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 …

Scoop: Mueller's hit list  —  Axios has reviewed a Grand Jury subpoena that Robert Mueller's team sent to a witness last month.  —  What Mueller is asking for:  — Mueller is subpoenaing all communications — meaning emails, texts, handwritten notes, etc. — that this witness sent and received regarding the following people:

State Dept. Was Granted $120 Million to Fight Russian Meddling.  It Has Spent $0.  —  WASHINGTON — As Russia's virtual war against the United States continues unabated with the midterm elections approaching, the State Department has yet to spend any of the $120 million it has been allocated since late 2016 …

Donald Trump's bubble presidency  —  When President Barack Obama felt he needed to show off his common touch, he'd go for cheeseburgers at Ray's Hell Burger — where he treated the Russian president to an onion-jalapeño-and-mushroom- topped patty — or to Five Guys …

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.”

Italy Election Gives Big Lift to Far Right and Populists  —  ROME — Italians registered their dismay with the European political establishment on Sunday, handing a majority of votes in a national election to hard-right and populist forces that ran a campaign fueled by anti-immigrant anger.

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 …

Stocks fall as trade war fears rattle investors  — President Donald Trump announced last week the U.S. will implement a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports.  — “The bears could make a comeback if President Donald Trump turns into an outright protectionist,” says one strategist.

Are You Ready for an Amazon-Branded Checking Account?  —  Online giant wants to develop product that would appeal to younger customers and those without bank accounts.  —  Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -.77% is in talks with big banks including JPMorgan Chase JPM -.83% & Co. about building …

‘Trump, Inc.’ Podcast Extra: The Trump Organization Ordered Golf Course Markers With the Presidential Seal.  That May Be Illegal.  —  President Donald Trump loves putting his name on everything from ties to steaks to water — and, of course, his buildings.  But now the Trump Organization appears …

Five Charts That Show How Companies Are Spending Their Tax Savings  —  About 60 percent of the gains are going to shareholders, compared with 15 percent for employees.  —  President Donald Trump and Republicans sold their $1.5 trillion tax cut as a boon for workers, but it's becoming clear …

10 years after financial crisis, Senate prepares to roll back banking rules … The Senate is preparing to scale back the sweeping banking regulations passed after the 2008 financial crisis, with more than a dozen Democrats ready to give Republicans the votes they need to weaken …

‘A moment of awe’: Photo of little girl captivated by Michelle Obama portrait goes viral … Parker Curry, age 2, was not being cooperative.  —  Standing in front of the new painting of former first lady Michelle Obama at the National Portrait Gallery, Parker ignored her mother's pleas to turn around for a photo.

Rudy Giuliani's tasteless Hillary joke  —  On Friday night, President Trump entertained around 250 Republican donors in his Mar-a-Lago ballroom.  Spotted in the audience: Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen, who recently admitted to paying $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Oscar Ratings Down, Eye All-Time Low In Early Estimates  —  It was an Oscar do-over last night for host Jimmy Kimmel, producers Mike De Luca and Jennifer Todd and Best Picture presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.  Following last year's Envelopegate, which led to Beatty …

The Dance of the Pro-Trump Republican  —  Senator Bob Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has called President Trump a human “wrecking ball” for American foreign policy, and warned that Trump was bringing the world to the brink of “World War III.”

Exclusive: Congress requires many unpaid interns to sign nondisclosure agreements  —  What happens in Congress stays in Congress.  —  For unpaid interns on Capitol Hill, secrecy is so much a part of the job that on their first day, many are required to sign sweeping nondisclosure agreements.

I Wanted to Be a Good Mom.  So I Got a Gun.  —  A few months after my father left our family home for good, my mother heard me screaming in the middle of the night.  It was the kind of scream that made her grab her rifle in one hand and some ammo in another.

Ben Carson on His Vexing Reign at HUD: Brain Surgery Was Easier Than This  —  WASHINGTON — Before Ben Carson accepted President Trump's offer to become secretary of housing and urban development, a friend implored him to turn down the job to preserve the reputation he had earned …

Apple Turns Up Audio Ambition With High-End Headphones  —  Company is rapidly growing wearables and accessories segments  —  New headphones could potentially cannibalize some Beats sales  —  Apple Inc.'s AirPods earphones have been a surprise hit.  Now, the company is planning a push into the high end of the market.