We may know why Paul Manafort has kept quiet.  But his bet is still risky.  —  Harry Litman practices law at the firm Constantine Cannon and teaches constitutional law at the University of California at San Diego.  He served as deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department …

Trump Rings Up Roseanne Barr After Her Show Is a Ratings Winner  —  President Trump made a personal phone call on Wednesday to a political supporter with a huge megaphone — Roseanne Barr.  —  Mr. Trump called Ms. Barr to congratulate her on the revival of her comedy, “Roseanne,” and to thank her for her support.

Privatizing the V.A. Will Hurt Veterans  —  It has been my greatest professional honor to serve our country's more than 20 million veterans.  Almost three years ago, I left my private sector job running hospitals and came to Washington to repay my gratitude to the men and women who put their lives on the line for our country.

Inside the Cutthroat Battle to Be the Next Hope Hicks  —  Hope Hicks plans to depart Washington by Good Friday, over a month after she resigned as the White House communications director on February 28.  She will leave behind a press operation that is inherently broken …

Trump's Shake-Up of National-Security Team Remakes Kushner's Role  —  Arrival of Pompeo and Bolton could curb Mr. Kushner's influence  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump's shake-up of his national-security team is likely to reshape the role played by Jared Kushner, who has been a key counselor …

Kelly Loses White House Clout as Trump Blazes Own Path  —  Chief of staff out of loop for several key recent decisions  —  President and top aide at times now on different wavelengths  —  White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has lost some of his clout following recent missteps …

Minneapolis FBI agent charged with leaking classified information to reporter  —  A Minneapolis FBI agent who started his career with the agency as an intern in 2000 has been charged with leaking classified information to the news website The Intercept.  —  Terry James Albury …

Jeb fires Trump barbs at Yale talk  —  Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush's psychiatrist wants him to move past the 2016 presidential election.  —  “I'm not going to talk about the 2016 election,” Bush joked on Tuesday in a talk sponsored by the The William F. Buckley, Jr. Program at Yale.

Boeing hit by WannaCry virus, but says no impact on jet production  —  Boeing was hit by the WannaCry computer virus Wednesday, initially raising fears within the company that airplane production could be affected.  Later Boeing played down the impact and called it a “limited intrusion” with production unaffected.

Documents suggest possible coordination between CIA, FBI, Obama WH and Dem officials early in Trump-Russia probe: investigators  —  The political rhetoric over the FISA abuse memo took a new turn with the ranking Democrat drafting his own version; Catherine Herridge goes in-depth for ‘Special Report.’

It's Time to Stop Yammering About Liberal Bias  —  We're now several days into a roiling debate over whether liberals ought to be upset that the Atlantic hired a man who once argued that a quarter of American women should be executed.  Predictably, both sides have progressed from that specific …

Ecuadoran Embassy in London cuts off Julian Assange's Internet … LONDON — Julian Assange, the controversial founder of WikiLeaks, has been barred from using the Internet at the Ecuadoran Embassy in London, where he has been holed up for nearly six years, the Ecuadoran government announced Wednesday.

Clinton book provides a new guessing game for Washington  —  Axios has learned that the N.Y. Times' Amy Chozick uses pseudonyms to identify top Clinton aides in her memoir, “Chasing Hillary: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns and One Intact Ceiling,” out April 24.

Groupon Apologizes for Using N-Word to Describe Boots  —  Groupon's got a major mishap to deal with after a racial slur appeared on its site for a listing for women's boots ... and it started by issuing an apology.  —  Screenshots from outraged customers started making the rounds on social media Wednesday …

Why Are States So Strapped for Cash?  There Are Two Big Reasons  —  The proportion of state and local tax revenues dedicated to Medicaid and public pensions is the highest since the 1960s  —  The only speaker standing between state budget officers and the opening cocktail hour …

‘Kiss Up, Kick Down’: Those Recalling Bolton's U.N. Confirmation Process Say He Hasn't Changed  —  WASHINGTON — The last time — perhaps the only time — John R. Bolton inspired bipartisan agreement, it was over the shared conclusion that he was perhaps the least diplomatic personality …

European Powers Face Resistance to Iran Sanctions to Save Nuclear Deal  —  BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - France, Britain and Germany are struggling to persuade their EU partners to back new sanctions on Iran to preserve its nuclear deal, diplomats said, with Italy doubting whether the measures can stop the United States pulling out in May.

Scalise comeback fuels talk of succeeding Ryan  —  ATOP THE OLYMPUS TLP OIL RIG IN THE GULF OF MEXICO — With one arm snaked around his crutches and the other gripping a handrail, Steve Scalise climbed gingerly up hundreds of stairs to the peak control room of a hulking oil rig 77 miles off the coast of Louisiana.

Under Ben Carson, HUD Scales Back Fair Housing Enforcement  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is attempting to scale back federal efforts to enforce fair housing laws, freezing enforcement actions against local governments and businesses, including Facebook, while sidelining officials …

Exclusive Jewish News interview with Jeremy Corbyn: 'I'm not an anti-Semite in any form'  —  In the wake of the Jewish community's unprecedented ‘Enough Is Enough’ protest against Labour anti-Semitism, Jewish News sat down with the party leader to discuss all the key issues of concern that drove …

Family of boy in viral police hug photo dies after SUV plunges off cliff.  He's still missing. … Five members of a Washington family were killed after their SUV went off a Pacific Coast Highway cliff and crashed into the rocky ocean, authorities said.  —  The victims were identified …

Statistically, at Least 2 Disney Princesses Have Had Abortions  —  We need many kinds of Disney princesses, according to an extremely fun meme whooshing across the 'net.  We need a Disney princess who juuls; we need a Disney princess who is falling asleep/calling a cab/having a smoke/taking a drag …

FBI looked into Trump plans to build hotel in Latvia with Putin supporter  —  Exclusive: US authorities made inquiries even before 2016 election campaign into Trump property dealings in former Soviet Union … They wanted to build the Las Vegas of the Baltics.

Shutting Down Partner Categories  —  We want to let advertisers know that we will be shutting down Partner Categories.  This product enables third party data providers to offer their targeting directly on Facebook.  While this is common industry practice, we believe this step …

In Arizona Race, Conservatives View Stormy Daniels as a ‘Little Hard to Believe’  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — With allegations of sexual misconduct swirling around President Trump, Debbie Lesko — a Republican candidate for Congress — sat down recently and clicked on “60 Minutes.”