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 …

Trump instructs military to begin planning for withdrawal from Syria … President Trump has instructed military leaders to prepare to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, but has not set a date for them to do so, according to a senior administration official.  —  In a meeting with top national …

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 …

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 Is Right.  It Is the Amazon Washington Post.  —  President Donald Trump's insistence on calling the Washington Post the “Amazon Washington Post” riles the newspaper's executive editor, Martin Baron, to no end.  He wants one and all to know that the online retailer and the newspaper are distinct corporate entities.

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 …

H.R. McMaster delivers a parting shot to Russia as he prepares to bow out as national security adviser … Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, in his last public remarks as President Trump's national security adviser, strongly denounced Russia for its increased aggression around the world and declared: “We have failed to impose sufficient costs.”

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.

McConnell on midterm elections: ‘The wind is going to be in our face’  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was instrumental in marshaling forces to pass the largest tax overhaul in 30 years to spur an economic resurgence.  —  Yet, that doesn't top McConnell's list …

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.”

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 …

Senate Investigators Interview A Former Trump Business Associate Who Tried To Get Trump A Deal In Moscow  —  Sater is one of the most mysterious figures in the Trump-Russia investigation, and has spoken previously to Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the House Intelligence Committee.

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 …

New court fight erupts over ranked-choice voting in Maine  —  AUGUSTA, Maine — A Maine judge ordered Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap to move forward with the implementation of ranked-choice voting in the June primaries, but the Republican-led Maine Senate was due in court on Wednesday with more questions about the law.

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.

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 …