Trump Lawyer Marc Kasowitz Threatens Stranger in Emails: ‘Watch Your Back , Bitch’  —  After hearing Rachel Maddow discuss our recent story about Kasowitz, a man emailed the attorney urging him to resign.  Kasowitz responded with threats and profanity.  —  Marc Kasowitz, President Trump's …

Peter W. Smith, GOP operative who sought Clinton's emails from Russian hackers, committed suicide, records show  —  In late June 2017, the Wall Street Journal published a story about a longtime Republican political operative from the Chicago area.  His name was Peter Smith and the story focused …

Excerpts From Trump's Conversation With Journalists on Air Force One  —  The following are excerpts, as prepared and released on Thursday by the White House, from a conversation aboard Air Force One between President Trump and members of the press corps as they flew to Paris on Wednesday night.

Newly released security document confirms Jeff Sessions “successfully misled the FBI”  —  Forced by court order to release his security clearance form, the document confirms Attorney General Jeff Sessions omitted all mention of his previous contacts with Russians.

GOP Health Bill Steers Cash to the Home State of a Reluctant Senator  —  Alaska would benefit disproportionately from funding formula  —  Senator Lisa Murkowski has been a holdout on Republican bill  —  Call it the Polar Payoff.  —  Changes made to the Republican legislation …

Leaked Documents Suggest Secretive Billionaire Trump Donors Are Milo's Patrons  —  Photo illustration by BuzzFeed News; Getty Images  —  Secretive hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer and his family launched themselves into the top rank of American power through a series …

Gov. Brian Sandoval: ‘Great concern’ over new Senate GOP health care bill  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Providence, Rhode Island (CNN)Gov. Brian Sandoval expressed “great concern” Thursday with the new Senate Republican health care bill and said he plans to meet one-on-one with top administration officials …

Two Former Employees of House Member Indicted On Federal Charges in Cyberstalking Case  —  WASHINGTON - Two former staff employees of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives have been indicted following an investigation into the circulation of private, nude images and videos of the member …

Steve Bannon misreports $2 million debt in financial disclosure  —  Top Trump adviser to amend filing after Center for Public Integrity questions  —  White House Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon failed to properly disclose more than $2 million in mortgage debt on his required financial disclosure form …

Federal Judge Says Trump Travel Ban Can't Keep Out Grandparents And Other Family Members  —  The federal judge in Hawaii who initially put President Trump's revised travel and refugee ban on hold on Thursday placed limits on the administration's recent rules enforcing a limited version of that ban.

Once again the press is wrong.  —  Once again the press is wrong.  First of all, I've got 15 days from my announcement to file paperwork with the FEC!  Second, I'm not signed to Warner Bros!!! - which simple fact-checking would have revealed.  I have recently worked out a unique deal with BMG …

Beto O'Rourke raises more than Ted Cruz in second quarter  —  U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, posted a strong first fundraising quarter as a Senate candidate.  —  Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's fundraising numbers.

Trump Tells First Lady of France: 'You're in Such Good Shape'  —  Shortly after President Trump arrived in France on Friday for an official visit, he took a moment to tell the country's first lady, Brigitte Macron, what he thought of her physical appearance.

Kid Rock's Senate Run Is a Terrifying New Normal  —  Kid Rock—the goofy sobriquet of Robert James Ritchie, the forty-seven-year-old rapping rock star from Detroit—has been an inscrutable presence on the American political scene for several years now, and on Wednesday afternoon he appeared …

WATCH: Dem NYC council member tells constituents that it's harder being rich than being poor  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A Democratic New York City Council member this week told his constituents that being a rich person was much more difficult than being a poor person.

Opioid Crisis vs. the War on Drugs: A Double Standard? … Opioid addiction and related deaths disproportionately affect both poor, rural white communities and middle class, suburban white communities.  Also, many addicts are introduced to opioids through prescription drugs …

In Trump Country, Russia scandal doesn't resonate  —  WAYNESBORO, TENNESSEE — There's a little piece of Russia in the heart of Trump Country, USA.  —  Urals, Russian-made motorcycles, sit outside Mike's Cycle and Marine in Waynesboro, about 100 miles southwest of Nashville.

Florida state attorney pulled over in traffic stop that goes nowhere fast  —  (CNN)A Florida state attorney who was pulled over in a traffic stop said she hopes to use the incident as a teachable moment for the community.  —  Aramis Ayala is Florida's first and only black elected state attorney.