Early Report On DOE’s Grid Study Finds Green Energy Not A Major Threat

Green energy industries do not pose a significant threat to the U.S. electrical grid, unnamed sources said in a Friday draft report of the Department of Energy's long-awaited study on the nation's energy grid. The agency is still reviewing aspects of the data, but the draft contrasts with DOE head Rick Perry's arguments that coal provides a base-load level of support for the grid.

Politico Watch: The Most Biased Items Of The Week

The Daily Caller News Foundation has compiled a weekly list of examples exposing bias in Politico's daily email newsletter that briefs subscribers on the most important news of the day. Politico Playbook's writers, Anna Palmer, Jake Sherman, and Daniel Lippman, include tidbits ranging from highlighting a quote calling the president's chief strategist as his "henchman," to leaning left of The New York Times in a headline, to conducting completely unverifiable fact-checks.

CCW Weekend: The Modified Trigger Myth

An oft-repeated trope is that modified triggers are a legal liability. You should never do that to a carry gun, people will say, because a lighter, crisper trigger pull can show that you wanted to be able to kill someone more easily! A prosecutor is going to eat you alive if you modify your trigger! That's why some people recommend that you never modify a gun, such as one you might place in a concealed carry holster and pack around on a daily basis, that's intended as a defensive weapon.

Trump administration appeals Hawaii court ruling on travel ban

The Trump administration late Friday appealed directly to the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal judge in Hawaii ordered to expand the list of U.S. family relationships that refugees and visitors from six Muslim-majority countries can use to get into the country, including grandparents and grandchildren. U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson's decision on President Trump's travel ban has reopened a window for tens of thousands of refugees to enter the United States.

States to Health Insurers: Please Come Back

Nevada officials were stunned last month to learn that Anthem Inc., the only insurer selling plans statewide through the insurance exchange, was planning to pull back next year, leaving consumers in most counties with no way to get plans under the Affordable Care Act. "It felt like a gut punch," says Heather Korbulic, executive director of Nevada's insurance exchange, where consumers buy ACA coverage online.

Startup Part-Owned by Kushner Brother Got Key Tech Invite

Venture-capital firm run by Kushner's brother partly owns OpenGov, whose CEO last month attended summit with Donald Trump, leaders of Apple, Amazon, Microsoft Prominent technology-industry leaders and venture capitalists gathered in the White House's state dining room last month to discuss tech policy with President Donald Trump in an event that Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, helped organize.

Former Trump Aide Tears Apart House Committee

Former Donald Trump senior adviser Michael Caputo testified behind closed doors Friday before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and tore apart committee members for accusing him for playing a role in Russia's election meddling. In his opening statement he went after Democratic committee member, California Rep. Jackie Speier, for charging Caputo for being Russia President Vladimir Putin's image consultant back on March 20. "Contrary to Rep. Jackie Speier's comments in your March 20 public hearing, I was never President Vladimir Putin's 'image consultant.'