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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Inside an accused school shooter's mind: A plot to kill ‘50 or 60.  If I get lucky maybe 150.’ … Six days before he allegedly opened fire on an elementary school playground, the eighth-grader returned to his Instagram group chat to fixate, yet again, on his most intense interests: guns and bombs and the mass murder of children.

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 …

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 …

Your Location Data Is Being Sold—Often Without Your Knowledge  —  Location-based ads are growing, which means the industry has more ways than ever to track you  —  As location-aware advertising goes mainstream—like that Jack in the Box ad that appears whenever you get near one …

All The Democratic Party's Biggest Names Are Lining Up Against The Banks  —  Democratic presidential hopefuls are scrambling to come out against the first big bipartisan legislation of the Trump era, positioning themselves as hardliners on Wall Street regulation and free from the influence of banks.

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 …

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.

Government is not best done in a state of outrage  —  Some of the worst policy changes in modern history have happened when lawmakers have let emotions and anecdotes dominate debate rather than facts and figures — actual evidence.  Consider the short-lived “assault weapons” ban of 1994 …