• Freedom Caucus sees member exodus of lawmakers seeking higher office

• Bill Gates halts funding to controversial liberal nonprofit network

• Trump administration takes control over DC's Union Station amid broader crackdown

• Report: Newly unearthed memos expose Comey’s email hypocrisy

• Tulsi Gabbard finds new trove of documents from Russia hoax days

• Trump signals open door for 600K Chinese students

• Transportation chief Sean Duffy cracks down on commercial driver English proficiency

• California high-speed rail faces billion-dollar shortfall crisis

• Vanity Fair reportedly in revolt over prospect of Melania Trump cover shoot

• General Erik Kurilla retires, Cooper to take CENTCOM helm

• Several Trump aides exit White House for lucrative K Street roles

• Haboob dust wall hits Phoenix, causing chaos, delays, outages