New Allegations Emerge Against Ronny Jackson as White House Digs In  —  WASHINGTON — Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, the White House physician nominated to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, provided “a large supply” of Percocet, a prescription opioid, to a White House military office staff member …

Inside the Confidential N.F.L. Meeting to Discuss National Anthem Protests  —  N.F.L. owners, players and league executives, about 30 in all, convened urgently at the league's headquarters on Park Avenue in October, nearly a month after President Trump began deriding the league and its players over protests during the national anthem.

HUD Secretary Ben Carson to propose rent increases for low-income Americans receiving federal housing subsidies … U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Wednesday will propose to increase the amount low-income households are expected to pay for rent as well as require …

Another Special Election, Another Really Bad Sign For The GOP  —  One might describe Arizona's 8th Congressional District as ... nondescript.  Covering portions of Phoenix's northern and western suburbs, including the Arizona Cardinals' home stadium, the district isn't all that geographically …

Don Blankenship, West Virginia Candidate, Lives Near Las Vegas and Mulled Chinese Citizenship  —  KEYSER, W.Va. — Don Blankenship is running for the United States Senate as a proud West Virginian with Appalachian roots, but his primary residence is a $2.4 million villa with palm trees and an infinity pool near Las Vegas.

Key Justices Seem Skeptical of Challenge to Trump's Travel Ban  —  WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices asked tough questions of both sides on Wednesday in weighing President Trump's authority to impose a travel ban, which restricts entry into the United States from several predominantly Muslim nations …

North Korea's nuclear test site has collapsed ... and that may be why Kim Jong-un suspended tests  —  The mountain's collapse after a fifth blast last fall has led to the creation of a massive ‘chimney’ that could leak radioactive fallout into the air, researchers have found

Exclusive: Expelled spies included Russians suspected of tracking compatriots who resettled in US  —  Trump expels 60 Russian diplomats over UK attack  —  Washington (CNN)Among the dozens of Russian diplomats the US expelled last month were suspected spies who US law enforcement …

Ronan Farrow: Hillary Clinton Tried to Cancel Interview Because I Was Reporting on Weinstein Story  —  Ronan Farrow appeared on Good Morning America Wednesday to talk about his new book, and made a revelation about an interview he was slated to have with Hillary Clinton.

Suspect in Golden State killer case is arrested after decades of searching  —  Authorities have arrested a man suspected of being one of California's most prolific serial killers and rapists — the Golden State killer.  —  According to law enforcement sources who were unauthorized …

The officers pulled over a car whose Nevada registration had expired.  The car was driven by a male friend of her daughter, who was a passenger in the back seat  —  The daughter had called her mother after the vehicle was pulled over as they were driving along Route 9W in Bergen County on March 31.

NBC Bet $69 Million on Megyn Kelly—Then Viewers Vanished  —  The former Fox News star was supposed to bring a bigger audience for ‘Today,’ but ratings declines and high costs have dragged down a critical franchise  —  Megyn Kelly was supposed to bring star power to NBC News and a bigger …

How Scott Pruitt Plans to Defend Himself on Capitol Hill: Spread the Blame  —  WASHINGTON — As Scott Pruitt, the embattled head of the Environmental Protection Agency, prepares to testify before Congress on Thursday amid a series of spending and ethics investigations, an internal E.P …

What's Robert Mueller's next big move?  Here are 9 possibilities.  —  Recent reports suggest intriguing possibilities for where the investigation is going.  —  What's the next shoe that will drop in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation?  —  Mueller's team won't say publicly …

Media Matters Says No Boycott for Joy Reid, Blasts ‘Right-Wing Chicanery’  —  “There's no corrective action they seek here.  Just revenge,” Angelo Carusone tells TheWrap  —  Media Matters for America will not launch any advertiser boycott against Joy Reid.

