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Bill Cosby convicted on three counts of sexual assault The 80-year-old comedian, once revered as "America's Dad," faces a maximum of 30 years in prison after being convicted of assaulting Andrea Constand, a Temple University women's basketball administrator whom he was mentoring. By Manuel Roig-Franzia  •  Read more » Pruitt pushes back on critics, says attacks are intended 'to derail the president's agenda' With his status at the Environmental Protection Agency on the line, Scott Pruitt was unapologetic about his leadership and activities during a hearing with lawmakers. By Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   Trump says for first time that Cohen represented him in Stormy Daniels case The president has previously denied knowledge of a $130,000 payment to the adult-film star that was arranged by his personal attorney Michael Cohen and is the subject of a federal investigation. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   The Fix: Trump's unwieldy 'Fox and Friends' interview, annotated A new poll shows most Americans think Mueller will find Trump committed criminal or impeachable offenses. By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   Trump's VA nominee withdraws amid claims of misconduct White House physician Ronny L. Jackson called the allegations of professional misconduct against him "completely false and fabricated." President Trump told Fox News that he had another candidate in mind to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs but would not name the person. By Lisa Rein, John Wagner and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »   Allegations against Jackson still threaten to derail his military career Some lawmakers are calling for an inspector general investigation into Jackson's actions. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Amid Trump's diplomatic thaw, Otto Warmbier's parents sue North Korea for having 'brutally tortured and murdered' their son The extraordinary lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, details in blunt language how the University of Virginia student, a former homecoming king and soccer standout from Cincinnati, was "brutally" abused after being detained on a tour in Pyongyang. He arrived home in a coma after being released last June, dying days later. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   Senate confirms Mike Pompeo as Trump's next secretary of state The split vote represents the political scrutiny he is likely to encounter as he moves from the CIA to the State Department, where he'll face the challenges of flagging morale and a president who is prone to impulsiveness. By Karoun Demirjian and Carol Morello  •  Read more »   Trump says he might get more involved in managing the Justice Department The president's comments come amid a special-counsel investigation that he has repeatedly called a "witch hunt." By Ashley Parker and John Wagner  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT It's the end of the road for the Ford sedan The company said it is dropping its Taurus, Fusion and Fiesta models in the U.S. in favor of a "winning portfolio" of crossovers and SUVS. The automaker is also keeping its Mustang sports car and a new crossover based on the Focus. By Peter Holley  •  Read more »   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered 'Fearless' Ida B. Wells, honored by new museum, risked her life to investigate and fight lynchings Born a slave, the teacher and journalist crusaded against racial terror. She is now among the black women recognized at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala., which today becomes the first in the country dedicated to more than 4,000 lynching victims. By DeNeen L. Brown  •  Read more »   Pelosi defends party intervention in Democratic primaries The minority leader's comments came after a candidate in a contested Colorado primary released an audio recording of Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer urging him to quit the race. By David Weigel and Erica Werner  •  Read more »   Trump delays full release of some JFK assassination files until 2021, bowing to national security concerns In a White House memo, President Trump said that the nation's intelligence community persuaded him to keep some documents secret because their exposure could harm. By Ian Shapira  •  Read more »   Battle over transgender student rights moves to high school locker rooms A Maryland transgender teen in court case says he was done with secrets and pretending. By Ann E. Marimow  •  Read more »

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