Trump Is Said to Know of Payment to Storm Daniels Months Before He Denied It  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump knew about a six-figure payment that Michael D. Cohen, his personal lawyer, made to a pornographic film actress several months before he denied any knowledge of it to reporters aboard Air Force …

2 F.B.I. Officials, Once Key Advisers to Comey, Leave the Bureau  —  WASHINGTON — Two top F.B.I. aides who worked alongside the former director James B. Comey as he navigated one of the most politically tumultuous periods in the bureau's history resigned on Friday.

UK regulator orders Cambridge Analytica to release data on US voter  —  In landmark cross-border decision, Information Commissioner's Office gives company 30 days to comply with David Carroll's request  —  Cambridge Analytica has been ordered to hand over all the data and personal information …

Kerry quietly seeking to salvage Iran deal he helped craft  —  WASHINGTON — John Kerry's bid to save one of his most significant accomplishments as secretary of state took him to New York on a Sunday afternoon two weeks ago, where, more than a year after he left office …

Native American Brothers Pulled From Campus Tour After ‘Nervous’ Mother Calls Police  —  A pair of Native American brothers who had traveled seven hours to tour Colorado State University this week had their visit cut short after a parent on their tour reported them to the campus police.

At His Ranch, John McCain Shares Memories and Regrets With Friends  —  PHOENIX — When former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. traveled to Senator John McCain's Arizona ranch last Sunday to spend a few hours with his ailing friend, the two reminisced about the “crazy senators” they had served with …

Navalny Detained In Moscow At Anti-Putin Rally  —  MOSCOW — Aleksei Navalny was detained by police at a demonstration against President Vladimir Putin on May 5 in Moscow, part of a nationwide protest action organized by the Russian opposition leader.  —  Navalny was taken into custody …

Trump's Dangerous Global Retreat  —  The Eurofighter Typhoon is Germany's premier front-line jet fighter.  This week, Der Spiegel reported that just four of the Luftwaffe's 128 Typhoons are combat ready.  You read that right: four.  Also, not one of the German Navy's six submarines …

Trump Turns to Outsiders, Not White House Staff, for Key Advice  —  The perils of that approach were evident Friday when Rudy Giuliani clarified his comments on the$130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is increasingly relying on longtime outside advisers rather …

California Now World's 5th Largest Economy, Surpassing UK  —  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's economy has surpassed that of the United Kingdom to become the world's fifth largest, according to new federal data made public Friday.  —  California's gross domestic product rose by $127 billion …

Major quake hits Hawaii, prompts further volcano eruptions  —  Thousands of people have been told to leave their homes on Hawaii's Big Island following the eruption of the Kilauea volcano  —  Leilani Estates (United States) (AFP) - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook Hawaii's Big Island on Friday …

As a willing warrior for Trump, Sarah Sanders struggles to maintain credibility  —  The West Wing shouting match was so loud that more than a dozen staffers heard it.  —  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders cursed and yelled at White House counsel Donald McGahn during …

Donald Trump's NRA speech, fact-checked  —  After a week of news about Stormy Daniels, President Donald Trump headed to Dallas to speak to members of the National Rifle Association.  —  Trump repeated talking points against gun control, warned against illegal immigration, and complained about Democratic obstruction and the media.

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter execs showed up at Stanford Law School to discuss fake news and hate speech, and their verdict was that people need to stop freaking out  —  Juniper Downs (center), head of global policy at YouTube and Nich Pickles (right), senior public policy at UK Twitter during a panel discussion at Stanford Law School

Fried Bologna Sandwiches Are Everything America Needs Right Now  —  “My grandmother would always fry our bologna sandwiches; that's because fried bologna is good for your soul.”  —  “Doesn't bologna remind you of being a kid?,” asks chef Craig Deihl of Hello, Sailor.

House Intel report: Comey testified FBI agents saw no ‘physical indications of deception’ by Flynn  —  Former FBI Director James Comey testified to the House Intelligence Committee that FBI agents did not believe that Michael Flynn, who was national security adviser, intentionally lied …

Defense bill would allow sanctions waivers for some allies buying Russian weapons  —  The annual defense policy bill would establish a “special rule” allowing the Trump administration to waive some sanctions on U.S. allies for buying Russian weapons.  —  The sanctions in question were required …

The great test for Trump's border wall: Texas' Rio Grande Valley  —  ROMA, Texas — The moon narrowed to a sliver as several migrants paddled a raft across the Rio Grande to the banks of this small Texas border town and scrambled up well-worn dirt trails through thorny mesquite into a cluster of shabby houses.

Most voters have become numb to each new Trump scandal because they don't believe what he says anyway  — Most Americans have considered Trump dishonest throughout his time in office.  They judge his character indecent.  But that no longer drives change in their judgments of his presidency.

Murkowski: Mueller should follow Russia inquiry ‘wherever it takes him’  —  FAIRBANKS - Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said this week that the Russia investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller III should be allowed to proceed to its natural end and that she would support legislation approved …

An Interview With Robin Hanson, the Sex Redistribution Professor  —  Earlier this week, I published an article asking whether Robin Hanson was the “creepiest economist in America.”  The George Mason University professor had become Twitter-notorious for a blog post in which he used …

Berkeley task force blames conservatives for leftist violence  — The UC-Berkeley Commission on Free Speech claims that conservative students are to blame for last year's destructive leftist riots because they invited speakers to campus who were “likely to incite a violent reaction.”

NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY CALLS ON COMPANIES TO END IRAN TRADE  —  Grenell is sharp critic of Iran's nuclear program and a strong supporter of the Jewish state.  —  Richard Grenell, the newly confirmed US ambassador to Germany, said in an exclusive interview with Fox News on Thursday …

Rudy Giuliani has hit rock bottom … To be a prelapsarian conservative in America today — as that creed was understood before 2016 — means getting used to heartbreak.  One after another, conservatives that I have admired and respected — Paul D. Ryan, Marco Rubio, Tom Cotton, Bill Bennett …