The New York Police Department released a statement on Saturday reiterating their use of force policies after President Donald Trump suggested police officers be more rough with their suspects during a Friday speech to invited law enforcement officers. In a statement emailed to HuffPost, the NYPD…

John F. Kelly, then the homeland security secretary, arrives at the White House for a news conference with President Trump and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on May 18, 2017. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) President Trump is trying to take command of his floundering administration by…

Story highlights Trump to law enforcement officials: 'Please don't be too nice' From Boston to Los Angeles, law enforcement agencies push back (CNN) President Donald Trump's statement encouraging police officers to be "rough" with people they arrest has drawn criticism in law enforcement circles for…

Alabama election officials don’t have to immediately educate impacted people about a change in state voting qualifications that clarified tens of thousands of felons have the right to vote, a federal judge ruled Friday. The ruling came in response to a request from lawyers from the Campaign Legal…

Who doesn’t love going to Outback Steakhouse? Good food, fun times, satanic rituals... wait, what? A recent deep dive by Twitter user @eatmyaesthetics into the restaurant chain’s locations had the internet raising some eyebrows. The user’s tweet has been retweeted more than 100,000 times and has…

WASHINGTON ― Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) urged President Donald Trump to release payments that the federal government owes insurers as part of the Affordable Care Act, firing a salvo in the latest stage of the health care reform fight. Schumer’s reaction came after Trump launched a…

An officer in Indiana who had once been honored for his service saving people was killed by a man he was trying to rescue from an overturned car, police said. Lt. Aaron Allan, a 38-year-old with the Southport Police Department, responded to reports of an overturned car in front of a house on…

Former Vice President Joe Biden personally lobbied Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) before the senator cast a crucial vote taking down a Republican attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act , according to The Washington Post . The call between the two was emotional, according to the Post. McCain was…

Has this Lannister not paid his debts, or is he up against King’s Landing–level deceit? That’s a question for a Los Angeles court after Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , who plays Jaime Lannister on “ Game of Thrones ,” filed a suit on Friday against former manager Jill Littman over two contracts, Deadline…

President Donald Trump was unhappy with Reince Priebus’ decision not to fight back against White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, who publicly humiliated Priebus in a series of interviews this week, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal . Priebus said he privately…

A woman shocked 911 operators in Ohio when she called in to report she had a a 5-foot-long snake wrapped around her neck. “I have a boa constrictor stuck to my face,” the Sheffield Lake woman said on the call, according to Cleveland.com. She added the snake had latched onto her nose and she was…

A male wolf at a zoo in England is caring for his pups alone after their mother was tragically shot last week. Ember, a female Eurasian wolf at Cotswold Wildlife Park in Bradwell Grove, Oxfordshire, was spotted outside the perimeter fence on July 21, the BBC reported Monday . The zoo said at the…

Mindy Kaling still has yet to comment publicly on her reported pregnancy , but Oprah Winfrey has spilled some details. Winfrey, who stars alongside Kaling in Ava DuVernay ’s upcoming “A Wrinkle in Time” adaption, told People Friday that she learned the good news at a press event during Disney’s D23…

Airlines might have to reverse course on those tiny seats. An appeals court panel declared on Friday that federal regulators must consider a petition for review on small seats. Seat sizes have been getting smaller over the years , but the Federal Aviation Administration has no requirements for…

WASHINGTON ― A mayoral race in Birmingham, Alabama, is not normally the kind of thing that liberal activists in New York City and Washington, D.C., get excited about. But these aren’t ordinary times. With President Donald Trump in the White House and all but one congressional special election on the…

It’s the president’s birthday! And what better way to celebrate than with a surprise party? Except at this surprise party, all that awaits the guest of honor is an empty Queens diner, a few balloons and a cake. The attendees, with the exception of the party’s organizer, the vice president, are…

Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. EDITION US Close NOW PLAYING These people attempted to commit crimes, but were thwarted each time. The Morning Email Wake up to the day's most important news. These Attempted Crimes Were Foiled For The Weirdest Reasons…

Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. EDITION US Close NOW PLAYING If you were worried that Spicey’s departure from the White House would make politics less interesting, you were so, so wrong. The Morning Email Wake up to the day's most important news.…

WASHINGTON — With a couple of phone calls to Alaska’s Republican delegation, the Trump administration apparently thought it could bully Sen. Lisa Murkowski into supporting her party’s attempt to repeal Obamacare . The approach was both rookie and reckless, according to former Interior officials. In…

Sen. Dean Heller blew it. It’s hard to imagine a more terrible way for a moderate like the Nevada Republican to handle an extremely unpopular piece of legislation like the Senate health care bill, which went down in flames early Friday. At just about every turn over the past few weeks, the…

