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.

Korea crisis deepens as the US dispatches the Carl Vinson strike group to the region  —  The head of all U.S. forces in the Pacific canceled a planned carrier exercises and port visits in Australia and redirected the Carl Vinson carrier strike group to the waters off the Korean Peninsula …

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 …

Schiff says Russia is absolutely ‘complicit’ in Syrian chemical attack  —  The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Russia is absolutely “complicit” in the chemical attack in Syria that killed at least 86 civilians, including many children.  —  “Absolutely they're complicit …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

‘Far-Left Militia’ Attacks Le Pen Rally in Corsica  —  Skirmishes broke out on Saturday ahead of a campaign rally by French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, prompting the removal of more than a dozen protesters and the evacuation of the hall in Ajaccio, Corsica.