Christopher Steele's Other Report: A Murder In Washington  —  The author of the famous Trump dossier provided a secret report to the FBI asserting that RT founder Mikhail Lesin was bludgeoned to death by thugs hired by an oligarch close to Putin.  Three other sources independently told the FBI …

Peter Thiel Employee Helped Cambridge Analytica Before It Harvested Data  —  As a start-up called Cambridge Analytica sought to harvest the Facebook data of tens of millions of Americans in summer 2014, the company received help from at least one employee at Palantir Technologies …

Trump Secures Trade Deal With South Korea Ahead of Nuclear Talks  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump scored his first significant trade deal this week, securing a pact with South Korea that represents the type of one-on-one agreement that Mr. Trump says makes the best sense for American companies and workers.

Why Would the Atlantic Hire Kevin Williamson?  —  In a memo to staff, editor Jeffrey Goldberg cites an affinity for “second chances” and ideological diversity in hiring the conservative troll.  Both justifications ring hollow.  —  Jeffrey Goldberg knows that he hired a troll.

Repeal the Second Amendment  —  Rarely in my lifetime have I seen the type of civic engagement school children and their supporters demonstrated in Washington and other major cities throughout the country this past Saturday.  These demonstrations demand our respect.

Facebook Delays Home-Speaker Unveil Amid Data Crisis  —  Social network had hoped to show off devices at F8 in May  —  Company still plans to launch products later this year  —  Facebook Inc. has decided not to unveil new home products at its major developer conference in May …

Trump privately presses for military to pay for border wall … President Trump frequently said Mexico would pay for a wall along the southern border as he sought the presidency in 2016.  Now, he is privately pushing the U.S. military to fund construction of his signature project.

Ezra Klein: Editor-in-Chief  —  In April of 2017, I published a podcast with Charles Murray, coauthor of the controversial (and endlessly misrepresented) book The Bell Curve.  These are the most provocative claims in the book:  — Human “general intelligence” is a scientifically valid concept.

Former Disney star joins White House press team  —  Washington (CNN)The White House press office is getting a bit more Sunshine these days — former Disney Channel star Caroline Sunshine, that is.  She's joining the team as a press assistant.  —  Sunshine, 22, is known for her role alongside Zendaya …

I Was Kind to Nikolas Cruz.  He Still Killed My Friends.  —  My first interaction with Nikolas Cruz happened when I was in seventh grade.  I was eating lunch with my friends, most likely discussing One Direction or Ed Sheeran, when a sudden pain consumed my lower back.

Citizenship question on census form could cost states like California a House seat  —  The decision to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census form could have far-reaching electoral consequences, which could cost states ranging from California to Illinois to Alabama a House seat.

At Q&A in Provo, Mitt Romney says he's more conservative than Trump on immigration … U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney speaks at the Utah County Republican Women's event in the ballroom at the Provo City Library on Monday, March 26, 2018, in Provo. … A notecard is read …

CNN Poll: On Russia, Americans' views are settled and partisan  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)American opinions on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election appears hardened and driven by partisanship, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS after a month rife with developments in the ongoing probe.

Howard Stern to Trump: ‘Get the f— out of there, man’  —  Howard Stern has some advice for President Trump  —  : “get the f—k out” of the White House.  —  “I was watching the news.  They said that the president calls his friends and asks advice,” Stern said on his eponymous SiriusXM radio show …

Virginia Tech ‘apologetic’ after video of lacrosse team posted  —  Virginia Tech women's lacrosse coach John Sung considers it “a teachable moment.”  —  On a 13-second video that was posted and re-posted on Twitter over the weekend, some white members of Sung's squad can be heard singing along …

Robert Mueller's Office Wants A Judge To Consider Jail Time For A Lawyer Who Pleaded Guilty To Lying  —  Alex van der Zwaan, who pleaded guilty to lying to special counsel prosecutors and the FBI, is asking for no jail time.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC

Parkland Leader David Hogg Rejected by UC Schools  —  Parkland Leader David Hogg — I'm Changing the World ... But UC Schools Still Rejected Me  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  David Hogg helped spearhead a movement in the wake of the Parkland massacre that has resonated around the world …

NRA Says It Receives Foreign Funds, But None Goes To Election Work  —  The National Rifle Association acknowledged that it accepts foreign donations but says it does not use them for election work — even as federal investigators look into the role the NRA might have played in Russia's attack on the 2016 election.

Democrats may already be 35% of the way to a House majority  —  (CNN)With the retirement announcement of Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Ryan Costello, there are now eight open seats currently held by Republicans in districts that Hillary Clinton won in 2016.  —  And there's a good chance …

Words and deeds out of alignment for potential Cabinet appointment and Fox News personality  —  The lure of another television personality has President Trump reportedly considering Fox News' Pete Hegseth to run the Department of Veterans Affairs.  But while Hegseth's experience as a combat veteran …

A Low-Profile Trump Travels to Virginia to Meet With Donors  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump kept a relatively low profile and did not make any public appearances on Tuesday, but emerged for a rare evening trip outside the White House to meet with deep-pocketed donors at a real estate developer's home in Virginia.

Stormy Daniels is a sideshow.  Let's focus on the real Trump scandals.  —  To judge by the blockbuster ratings for “60 Minutes,” I must be one of the few politically sentient adults to have missed the Stormy Daniels interview on Sunday night, just as I earlier missed Karen McDougal's high-rated interview on CNN.

Microsoft Services Agreement … Your Privacy  —  1. Your Privacy.  Your privacy is important to us.  Please read the Microsoft Privacy Statement (the “Privacy Statement") as it describes the types of data we collect from you and your devices ("Data"), how we use your Data, and the legal bases we have to process your Data.

We Are a Fundamentally Unserious People  —  Guys, did you know that cooking eggs in a certain manner is problematic?  I know you're shocked—something utterly meaningless being denounced for violating whichever principle we happen to be adhering to this day?  No!—but really, it's true.

Walmart to remove ‘Cosmopolitan’ magazine from checkout lines amid Me Too movement  —  Celebs of the 90's now have beautiful children who are coming of age.  Here's a look at some of the models spawned by our favorite celebrities.  —  Walmart is saying goodbye to Cosmopolitan.

Alex Jones' Infowars releases video depicting Parkland survivor Emma Gonzalez as member of the Hitler Youth  —  Later in the show, Jones played a longer video that featured Parkland survivor David Hogg's speech at March For Our Lives dubbed over with an Adolf Hitler speech:  —  Previously:

Gov. Scott Walker goes to court to get more time to cancel two special elections  —  MADISON - Rushing to cancel a pair of court-ordered special elections, Gov. Scott Walker has asked a judge to give him a week to approve legislation giving him broader powers to determine when to allow voters to fill vacancies in the Legislature.

When Ryan Costello Knew He Was in Trouble  —  It only took a week for Pennsylvania Rep. Ryan Costello, a moderate Republican representing suburban Philadelphia, to recognize the headwinds that Donald Trump's presidency would create for him and members in similar districts.

Tax cuts, Round 2: GOP looks to punish Democrats in 2018  —  Republicans are dreaming of passing another round of tax cuts this year — or at least making vulnerable Democrats squirm by voting against them.  —  GOP leaders are weighing a series of votes to make last year's temporary tax cuts …