A federal contractor was arrested over the weekend and accused of leaking a classified report containing "Top Secret level" information on Russian hacking efforts during the 2016 presidential election. Reality Leigh Winner, 25, appeared in U.S. District Court in Augusta, Ga., to face one charge of…

Who needs official statements from the White House when President Donald Trump’s tweets appear to be a more accurate reflection of his true thoughts? Russel Neiss, a technologist, coder and activist, decided to answer that question by creating RealPressSecBot , an Internet bot that looks for a new…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has filed for an extension on his 2016 tax return, a White House official said Saturday. The official did not provide information on when Trump sought the extension or why. The official was not authorized to discuss the president’s taxes and insisted on anonymity.…

Bill Maher is unapologetically against political correctness, and his fans seem to love him for it. But the host of “Real Time” may have gone too far Friday. While speaking with Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Maher dropped a racial slur, and people erupted on social media. Bill Maher just said the n word,…

Actor Alec Baldwin has used Twitter to offer some words of comfort to under-fire comedian Kathy Griffin . Griffin faced a backlash earlier this week after she posed with a bloody mask depicting President Donald Trump’s decapitated head. At an emotional press conference on Friday, she slammed members…

By pushing his “America First” position to its logical conclusion, U.S. President Donald Trump is paving the way for a new world order in which America is no longer the dominant player. In rejecting the Paris climate agreement this week, the American president has given birth to an alternative…

The Trump administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive the president’s controversial executive order that intended to temporarily bar travel to the U.S. by citizens of six Muslim-majority countries. Lawyers at the Department of Justice filed two emergency applications with the…

Much of the commentary surrounding the death of Roger Ailes has centered on the impact of the creation of Fox News and through that, its impact on our body politic. There is no doubt the former Fox News Chief created a media force which changed American politics, one which arguably has led to the…

REFINANCING: WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS? Whether you bought a house five years ago or 15 years ago you may be ready to refinance your mortgage. Refinancing has its perks. First you should consider why you would like to refinance. Refinancing your home mortgage loan can be very beneficial for a lot of…

Lawrence O’Donnell told audiences Wednesday that he will be staying at MSNBC for “the next couple of years,” ending weeks of speculation about the longtime host’s future at the network. Last month, sources told Yashar Ali in an article for HuffPost that network executives had not been in touch with…

WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin warned Wednesday that the VA is “still in critical condition” despite efforts that predate his tenure to reduce wait times for medical appointments and expand opportunities to seek care in the private sector. In a “State of the VA” report,…

On the morning of May 12, Attorney General Jeff Sessions revealed that he had instructed federal prosecutors to begin pursuing lengthier prison sentences for drug offenders. It was a draconian change in approach that flew in the face of a growing bipartisan agreement on sentencing reform. “He’s…

WASHINGTON ― When 37 Democrats cast their votes to confirm Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly in January, they did so in spite of heavy opposition to the policies he would be tasked to carry out: more deportations, a southern border wall and a travel ban targeting Muslims. Their hope was that…

WASHINGTON ― Next week, voters in New Jersey will begin the process of choosing a new governor, an election that former Vice President Joe Biden recently called the “ single most important race in the country .” Yet barely anyone outside of the state is paying attention. One would think the race to…

For the second straight year, Erin Howard of Huntsville has advanced to the finals of the National Spelling Bee. Erin is a 12-year-old sixth-grader at Mountain Gap School and correctly spelled both words asked of her in Wednesday's preliminary rounds. Her first word at the event being held in…

After six long years, authorities say a suspected killer is behind bars thanks to saliva collected from a sidewalk. Geovanni Borjas, 32, of Los Angeles County, was charged on Tuesday for the 2011 rape and murder of Michelle Lozano, 17, and Bree’Anna Guzman, 22, after his DNA was found to match…

A racial epithet was spray-painted on the front gate of NBA star LeBron James ’ home in Brentwood, Los Angeles police said Wednesday. The vandalism was discovered about 6:45 a.m. and has since been painted over by the property manager, LAPD Officer Norma Eisenman said. A source who was not…

President Trump addressed American troops in Taormina, Sicily, on Saturday before returning to Washington. Stephen Crowley/The New York Times President Trump was poised Wednesday to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement, two officials with knowledge of the decision said, making…

Story highlights Clinton was interviewed at Recode event Wednesday "I take responsibility for every decision I make -- but that's not why I lost," Clinton said (CNN) Hillary Clinton says she takes full responsibility for her decisions. There's just one catch: She says her decisions weren't the…

Former FBI Director James B. Comey is preparing to testify to Congress as early as next week about his private conversations with President Donald Trump leading up to his abrupt firing, according to people familiar with the matter. Since his dismissal earlier this month, Comey had been expected to…

