‘I was happy to do it for you’: Matt Gaetz overheard making stunning admission to Trump about Cohen threat  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has fallen under investigation for an apparent threat against Michael Cohen — which he may have made at President Donald Trump's request.

Behind Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Masterful Interrogation Of Michael Cohen  —  The questions that won the New York congresswoman praise were the combined product of committee staff expertise, collaboration and oratory skills.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) went viral again yesterday.

Trump learns the limits of personal power, at home and beyond  —  Analysis: It may have been one of the worst weeks of Trump's presidency, concentrated in just a few harrowing days.  —  HANOI, Vietnam — President Donald Trump touched down in Washington a few hours ago having endured …

Trump Ordered Officials to Give Jared Kushner a Security Clearance  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump ordered his chief of staff to grant his son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, a top-secret security clearance last year, overruling concerns flagged by intelligence officials …

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Inside the Chaotic Early Days of Trump's Foreign Policy  —  The day after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, White House national security adviser Susan Rice gathered her staff for a pep talk.  —  About a third of the room was crying.  Everyone was in shock.

After Cohen Testimony, Top Democrats Shy From Impeachment  —  WASHINGTON — Michael D. Cohen's explosive testimony this week about President Trump's potentially felonious conduct has not moved House Democratic leaders closer to initiating impeachment proceedings against the president …

A family couldn't pay the bills, so the city took their dog and sold it on eBay  —  The family could not pay its debts, so their German town council went looking for assets to seize.  —  Officials, armed with a search warrant, found a laptop, a coffee machine and the wheelchair of one family member …

Joe Biden responds to criticism after calling Pence a ‘decent guy’  —  Biden faces criticism after calling Pence a ‘decent guy’  —  Omaha, Nebraska (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden responded to criticism Thursday after he called Vice President Mike Pence a “decent guy” during a speech in Omaha …

Ilhan Omar says she does not recognize Venezuelan interim president, defying Dem leadership, Western governments  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is under fire for previously attending a travel delegation sponsored by ‘Witness for Peace’  —  Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar said she does …

What's So Funny About Amy Klobuchar's Bad Temper?  —  Amy Klobuchar, by some accounts, is a tyrannical boss, prone to paroxysms of anger and frustration that have her hurling insults and even physical objects toward staff — a management style that has left a trail of shaken and humiliated former employees.

An 11-year-old pleaded for an abortion after she was raped.  She was forced to give birth.  —  An 11-year-old rape victim gave birth in Argentina on Tuesday after she was apparently denied an abortion by authorities, infuriating women's rights advocates in the country who have fought to legalize the procedure.

Trump recruitment failure sets off alarms over 2020  —  President Donald Trump wants to raise $1 billion for his reelection.  But his top advisers worry that the super PAC at the center of that effort is hurting, lacking a high-wattage leader who can cajole millionaire and billionaire donors to fork over huge sums.