Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg called before grand jury, says he will refuse to go … Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg said Monday that he has been subpoenaed to appear in front of a federal grand jury investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election but that he will refuse to go.

Trump Lawyer's Payment to Porn Star Was Reported as Suspicious by Bank  —  First Republic alerted Treasury Department about Michael Cohen's $130,000 wire transfer to former adult-film actress Stormy Daniels  —  The bank used by President Donald Trump's personal lawyer to wire $130,000 …

Critically ill man is former Russian spy  —  A man who is critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance in Wiltshire is a Russian national convicted of spying for Britain, the BBC understands.  —  Sergei Skripal, who is 66, was granted refuge in the UK following a “spy swap” between the US and Russia in 2010.

Police enter lobby of Trump Hotel in Panama, attempt to evict Trump staff  —  More than a dozen police wearing bulletproof vests entered the lobby of the Trump International Hotel in Panama on Monday morning after weeks of simmering tensions over control of the property.

Christopher Steele, the Man Behind the Trump Dossier  —  How the ex-spy tried to warn the world about Trump's ties to Russia.  —  In January, after a long day at his London office, Christopher Steele, the former spy turned private investigator, was stepping off a commuter train in Farnham …

Trump says Obama administration investigated campaign's alleged Russia ties to help Clinton  —  President Donald Trump questioned Monday morning why the Obama-era Justice Department launched an investigation into his campaign in the midst of the 2016 election, positing that then-President Barack Obama …

TV Ratings: Oscars Drop to All-Time Low 26.5 Million Viewers  —  The telecast stumbles an unfortunate 19 percent from 2017.  —  A comparatively uneventful Oscar telecast led the way on TV Sunday night — though updated numbers have the telecast somewhat predictably stumbling to an all-time low.

Why It's Hard for Conservatives to Date in DC Right Now  —  Fewer people are hooking up across party lines, and Republicans say it's because Democrats are too quick to dismiss their dating-app profiles.  —  Most Americans think today's strongest tensions lie between Democrats and Republicans, according to a Pew Research study.

Escort Says Audio Recordings Show Russian Meddling in U.S. Election  —  BANGKOK — A Belarusian escort with close ties to a powerful Russian oligarch said from behind bars in Bangkok on Monday that she had more than 16 hours of audio recordings that could help shed light on Russian meddling in United States elections.

Ryan splits with Trump on trade as GOP lawmakers move to block planned tariffs … Congressional Republicans are maneuvering to stop President Trump from levying harsh tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, arguing the move runs counter to the core of their economic agenda …

Cochran resigns effective April 1  —  Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) will resign from the Senate on April 1, his office announced Monday, triggering a second Senate election in Mississippi this fall and reshaping the leadership of one of Congress's most powerful committees.

Dorm Living for Professionals Comes to San Francisco  —  SAN FRANCISCO — In search of reasonable rent, the middle-class backbone of San Francisco — maitre d's, teachers, bookstore managers, lounge musicians, copywriters and merchandise planners — are engaging in an unusual experiment in communal living: They are moving into dorms.

Don't Worry About Trump's Tariffs  —  Last week President Trump announced new tariffs on steel and aluminum products, and the response couldn't have been more negative — critics warned of trade wars, recession, global instability.  But the blowback is overblown, and seems …

Emerson College ePoll: Statistical Dead Heat in PA 18th Congressional Special Election  —  Democrat Conor Lamb leads Republican Rick Saccone 48% to 45%, 10 days out from election  —  A new Emerson College poll finds Pennsylvania's 18th District Special Congressional election with Conor Lamb …

Secret NYPD Files: Officers Can Lie And Brutally Beat People — And Still Keep Their Jobs  —  Internal NYPD files show that hundreds of officers who committed the most serious offenses — from lying to grand juries to physically attacking innocent people — got to keep their jobs, their pensions …

The source  —  How hacked emails and a yacht in Monaco ended my career  —  Off the coast of Monaco in the summers of 2014 and 2015, I discovered what I thought was a sort of journalistic nirvana for my job as The Wall Street Journal foreign affairs correspondent, in the form of a yacht, the Conquistador.

Fox News keeps running columns from the same guy explaining, “I'm a Democrat but [insert agreement with GOP]”  —  Bryan Dean Wright, a consultant looking for career opportunities and freelance gigs, has found the perfect publicity gimmick to get in outlets like Fox News: proclaiming he's …

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Conservative Parkland Massacre Survivor the Media Has Largely Ignored  —  PARKLAND, FLORIDA — On the afternoon of February 14, 2018, Kyle Kashuv found himself in the midst of a waking nightmare, huddled in a classroom closet for two harrowing hours, attempting to console and reassure terrified fellow students.

Senate investigators want answers from Reddit and Tumblr on Russia meddling … Congressional investigators probing Russian interference around the 2016 U.S. presidential election plan to question Reddit and Tumblr over new reports that the Kremlin may have helped spread disinformation on their sites …

Democrats may have already won the House  —  Top Republicans sound increasingly resigned to losing a special House election in Pennsylvania Trump Country a week from today, after party-affiliated groups spent more than $9 million on a race that should be a “gimme.”

With Roles Reduced, Kushner And Ivanka Trump's Fate Uncertain  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — They spent their first year in Washington as an untouchable White House power couple, commanding expansive portfolios, outlasting rivals and enjoying unmatched access to the president.

Martin Shkreli must forfeit $7.36 million, turn over stake in ultra-rare Wu-Tang Clan album: Judge  — Convicted fraudster Martin Shkreli was ordered to forfeit $7.36 million as part of his criminal sentence on Monday.  — Shkreli must forfeit his stake in the Wu-Tang Clan album …

Flippy the Burger Flipping Robot Is Now Cooking at the CaliBurger Fast Food Chain … A burger-flipping robot named Flippy is now cooking up hamburgers at a fast food restaurant called Caliburger.  —  A robot named Flippy is now in the kitchen at a fast food restaurant called CaliBurger in Pasadena.