As North Korea Speeds Its Nuclear Program, U.S. Fears Time Will Run Out  —  WASHINGTON — Behind the Trump administration's sudden urgency in dealing with the North Korean nuclear crisis lies a stark calculus: a growing body of expert studies and classified intelligence reports that conclude …

White House ‘confident’ of averting shutdown as Trump shows flexibility on wall  —  The White House sought Monday to calm a jittery Washington ahead of a showdown with Congress over spending, and President Trump softened his demand that a deal to keep the federal government open include money …

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 …

Trump Slaps Duty on Canada Lumber, Intensifying Trade Fight  —  Step will raise cost of home-building, mattress box springs  —  Canada vows to fight back against 'unfair" import duties  —  U.S. President Donald Trump intensified a trade dispute with Canada, slapping tariffs of up to 24 percent …

100 days of Democratic rage  —  By most traditional measures, the Democratic Party hit rock bottom at the outset of Donald Trump's presidency.  —  The Democratic National Committee was leaderless and in shambles.  Congress and the White House were under Republican control, as were about two-thirds of the statehouses.

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 …

Macron Campaign Wards Off Hacking Attempts Linked to Russia  —  Presidential candidate's campaign suffers multipronged phishing attack beginning in mid-March  —  PARIS—Hackers matching the profile of a pro-Kremlin group have tried in recent weeks to access campaign email accounts …

Christie gives Trump a ‘B,’ says WH staff need to ‘get their act together’  —  Warren gives Trump an ‘F’ on first 100 days  —  Washington (CNN)With a few days left of his first 100 days in office, President Donald Trump's friend Gov. Chris Christie graded his performance so far as a “B.”

Obama Wall Street's Newest Fat Cat With Cantor Speech  —  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (Associated Press)  —  When he was president he called them “fat cats,” but now he's likely thanking them for a huge payday.  —  Former President Barack Obama, less than 100 days out of office …

Robert Pirsig dies at 88; wrote counterculture classic ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance’  —  Robert Pirsig in 1991 at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Mass. (Gary Guisinger / For The Times)  —  In the nearly five years it took Robert Pirsig to sell “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance …

Prosecutors: Inmate's water cut off for 7 days before his death in the Milwaukee County Jail  —  An inquest has been ordered following the April 2016 dehydration death of Milwaukee County Jail inmate Terrill Thomas.  Here's how an inquest works, and how the only other Milwaukee County inquest in the past decade ended.

Wikipedia founder to fight fake news with new Wikitribune site  —  Crowdfunded online publication from Jimmy Wales will pair paid journalists with army of volunteer contributors … Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia, is launching a new online publication which will aim to fight fake news …

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 …

In Trump era, Rachel Maddow starts beating Fox News  —  Fox News normally ranks #1 among cable news channels.  But lately MSNBC's Rachel Maddow has been challenging Fox at 9 p.m., the centerpiece of the prime time schedule.  —  “The Rachel Maddow Show” surpassed “Tucker Carlson Tonight” …

Infighting cools down in Trumpland  —  President Trump's White House is making an effort to heal the wounds from the infighting and leaks that have dogged the administration over its first 100 days.  —  Trump appears to have brokered at least a temporary peace between son-in-law Jared Kushner …

Only 37 percent say Trump should repeal and replace Obamacare: Poll  —  As President Donald Trump and the Republicans in Congress gear up for another attempt at repealing and replacing Obamacare, an ABC News/Washington Post poll finds broad public preference for keeping and improving it …

Flynn's Turkish lobbying linked to Russia  —  The Turkish man who gave Mike Flynn a $600,000 lobbying deal just before President Donald Trump picked him to be national security adviser has business ties to Russia, including a 2009 aviation financing deal negotiated with Vladimir Putin, according to court records.

The Effects of Ending the Affordable Care Act's Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments  —  Controversy has emerged recently over federal payments to insurers under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) related to cost-sharing reductions for low-income enrollees in the ACA's marketplaces.

Arkansas carries out country's first back-to-back executions in almost two decades  —  Arkansas on Monday night executed two inmates in back-to-back lethal injections, carrying out the country's first double execution since 2000.  —  The executions came after Arkansas, pushing back on legal challenges …

Why Colleges Have a Right to Reject Hateful Speakers Like Ann Coulter  —  Disinviting right-wing provocateurs isn't a suppression of free speech.  It's a value judgment in keeping with higher education's mission.  —  As graduation season approaches, colleges across the country are locking …

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.

Politico Names Investment Banker as New CEO  —  Patrick Steel of FBR & Co. takes over role from political-news outlet's owner  —  Politico, the digital-news pioneer that made its name disrupting Washington's tradition-bound media scene, is shaking up its own ranks by naming a new chief executive.