Trump was angry and ‘unglued’ when he started a trade war, officials say  —  WASHINGTON — With global markets shaken by President Donald Trump's surprise decision to impose strict tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, the president went into battle mode on Friday: “Trade wars are good, and easy to win,” he wrote on Twitter.

Mueller team asking if Kushner foreign business ties influenced Trump policy  —  WASHINGTON — Federal investigators are scrutinizing whether any of Jared Kushner's business discussions with foreigners during the presidential transition later shaped White House policies in ways designed …

Trump confidant dumped millions in steel-related stock last week  —  Billionaire investor and longtime Trump confidant Carl Icahn dumped $31.3 million of stock in a company heavily dependent on steel last week, just days before Trump announced plans to impose steep tariffs on steel imports.

In Retaliation for Trump's Plan, E.U. Leader Threatens Tariffs on Bourbon and Bluejeans  —  BERLIN — The European Union will hit back at the heart of the United States, slapping tariffs on products like Harley-Davidsons, Kentucky bourbon and bluejeans, if President Trump goes ahead with a plan …

Police: 2 shot at Central Michigan University, gunman still at large  —  Sheriff Wayne Ivey of the Brevard County Sheriff's Office gives tips on how to survive an active shooter situation.  Video provided by Brevard County Sheriff's Office.  Wochit  —  CONNECT

Wilbur Ross needs another prop, Campbell says tariffs will make soup cans more expensive  — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross used a can of Campbell's Soup as a prop to defend the new steel tariff plan.  — President Donald Trump said Thursday the United States will impose new tariffs on steel and aluminum as early as next week.

Uber and Lyft drivers' median hourly wage is just $3.37, report finds  —  Majority of drivers make less than minimum wage and many end up losing money, according to study published by MIT … Uber and Lyft drivers in the US make a median profit of $3.37 per hour before taxes …

Everyone in Washington Is Having a Lovely Time  —  Isn't living in Washington, D.C. nice?  It's got lovely architecture, beautiful parks, several Trader Joe's, and so many terribly interesting people, who contribute so much to society.  If you work very hard, and get a little lucky …

Sunnyvale home shatters record with enormous price tag  —  Check out the other stories on Uber Health and the Northern California storm.  —  SUNNYVALE — The small, unassuming home in the Cherry Chase neighborhood was on the market just two days before it sold for $2 million, a whopping $550,000 over its asking price.

Alec Baldwin on His ABC Talk Show, Woody Allen Fallout and ‘SNL’ Future  —  “Every time I do it now, it's like agony,” Baldwin says of his Trump parody.  —  Beginning this weekend, ABC will start spending its Sundays With Alec Baldwin.  —  Earlier this week, the network ordered a nine-episode …

House Race in Pennsylvania May Turn on Trump Voters' Regrets  —  BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. — The steel mill where Patti Stroud's husband worked for 26 years shut down a few weeks before Election Day in 2016.  Though she is a registered Democrat, Ms. Stroud had long since drifted away from the party over its liberal social policies.

Instead of Taking on Gun Control, Democrats are Teaming with Republicans for a Stealth Attack on Wall Street Reform  —  In mid-January, Citigroup executives held a conference call with reporters about the bank's fourth quarter 2017 earnings.  The discussion turned to an obscure congressional bill …

Oil Was Central in Decision to Shrink Bears Ears Monument, Emails Show  —  Want the latest climate news in your inbox?  You can sign up here to receive Climate Fwd:, our new email newsletter.  —  WASHINGTON — Even before President Trump officially opened his high-profile review last spring …

Who Wants To Arm Teachers?  Republican Men  —  Guns have dominated politics this week.  And the one idea President Trump keeps coming back to is arming teachers.  —  But a new NPR/Ipsos poll found that really only one group of people are in favor of training teachers to carry guns in schools …

Democratic group faces backlash after intervening in crowded House primaries … A black Democratic candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania is accusing the Democratic Congressional Committee of undermining his campaign and nudging him out of the race in favor of white candidates.

Deputies were told to set up ‘perimeter’ around Parkland shooting.  That's not the training  —  The Broward Sheriff's Office captain who initially took charge of the chaotic scene at a Parkland high school where 17 people were killed told deputies to form a perimeter around the deadly scene …

Sen. Orrin Hatch calls Obamacare supporters ‘stupidest, dumbass people’  —  (CNN)Sen. Orrin Hatch says supporters of the Affordable Care Act are the “stupidest, dumbass” people he's ever seen.  —  Speaking about the massive GOP tax overhaul at the American Enterprise Institute on Thursday …

How to Buy a Gun in 15 Countries  —  Many Americans can buy a gun in less than an hour.  In some countries, the process takes months.  Here are the basic steps for how most people buy a gun in 15 of them.  Many countries have exceptions for specialized professions, and local laws vary.

CNN Purchases Industrial-Sized Washing Machine To Spin News Before Publication  —  ATLANTA, GA—In order to aid the news station in preparing stories for consumption, popular news media organization CNN purchased an industrial-sized washing machine to help its journalists and news anchors spin the news before publication.

The number of Delta Airlines passengers who bought tickets with NRA discount: 13  —  How many airline passengers does it take to kill a $40 million tax break for Delta Air Lines?  13.  —  The Georgia legislature removed a jet-fuel tax break from a larger tax package Thursday.

Trump's embrace of Russia: The evidence on public display already paints a jarring picture  — Trump's in-plain-sight embrace of Russia gets obscured by the Trump news avalanche.  It's worth reviewing what's been established so far.  —  As Robert Mueller accumulates guilty pleas …

Read: Mike Huckabee's CMA Foundation resignation letter  —  Mike Huckabee and TBN president Matthew Crouch talk about the new show in Nashville  —  Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee resigned from his position on the CMA Foundation board of directors Thursday amid criticism from members of the country music industry.

EU citizenship for sale as Russian oligarch buys Cypriot passport  —  Exclusive: Oleg Deripaska joins hundreds of rich people who have bought Cypriot nationality  —  Sara Farolfi, Luke Harding and Stelios Ophanides in Nicosia … The Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska has bought …