Trump Will Provoke a Crisis or Be Humiliated This Week  —  The president has miscalculated the politics of government funding.  —  It's hard to imagine a better metaphor for Donald Trump's presidency than if, backed by a Republican-controlled Congress, he celebrates his 100th day in office by shutting down his own government.

Entire U.S. Senate to go to White House for North Korea briefing  —  Top Trump administration officials will hold a rare briefing on Wednesday at the White House for the entire U.S. Senate on the situation in North Korea, senior Senate aides said on Monday.  —  All 100 senators have been asked …

BART takeover robbery: 40 to 60 teens swarm train, rob weekend riders  —  A recent string of robberies on BART trains took a frightening turn when dozens of juveniles swarmed an Oakland station over the weekend and commandeered a train car, forcing passengers to hand over bags and cell phones …

Trump Wants Tax Plan to Cut Corporate Rate to 15%  —  President tells staff he wants to prioritize reductions over deficit concerns  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has ordered White House aides to accelerate efforts to draft a tax plan slashing the corporate rate to 15% and prioritizing cuts …

Despite Reports, Fmr Fox Guest Now Claims She Was Never Sexually Harassed by Sean Hannity  —  Debbie Schlussel, a former Fox News guest, appeared on a local radio show on Friday and recounted an incident where Sean Hannity purportedly asked her to a hotel, and when she rebuffed his advances …

Chobani sues Alex Jones, InfoWars for defamation over Twin Falls assault coverage  —  Chobani, the Greek yogurt maker, is suing Alex Jones, the right-wing conspiracy theorist who says the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting was a hoax, 9/11 was an inside job by the U.S. government …

Forget the critics, Mr. President.  Your first 100 days have been just fine.  —  Despite the best efforts of the White House “PR apparatus” to sell the president's first 100 days as a success, the New York Times declared in an editorial, the new administration has, in fact, been plagued by …

Obama's hidden Iran deal giveaway  —  When President Barack Obama announced the “one-time gesture” of releasing Iranian-born prisoners who “were not charged with terrorism or any violent offenses” last year, his administration presented the move as a modest trade-off for the greater …

Trump Holocaust remembrance speech uses wording similar to Holocaust Museum website's  —  President Trump's Holocaust remembrance remarks use similar wording to the Holocaust Museum website's “Introduction to the Holocaust” page.  —  “The Holocaust was the state-sponsored systematic persecution …

Bow-tie Wearing Dog Vigorously Contests Mark Halperin's Version of Events  —  Charlie, the adorable bow-tie-wearing dog who landed at the center of a national controversy on Friday night when NBC News Senior Political Analyst Mark Halperin tweeted a photo that many took to mean he was unhappy …

Amidst Backlash, Ivanka Trump Clothing Is Secretly Relabelled as Adrienne Vittadini  —  BoF has learned that G-III, the company that licenses Ivanka Trump ready-to-wear, has relabelled inventory without the knowledge of the brand and sold it to discount chain Stein Mart.

Investment in women unleashes global gains  —  Female economic empowerment brings dividends for families, businesses and nations  —  Read next … At the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund spring meetings last week in Washington, a central theme was how to accelerate sustainable, inclusive economic growth.

What ‘Snowflakes’ Get Right About Free Speech  —  At one of the premieres of his landmark Holocaust documentary, “Shoah” (1985), the filmmaker Claude Lanzmann was challenged by a member of the audience, a woman who identified herself as a Holocaust survivor.

Tom Perez draws rebuke from Pelosi after declaring Dems can't be pro-life  —  Democrats no longer have a choice about being pro-choice.  —  So says Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez, who drew a swift rebuke from Republicans and a public swipe from a top leader of his own party …

Trump jokes that Haley could ‘easily be replaced’  —  DON'T MISS A BRIEF.  SIGN UP FOR OUR DAILY EMAIL.

How Hollywood Remembers Steve Bannon … Stephen K. Bannon, who maintains a precarious hold over the nativist wing of the Trump White House, honed his skills in the art of conservative persuasion in the most liberal precinct of the American imagination, Hollywood.  He became himself in the byways of the movie business.

Removal of the first of four New Orleans Confederate monuments begins with Liberty Place  —  Gallery: Supporters of Confederate monuments watch as one is torn down  —  Efforts to remove four Confederate monuments commenced early Monday morning (April 24), as crews and police gathered around …

Bill Nye's Bizarre Video On Transgenderism Bombs On YouTube [VIDEO]  —  A clip of Bill Nye's latest television show promotes transgenderism and other gender identities as hard science, and it's performing horribly on YouTube, as of Monday.  —  “My Sex Junk,” published on YouTube Sunday …

CIA director Mike Pompeo repeatedly cited WikiLeaks to attack Clinton during campaign  —  (CNN)Donald Trump's administration has taken a tough stance on WikiLeaks in recent weeks.  —  US officials told CNN last week that the Justice Department has prepared charges to seek the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Le Pen ‘steps aside’ as party leader  —  Marine Le Pen says she's stepping aside as leader of far-right National Front party as she seeks French presidency … You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts.

Republicans sound alarm on Trump's troubles ahead of 2018  —  Republicans say President Donald Trump needs to turn things around fast — or the GOP could pay dearly in 2018.  —  With the party preparing to defend its congressional majorities in next year's midterms, senior Republicans …

‘Fox & Friends’ anchor to be State spokesperson  —  Fox News anchor Heather Nauert has been hired by the State Department to be its spokesperson.  —  Nauert, 47, has been a news anchor on “Fox & Friends” since 2012 and has been with Fox News and local New York Fox affiliate Fox 5 …

Megyn Kelly set for June NBC debut … Megyn Kelly is ready to get back on TV.  Page Six has exclusively learned that Kelly will officially start at NBC next month.  —  “She will start in May, and her Sunday show will premiere in June,” a network insider told us.

Senate Russia probe flounders amid partisan bickering  —  More than three months after the Senate Intelligence Committee launched its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election — including allegations of collusion by associates of President Trump — the panel has made little progress …

Ailes Accuser Says Fox News Execs Ordered Eavesdropping On Her Digital Devices  —  A new lawsuit filed Monday by a suspended Fox News host accuses the network and senior executives of arranging to have her private communications spied on as part of a campaign of intimidation.