The conservative health care problem  —  Even before the Senate health care bill is released, conservatives already want to amend it.  Sen. Ted Cruz may try to amend the bill to let insurers sell health plans that don't comply with Affordable Care Act rules — but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …

Trump Said to Not Have Recordings of Conversations With Comey  —  President Donald Trump doesn't have recordings of his conversations with then-FBI Director James Comey, according to a person familiar with the matter, capping weeks of speculation about whether such tapes exist.

Intel chiefs tell investigators Trump suggested they refute collusion with Russians  — Coats and Rogers said interactions with Trump about the Russia investigation were odd, uncomfortable  —  (CNN)Two of the nation's top intelligence officials told Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team …

Exploding cream dispenser kills French fitness blogger  —  A well-known lifestyle blogger in France has been killed by an exploding whipped cream dispenser.  —  Rebecca Burger's death was announced on Facebook in what her family called a “domestic accident”.

Kamala Harris Was Silenced.  Then She Silenced Us.  —  Last week, Senator Kamala Harris, a Democrat from California, made headlines when Republican senators interrupted her at a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee while she interrogated Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Canadian elite special forces sniper makes record-breaking kill shot in Iraq  —  OTTAWA BUREAU CHIEF — The Globe and Mail (includes correction)  —  A sniper with Canada's elite special forces in Iraq has shattered the world record for the longest confirmed kill shot in military history at a staggering distance of 3,540 metres.

Trump Turns an Iowa Rally Into a Venting Session  —  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — President Trump said on Wednesday that he was crafting legislation to bar new immigrants from receiving welfare for at least five years.  He announced the proposal in a conquering-hero-returns speech in Iowa …

MSNBC Gives Conservative Radio Host Hugh Hewitt a Show  —  The commentator is joining MSNBC's Saturday morning lineup, a move that is sure to raise eyebrows at the network and among the network's left-leaning fans.  —  MSNBC, which has been soaring lately in both ratings and in advertising prices …

“Pizzagate” Gunman Is Sentenced To Four Years In Prison  —  Edgar Maddison Welch, who brought loaded guns into a DC pizza restaurant in response to the “Pizzagate” internet conspiracy theory, was sentenced on Thursday to four years in prison. … Edgar Maddison Welch, the North Carolina man …

Some House Democrats says it's time for Pelosi to go  —  (CNN)A small group of House Democrats are publicly saying it's time for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to step aside as the face of the party ahead of the 2018 midterms following Tuesday night's disappointing loss in a special election for a Georgia House seat.

Giving People More Control Over Their Facebook Profile Picture  —  Part of our goal in building global community is understanding the needs of people who use Facebook in specific countries and how we can better serve them.  In India, we've heard that people want more control over their profile pictures …

WATCH: Morning Joe panel slams ‘dear leader’ Trump with horrifying 2-minute mashup of his Iowa lies  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A “Morning Joe” panel examined President Donald Trump's lie-filled rally in Iowa, where his supporters cheered each falsehood and jeered when he attacked the media.

2 Cosby holdouts prevented guilty verdict, juror says  —  In an exclusive interview with ABC News, a juror in the Bill Cosby sexual assault case said that after dozens of hours of grueling deliberations in a tiny room, 10 of the 12 jurors agreed he was guilty on two counts.

Genital mutilation scandal widens to include mothers  —  Detroit — Two mothers were indicted Wednesday and accused of participating in a widening conspiracy that ended with their daughters' genitalia allegedly mutilated by a doctor.  —  The indictment expanded the nation's …

A Cyberattack 'the World Isn't Ready For'  —  NEWARK — There have been times over the last two months when Golan Ben-Oni has felt like a voice in the wilderness.  —  On April 29, someone hit his employer, IDT Corporation, with two cyberweapons that had been stolen from the National Security Agency.

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Spare Me The Principles Lecture  —  I think it was mildly amusing that some loud right-wingers spent a minute disrupting a bunch of New York liberals' conservative murder porn party.  —  There, I said it.  And now, according to some people on the conservative side, I'm not a conservative anymore.