Trump's bewildering national emergency press conference, annotated  —  President Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border on Friday — but not without making a scene full of false claims, offbeat comments and tense exchanges.  —  Below is the full transcript, with annotations in yellow.

Special counsel prosecutors say they have communications of Stone with WikiLeaks  —  Washington (CNN)Prosecutors said for the first time that they have evidence of Roger Stone communicating with WikiLeaks, according to a new court filing from special counsel prosecutors.

Cummings: 2 Trump attorneys may have lied about Cohen payments  —  House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings said on Friday that his panel received new documents showing that two attorneys for President Donald Trump may have lied to government ethics officials about Trump fixer Michael …

Exclusive: WH press secretary Sarah Sanders interviewed by special counsel's office  —  Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has interviewed White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, she told CNN on Friday.  —  “The President urged me, like he has everyone in the administration …

Subject: Presidential Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States  —  DECLARING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY CONCERNING THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES  —  BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PICTURED - Two Nigerian actor brothers are arrested over Jussie Smollett attack, as it's revealed they are FRIENDS with the Empire star amid claims the assault was staged to save his career  — Police are now treating the two brothers as suspects and not persons of interest but neither has been charged

Suspect in custody after multiple Aurora cops, civilians shot  —  Multiple police officers and civilians have been wounded in an Aurora shooting Friday in an industrial area near Prairie and Highland avenues.  —  Multiple police officers and civilians have been wounded in an Aurora shooting Friday …

De Blasio rips into AOC's Amazon opposition: Working people ‘want jobs’ … It's a progressive civil war.  —  A hot-under-the-collar Mayor Bill de Blasio tore into Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday as he blistered both the online giant and local politicians who opposed bringing it to Queens.

Air Force Defector to Iran Severely Damaged U.S. Intelligence Efforts, Ex-Officials Say  —  WASHINGTON — A former Air Force sergeant who defected to Iran did severe damage to American intelligence operations, and is suspected of revealing the names of double agents run by United States military intelligence …

Bill Weld launches GOP presidential exploratory committee  —  Announces in NH he's eyeing run against Trump  —  Former Massachusetts Gov. William F. Weld is launching a presidential exploratory committee to challenge President Trump in the Republican primaries, saying the country is …

Beto O'Rourke in talks with strategists ahead of likely 2020 bid  —  Beto O'Rourke is in talks with Democratic strategists about a likely 2020 presidential run, according to two sources.  —  Two Democratic campaign strategists told POLITICO on Friday that they are in discussions with O'Rourke and his team.

Senate Panel Launches Bipartisan Probe Into Think Tank Linked To Butina, Torshin  —  The Senate Finance Committee is launching a bipartisan investigation into how a conservative think tank aided Maria Butina, the admitted Russian agent who sought political influence through her ties with the National Rifle Association.

White House social media chief denies knowing of undocumented workers at Trump golf club, won't address specific claims  —  White House social media czar Dan Scavino didn't know undocumented immigrants worked at President Trump's Westchester County golf course even though he managed the upscale club …

Top US general disagrees with Trump over Syria troop pullout  —  Muscat, Oman (CNN)The US commander who has been leading the war against ISIS told CNN Friday that he disagreed with Donald Trump's decision to pull troops out of Syria and warned that the terror group was far from defeated, in a stark public break with the President.