In Trump Country, Shock at Trump Budget Cuts, but Still Loyalty  —  TULSA, Okla. — Rhonda McCracken is a kindergarten teacher and a Republican who voted for President Trump.  Now she's wrestling with the consequences.  —  McCracken's deep-rooted conservatism is matched by a passion …

Michael Flynn Failed to Disclose Payments From Russian Propaganda Network  —  Former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn initially failed to inform federal ethics officials of payments from a state-sponsored Russian propaganda outfit, according to newly released documents.

Bill O'Reilly Thrives at Fox News, Even as Harassment Settlements Add Up  —  About $13 million has been paid out over the years to address complaints from women about Mr. O'Reilly's behavior.  He denies the claims have merit.  —  For nearly two decades, Bill O'Reilly has been Fox News's top asset …

George Takei Has Bombshell Announcement, And Washington Is Reeling  —  George Takei and his husband Brad have been long time Los Angelinos, so when word got out that they were scoping property out in rural Tulare County, California, people grew curious as to why.

Trump Couple, Now White House Employees, Can't Escape Conflict Laws  —  WASHINGTON — The husband-and-wife team of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, now both senior federal government officials, has been alongside President Trump as the White House has hosted dozens of chief executives and a handful of world leaders in recent weeks.

Judge: Lawsuit against Trump, supporters can proceed  —  Trump's urging during a Louisville campaign rally for those in the crowd to deal with protesters - “Get 'em out of here” did encourage use of violence and lawlessness.  —  CONNECT  —  A federal judge in Louisville said in a ruling …

Police arrests are plummeting across California, fueling alarm and questions  —  Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Anthony Federico talks to a homeless couple in Compton after getting a report about a public disturbance.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)  —  In 2013, something changed on the streets of Los Angeles.

Sanders defends Trump voters: I don't think they're racists, sexists or homophobes  —  (I) on Friday defended voters of President Trump, saying that the election was Democrats' to lose and that the party needs to better represent the working-class voters who supported Trump and other GOP lawmakers

Window closing for Congress to roll back Obama-era regulations  —  The window for Republicans to roll back Obama-era rules is closing.  —  Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress has a brief period of time to quickly revoke regulations passed in the final months of Barack Obama  —  's administration.

Maher: It Looks Like Russia ‘Installed’ ‘Trump and His Crime Family’ 'To Loot and Destroy America  —  During an interview with author, “Stone Cold Truth” host, and Trump adviser Roger Stone Jr. on Friday's broadcast of HBO's “Real Time with Bill Maher,” host and comedian Bill Maher argued …

Trump tells NBC to stop covering Russia story  —  President Trump on Saturday called for NBC News to devote more attention to his unproven claims that President Obama spied on him and stop covering the investigations into Russia's interference in the election.

Democrats Know the Election Was Legitimate but Persist in a Dangerous Fraud  —  Putin is smiling.  —  orrifying!" inveighed an indignant Hillary Clinton at the last presidential debate, less than three weeks before Election Day.  What so horrified her?  Donald Trump's refusal to pledge …

Omarosa's White House gig is her first steady job in a while  —  400 Shares  —  Omarosa Manigault's new job as a White House liaison may be the most regular paycheck she's had in a while.  —  President Trump's apprentice-turned-adviser had relatively modest income before joining the White House …

FBI probing whether Trump aides helped Russian intel in early 2016  —  CBS News has learned that U.S. investigators are looking into whether Trump campaign representatives had a role in helping Russian intelligence as it carried out cyberattacks on the Democratic National Committee and other political targets in March 2016.

Suspects in death of teen are gang members, Bedford County sheriff says  —  Three Salvadoran MS-13 gang members have been charged with second-degree murder in relation to the death of 17-year-old Raymond Wood, Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown announced Friday afternoon.

adventures in garbage millennial confirmation bias  —  The following is a guest post by Emily Beam.  —  There are few things more satisfying than finding another reason that millenials are the worst.  They're narcissistic, coddled, unpatriotic, racist, and nervous about free speech.

Feds accuse Giuliani of undermining officials in Turkish banker case  —  SEE ALSO  —  Federal prosecutors in Manhattan accused former Mayor Rudy Giuliani of going over their heads to “other officials in the US government” in an effort to get charges tossed against a wealthy …

Tom Price Intervened on Rule That Would Hurt Drug Profits, the Same Day He Acquired Drug Stock  —  On the same day the stockbroker for then-Georgia Congressman Tom Price bought him up to $90,000 of stock in six pharmaceutical companies last year, Price arranged to call a top U.S. health official …

More and more reports are coming out that show the Obama administration had surveilled the Trump campaign, the White House said Friday.  —  White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer highlighted two during the White House press briefing.  —  One was an interview on March 2 …