The Affordable Care Act has survived yet another effort to snuff it out. And one reason is a simple reality that Republicans have rarely been willing to admit ― to their supporters, to the general public, and perhaps even to themselves. It turns out “Obamacare” has made life better for a great many…

WASHINGTON – “HELP WANTED: Possible attorney general opening. Must quash Russia investigation into president of the United States. Also, must go after leakers. Willingness to endure criminal prosecution for obstruction of justice a plus.” Lost amid the never-ending palace intrigues of the West Wing…

HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA — Dr. Willie Parker, one of Alabama’s few remaining abortion providers, was driving to work when he got the call. The name “Dalton Johnson” flashed on the SUV’s dashboard screen, as Parker switched on his headset. He listened as Johnson, the owner of the abortion clinic where he…

“Mustard!” CBS Late night shows have been forced to leave a lot of jokes on the table as the Trump administration continues bending space-time in the pursuit of ever more ridiculous and unexpected ways to fail. It seems like it was decades ago when Sarah Huckabee Sanders brought a press briefing to…

Story highlights Trump says China is doing "nothing" to stop the North's missile program He also faults his predecessors for failing on China trade policies (CNN) A day after North Korea tested a ballistic missile that it claims can reach all of the United States, US President Donald Trump ripped…

“I think this is the best and last shot,” one person close to John Kelly said of bringing order to the White House. “This is it.” | Susan Walsh/AP Photo Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has griped privately for months about the disarray at the White House. Now he’s tasked with bringing order…

This week was a tumultuous one in the West Wing, even by the drama-laden standards of President Donald Trump ’s White House. White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus resigned on Thursday after newly appointed White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci publicly singled him out in an…

RENTON, Wash. -- Seattle Seahawks second-round pick Malik McDowell was involved in a vehicular accident a couple weeks ago and is at home in Michigan recovering as the team begins training camp. According to an NFL Network report, McDowell was involved in an ATV accident and suffered a concussion,…

A week after the Season 8 trailer landed at Comic-Con ― sending viewers into hysterics over the final shot of Rick waking up as a much older man ― the show’s creator is stoking the flames. At a Television Critics Association panel held Saturday in Beverly Hills, California , “Walking Dead” executive…

Bristol in southwest England was treated to a riotous explosion of color over the weekend. Buildings, boards and store shutters across its Bedminster neighborhood were covered in eye-catching and thought-provoking murals, stencils and paintings as more than 350 street artists descended on the area…

Two people have been killed and three seriously injured in a nightclub shooting in the German city of Constance, police say. A man opened fire at about 04:30 (02:30 GMT) on Sunday, killing one person. The gunman was then shot and injured by police, and died later in hospital. The attack unfolded at…

Here's our look at the Trump administration and the rest of Washington: Frustrated in defeat, Trump threatens healthcare of voters -- and lawmakers Mayors push back against Trump's comments to police Three Republicans, including John McCain , sink the Republicans' skinny repeal bill Under fire,…

version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"? Tesla's Model 3 has a base range of 220 miles. Tesla Tesla on Friday delivered Model 3 sedans to its first 30 customers. The base Model 3 can drive 220 miles on a single charge, but the Premium trim boasts a 310-mile range. The Model 3 is Tesla's first mass-market…

Republican senators, from left, Lindsey Graham, Bill Cassidy, Ron Johnson and John McCain, spoke on health care on Thursday. Gabriella Demczuk for The New York Times WASHINGTON — All week long, Senate Democrats had been quietly grousing about Senator John McCain making a stirring return to the…

There’s no trying to hide it anymore: There are some serious tensions in the West Wing of President Donald Trump ’s White House, especially between Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci and chief of staff Reince Priebus . Scaramucci went after both Priebus and White House strategist Steve…

Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. EDITION US Close NOW PLAYING Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) refused to back down and voted against the GOP's so-called "skinny" bill. The Morning Email Wake up to the day's most important…

Easier to Get a Mortgage If you’re looking to enter the housing market, it may have just become easier for you to acquire a loan. Home mortgages are typically based on Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO) credit scores. FICO scores are given to individuals based on a number of factors like payment history and…

WASHINGTON ― It’s increasingly clear that Senate Republicans don’t have, and never had, a plan for repealing the Affordable Care Act . But their strategy for getting some kind of health care reform package across the finish line is coming into focus: vote for a terrible bill that nobody likes, and…

Sen. John Cornyn counts Attorney General Jeff Sessions as one of his best friends in Washington and their wives are even closer, making the couples regular double-date partners. “We occasionally get together to break bread,” the Senate majority whip said Wednesday. One of those double-dates came…