Major Trump administration climate report says damages are ‘intensifying across the country’  —  Scientists are more certain than ever that climate change is already impacting the United States — and that it is going to be very expensive.  —  The federal government on Friday released …

Stone associate Jerome Corsi is in plea negotiations with special counsel, according to a person with knowledge of the talks  —  Conservative writer and conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi is in plea negotiations with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, according to a person with knowledge of the talks.

New York state judge rejects Trump claim that he can't be sued because he's president  — A New York Supreme Court judge on Friday denied a request from President Donald Trump and his family members to dismiss a lawsuit against them and the Trump Foundation.

Democrats must hold Trump accountable on Saudi Arabia.  Adam Schiff explains how.  —  President Trump has again brushed off the horrifying murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, blithely claiming that the Saudi crown prince “vehemently denied” any role in the killing.

Ex-CIA, NSA chief Hayden suffers stroke  —  (CNN)Michael Hayden, a former director of the CIA and National Security Agency, suffered a stroke earlier this week, his family said Friday.  —  In a statement, the family said Hayden, 73, suffered the stroke at his home and was hospitalized …

How Early Voting Could Turn the Democratic 2020 Race on Its Head  —  Don't be shocked when presidential hopefuls' usual Des Moines-to-Manchester route adds a few stops in Los Angeles, Austin, and Chicago this time around.  —  That's because when next year's Democratic primary process gets started …

Financial disclosure form for top Trump communications advisor Bill Shine shows $15.4 million in severance and bonuses from Fox News  — Bill Shine, the former Fox News executive and current top communications official under President Trump, received $8.4 million in severance pay …

Trump Expresses Dissatisfaction With Treasury Secretary  —  President faults Steven Mnuchin for backing Jerome Powell as Fed chief and for stock-market volatility  —  President Trump is expressing dissatisfaction with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, blaming him for the appointment …

Migrant caravan: Tijuana declares humanitarian crisis, asks for international help  —  The mayor of Tijuana declared an international humanitarian crisis on Thursday over the arrival of more than 5,000 mostly Central American migrants traveling in a caravan.

When Mike Pence met Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping  —  Vice President Pence was not planning to meet with the leaders of Russia or China during his Asia trip last week, but they sought him out anyway.  In several conversations with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang …

Young, rich and loyal: Nick Ayers could be Trump's next chief of staff  —  Washington (CNN)As President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence prepared to gather for their weekly lunch in August 2017, the President told his staff to add two more plates.  —  Both men had just welcomed …

Warning signs mount for Trump reelection bid  —  Donald Trump insists the GOP's midterm election shellacking had nothing to do with him.  Things will be different, he says, when his name is actually on the ballot in 2020.  —  While it's true that most presidents who see their party suffer major losses …

Humans didn't cause mass animal extinctions in Africa, like previously thought, study says  —  A new study disagrees with a longstanding view that humans wiped out large animals that previously occupied Africa.  —  In research published in the journal Science on Friday …