A second White House aide has resigned amid past domestic abuse allegations, which he denies  —  The abrupt departure of speechwriter David Sorensen comes after his former wife claimed that he was violent and emotionally abusive during their turbulent two-and-a-half-year marriage — allegations that he vehemently denied.

American Spies Paid $100,000 to Russian Who Wanted to Sell Material on Trump  —  BERLIN — After months of secret negotiations, a shadowy Russian bilked American spies out of $100,000 last year, promising to deliver stolen National Security Agency cyberweapons in a deal that he insisted …

No. 3 Official at the Justice Department Is Stepping Down  —  WASHINGTON — Rachel L. Brand, the No. 3 official at the Justice Department, plans to step down after nine months on the job as the country's top law enforcement agency has been under attack by President Trump, according to two people briefed on her decision.

Trump Blocks Release of Memo Rebutting Republican Claims  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump blocked on Friday the release of a classified Democratic memo rebutting Republican claims that top federal law enforcement officials had abused their surveillance powers in spying on a former Trump campaign aide …

The Smearing of Woody Allen  —  Soon after Rolling Stone published a sensational — and, as it turned out, false — account of a gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity, Richard Bradley, the editor of Worth magazine, suspected that something was amiss.

‘House of Cards’ Star Reg E. Cathey Dead From Cancer at 59  —  ‘House of Cards’ Star — Reg E. Cathey Dead at 59  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Reginald E. Cathey, who had huge roles in “House of Cards” and “The Wire,” has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  The beloved actor passed away at his home in New York, surrounded by friends and family.

Breaking with tradition, Trump skips president's written intelligence report and relies on oral briefings … For much of the past year, President Trump has declined to participate in a practice followed by the past seven of his predecessors: He rarely if ever reads the President's Daily Brief …

Minnesota Rep. Rick Nolan Won't Seek Re-Election  —  Minnesota Rep. Rick Nolan announced Friday he won't run for re-election, opening up a top targeted seat for Republicans in 2018.  —  “There is a time and a purpose for everything and now is the time for me to pass the baton to the next generation,” Nolan said in a statement.

Kim Jong Un Invites South Korea's Moon to Summit in Pyongyang  —  The rare meeting could risk splitting U.S.-South Korea pact  —  Kim Jong Un's sister delivered invite from brother at lunch  —  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in to meet in Pyongyang …

Fox News Host Questions Why Rubio's ‘Covering for’ Mark Warner: ‘How Deep Is the Deep State?’  —  As Fox News' The Five discussed the Democratic rebuttal memo and Christopher Steele this afternoon, guest host Rachel Campos-Duffy questioned Marco Rubio's defense of a Democratic colleague.

I have very sad news.  My two and a half year year old son Henry has passed away.  Henry had been diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2016, shortly after his first birthday, following persistent vomiting and weight loss.  He had surgery to remove the tumor and further treatment through the early part of 2017.

L.A. federal judge rules that a key tool in Trump's immigration crackdown effort is illegal  —  A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that police departments violate the Constitution if they detain inmates at the request of immigration agents, marking the latest legal setback …

Bannon: ‘Anti-patriarchy movement’ will ‘undo ten thousand years of recorded history’  —  The ups and downs of the Bannon insurgency  —  Steve Bannon, the former White House chief strategist, is quoted in a new edition of the book “Devil's Bargain” as sharply criticizing what he terms the …

Newsweek Editors Blast Exec to His Face: 'What You're Doing Is Bulls**t.  You Don't Understand Journalism.' … During a private meeting with editors this week, a top Newsweek executive blamed his own journalists for the magazine's recent turmoil and refused to answer whether the company committed financial crimes.

When Your Tweet About Drowning Republicans Ends Up on ‘FOX & Friends’  —  “I maybe did not turn the most delicate phrase when I said that conservative students should be drowned.”  —  If we lived in a better world, this article wouldn't exist.  In that better world, one man's troll …