Exclusive: Manafort's former son-in-law cuts plea deal, to cooperate with government: sources  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former son-in-law of Paul Manafort, the one-time chairman of President Donald Trump's campaign, has cut a plea deal with the Justice Department that requires him to cooperate …

‘Bigger than Watergate’: Trump joins push by allies to expose role of an FBI source … President Trump's allies are waging an increasingly aggressive campaign to undercut the Russia investigation by exposing the role of a top-secret FBI source.  The effort reached new heights Thursday …

Responding to Leaks, White House Limits Number of Staff in Daily Meeting  —  WASHINGTON — The White House communications office has canceled a large daily morning meeting in response to the leak of a joke about Senator John McCain being close to death that a staff member made at one of those meetings …

Kushners Near Deal With Qatar-Linked Company for Troubled Tower  —  The company controlled by the family of the White House adviser Jared Kushner is close to receiving a bailout of its financially troubled flagship building by a company with ties to the government of Qatar, according to executives briefed on the deal.

Here's What We Know About Aaron Schlossberg, The Racist New York Lawyer Who Berated People For Speaking In Spanish  —  Aaron M. Schlossberg, the Manhattan attorney who was caught in a viral racist rant against people speaking Spanish, has been caught on video and in photos being a bigot in at least four more instances over two years.

Congressional Candidates, Not Mueller, Could Decide Trump's Future  —  For months, the political world has treated Robert S. Mueller III as the arbiter of President Trump's fate: Hopeful Democrats have theorized about the damage Mr. Mueller's investigation might inflict.

Trump Administration to Tie Health Facilities' Funding to Abortion Restrictions  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to announce on Friday a new policy barring Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health organizations from providing or mentioning abortions at any facility …

Sources Say Cohen Financial Records Not Missing, Just Restricted  —  Three sources told BuzzFeed News that Treasury Department officials have taken the highly unusual step of restricting access to suspicious activity reports.  —  Records pertaining to the financial activities …

Media outlets take Trump out of context to suggest he called undocumented immigrants ‘animals’  —  Several news organizations took remarks President Donald Trump made Wednesday out of context to suggest he was referring to undocumented immigrants at large as “animals,” when in context it appears …

The Definitive Story Of How Trump's Team Worked The Trump Moscow Deal During The Campaign  —  On the day of the third Republican presidential debate, Trump personally signed the letter of intent.  —  All through the hot summer campaign of 2016, as Donald Trump and his aides dismissed talk …

The Las Vegas Shooter Went On An Anti-Government Rant Weeks Before His Deadly Attack  —  Witnesses say Stephen Paddock went on an anti-government rant while trying to buy firearm paraphernalia weeks before killing 58 people on the Las Vegas Strip.  —  Just weeks before Stephen Paddock killed 58 people …

On Nantucket, wealthy residents oppose housing for seasonal employees  —  NANTUCKET — Beside the ninth hole of the Miacomet Golf Course, there's a large paved lot with a sprawling mechanic's garage and equipment depot, big tanks of diesel fuel, industrial-sized trash bins, and scores of lawn mowers and other vehicles.

Ryan and McCarthy collide over immigration  —  Behind the scenes, the speaker and his potential successor have been pulling in different directions on an effort to force a vote to help Dreamers.  —  Paul Ryan and his longtime No. 2, Kevin McCarthy, have maintained a unified public front on immigration …

Donald Trump Can't Stop Discovery in ‘Apprentice’ Alum's Defamation Lawsuit  —  An appeals court denies the president's motion for a stay while the appeal plays out.  —  A New York appeals court has refused Donald Trump's bid to pause discovery in the defamation lawsuit brought by former Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos.

How Baby Boomers Broke America  —  Brill, the author of Tailspin, is the founder of Court TV and the American Lawyer  —  ONE  —  Lately, most Americans, regardless of their political leanings, have been asking themselves some version of the same question: How did we get here?

Richard Pipes, Historian of Russia and Reagan Aide, Dies at 94  —  Richard Pipes, the author of a monumental, sharply polemical series of historical works on Russia, the Russian Revolution and the Bolshevik regime, and a top adviser to the Reagan administration on Soviet and Eastern European policy …

“People's Heads Are Blowing Up”: As Fox News Installs a Meditation Room, Staffers Worry the Conservative Network Is Going Full Woke  —  Sexual harassment training, a new trans-inclusive policy, and (in Ollie North's old office!)  Muslim prayer rugs.  In Roger Ailes's old haunts, it's not the 50s anymore.