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 …

China Hits Soybeans, Aircraft in Counter-Punch to Trump Tariffs  —  Beijing responds to U.S. tariffs aimed at recouping IP losses  —  Two sides can still avoid applying tariffs, minister says  —  China said it would levy an additional 25 percent tariff on imports of 106 U.S. products including soybeans …

The Sinclair video is the dumbest media freak-out since whatever the last one was  —  If you're a regular consumer of local news television, it's likely you've seen at least one or two promotional ads where the team promises that they “care” and that they're your number one “trusted source.”

Planned Parenthood CEO Says Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Offered ‘Bribe’ to Stop Abortions  —  In a riveting passage from Cecile Richards' new memoir, the Planned Parenthood chief says Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump were, during Donald Trump's 2016 transition as president-elect …

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 …

McMaster Denounces Putin and His ‘Pernicious Form of Aggression’  —  Trump's national security adviser is about to leave office  —  Speech at an event honoring the independence of Baltic nations  —  National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, in his final days in office …

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.

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.

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 Has a Point About Amazon That Resonates With His Base … President Trump has an ulterior motive for his attacks on Amazon.com, whose owner also owns The Washington Post.  But does he also have a point?  —  Yes and no, it seems.  —  Trump has claimed the company pays “little or no taxes to state & local governments.”

On the Trump-Russia investigation and the rule of law  —  This week I took part in a debate on the question “Does the Russia investigation endanger the rule of law?”  I said yes, and here is why:  —  First, a caveat: If “endanger the rule of law” means “destroys our legal order and threatens our democracy …

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.

Facebook Privacy Scandal Unleashes Nationwide ‘Litigation Swarm’  —  Federal, state probes are adding to social network's woes  —  Legal battles on multiple fronts could worsen public image  —  Facebook Inc. finds itself in the eye of a rapidly-building legal storm over the disclosure …

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 …

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.

“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.

Apple Working on Touchless Control and Curved iPhone Screen  —  Company seeks to differentiate design in crowded marketplace  —  IPhone X's OLED screen also expanding to additional models  —  Apple Inc. is working on touchless gesture control and curved screens for future iPhones …