Trump: I look forward to meeting with Kim Jong-un  —  President Trump confirmed in a tweet this morning that his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is still on.  The president expressed hope that Kim, who just visited Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, “will do what is right for his people and for humanity.”

Trump hates Amazon, not Facebook  —  Capitol Hill wants Facebook's blood, but President Trump isn't interested.  Instead, the tech behemoth Trump wants to go after is Amazon, according to five sources who've discussed it with him.  “He's obsessed with Amazon,” a source said.  “Obsessed.”

New Gates tie alleged in special counsel filing on van der Zwaan sentencing  —  (CNN)The special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election revealed Tuesday night that prosecutors say they have connected former Trump deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates to a person …

The sliming of Parkland students shows the spreading stain of media polarization … Six months ago, the conservative radio host and blogger Erick Erickson wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times, inspiringly titled “How to Find Common Ground.”  —  “We owe it to one another to disagree agreeably …

Robert Mercer's Secret Adventure as a New Mexico Cop  —  Why was the fabulously wealthy Trump donor wearing a badge and a gun in a tiny desert town?  To obtain something that's impossible to buy.  —  Robert Mercer probably would have flown into Roswell.  From there—1,800 miles from home …

Stormy Daniels' lawyer seeks to depose President Trump, Michael Cohen  —  Stormy Daniels' attorney asked a federal judge this morning for permission to depose President Donald J. Trump about his knowledge of an agreement to pay the porn star $130,000 a week and a half before the 2016 election.

Don't mess with the Census  —  By including a question on citizenship, the Trump administration is driving down compliance and driving up costs: Our view  —  The Trump administration has decided to ask people, on the 2020 Census form, whether they are U.S. citizens.  —  Of course it has.

For John Bolton, Russia is part of a new ‘axis of evil’ … The Trump administration seems to be hardening on Russia, but not fast enough for its incoming national security adviser.  John Bolton wants President Trump to go on the offensive against Moscow — and not just when it comes …

It's Time to Make Our Privacy Tools Easier to Find  —  Last week showed how much more work we need to do to enforce our policies and help people understand how Facebook works and the choices they have over their data.  We've heard loud and clear that privacy settings and other important tools …

The Restless Wave  —  Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations  —  A candid new political memoir from Senator John McCain—his most personal book in years—covering everything from 2008 up to the present.  —  In a time when Washington, DC and the country is more polarized …

Scalia's Legacy Is Stronger Than Ever  —  Over the next few months, the Supreme Court seems poised to deliver a crushing blow to public sector unions, allow more purges that remove eligible voters from the rolls, limit anti-discrimination laws protecting the LBGT community in the name …

House subpoena rattles Justice Department; Sessions ‘angry’ at slow response; FBI ‘called on the carpet’  —  The FBI is promising swift action on a House subpoena covering three politically charged investigations after word that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has grown angry with the bureau's slow-walking …

Repealing the Second Amendment isn't easy but it's what March for Our Lives students need  —  A full repeal of the Second Amendment is hard work, but it is the only way March for Our Lives won't be hijacked by political figures wanting to harness energy and votes more than save lives.  —  CONNECT

Minnesota Woman Blamed For Al Franken's Fall Had Nothing To Do With It  —  Lindsey Port accused another man of harassment.  But fellow Democrats say she “softened the ground” for Franken's resignation.  —  Lindsey Port, 35, doesn't really know Al Franken.

Snyder aide to Flint activist: ‘Crawl back in your hole’  —  Flint — A top Gov. Rick Snyder aide is under fire for a text exchange he started with a Flint activist after the man criticized the governor's handling of the water crisis, telling the resident in a private exchange that Snyder …

Exclusive: Spurned by top lawyers, Trump's defense elevates Washington outsider  —  (Reuters) - A little-known former prosecutor with a doctorate in medieval history will play a central role on U.S. President Donald Trump's legal team, as many top-tier lawyers shy away from representing …

A Cyberattack Hobbles Atlanta, and Security Experts Shudder  —  ATLANTA — The City of Atlanta's 8,000 employees got the word on Tuesday that they had been waiting for: It was O.K. to turn their computers on.  —  But as the city government's desktops, hard drives and printers flickered …

Why Are There No Good Conservative Critiques of Trump's Unified Government?  —  Obama Prelude  —  I had the “Obama in 2009” word vomit recently.  I was talking with several people on the left involved in politics in the early Great Recession, and Larry Summers' new paper on regional inequality came up.

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 …

Roseanne producer on sitcom not being a liberal ‘mouthpiece’ and Mark's ‘tricky’ story line  —  Whose idea was it to make Roseanne Conner a Trump supporter?  Was there always a plan to have her grandson dress in non-traditional attire?  In light of Tuesday's debut of Roseanne …

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 …

R Kelly accused of grooming 14-year-old girl as ‘sex pet’  —  In a BBC3 documentary, former girlfriend Kitti Jones alleges the R&B star groomed an underage girl as well as her and other young women; Kelly has refused to comment … The R&B singer R Kelly has been accused of sexually abusing a girl since she was 14 years old.

Trump attack unleashes oppo against Mueller  —  When President Donald Trump lashed out against Robert Mueller by name earlier this month, the president's supporters sprang into action—treating the chief Russia investigator to political campaign-style opposition research.

Don't Blow Up The Iran Deal.  Trump's Strategy Is Working.  —  The U.S. can play hardball on renegotiating the agreement without alienating European allies.  —  It looks like the Iran nuclear deal will not survive past May 12.  That is the next occasion President Donald Trump will have to certify Iranian compliance with the bargain.