Manhattan D.A. Eyes Criminal Charges Against Trump Organization  —  The Manhattan district attorney's office is considering pursuing criminal charges against the Trump Organization and two senior company officials in connection with Michael D. Cohen's hush money payment to an adult film actress …

Second Fox News reporter leaves amid objections to network  —  In the Trump era, hard reporting is being crowded out by opinionated panels, current and former staffers say.  —  Another on-air reporter is leaving Fox News over frustrations with the direction and tone of the network …

AP: National Enquirer's safe held damaging Trump stories  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The National Enquirer kept a safe containing documents on hush money payments and other damaging stories it killed as part of its cozy relationship with Donald Trump leading up to 2016 presidential election …

Trump's fantasy legal system  —  When President Trump told “Fox & Friends” that this “whole thing about flipping ... almost ought to be outlawed,” he was continuing a long habit of declaring what he thinks laws and the legal system should be, and ignoring what they are.

The Conspiracy Memo Aimed at Obama Aides that Circulated in the Trump White House  —  The 2017 document, titled the “Echo Chamber,” accused former Obama officials of undermining the incoming Administration.  —  In early 2017, some of Donald Trump's advisers concluded that they faced …

A Lone Holdout Juror Actually Made It More Likely That Paul Manafort Will Go to Jail Even if Trump Pardons Him  —  On Thursday, the Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump had recently discussed with his lawyers the prospect of issuing a pardon for Paul Manafort.

Indicted Rep. Duncan Hunter: My wife handled my finances  —  (CNN)Rep. Duncan D. Hunter seemed to shift any blame onto his wife, Margaret, on Thursday for alleged campaign fund abuses, saying she was the one handling his finances.  —  “She was also the campaign manager …

BREAKING: Elections consultant fired over proposal to close Georgia precincts  —  The elections consultant who proposed closing most voting locations in a majority African-American rural Georgia county has been fired ahead of a vote Friday on consolidating precincts.

How Russian bots used Mollie Tibbetts' death to distract from Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort  —  A network of Russian-linked Twitter accounts are sharing thousands of divisive tweets about Mollie Tibbetts' death  —  A network of Russian-linked Twitter accounts have been disseminating divisive content …

With a Vocabulary From ‘Goodfellas,’ Trump Evokes His Native New York  —  WASHINGTON — For much of the 1980s and 1990s, “the Dapper Don” and “the Donald” vied for supremacy on the front pages of New York's tabloids.  The don, John J. Gotti, died in a federal prison in 2002 …

Kavanaugh eases off call for presidential immunity in meetings with senators  —  Senate Democrats on Thursday pressed Judge Brett Kavanaugh on how he would view potential obstruction of justice or other possible criminal charges against President Trump  —  if he were confirmed to the Supreme Court.

Who Is Julia Salazar?  Brooklyn State Senate Candidate's Complex Personal History and Views  —  It's impossible to walk around New York state Sen. Martin Dilan's north Brooklyn district without seeing his 27-year-old opponent peering out from the storefronts on Knickerbocker Avenue …

Tech Companies Are Gathering For A Secret Meeting To Prepare A 2018 Election Strategy  —  Representatives from a host of the biggest US tech companies, including Facebook and Twitter, have scheduled a private meeting for Friday to share their tactics in preparation for the 2018 midterm elections.

Facebook censored my column — and I still can't find out why  —  At 7:55 a.m. Thursday morning, I posted a story I had written for The New York Post on both Facebook and Twitter.  It was a reported piece on how people who voted for President Trump were feeling after both former Trump campaign …

Conan O'Brien's Unrequited Fanboy Love for Robert Caro  —  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Conan O'Brien, the longest tenured late-night TV host, has had them all in his 25 years on the air.  Oscar winners.  Hall of Famers.  Bowie, Springsteen, McCartney.  —  But there's one person who keeps saying no …

Barry Blitt's “Closing In”  —  The artist Barry Blitt, a contributor since 1994, has drawn more than a hundred covers for the magazine—and, since 2015, more than fifteen featuring President Trump.  His latest ("Sending sketches because I couldn't help myself," the accompanying note said) takes inspiration from a “Sopranos” scene.

Trump admin intentionally slowing FBI vetting of refugees, ex-officials say  —  Former officials, aid groups say the Trump admin has overloaded the FBI and other agencies with procedures that delay refugee admissions.  —  The FBI has dramatically slowed the pace of security reviews for refugees …