The Donald Trump Conversation: Politics' “Dark Heart” Is Having the Best Time Anyone's Ever Had  —  At home in Beverly Hills, the candidate talks Murdoch, what he's reading, how he'll redo electoral math and Ari Emanuel's offer to script his convention.  —  The long day is ending for Donald Trump …

Where the money went: Trump details fundraising for vets  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Under pressure to account for money he claimed to raise for veterans, an irritated Donald Trump lambasted the news media Tuesday for pressing the issue and listed charities he said have now received millions of dollars from a fundraiser he held in January.

Former Trump University Workers Call the School a ‘Lie’ and a ‘Scheme’ in Testimony  —  In blunt testimony revealed on Tuesday, former managers of Trump University, the for-profit school started by Donald J. Trump, portray it as an unscrupulous business that relied on high-pressure sales tactics …

Clinton launching national security case against Trump in California speech  —  Retired Army Col. Peter Mansoor plans to vote for Hillary Clinton for president this year, but not because the longtime Republican and former top aide to then-Gen. David Petraeus has had a political conversion.

Half of voters think Clinton's private email server use was illegal  —  Half of all voters think that Hillary Clinton  —  's use of a private email server during her time as secretary of State was illegal, according to a new Morning Consult poll released Wednesday.

Kristol Eyes Conservative Lawyer for Independent Presidential Run  —  Bill Kristol is considering recruiting David French to run against Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, two Republicans tell Bloomberg Politics.  —  MarkHalperin  —  jheil  —  Two Republicans intimately familiar …

MSNBC interrupts Libertarian candidate to talk to Clinton  —  MSNBC interrupted an interview with Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson and running mate William Weld on Tuesday evening for a phone interview with Hillary Clinton  —  “Governors, I want to pause here for a second …

Rush Limbaugh Baffled By Evolution  —  RUSH LIMBAUGH (HOST): This woman obviously has not read Genesis, and even if she did it wouldn't have any impact on her.  But human beings travel all over the world to gawk at animals precisely because they're unusual, they're interesting, some are cute, some are deadly.

How the GOP effort to oust IRS chief could backfire  —  For over a year, House conservatives have been clamoring to remove IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.  But now that the impeachment process is moving forward, they face a delicate decision: Are they willing to toss 200-plus years of precedent to bring him down?

Dalai Lama says ‘too many’ refugees in Europe  —  BERLIN: Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama said in an interview published that Europe has accepted “too many” refugees, and that they should eventually return to help rebuild their home countries.  —  “When we look into the face of every single refugee …

A group of asylum seekers sexually assaulted women at a music concert in the German city of Darmstadt, said police.  —  Three Pakistani men are already under arrest after 18 women filed complaints that they had been improperly touched, fondled and groped during the festival in the city of Darmstadt.

Suspected Tattoo on Iranian Actress Creates a Commotion  —  TEHRAN — A popular Iranian actress whose latest movie won two awards at the recent Cannes Film Festival threw her native country into an uproar on Tuesday after images emerged suggesting that she had a feminist tattoo on her arm.

From $4.5 Billion To Nothing: Forbes Revises Estimated Net Worth Of Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes  —  Last year, Elizabeth Holmes topped the FORBES list of America's Richest Self-Made Women with a net worth of $4.5 billion.  Today, FORBES is lowering our estimate of her net worth to nothing.

Inside Democrats' Trump-fueled scramble to take back the House  —  Vice President Biden stood on a stage at a Democratic retreat in Baltimore in late January and made a bold prediction: Democrats could win back control of the House of Representatives this year.  —  “It's been a tough last couple of cycles,” he said.

Illinois could become the fifth state with automatic voter registration  —  Illinois residents are now one step closer to being able to automatically register to vote when they renew their driver's license.  —  mhansen@dailyherald.com  —  Illinoisans moved one step closer to being able …

EgyptAir Flight 804: ‘Black box’ signals detected, French investigators say  —  Cairo (CNN)A French naval vessel has detected underwater signals from one of EgyptAir Flight 804's so-called black boxes, investigators said Wednesday.  —  Specialized locator equipment on board …

Obama: Prepare to Flee Climate-Caused Hurricane Devastation  —  Pres. Obama called for every American to put together a disaster supply kit and evacuation plan because climate change is bringing “more powerful and more devastating” hurricanes to the U.S. - even though the U.S. hasn't been hit …

Larry Pratt: If Conservatives Lose The Supreme Court, We May ‘Have To Resort To The Bullet Box’  —  Larry Pratt, the executive director emeritus of Gun Owners of America, said on his “Gun Owners News Hour” radio program this weekend that if a Democrat wins the White House …

Jeff Bezos slams Peter Thiel's funding lawsuit against Gawker  —  Amazon CEO says at Code Conference that the billionaire shouldn't be using his fortune “to fund a lawsuit to kill Gawker.”  —  by , Steven Musil  —  Jeff Bezos believes that billionaire investor and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel …

Donald Trump's ‘sleaze’ attack on reporter hits new level of media animosity  —  Donald Trump's criticism of the media has reached Nixonian levels — only Trump isn't doing the name-calling in private.  He's doing it right to reporters' faces.  —  On Tuesday, Trump pointed out ABC News reporter Tom Llamas and called him “a sleaze.”