Knives are out for theaters that bear the name ‘Shakespeare’  —  The messages started pouring in earlier this week.  —  “Your play depicting the murder of our President is nothing but pure hatred,” read one of the tamer ones.  —  “[H]ope you all who did this play about Trump are the first do …

Judge in Bill Cosby Case Declares a Mistrial  —  • The judge presiding over the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial declared a mistrial Saturday after jurors reported being hopelessly deadlocked.  —  • The exhausted jurors had been deliberating since Monday, sometimes for as much as 12 hours a day.

Trump's Business Ties in Persian Gulf Raise Questions About His Allegiances  —  LONDON — President Trump has done business with royals from Saudi Arabia for at least 20 years, since he sold the Plaza Hotel to a partnership formed by a Saudi prince.  Mr. Trump has earned millions of dollars …

Senate Democrats weigh blockade to protest GOP health care plan  —  Don't know what's in the Senate health care bill?  —  Story highlights  —  (CNN)Senate Democrats are weighing whether to bring the chamber's business to a halt next week in an effort to voice their objections to the GOP health care push …

Philando Castile's uncle calls on Trump to bring federal charges against Jeronimo Yanez  —  The family of Philando Castile is calling for President Trump to lead the federal government and intervene after a Minnesota jury acquitted the cop who shot and killed their loved one.

Al Franken and Olivia Wilde: Calling a Lie a Lie  —  Twenty years before Kellyanne Conway seized the news cycle with “alternative facts” about President Trump's inaugural crowd size, Al Franken (now, Senator Al Franken) began a satirical cottage industry to expose the seemingly loose grasp …

Pence parlor game: who would he pick for Veep?  —  One of the parlor games Republicans are playing in the shadows of the Russia investigation is this: Who would President Pence pick as his vice president?  —  Quick refresher: If a president leaves offices for any reason …

Gingrich: Somebody probably going to jail over Russia investigation  —  Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) told Fox News on Friday that “somebody” will likely go to jail following the FBI's investigation into Russian election meddling, but said it won't be President Trump.  —  “They're going to get somebody.

Carrie Fisher died of sleep apnea and ‘drug use’ was also a factor, L.A. coroner says  —  Carrie Fisher, right, who died Dec. 27, presents the Life Achievement Award to her mother, Debbie Reynolds, at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Jan. 25, 2015.

Alexandria Gunman Carried List With Names of 3 Republican Lawmakers  —  WASHINGTON — The gunman who targeted Republican congressmen this week at a baseball field in suburban Washington was carrying a list with the names of at least three lawmakers, and had pictures of the ballpark stored on his cellphone …

Newt Gingrich says a president ‘cannot obstruct justice.’ That's not what he said in 1998  —  In a recent interview at the National Press Club in Washington, Newt Gingrich appeared to contradict his past statements about obstruction of justice.  —  While discussing the ongoing Russia …

Trump Reveals Flat Revenue at Controversial Washington Hotel  —  Discloses at least $528.9 million in total revenue and income  —  Hotel lost $1.2 million in first weeks, lawmakers say  —  President Donald Trump's latest financial disclosure indicates that his Washington, D.C. …

Michelle Carter Didn't Kill With a Text  —  Can malicious speech constitute violence?  No. But Friday's shocking court decision — which found Michelle Carter guilty of sending lethal text messages — is bound to confuse the issue.  —  Judge Lawrence Moniz, of Bristol County Juvenile Court …

Why Trump Attacked His Own Deputy Attorney General  —  Nearly everyone who knows him seems to agree that Rod Rosenstein, the Deputy Attorney General and the official overseeing the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of links between the Trump campaign and Russia, has a reputation for integrity.

White House plans to push House GOP for friendlier Russia sanctions deal  —  The White House plans to work with House Republicans on administration-friendly changes to the Senate's overwhelmingly bipartisan bill that slaps new sanctions on Russia and curbs President Donald Trump's power …

Education Dept. Says It Will Scale Back Civil Rights Investigations  —  WASHINGTON — The Department of Education is scaling back investigations into civil rights violations at the nation's public schools and universities, easing off mandates imposed by the Obama administration that the new leadership says have bogged down the agency.