Every Day Is a New Low in Trump's White House  —  The president steps over bright ethical and moral lines wherever he encounters them.  Everyone in America saw it when he fired my boss.  But I saw it firsthand time and time again. … On Wednesday, May 10, 2017, my first full day on the job …

Amazon Pulls Out of Planned New York City Headquarters  —  Amazon on Thursday canceled its plans to build an expansive corporate campus in New York City after facing an unexpectedly fierce backlash from some lawmakers and union leaders, who contended that a tech giant did not deserve nearly $3 billion in government incentives.

McConnell says Trump will sign funding bill, declare a national emergency  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump plans to sign a compromise border security measure in conjunction with declaring a national emergency to secure funding for a border wall, according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

“My Only Goal Has Been to Protect Jeff and Lauren”: Michael Sanchez, Suspected Bezos Leaker, Supplies His Own Theory About the Affair, the Enquirer, Some Below-the-Belt Selfies, and “a Legendary Romance”  —  Weeks ago, Michael Sanchez was a minor player on the fringes of Hollywood …

The Ocasio-Cortez Effect: Wave of Challenges Hits Entrenched N.Y. Democrats  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may be just the beginning.  —  Less than eight months after Ms. Ocasio-Cortez stunned the political world by unseating a powerful Democratic congressman, her home state is emerging …

Daily Kickoff: Rep. Ilhan Omar vs. Elliott Abrams |  Why Howard Schultz keeps a stone from Auschwitz on his desk |  Annie Leibovitz's early years  —  Tell your friends to sign up for the Daily Kickoff here or for early 7AM access via Debut Inbox  —  SCOOP: HEARD LAST NIGHT — Sen. Bernie Sanders …

Prosecutors Are Moving to Indict R. Kelly, After the Discovery of Another Videotape  —  According to a senior law-enforcement official, the tape shows Kelly sexually assaulting an underage girl.  —  A videotape from the R. & B. superstar R. Kelly's past may soon lead to his indictment in Illinois …

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Isn't Looking to Retire Yet, But Is Another Supreme Court Justice Ready to Go?  —  No one tells a Supreme Court Justice when to retire.  But there are currently two retirement dramas under way at the Court—one semi-public and the other semi-private …

Trump's DHS Guts Task Forces Protecting Elections From Foreign Meddling  —  “It's very curious why the leadership has not committed resources to prepare for the 2020 election,” one DHS official tells The Daily Beast.  —  Two teams of federal officials assembled to fight foreign election interference …

Anti-Vaccine Facebook Ads Target Women in Measles-Stricken States  —  Nearly 150 spots are targeting women over the age of 25—the group most likely to include mothers of children who might need to be vaccinated.  —  BEAST INSIDE … Facebook's advertising platform is being used …

The three 2020 Democrats Trump's campaign is watching most closely  —  Donald Trump's political advisers are homing in on three declared Democratic candidates who they believe are the most viable at this early stage of the campaign.  —  The reelection campaign has begun compiling opposition research …

Third Suspect in Skripal Poisoning Identified as Denis Sergeev, High-Ranking GRU Officer  —  Bellingcat previously confirmed that a third GRU officer was present in the UK during the time Sergey and Yulia Skripal fell into a coma, after what the UK authorities said was a deliberate poisoning with Novichok.

He stopped selling Nike products because of Colin Kaepernick.  Now his store is closing.  —  Stephen Martin heard all the arguments defending NFL players who protested against social injustice and police brutality.  He even understood them, to an extent  —  “There is social injustice in the criminal justice system,” Martin said.

Belgian Counterintelligence Chief Suspected of Spying for Russia  —  Belgium's intelligence service ADIV has been plagued by a long-standing conflict between its intelligence and counter-intelligence departments.  —  Clement Vandenborre, counterintelligence head in Belgium's intelligence service …

Worried Texas Republicans call for more national help in 2020  —  Texas Republicans have long coasted to re-election while ignoring their Democratic opponents.  Not anymore.  —  For 2020, GOP incumbents in what has historically been one of the most solidly red states in the union …

U.S. Border Patrol Detained U.S. Citizens for Speaking Spanish in Montana  —  & Caitlin Borgmann, Executive Director, ACLU of Montana  —  For Ana Suda and Martha “Mimi” Hernandez, May 16, 2018, began like any other in Havre, Montana: work, school, and a trip to the gym once their kids were in bed.

Paul Manafort Keeps Lying About Russia Collusion.  Is It to Protect Donald Trump?  —  Last night, a federal judge ruled that Paul Manafort violated his plea agreement by lying repeatedly to federal prosecutors about the Russia investigation.  Some of Manafort's lies go …

Amazon's Home Surveillance Chief Declared War on “Dirtbag Criminals” as Company Got Closer to Police  —  On March 17, 2016, Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff emailed out a company-wide declaration of war.  The message, under the subject line “Going to war,” made two things clear to the home surveillance …

‘Whistleblower’ seeks protection after sounding alarm over White House security clearances  —  Tricia Newbold says her supervisor “repeatedly mishandled security files and has approved unwarranted security clearances.”  —  Specialist in White House security clearance office suspended without pay

Timeline of the London girls' journey into ISIS' heart of terror - but now one wants to come home  — December - Counter terrorism police question Shamima Begum, Kadiz Sultana and Amira Abase after their friend Sharmeema Begum goes to Syria.  —  Kadiza Sultana, 16, and 15-year-olds Shamima Begum …

Trump Is Making ‘Socialism’ Sound Pretty Good  —  And in any case, Democrats are not planning to seize the means of production anytime soon.  —  Only a handful of Democrats in Congress (and just one Democrat-adjacent presidential contender) identify as “socialist,” but they appear …