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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.”

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.

EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Says Media Reports About Him Don't Tell True Story  —  Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt defended his living arrangement in Washington during the presidential transition, noting that career ethics officials at the EPA found no problems with his choice of where to sleep.

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.”

Activists demand DNC member's resignation after ‘colored people’ remark  —  MIAMI — A Florida Democratic National Committee member is resisting a chorus of resignation calls from African-American activists and party officials — including his own wife — after he referred to blacks as “colored people.”

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 …

Trump's Latest Domestic Spending Plot May Be To Ignore The Law  —  Roll Call on Tuesday reported what I've long suspected would happen: The Trump administration is concocting a scheme (Roll Call was being kind when it said it was a “gambit") that would enable the president not to spend everything …

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.

Expanding map creates tough choices for GOP  —  The House GOP's campaign arm is facing tough choices about where to shift precious resources in the midterm elections, as Republicans desperately try to stave off a potential blue wave this November.  —  The National Republican Congressional Committee …

“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.

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 …

Dr. Maya Angelou's 90th Birthday  —  “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did,  —  but people will never forget how you made them feel.  In a life rich with experiences and stories, author, poet, memoirist, and activist Dr. Maya Angelou touched …