The 50-year-old former teacher accused of abducting a 15-year-old girl in Tennessee has pleaded not guilty to federal kidnapping charges. The attorney for Tad Cummins entered the plea for his client in a new court filing , waiving Cummins’ presence at his arraignment Thursday. Cummins was indicted…

President Donald Trump , along with many others, was understandably disgusted this week by a photo of Kathy Griffin in which she is seen holding a prop resembling a bloodied and beheaded version of the president’s head. Early Wednesday morning, Trump called the photo “sick” and said Griffin “should…

Barack and Michelle Obama are now Washington homeowners. The former president and first lady bought the nine bedroom, eight-and-a-half bathroom home in D.C.’s historic Kalorama neighborhood that they had been renting since leaving the White House in January. They closed on the $8.1 million purchase…

LeBron James’ Los Angeles home was vandalized with a racial slur on Wednesday morning, an incident that the LAPD is investigating as a hate crime. On the eve of the NBA Finals, James spoke about the incident during a press conference Wednesday afternoon. He stressed that “racism will always be a…

Like what you read below? Sign up for HUFFPOST HILL and get a cheeky dose of political news every evening! Both Hillary Clinton and Kathy Griffin criticized President Trump this week — at last, some good news for the guy. Trump is planning on pulling the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement — he’ll be in…

One of the most common misconceptions about feminist work is that it is a movement solely for and about women and that men are excluded as allies or beneficiaries. But in truth feminist issues are not just “women’s issues,” they are human issues. Ultimately it is about the right of each of us to…

Quitting the Paris Agreement, as President Donald Trump is reportedly poised to do this week , will have steep political and economic costs. But for an embattled president, it does do one thing: It fulfills a campaign promise popular with his base. If Trump does indeed pull the U.S. from the deal,…

Speculative fiction queen Margaret Atwood has done so much great work, and she’s getting recognized more and more these days. She’s lending her newly heightened cachet to a worthy cause: Encouraging New York Public Library patrons to sign a petition in support of continued funding for the city’s…

Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), who spearheaded the letter, raised similar concerns in April. | AP Photo More than 40 House Democrats are urging the White House to revoke Jared Kushner's security clearance "to protect national security" until the FBI resolves its investigation of potential collusion between…

Story highlights President Donald Trump is weighing whether to add more US troops in Afghanistan The White House and Congress are divided on whether to increase the US military presence there Afghanistan was little more than an afterthought during the presidential campaign (CNN) A suicide bombing in…

Musician and gun rights activist Ted Nugent addresses a seminar at a National Rifle Association convention in Pittsburgh in 2011. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press) At a time of strong partisan divide, when one side messes up, the other pounces like a bird of prey. That happened after comedian Kathy…

As President Donald Trump continues his crusade against what he brands “fake news,” 60 percent of those who voted for him view the media as their “enemy,” according to a new Huffpost/YouGov poll . That’s up from the 51 percent of Trump supporters who gave that answer in a February survey . Overall,…

WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is expected this week to delay relocating the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, U.S. officials and a diplomatic source said on Wednesday, despite his campaign pledge to go ahead with the controversial move. With a deadline for a…

“Tell everyone on the train I love them.” Those were the reported last words of Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche, 23, who died from a stab wound on Friday, May 26, according to a bystander. The recent college grad was one of the victims in a hate-fueled attack on a train in Portland, Oregon, that…

Photo by staff photographer Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda shows road heading into Orlando International Airport. Story: https://t.co/NGVjAWzfZq pic.twitter.com/iiSjzq45OO — Orlando Sentinel (@orlandosentinel) May 31, 2017 A man with a fake gun was taken into custody at the Orlando International Airport…

Next year, about 14 million more Americans could be uninsured if the House-passed version of health care becomes law, according to the Congressional Budget Office analysis, a more pressing issue than the estimated 23 million expected to be affected by 2026. In addition to the individual burdens of…

Scott Pelley reportedly has been booted from the anchor desk at “CBS Evening News.” The New York Post, which broke the story on Tuesday evening, said Pelley will remain with the network at “60 Minutes.” The newspaper’s Page Six said his office was cleared out earlier in the day, while he was away on…

WASHINGTON — Michael Dubke, the White House communications director, announced on Tuesday that he is resigning, as President Trump weighs a broader shake-up of his staff in the face of multiple investigations. Mr. Dubke, a veteran Republican strategist who served three months in the role, said that…

A “Back To The Future” fan who purchased a DeLorean because of the film found out Doc Brown was right: “serious s**t” does happen when the car reaches 88 mph. Spencer White of Saugus, California, purchased a DeLorean a month ago after pining for the 1980s-era sports car for 10 years. The car is best…