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.

Days before the election, Stormy Daniels threatened to cancel deal to keep alleged affair with Trump secret … The 2016 election was less than a month away, and Donald Trump's attorney had blown the deadline for paying Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about her alleged affair with the future president.

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 …

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.

Electrolux puts $250 million US investment on hold over Trump's tariff hike  — Sweden's Electrolux said it would delay a planned $250 million investment in Tennessee, after President Donald Trump announced tariffs on imported aluminum and steel.  — Trump said the duties …

E.U. Leader Threatens to Retaliate With 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 to place tariffs …

Rick Ross Hospitalized, Machine Keeping Him Alive  —  Rick Ross has been hooked up to a machine that's taking over the function of his heart and lungs ... according to sources connected to the music mogul.  —  Rick is in a Miami area hospital getting treatment in the cardio unit …

Trump Swaps His Beloved Burgers for Salads and Soups in New Diet  —  Two weeks since he's been seen eating burger, one person says  —  But bacon was still on the menu at breakfast this week  —  Donald Trump has traded cheeseburgers for salads in the presidential diet — at least some of the time.

Veteran Affairs Secretary David Shulkin ‘Extremely Paranoid’ Ahead of Damning New Investigation, Sources Say … Embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is likely to be the subject of another damaging investigation as early as next week, one that could prove politically fatal.

Child called racial slur, spat on by firefighter at Overland Park Hooters  —  Police say a racial slur was hurled at a child at a Hooters off Metcalf Avenue.  —  KCTV5 News spoke to a witness who was at the restaurant and he said he was dumbfounded by a statement the firefighter made to police.

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.

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.

APNewsBreak: Questions surround Trump's 1st wall contract  —  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tiny Nebraska startup awarded the first border wall construction project under President Donald Trump is the offshoot of a construction firm that was sued repeatedly for failing to pay subcontractors and accused …

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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 …

Roy Moore pleads for money, saying resources ‘depleted’  —  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore is pleading for money to pay for his legal bills as he fights a lawsuit against a woman who says he molested her when she was 14.  —  Moore said on a campaign Facebook …

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 …

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 …

Condoleezza Rice stuns ‘The View’ audience with amazing story about 2nd Amendment rights  —  Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered an amazing story from her childhood to explain to the more liberal hosts of “The View” why she supports Second Amendment rights.  —  Here's what she said

Trump pushes Republicans to oppose crucial New York-New Jersey tunnel project … President Trump is pushing congressional Republicans not to fund a crucial infrastructure project — a long-delayed plan to build a new rail tunnel between Manhattan and New Jersey — setting up a confrontation …

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 …

Lebanese Billionaire's Social App Becomes The Most Downloaded In 18 Countries  —  As Facebook continues to face scrutiny about its possible role in influencing the U.S. presidential election, a different kind of social network, Vero, has jumped the top of the charts, thrusting …

Women's March Co-Chair Cites Anti-Semite to Prove She's Not an Anti-Semite  —  A Women's March organizer who came under fire this week for attending a sermon by rabid anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan responded to criticism by tweeting a defense from a rapper who shared Farrakhan's bigoted views.

Two Colorado lawmakers reveal they have been wearing bulletproof vests to Capitol in wake of sexual harassment scandal  —  Weeping Steve Lebsock reminds colleagues he is a Marine.  “You would have had me here to protect you.  Even the ones that don't like me.”

CMU shooting: Student fatally shot parents in dorm, police say  —  A Central Michigan University student allegedly shot and killed his parents Friday morning in a fourth-floor dorm room, sources told the Detroit Free Press.  —  James Eric Davis Jr. is listed as a sophomore in CMU's student directory.