She works for Trump.  He can't stand him.  This is life with Kellyanne and George Conway.  —  Kellyanne Conway is in her living room, showing me an enormous painting of Audrey Hepburn wearing a peacock on her head, but her husband, George, really wants us to come into his office and look …

Trump Revokes Ex-CIA Director John Brennan's Security Clearance  —  Brennan has been a vocal critic of President Trump  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump revoked the security clearance of former Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan, a prominent critic of the president, the White House said Wednesday.

Almost 350 news outlets to publish editorials denouncing Trump's ‘dirty war’ on press  —  Participation comes after a push organized by the Boston Globe to run coordinated editorials against Trump's attacks on the media  —  Nearly 350 news organizations are set to publish editorials …

Trump, Seeking to Relax Rules on U.S. Cyberattacks, Reverses Obama Directive  —  It isn't clear what rules the president is adopting to replace the existing ones  —  President Trump has reversed an Obama-era memorandum governing how and when the U.S. government can deploy cyberweapons …

Omarosa Claims Ivanka Trump ‘Would Not Stop’ Complaining About SNL's ‘Complicit’ Perfume Ad  —  Omarosa Manigault Newman's tell-all Unhinged claims that Ivanka Trump hated the Saturday Night Live sketch that labeled her “complicit” in March 2017.  —  “At the senior staff meeting …

Documents Reveal Successful Cyberattack in California Congressional Race  —  The FBI investigated hacking attempts targeting a Democrat who ran against “Putin's favorite congressman”  —  WASHINGTON — FBI agents in California and Washington, D.C., have investigated a series of cyberattacks …

Trump Says His Tariffs Will Rescue U.S. Steel Industry  —  President says U.S. steelmakers were in danger of closing; others take issue with the tariffs' impact  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump said that his steel tariffs on China and other countries are rescuing an iconic U.S. industry …

Papadopoulos's Wife Says He Should Scrap His Plea Deal With Mueller  — The wife of Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos is making the bombshell suggestion that her husband drop a plea deal he has with special counsel Robert Mueller.  — Papadopoulos is scheduled to be sentenced …

Jack Dorsey says he's rethinking the core of how Twitter works  —  Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey said he is rethinking core parts of the social media platform so that it doesn't enable the spread of hate speech, harassment and false news, including conspiracy theories shared by prominent users like Alex Jones and Infowars.

New poll suggests attacks on Nancy Pelosi won't matter in midterms  —  GOP using Pelosi in ads as a midterms motivator  —  (CNN)Republican House candidates have attacked their Democratic opponents over their future potential vote to make Nancy Pelosi the speaker of the House again.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo: 'We're not going to make America great again; it was never that great'  —  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday ratcheted up his verbal feud with President Donald Trump saying “we're not going to make America great again, it was never that great.”

The Weekly Standard's Ties to Fusion GPS  —  In his online appeal for money after being fired this week, disgraced former FBI agent Peter Strzok credited an unlikely source to vouch for his victim status: The Weekly Standard.  —  At one time a leading conservative magazine …

Judge blasts Sun Sentinel for publishing confidential information in Parkland school shooting case  —  A Broward judge criticized the South Florida Sun Sentinel for publishing legally obtained information about the Parkland school shooter.  (WPEC-CBS12)  —  South Florida Sun Sentinel  —  Privacy Policy

Trump Staffer Says He Recruited Lobbyists for Russian Mogul  —  In the time since the election, a little-known Trump campaign staffer named Daniel Gelbinovich reached out to a number of Washington lobbyists with an eyebrow-raising ask: to shield a Putin ally from U.S. sanctions.

