The Highly-Anticipated 2017 Fake News Awards  —  2017 was a year of unrelenting bias, unfair news coverage, and even downright fake news.  Studies have shown that over 90% of the media's coverage of President Trump is negative.  —  Below are the winners of the 2017 Fake News Awards.

FBI investigating whether Russian money went to NRA to help Trump  —  WASHINGTON  —  The FBI is investigating whether a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to help Donald Trump win the presidency, two sources familiar with the matter have told McClatchy.

John Kelly risks a Steve Bannon moment  —  Late last night, a few hours after Fox News aired Bret Baier's interview with John Kelly, a source close to the president told me Trump would explode when he saw what his chief of staff said.  The source — who has spent a lot of time with Trump …

Exclusive: Exercise?  I get more than people think, Trump says  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Do not expect U.S. President Donald Trump to hit the gym, despite his doctor's orders.  —  He gets plenty of exercise on the golf course and at the White House complex, the president told Reuters on Wednesday.

Inside the room: What Steve Bannon told Congress  —  Steve Bannon made one conspicuous slip up in his closed-door hearing on Tuesday with the House Intelligence Committee, according to four sources with direct knowledge of the confidential proceedings.  Bannon admitted that he'd had conversations …

“Harvey's Concern Was Who Did Him In”: Inside Harvey Weinstein's Frantic Final Days  —  Before the story of his alleged abuses broke in October, Harvey Weinstein hunkered down in his Tribeca bunker—even as the producer refused to believe the end was near.  —  HOLLYWOOD 2018

Is Trump's doctor okay?  —  Examining the White House physician's briefing on President Trump's physical, I was alarmed — not about the president's health, but the doctor's.  —  Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson was so effusive in extolling the totally amazing, surpassingly marvelous …

World's Approval of U.S. Leadership Drops to New Low  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — One year into Donald Trump's presidency, the image of U.S. leadership is weaker worldwide than it was under his two predecessors.  Median approval of U.S. leadership across 134 countries and areas stands at a new low of 30%, according to a new Gallup report.

‘Vision, Chutzpah and Some Testosterone’  —  The Times editorial board has been sharply critical of the Trump presidency, on grounds of policy and personal conduct.  Not all readers have been persuaded.  In the spirit of open debate, and in hopes of helping readers who agree with us better understand …

Trump at one year: Low job approval, but economy is good - CBS News poll  —  A year after President Donald Trump was sworn into office, he continues to receive historically low and highly partisan approval ratings, despite widely positive views of the economy.

Republicans scramble to try to avert government shutdown as deadline nears  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)House Republican leaders are moving toward a vote Thursday to avoid a shutdown, but as a new day dawns in Washington, it's still unclear if GOP leaders have enough support to keep the government open.

With Trump's Visit to Pennsylvania, G.O.P. Scrambles to Save a House Seat  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans are scrambling to save a heavily conservative House seat in western Pennsylvania, dispatching President Trump to the district on Thursday while preparing a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign …

Inside Obama's midterm campaign plans  —  Since leaving office, Barack Obama has struggled with how to do what no modern president has: take on his successor.  —  Over the past year, he's appeared at rallies, done a robocall, made a few endorsements.  His office in Washington's West End neighborhood …

Majority Of Americans See Trump's First Year As A Failure  —  As President Trump approaches the one-year anniversary of his inauguration, a majority of Americans think his first year in office has been a failure — and that he's divided the nation.  —  A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds …

Sorority sister speaks out on racist videos that got her booted from college  —  A student at the University of Alabama has been expelled from the school and kicked out of a sorority after she posted racist videos on social media in which she repeatedly used the n-word.

Twitter may alert users exposed to Russian propaganda  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter says it's exploring ways to notify millions of users if they were exposed to Russian propaganda.  —  The social media service is working to identify and inform individuals who saw tweets from Kremlin-linked …

What MSU knew: 14 warned of Nassar abuse  —  8 WOMEN REPORTED ABUSE CLAIMS, AT LEAST ONE OF WHICH REACHED PRESIDENT  —  Reports of sexual misconduct by Dr. Larry Nassar reached at least 14 Michigan State University representatives in the two decades before his arrest, with no fewer …

U.S. troops will stay in Syria to counter ‘strategic’ threat from Iran … BEIRUT — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday committed the United States to an indefinite military presence in Syria, citing a range of policy goals that extend far beyond the defeat of the Islamic State as conditions for American troops to go home.

Trump officials weigh keeping national parks open even if government shuts down  —  The Trump administration is drawing up plans to keep hundreds of national parks and monuments open to the public if the government shuts down this weekend, a precedent-setting change aimed at blunting anger over the disruption of federal services.

Sources: Rupert Murdoch Was Hospitalized with Serious Back Injury  —  The accident, which happened on his son Lachlan's yacht, comes at a delicate time for the 86-year-old's empire.  —  Rupert Murdoch suffered a serious back injury while vacationing on his son Lachlan's yacht in the Caribbean earlier …