Giuliani reopens negotiations about presidential interview with Mueller, but cautions special counsel that Trump remains resistant  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's new personal lawyer dealing with the ongoing probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election …

Emmanuel Macron's Address to Congress Was Full of Criticism for President Trump  —  French President Emmanuel Macron critiqued the nationalist rhetoric and policies of President Donald Trump in his address to Congress Wednesday.  The speech highlighted that, despite the public displays …

Will anyone leave the Trump administration with an intact reputation? … It is one of the inevitable characteristics of politics that when you work for a politician, you end up sharing the blame for their misdeeds, fairly or not.  I'm sure there were many ethical people who worked …

Louisiana GOP pushes back on anti-bestiality bill over fears it could undo sodomy ban  —  Some Louisiana state Republicans are pushing back against a measure in the Baton Rouge Legislature to toughen bestiality laws over fears it could lead to the repeal of the state's unconstitutional ban on sodomy.

Kirsten Gillibrand Unveils A Public Option For Banking  —  The idea would provide a low-cost alternative to payday loans — and it might just save the Postal Service, too.  —  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is introducing legislation Wednesday that would require every U.S. post office …

Democrats Learning the Limits of Base-First Politics  —  A tale of two Senate races: Despite Beto O'Rourke's historic money haul, Democrats aren't optimistic he can win in Texas, but in Tennessee, a centrist former governor is putting a surprising race in play.

We've issued the following statement following reports of social media posts being made in relation to Alder Hey Hospital and the ongoing situation with Alfie Evans:  —  Chief Inspector Chris Gibson said: “Merseyside Police has been made aware of a number of social media posts …

US falls to 45th on press freedom index, Trump labeled ‘media-bashing enthusiast’  —  Reporters Without Borders has dropped the United States to No. 45 in its annual ranking of press freedom for 180 countries around the world.  —  In the report released Wednesday, the United States received a …

Harry Reid says Trump is damaging the country but warns against impeachment  —  LAS VEGAS — Former Nevada Sen. Harry Reid said he is worried that U.S. institutions have been “decimated” under President Donald Trump and blames Republicans for being lax on Russian election meddling …

The Hidden Hand of a Casino Company in Trump's Contact with Vietnam — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast  —  On Dec. 14, 2016, one month after his election, President-elect Donald Trump had a call with the prime minister of Vietnam.  At a time when foreign governments were scrambling to contact Trump …

Chicago Is Trying to Pay Down Its Debt by Impounding Innocent People's Cars … On June 21, 2016, Chicago police pulled Spencer Byrd over for a broken turn signal.  Byrd says his signal wasn't broken, but that detail would soon be the least of his worries.  Ever since, Byrd has been trapped …

Unearthed photo reveals ‘New Yorker’ Steve Mnuchin enjoys solar eclipses after all  —  When the public first learned about Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's trip aboard a (pricey) military jet to tour Fort Knox last August, it didn't take an astrologer to note the interesting timing of the visit …

In Trump's first year, FISA court denied record number of surveillance orders  —  More surveillance orders were denied during President Donald Trump's first year in office than in the court's history.  —  In its first year, the Trump administration kept one little-known courtroom in the capital busy.

Drew Cloud Is a Well-Known Expert on Student Loans.  One Problem: He's Not Real.  —  Drew Cloud is everywhere.  The self-described journalist who specializes in student-loan debt has been quoted in major news outlets, including The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and CNBC …

THE MEDIA DOESN'T HAVE TO BLOW THE NEXT ELECTION  —  At 4:03 p.m. on October 7, 2016, Washington Post reporter David Farenthold tweeted out a link to his exclusive story about hot mic audio of Donald Trump boasting sexually assaulting women.  —  Twenty-nine minutes later …

Turning Point USA Keeps Accidentally Hiring Racists  —  “I love making racist jokes,” tweeted the woman who replaced the person who wrote, “I HATE BLACK PEOPLE.”  —  Turning Point USA, a nonprofit founded in 2012 by then-19-year-old Charlie Kirk, has exploded in the Trump era.