Exclusive: Mueller's interest in Kushner grows to include foreign financing efforts  —  Sources: Rick Gates close to plea deal  —  Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's interest in Jared Kushner has expanded beyond his contacts with Russia and now includes his efforts to secure financing …

Florida school shooter obtained 10 firearms  —  CNN will hold a town hall with the victims' classmates, parents and community members.  “Stand Up: The Students of Stoneman Douglas Demand Action” will air live Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET.  —  School shooter Nikolas Cruz will attend a 1 p.m. ET hearing …

Conservatives urge Trump to grant pardons in Russia probe  —  After months of criticizing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, President Donald Trump's supporters are issuing increasingly bold calls for presidential pardons to limit the investigation's impact.

A non-alarmist reading of the Mueller Russia indictment … There's been no shortage of breathless reaction to Trump-Russia special prosecutor Robert Mueller's indictment of 13 Russians and three Russian organizations for their efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election.

How Does Trump Stack Up Against the Best — and Worst — Presidents?  —  Where does Donald Trump rank on the list of American presidents?  —  We surveyed presidential politics experts to sketch out a first draft of Trump's place in presidential history.  —  Since our previous survey in 2014 …

Pennsylvania Supreme Court issues new election map  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania's high court issued a new congressional district map for the state's 2018 elections on its self-imposed deadline Monday, all but ensuring that Democratic prospects will improve in several seats …

EXCLUSIVE: Oops!  Sarah Huckabee Sanders cops to making a rare mistake and says Trump has not confirmed for WHCD yet - but WILL go to Gridiron  — The White House told DailyMail.com Monday that President Trump would attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner, but then walked it back

Trump Jr. to give foreign policy speech while on ‘unofficial’ business trip to India … NEW DELHI — The president's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., is making what's been dubbed an unofficial visit to India to promote his family's real estate projects.  But he's also planning to deliver …

For the weary White House, Florida shooting offered a ‘reprieve’ from scandals … The White House was under siege.  —  Domestic abuse allegations against a senior aide were ignored, pointing to a potential high-level coverup.  Two Cabinet secretaries were caught charging taxpayers for luxury travel.

Oprah follows up with the partisan voters in Michigan  —  Last fall, Oprah Winfrey spoke with 14 Michigan voters, seven of whom voted for Donald Trump.  Winfrey sat down with the voters again to get their thoughts on Trump's first year in office  —  Oprah Winfrey

Trump's Miss Universe Gambit  —  For years, he used his beauty pageants to boost business interests abroad.  A 2013 contest, in Moscow, may also have helped give him the Presidency.  —  The first-round results of the 2013 Miss Universe pageant seem to have come as a surprise …

Tax Overhaul Gains Public Support, Buoying Republicans  —  The tax overhaul that President Trump signed into law now has more supporters than opponents, buoying Republican hopes for this year's congressional elections.  —  The growing public support for the law coincides with an eroding Democratic lead …

HOW AN ALT-RIGHT BOT NETWORK TOOK DOWN AL FRANKEN  —  White nationalist provocateurs, a pair of fake news sites, an army of Twitter bots and other cyber tricks helped derail Democratic Senator Al Franken last year, new research shows.  —  While everyone has been focused on Russian meddling …

Texas Democrat Writes Giant-Killer Narrative One Livestream at a Time  —  By Michael TackettPhotographs by Tamir Kalifa Feb. 19, 2018  —  BEAUMONT, Texas — Operating on two hours' sleep, Beto O'Rourke was 20 hours into his day and looked it.  His white shirt and gray slacks were an accordion of wrinkles.