Michael Steele Responds to Racial Insult Hurled by CPAC Communications Director  —  Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) communication director Ian Walters sparked controversy with a racially charged insult hurled at former RNC chair Michael Steele on Friday night.

How Skadden, the Giant Law Firm, Got Entangled in the Mueller Investigation  —  WASHINGTON — For much of its 70-year history, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has been a go-to firm for Wall Street, representing corporations like Pfizer and DuPont in acquisitions and becoming the first law firm …

Scoop: Bank of America to review relationships with gunmakers  —  Beginning what could become a widespread financial squeeze on gun manufacturers, Bank of America says in a statement to Axios that it is reexamining its relationship with banking clients who make AR-15s.

2 Weeks After Trump Blocked It, Democrats Release Rebuttal of G.O.P. Memo  —  WASHINGTON — House Democrats released a heavily redacted memorandum on Saturday that was drafted to counter Republican claims that top F.B.I. and Justice Department officials had abused their powers in spying on a former Trump campaign aide.

Police say more deputies waited outside school during Stoneman Douglas shooting  —  South Florida Sun Sentinel  —  Instead of rushing in, several Broward sheriff's deputies waited outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School while a killer gunned down schoolchildren, according to other officers on the scene.

‘Scripted’ controversy: CNN releases emails of correspondence with Florida student … CNN appears to have had enough.  —  On Friday afternoon, the network released email correspondence between one of its producers, Carrie Stevenson, and a student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School …

Judge dismisses coal mogul's defamation lawsuit against John Oliver  —  A West Virginia judge dismissed a coal mogul's defamation lawsuit this week against cable television host John Oliver and HBO.  —  In a decision dated Wednesday, West Virginia Judge Jeffrey Cramer accepted HBO's argument …

Bernie Sanders promoted false story on reporting Russian trolls  —  Bernie Sanders is taking credit for action to combat the Russian incursion into the 2016 election that he didn't have anything to do with — and didn't actually happen.  —  Twice this week, in response to questions about whether …

FBI wiretaps show Sean Miller discussed $100K payment to lock recruit  —  FBI wiretaps intercepted telephone conversations between Arizona coach Sean Miller and Christian Dawkins, a key figure in the FBI's investigation into college basketball corruption, in which Miller discussed paying $100,000 …

‘This is not normal’: Glitches mar new tax law  —  The glitches in the new tax law are starting to pile up.  —  One inadvertently denies restaurants, retailers and others generous new write-offs for things like remodeling.  —  Another would allow wealthy money managers to sidestep a crackdown …

Mona Charen Slams Sexist Hypocrisy, Racism at CPAC: ‘You cannot claim that you stand for women’  —  Conservative writer calls Marion Le Pen “a disgrace,” Republicans anti-woman for Moore support.  —  One stalwart Trump critic dared to take the stage at this year's CPAC.

NRA slams gun-background system flaws it helped create  —  (CNN)On Wednesday, during CNN's town hall with survivors of last week's mass shooting at a high school in South Florida, National Rifle Association representative Dana Loesch lamented the holes in the FBI's National Instant Background Check System, or NICS.

Teen survivor's ultimatum to NRA attack dogs: “We will outlive you”  —  The Parkland shooting survivors are the NRA's worst nightmare.  —  Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg has emerged as a powerful advocate for gun violence prevention in the aftermath of the Valentine's …

‘A TOTAL F***-UP’: RUSSIAN MERCENARIES IN SYRIA LAMENT U.S. STRIKE THAT KILLED DOZENS  —  Recordings have emerged in which Russian mercenaries subjected to a joint U.S. strike that killed dozens of their comrades describe the incident as “a total fuck-up.”  —  Polygraph.info …

Trump: If North Korea Doesn't Obey Me, I Might Punish the Whole World  —  On Friday, president Trump announced that his administration would be hitting North Korea with the “heaviest sanctions ever imposed on a country before.”  The new penalties target dozens of ships and shipping companies that have …

Cuomo Dodges Order by Taking Campaign Money From State Appointees  —  In late November, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo flew to Buffalo for a fund-raising trip, a quick two-stop jaunt that brought in more than $200,000 in donations for his re-election campaign.  —  The events, one at an Embassy Suites hotel …

GRAPHIC VIDEO: Liquor store clerks shoot armed robbery suspect, fight over gun  —  Liquor store clerks shoot armed robbery suspect (KTUL)  —  WARNING: This story contains graphic video.  —  TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The owner of Forest Acres Liquor Store has released graphic surveillance video showing …

Still Glad You Voted Trump?  At CPAC, Conservatives Had an Answer  —  OXON HILL, Md. — Conservatives have committed to memory the Trump achievements that they can recite when that inevitable, needling question comes up: Are you still glad you voted for him?  —  A $1.5 trillion tax cut.