Cardinal Wuerl addresses report on child sex abuse by priests, says he will not resign  —  EXCLUSIVE: Cardinal Wuerl addresses report on child sex abuse by priests, says he will not resign  —  Cardinal Wuerl addresses report stating he covered up child sex abuse by priests

Trump's lawyers prepare to fight subpoena all the way to the Supreme Court  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's lead lawyer for the ongoing Russia probe, said Wednesday that he is still awaiting a response from special counsel Robert S. Mueller III to the Trump team's latest terms …

With campaign aides out for ‘revenge,’ Joe Arpaio takes sharp turn against Kelli Ward  —  TEMPE, Ariz. — Kelli Ward's Senate campaign has a Joe Arpaio problem.  —  With just over two weeks until the Arizona primary election, Ward has been forced to fend off attacks from the former Maricopa …

Botched CIA Communications System Helped Blow Cover of Chinese Agents  —  The number of informants executed in the debacle is higher than initially thought.  —  It was considered one of the CIA's worst failures in decades: Over a two-year period starting in late 2010, Chinese authorities …

Trump-supporting Pentagon analyst stripped of security clearance after Stefan Halper complaints  —  A Trump-supporting Pentagon analyst was stripped of his security clearance by Obama-appointed officials after he complained of questionable government contracts to Stefan Halper …

Trump attacks Russia provisions in signed defense bill  —  said in a signing statement that he reserves the right to ignore a recently signed defense authorization law's ban on recognizing Russian sovereignty of Crimea.  —  The provision was just one of 50 Trump says infringes on his presidential authority.

Originalism is bad for justice.  And Brett Kavanaugh is a big believer  —  Originalism is a terrible approach to constitutional interpretation.  The confirmation hearings on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court, which are to begin Sept. 4 …

Austin pirate radio station, flagship for Alex Jones, faces $15k fine  —  A pirate radio station that serves as controversial host Alex Jones' Austin flagship has been knocked off the city's airwaves - at least temporarily - and the Federal Communications Commission has levied a $15,000 penalty …

Not one Republican supports a bill to protect domestic violence victims  —  The GOP is shrugging its shoulders at an urgent deadline to renew the most important U.S. law protecting abuse victims.  —  Not a single Republican in the U.S. House has signed on to renew a major law that helps victims …

Elizabeth Warren has a plan to save capitalism  —  She's unveiling a bill to make corporate governance great again.  —  Elizabeth Warren has a big idea that challenges how the Democratic Party thinks about solving the problem of inequality.  —  Instead of advocating for expensive …

Mystery Russian satellite's behaviour raises alarm in US  —  A mysterious Russian satellite displaying “very abnormal behaviour” has raised alarm in the US, according to a State Department official.  —  “We don't know for certain what it is and there is no way to verify it,” …

Kobach Primary Victory Moves Race to Toss Up  —  A week after the polls closed, Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer conceded the primary to Secretary of State Kris Kobach.  While Kobach's lead over Colyer dwindled to less than 100 votes two days after the primary, Kobach pulled ahead once county officials started counting provisional ballots.

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Sanders  —  MS. SANDERS: Good afternoon.  I'd like to begin by reading a statement from the President:  —  As the head of the executive branch and Commander-in-Chief, I have a unique constitutional responsibility to protect the nation's classified information …

Masterpiece Cakeshop Owner Sues Colorado After Refusing To Bake Trans Woman's Cake  —  Baker Jack Phillips, fresh from a Supreme Court victory in a case involving his refusal to serve a same-sex couple, is bringing another legal fight.  —  Months after winning a Supreme Court case …

New Estimates Show Overdose Deaths Surpassed 72,000, a New High, in 2017  —  Fentanyl is a big culprit, but there are also encouraging signs from states that have prioritized public health campaigns and addiction treatment.  —  Drug overdoses killed more than 72,300 Americans last year …

Said something you'd like to forget?  CNN's Andrew Kaczynski won't let it go.  —  Carl Higbie was a top Trump administration appointee until CNN's Andrew Kaczynski showed up bearing audiotapes.  Within a few days, amid regrets and apologies, Higbie was a former federal employee.

SEC Sends Subpoena to Tesla in Probe Over Musk Tweets  —  Subpoena seeks information from each of Tesla's directors  —  Federal regulators have subpoenaed Tesla Inc., TSLA -2.57% according to a person familiar with the matter, ramping up an investigation into whether Chief Executive Elon Musk …