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.

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 …

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 …

A Week of Policy Surprises Leaves Even Trump's Supporters Confused  —  WASHINGTON — Looking around the table at the White House one day this week, President Trump chided fellow Republicans for kowtowing to the National Rifle Association.  “You're afraid of the N.R.A., right?” he challenged one senator.

Delta hit with a sea of angry customers after it bans NRA discounts  — On Monday the Atlanta-based company was targeted by Republican lawmakers who blocked a bill that would have given Delta a roughly $40 million tax exemption.  —  Delta announced last Saturday that it would be cutting ties with the NRA …

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 …

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 …

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.

“The Mafia White House”: My no-holds-barred interview on The Rick Smith Show  —  On February 28, I did an extremely angry, no-holds-barred interview with The Rick Smith Show about the Trump administration and the investigation into Russian interference.  You can listen to the interview here.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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

Expelled Rep. Lebsock changed party prior to vote, giving State House seat to GOP  —  DENVER — Democratic state Rep. Steve Lebsock was expelled from the House in a 52 - 9 vote Friday, following allegations of sexual misconduct by five women.  —  The effort, led by Democrats, was successful in barring Lebsock from his position.

How Italy does Putin's work  —  From the United States to France and Britain, officials have warned about Russian attempts to swing elections through various meddling techniques.  —  In Italy?  Not so much.  —  In the run-up to the election on Sunday, sympathy for Russian President Vladimir Putin among …

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 …

Commentary: Parkland shooting has changed politics-as-usual in Florida  —  Taking Names  —  Something different is happening in Florida.  —  A new response to human slaughter.  —  The politicians actually seem to care.  —  Sure, presumably they cared about previous slaughters ... just not enough to actually do much about it.