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.

House panel releases Democrats' memo defending FBI surveillance of ex-Trump campaign aide … The House Intelligence Committee released a redacted version of a Democrat-written memo rebutting GOP allegations that federal law enforcement agencies used politically-biased information …

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 …

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.

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.

In Donald Trump, Evangelicals Have Found Their President  —  Last August, President Trump sat behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office and looked me straight in the eyes.  With a look of reflection and purposefulness, he discussed his upbringing and fondly recalled a vivid childhood memory from the 1950s …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

After a Massacre, a Question of One More Death: The Gunman's  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Among the suspects on the list of the country's 10 worst mass shootings, Nikolas Cruz is alone in one thing: He was taken alive.  —  His arrest raises the rare prospect of a death penalty trial for a massacre …

‘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 …

‘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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …