Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke rescinds acceptance of Homeland Security post  —  Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke has withdrawn his name from consideration for an assistant secretary position at the Department of Homeland Security, an adviser to Clarke confirmed to The Washington Post on Saturday.

Six People Have Resigned From Trump's HIV/AIDS Advisory Council Because He “Doesn't Care”  —  “We have dedicated our lives to combating this disease and no longer feel we can do so effectively within the confines of an advisory body to a president who simply does not care.”

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Hospital says Scalise showing ‘signs of improvement’ after additional surgery  —  Majority Whip Steve Scalise is showing “signs of improvement” and is “speaking with his loved ones” following an additional surgery, according to an update provided by MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Saturday.

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:

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.

Cerebral Palsy Didn't Stop This College Junior.  Obamacare Repeal Might.  —  Here's what cutting Medicaid could mean for people with disabilities.  —  HILLIARD, Ohio Justin Martin, 21, is in many respects a typical junior at Kenyon College.  He lives in an off-campus apartment, which he shares with six other guys.

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 …

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 …

A racist vestige of the past that progressives are happy to leave in place  —  “You really ought to give Iowa a try.  —  Provided you are contrary.  “Contrary” does not quite capture Steve King's astringency.  The Iowa native and conservative congressman was born, appropriately, in Storm Lake, and carries turbulence with him.

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. …