| Republicans are starting to talk about Trump's nightmare: Impeachment |
| Shared classified info with the Russians. Fired FBI Director James Comey. Reportedly pressed Comey to shut down the agency's inquiry into former national security adviser Michael Flynn. It's getting hard for a Republican Congress to turn the other way on President Trump. A growing number of GOP lawmakers are digging in for a long investigation of the president. Republicans are now openly criticizing him, with one mentioning impeachment and another raising the specter of Watergate. Here are the facts on impeachment (what it is, how it gets done, and when it's happened before). So what's Trump saying? "No politician in history" has been treated worse. |
| Flying home from Europe and all you can do is re-read that Rick Steves' travel guide |
| OK, so that's an exaggeration. But imagine a world where you're returning home from a blissful European vacation and you can't watch any of those "Game of Thrones" episodes you downloaded. It could become reality if a controversial plan that would ban in-flight laptops and other large electronics on U.S.-bound flights that originate from Europe is enacted. U.S. and European officials discussed the plan Wednesday. The move would prevent passengers from bringing devices larger than standard smartphones into the cabins of commercial flights to the United States, meaning no iPads, Kindles or other tablets. (It would, of course, also be bad news for business travelers .) The potential restrictions come on the heels of President Trump's ban enacted in March that prohibited devices on flights from 10 airports in eight countries in the Middle East and Africa. |
| Putting a cap on one of the most extraordinary leak cases in U.S. history |
| Pvt. Chelsea Manning took her first steps of freedom Wednesday. The transgender soldier, 29, who entered prison as a man named Bradley Manning, was released from Fort Leavenworth military prison after serving seven years of a 35-year sentence for leaking classified information to WikiLeaks. Just before President Obama left the White House, he commuted Manning's sentence. Critics said Manning shared some of the nation's most sensitive secrets. (President Trump called her a "traitor.) Manning and her defenders said she was trying to expose the military's disregard of the effects of war on civilians. "I am looking forward to so much!" Manning said in a statement. "Whatever is ahead of me is far more important than the past." |
| All that digital bride crack is driving up the cost of your wedding |
| If you're engaged, you're definitely pinning wedding ideas on Pinterest. If you're dating a guy you dig, you're probably pinning wedding ideas on Pinterest. If you're so single, there is a very strong possibility you are still pinning wedding ideas on Pinterest. This means when (and if) you get married your big day will look better than a spread in "Martha Stewart Weddings," but it's also one of the reasons celebrations are becoming more expensive. Couples spend nearly double the amount spent 10 years ago on weddings — $16,000 vs. $28,000 — according to WeddingWire (costs are going up for guests, too). Nearly 40% of couples today say they feel pressure from social media to have the perfect wedding. "Websites like WeddingWire, Insta feeds, Pinterest, there are so many images bombarding brides and grooms," WeddingWire trend expert Anne Chertoff said. Pin with caution, friends. |
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| Trump wants to nab the 'bad hombres.' This is who he's catching. |
| In the 100 days since President Trump signed an executive order to enhance immigration enforcement, the arrests of undocumented immigrants is up 38% from the same time period in 2016. But the data show that the biggest jump in arrests involved undocumented immigrants without a criminal record, a 156% increase from last year. Between Jan. 22 and April 29, ICE arrested 10,845 people whose immigration violations were the only marks on their record. |
| This is a compilation of stories from across USA TODAY. |
| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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