Diversity, While a Trump Critic Falls  —  HARTLAND, Wis. — Tim Pawlenty, the former Minnesota governor and onetime presidential candidate, was soundly defeated Tuesday in his bid to reclaim the Republican nomination for governor, a remarkable upset …

Catholic Church Covered Up Child Sex Abuse in Pennsylvania for Decades, Grand Jury Says  —  Bishops and other leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania covered up child sexual abuse by hundreds of priests over a period of 70 years, persuading victims not to report the abuse …

In Conversation: Penn Jillette Talking magic, truth, and Trump's alleged Apprentice Tapes.  —  The long and successful career of Penn Jillette, the bigger half (physically and personality-wise) of the magic duo Penn & Teller, itself constitutes a kind of trick.

Exclusive: Pentagon spokeswoman under investigation for misusing staff, retaliating against complaints  —  Washington (CNN)One of Defense Secretary James Mattis' most senior civilian advisers is being investigated by the Defense Department Office of Inspector General for allegedly retaliating …

Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer concedes GOP primary to Trump ally Kris Kobach  —  Exactly a week after an election that produced one of the closest races in Kansas history, incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer conceded the Republican gubernatorial primary to Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state …

‘Not what 9-1-1 was designed for’: Devin Nunes slammed for ‘calling the police’ on protesting constituents  —  Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) was publicly called out for misusing 9-1-1 by beckoning police to shield him from constituents in his central valley congressional district.

Why Trump will pardon Paul Manafort  —  Today saw a major development in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, as the defense decided not to call any witnesses.  So not only won't Manafort be testifying, neither will anyone else on his behalf.

Trump Claims Power to Bypass Limits Set by Congress in Defense Bill  —  WASHINGTON — When President Trump signed a $716 billion military spending bill on Monday, he claimed the authority to override dozens of provisions that he deemed improper constraints on his executive powers.

DNC Gives Statement On Keith Ellison Allegations; Ex-Official Calls For Suspension  —  The Democratic National Committee released its first statement on Tuesday regarding the abuse allegations recently made against Deputy Chairman Keith Ellison — conveniently waiting till just hours before polls closed in Minnesota's primary elections.

How three conspiracy theorists took ‘Q’ and sparked Qanon  —  Pushing the theory on to bigger platforms proved to be the key to Qanon's spread — and the originators' financial gain.  —  In November 2017, a small-time YouTube video creator and two moderators of the 4chan website …

Senate Intel Wants To Follow The Money In The Russia Probe.  But Treasury Isn't Making That Easy.  —  In its investigation of Russia's interference in the 2016 election, the Senate Intelligence Committee has spent more than a year trying to follow the money.

Poised to Make History, Jahana Hayes Wins the 5th District Democratic Primary  —  Jahana Hayes wins the Democratic primary for 5th district defeating Mary Glassman Tuesday night.  (John Woike / Hartford Courant)  —  Jahana Hayes, the daughter of a drug addict who grew up in public housing …

Roger Stone shares image of himself and Trump as ‘Space Force’ wearing swastikas  —  on Monday shared a digitally altered image on Instagram of himself, President Trump  —  and several other people serving in or aligned with the administration wearing spacesuits with swastikas on them.

Twitter suspends conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for one week  —  Why Facebook,YouTube and Apple are removing InfoWars content  —  Twitter has suspended far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from its platform for one week.  —  The news was first shared by an InfoWars personality …

Password Analyst Says QAnon's ‘Codes’ Are Consistent With Random Typing  —  A security researcher claims QAnon's codes contain patterns that reveal they are the result of “random typing.”  —  A fringe but growing part of the American right-wing believes the Clintons, Bushes …

Ben Carson Ends Obama-Era Efforts to Reduce Housing Segregation  —  In a press release on Monday, the Department of Housing and Urban Development made its firmest commitment yet to tear down the Obama-era framework for enforcing the Fair Housing Act.  —  In a public notice dated Thursday …

Why the Washington Post's Twitter Has Been So Good Lately  —  Or, how the Smash Mouth tweet came to be.  —  There is no shortage of ideas about how news organizations should promote their work on Twitter.  They should deploy an authentic voice and use relevant hashtags.  They should use native photos and video.