McFarland to Exit White House as McMaster Consolidates Power  —  Former Fox News commentator will become envoy to Singapore  —  Trump's second national security advisor making his mark  —  K. T. McFarland has been asked to step down as deputy National Security Advisor to President Donald …

Obama's Syria strike plan was much bigger than Trump's  —  The Trump administration's strike on one of Bashar al-Assad's air bases was similar in style and objectives to the strike plan that President Barack Obama prepared in 2013 — except that Obama's attacks were to be several times bigger than President Trump's.

U.S. Navy strike group to move toward Korean peninsula: U.S. official  —  A U.S. Navy strike group will be moving toward the western Pacific Ocean near the Korean peninsula as a show of force, a U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday, as concerns grow about North Korea's advancing weapons program.

Blasts at Christian churches in Egypt kill dozens on Palm Sunday  —  (CNN)Bombs targeted two Coptic churches in Egypt as the Christian faithful observed Palm Sunday, one of the most important days on the religion's calendar.  —  A powerful blast rippled through a Palm Sunday service …

Le Cinq, Four Seasons Hôtel George V, 31 avenue George V, 75008 Paris (00 331 49 52 71 54).  Meal for two, including service and modest wine: €600 (£520)  —  There is only one thing worse than being served a terrible meal: being served a terrible meal by earnest waiters …

Dems winning fight over wall  —  Democrats are winning the war over the wall.  —  Despite President Trump's request for more than $1 billion to fund the Mexican border wall this year, GOP leaders are expected to exclude the money in the spending bill being prepared to keep the government open beyond April 28.

Jeremy Scahill Slams Fareed Zakaria on CNN: If He Could Have Sex With That Missile Strike, He Would  —  On CNN's Reliable Sources this morning, The Intercept's Jeremy Scahill went off on the “atrocious” media coverage of the Syria missile strikes, even calling out CNN's Fareed Zakaria in particular.

Why Democrats have no regrets after McConnell's ‘nuclear’ blast  —  Democrats heard the argument throughout the Senate's bitter debate over Neil Gorsuch: Don't filibuster this Supreme Court nominee — save your leverage for President Donald Trump's next pick, the one who could change the court's balance of power for a generation.

Why people prefer unequal societies  —  Abstract  —  There is immense concern about economic inequality, both among the scholarly community and in the general public, and many insist that equality is an important social goal.  However, when people are asked about the ideal distribution …

Democrats' Conditions for Tax Overhaul Make Bipartisan Deal Unlikely  —  GOP attempts to reach across the aisle are complicated by lack of agreement on priorities  —  WASHINGTON—Democrats are starting to settle on a price for participating in a tax-code overhaul, and many Republicans won't want to pay it.

Janet Jackson splits with billionaire husband … She's having a marriage malfunction!  —  Just months after giving birth to her first child at age 50, Janet Jackson has split with billionaire husband Wissam Al Mana.  —  While one source said the split is amicable and the couple will co-parent their son …

Private helicopter lands, uses helipad at Mar-a-Lago  —  A Donald Trump helicopter landed for the first time Saturday at the president's Mar-a-Lago Club since the helipad was completed.  —  However, it wasn't Marine One.  —  A white and blue helicopter with TRUMP in big red letters on the side flew in Saturday afternoon.

The Happy-Go-Lucky Jewish Group That Connects Trump and Putin  —  The Port Washington Chabad, a Jewish community center on Long Island's Manhasset Bay, sits in a squat brick edifice across from a Shell Gas station and a strip mall.  The Chabad is an unexceptional building on an unexceptional street …