Sutherland Springs church shooter escaped mental health facility months after attack on wife, child  —  Police report shows Kelley made death threats against military superiors  —  HOUSTON - Channel 2 Investigates uncovered law enforcement documents showing Devin Kelley escaped …

Omarosa's West Wing bridal adventure highlights broader dysfunction  —  One Saturday in early April, Omarosa Manigault caused a stir in the White House.  —  The “Apprentice” villain turned senior White House official brought members of her 39-person bridal party to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue …

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Senator Menendez Juror Asks Trial Judge: ‘What Is a Senator?’  —  On their first full day of jury deliberations at the bribery trial of Senator Robert Menendez, a juror asked the judge a basic question: What is a senator?  —  U.S. District Judge William Walls declined to answer the question …

Tax hike reports throw Republicans on political defensive  —  House Republicans are on the defensive after a new analysis, the latest in a string, shows some middle-income people would see tax increases under their plan to rewrite the tax code.  —  While most taxpayers — 61 percent …

Poll: Views of Democratic Party hit lowest mark in 25 years  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Favorable views of the Democratic Party have dropped to their lowest mark in more than a quarter century of polling, according to new numbers from a CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

The Case Of Wilbur Ross' Phantom $2 Billion  —  Fresh off a tour through Thailand, Laos and China, United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Jr. picked up the phone on a Sunday afternoon in October to discuss something deeply personal: how much money he has.

CIA Director Met Advocate of Disputed DNC Hack Theory — at Trump's Request  —  CIA Director Mike Pompeo met late last month with a former U.S. intelligence official who has become an advocate for a disputed theory that the theft of the Democratic National Committee's emails during …

Congresswoman tolerated abusive behavior by top aide, female ex-staffers say  —  A lawmaker pushing for a more aggressive response to sexual harassment on Capitol Hill has kept her chief of staff on payroll despite receiving multiple complaints by women in her office about his behavior toward them, according to several former aides.

NBC/WSJ Poll: In ‘Trump Counties,’ More Say U.S. Is Worse Off Than Better Off  —  WASHINGTON — One year after Donald Trump's shocking election upset, many Americans who live in the key counties that propelled him to victory remain unconvinced that the country is better off now that he's in the White House …

Carter Page Coordinated Russia Trip With Top Trump Campaign Officials  —  WASHINGTON — Former Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page, who has come under scrutiny in the investigation of Russian election interference, told a House committee that he sought permission for a July 2016 trip to Moscow …

The Latest: Trump ‘frustrated’ by cancelled visit to DMZ  —  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's trip to Asia (all times local):  —  The White House says President Donald Trump is disappointed that his surprise trip to the DMZ was thwarted by bad weather.

Jeff Sessions' DOJ Drops Prosecution Of Woman Who Laughed At Jeff Sessions  —  Desiree Fairooz was set to face her second trial in connection with her arrest for laughing during Sessions' confirmation hearing for attorney general.  —  WASHINGTON Justice Department prosecutors have dropped …

Manhattan D.A. Plans to Present Harvey Weinstein Case to Grand Jury Next Week: Sources  —  The development comes after NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce told reporters Friday that they were gathering evidence for a possible rape arrest of Weinstein  —  The Manhattan district attorney …

Disney Ends Ban on Los Angeles Times Amid Fierce Backlash  —  Amid a growing backlash, the Walt Disney Company on Tuesday reversed its decision to bar The Los Angeles Times from press screenings of its movies following an investigation by the newspaper into the media giant's business dealings in Anaheim.

Facebook's fake news experiment backfires  —  A Facebook test that promoted comments containing the word fake to the top of news feeds has been criticised by users.  —  The trial, which Facebook says has now concluded, aimed to prioritise “comments that indicate disbelief”.

Facebook asks users for nude photos in project to combat revenge porn  —  In Australia pilot effort, company will ‘hash’ images, converting them into digital fingerprints that prevent any other attempts to upload the same pictures … Facebook is asking users to send the company their nude photos …

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Fusion GPS official met with Russian operative before and after Trump Jr. sit-down  —  The co-founder of Fusion GPS, the firm behind the unverified Trump dossier, met with a Russian lawyer before and after a key meeting she had last year with Trump's son, Fox News has learned.