YouTube shooter's father says she was angry at company  —  The night before Nasim Aghdam opened fire in a courtyard at YouTube's headquarters Tuesday afternoon, Mountain View police found the San Diego woman sleeping in her car.  —  She had been reported missing by her family in Southern California …

Mueller told Trump's attorneys the president remains under investigation but is not currently a criminal target … Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III informed President Trump's attorneys last month that he is continuing to investigate the president but does not consider him a criminal target …

Rebecca Dallet beats Michael Screnock in race for Wisconsin Supreme Court  —  MADISON - Rebecca Dallet trounced Michael Screnock on Tuesday for a seat on the state Supreme Court, shrinking the court's conservative majority and giving Democrats a jolt of energy heading into the fall election.

Trump appointee at Defense Department resigns after CNN reveals birther postings  —  (CNN)A political appointee at the Department of Defense has resigned after a CNN KFile inquiry about controversial postings he made on Facebook.  —  Todd Johnson is a former Trump campaign state director …

How EPA's Scott Pruitt avoided tough questions on Tuesday  —  Washington (CNN)As questions swirled over whether or not he can hold onto his administration post, embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appeared calm on Tuesday as he touted the agency's decision …

Peter Navarro says Trump's trade policies are ‘good for the market,’ but economists aren't buying it  — White House aide Peter Navarro insists that President Trump's trade policies will positively impact the market.  — But some of his colleagues said some of Navarro's comments on the U.S. economy were simply wrong.

APNewsBreak: US suspects listening devices in Washington  —  For the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existence in Washington of what appear to be rogue devices that foreign spies and criminals could be using to track individual cellphones and intercept calls and messages.

BOMBSHELL: Secret TEXTS Show FBI, DOJ May Have RUSHED Anti-Trump FISA Warrant  —  More evidence discovered from new FBI documents  —  Communications uncovered by congressional investigators reveal the FBI may have improperly coordinated with Department of Justice officials in an effort …

“Journalism Is Not About Creating Safe Spaces”: Inside the Woke Civil War at The New York Times  —  Catalyzed by the Trump presidency, roiled by flash points like Glenn Thrush, Bret Stephens, and Bari Weiss, a generational conflict not seen since the 60s is besetting the Times.

The all-consuming tribalism of Trump's Republican Party, in one 30-second ad … As metaphors for the Trump-led Republican Party go, it's difficult to beat Rep. Todd Rokita's new ad in the Indiana Senate race.  —  In 30 seconds, the Republican congressman from Indiana discusses no policy issues …

Alex Jones and Infowars Sued for Defamation Over False Identification of Parkland Shooter  —  Alex Jones and his preposterous Infowars media platform were served yet another lawsuit on Monday.  —  The New York Times reported on Tuesday that 24-year-old Massachusetts resident Marcel Fontaine filed …

US proposes tariffs on 1,300 Chinese goods  —  This is what a trade war looks like  —  Fears of a trade war between the United States and China just escalated again.  —  The Trump administration on Tuesday published a list of about 1,300 Chinese exports that could be targeted for tariffs.

Authenticity Matters: The IRA Has No Place on Facebook  —  This morning we removed 70 Facebook and 65 Instagram accounts — as well as 138 Facebook Pages — that were controlled by the Russia-based Internet Research Agency (IRA).  Many of the Pages also ran ads, all of which have been removed.

Outgoing White House emails not protected by verification system  —  The security advocacy group Global Cyber Alliance tested the 26 email domains managed by the Executive Office of the President (EOP) and found that only one fully implements a security protocol that verifies the emails as genuinely from the White House.

On Rhetoric and Reality  —  I think all of Dan's points below are well-stated and well-taken.  I'd only add one quibble.  He writes: … I could point to some policies — on trade, the recent budget, etc. — and even more attempted policies — the Muslim ban, the nuclear option for legislation …

Inside Tiffany Trump's Strained Relationship with Her Dad: ‘They Go Months Without Speaking’  —  With rare, back-to-back appearances spanning three states, Tiffany Trump and her father, President Donald Trump, seem to be on something of a father-daughter reunion tour.

McMaster: ‘We have failed to impose sufficient costs’ on Russia  —  McMaster rips Russia in final public remarks  —  (CNN)In his last public remarks as national security adviser, Lt. Gen. HR McMaster offered harsh words for Russia Tuesday during a speech at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC.

What Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Saw From the Mountaintop … On the evening of April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered an impassioned call to action to a people and a nation he loved.  He was widely recognized at that time as the undisputed champion of the poor and the leading voice of America's civil rights movement.

It's a Theyby!  —  It's a Theyby!  —  For months leading up to the birth of his child, Bobby McCullough was nervous.  His partner, Lesley Fleishman, had enjoyed an easy and uncomplicated pregnancy.  The couple's sunny Brooklyn apartment was now stocked with a crib and diapers and soft, tiny clothes.