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 …

Bill Cosby's Sexual Assault Case Ends in a Mistrial  —  The judge in the sexual assault trial of Bill Cosby declared a mistrial Saturday after jurors reported being hopelessly deadlocked after six days of deliberations, bringing an inconclusive end to this phase of one of the highest-profile cases in recent history.

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 …

The Philando Castile Verdict Was a Miscarriage of Justice  —  Yesterday, a Minnesota jury acquitted St. Anthony, Minnesota, police officer Jeronimo Yanez of second-degree manslaughter charges in the shooting of Philando Castile.  In considering the rightness of the verdict, pay close attention to the transcript of the fatal encounter.

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 …

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 …

If fireproofing is a waste for the poor, it is also a waste for the rich  —  Megan McArdle has this piece about the London fire in which she argues that it could be that installing sprinklers and other fireproofing will actually kill more people than it saves:

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 …

Trump doesn't care about HIV.  We're outta here  —  Five of my colleagues and I resigned this week from the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA).  —  As advocates for people living with HIV, we have dedicated our lives to combating this disease and no longer feel …

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.

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.

Trump's tough-talking outside counsel Mark Kasowitz may do him more harm than good  —  Marc Kasowitz, whom President Trump tapped last month as his outside counsel to help defend him against the rapidly escalating federal Russia probe, describes himself on his firm's website as …

LISD teacher arrested in Austin for allegedly having 66 pounds of cocaine in truck  —  A man arrested in Austin's biggest cocaine bust since 2010 is a local elementary school teacher, federal court records indicate.  —  Rogelio Saucedo Jr., 36, was arrested and charged with conspiracy …

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. …

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 …