Mueller's Focus on Adviser to United Arab Emirates Indicates Widening of Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman, has hovered on the fringes of international diplomacy for three decades.  He was a back-channel negotiator with Syria during the Clinton administration …

READ: Trump Says Rep. Maxine Waters Needs ‘An IQ Test’ At Gridiron Dinner  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday night addressed the annual Gridiron Club Dinner, an event he skipped last year and one known for presidential humor.  —  Though he poked fun at his own administration's dysfunction …

Trump on China's Xi consolidating power: 'Maybe we'll give that a shot some day'  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump bemoaned a decision not to investigate Hillary Clinton after the 2016 presidential election, decrying a “rigged system” that still doesn't have the “right people” in place to fix it …

The Latest: May tells Trump of Britain's ‘deep concern’  —  The Latest on President Donald Trump and trade (all times local):  —  British Prime Minister Theresa May has spoken with President Donald Trump and expressed “deep concern” about his threatened trade war with the European Union.

GOP Panic Spreads to Pennsylvania  —  Republicans have spent over $9 million in a blue-collar district Trump carried by 20 points.  If the GOP can't win there, they're in deep trouble.  —  Republicans are learning an uncomfortable reality about the political environment for 2018: Tax cuts …

Hand Grenades and Gang Violence Rattle Sweden's Middle Class  —  STOCKHOLM — In the Stockholm suburb of Varby Gard, it was not unusual to see the figure of a 63-year-old man pedaling a bicycle home after the end of his shift as an aide for disabled adults, hunched against the icy wind of a Swedish winter.

Denis McDonough: McConnell ‘watered down’ Russia warning in 2016  —  WASHINGTON — Former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough on Sunday said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “watered down” a warning about Russia's attempts to interfere in the 2016 election and defended …

What if Republicans Win the Midterms?  —  WASHINGTON — A sizable portion of the American population has been convulsing with outrage at President Trump for more than a year.  Millions of people who previously took only mild interest in politics have participated in protests …

As Primaries Begin, Divided Voters Weigh What It Means to Be a Democrat  —  PALOS HILLS, Ill. — When Representative Daniel Lipinski, a conservative-leaning Democrat and scion of Chicago's political machine, agreed to one joint appearance last month with his liberal primary challenger …

M*A*S*H actor David Ogden Stiers dies at 75  —  M*A*S*H actor David Ogden Stiers died of cancer on Saturday, his agent confirmed.  He was 75.  —  “I am very sad to report that David died this morning March 3, 2018 peacefully at his home in Newport, Oregon after a courageous battle with bladder cancer …

Missouri men sentenced to prison for dragging kitten behind Jeep, killing it  —  Two Missouri men who sparked outrage last summer after dragging a kitten behind a vehicle and posting a video of it on social media were sentenced to prison on Friday.  —  Kyle Williams, 18, of Branson …

Oklahoma teachers planning a statewide strike  —  Oklahoma teachers planning a statewide strike (KTUL)  —  Oklahoma teachers are fed up with state lawmakers.  A public school teacher in Stillwater created the Facebook group “Oklahoma Teacher Walkout - The Time is Now!” two days ago, and it has already gained more than 20,000 members.

36 women flood Texas races to flip male-dominated House seats blue  —  “We have a reached a tipping point.”  —  Fueled by anti-Trump backlash, a surge of women are putting their names on the ballot and running for office in Texas, with potentially momentous implications for the balance of power in the deep red state.