Airstrikes hit Syria after deadly chemical attack, state TV reports  —  Syrian state TV and witnesses said late Sunday that airstrikes had hit a military airport near the city of Homs shortly after a suspected chemical attack that killed at least 40 people in a suburb of the capital city, Damascus, over the weekend.

Trump's top national security spokesman to leave White House  —  National Security Council spokesman Michael Anton said Sunday that he plans to leave the White House — a move that will leave President Donald Trump without one of the earliest and sharpest defenders of his “America First” foreign policy.

Reporters just uncovered a scandal that places Trump Tower fire death at Trump's feet  —  A tragic fire on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in Manhattan broke out shortly before 6 PM Saturday.  Before it was over, one resident perished and 6 firefighters suffered injuries in the 4 alarm fire.

Facebook suspends another data analytics firm after CNBC discovers it was using tactics like Cambridge Analytica  — Data analytics firm CubeYou used personality quizzes clearly labeled for “non-profit academic research” to help marketers find customers.  — One of its quizzes …

How Trumpworld is winging a trade war  —  When the president threatened China with $100 billion in new tariffs, there had hardly been any White House discussion.  —  What I'm hearing: There wasn't one single deliberative meeting in which senior officials sat down to debate the pros and cons of this historic threat.

Conservative pollster: ‘I think the Republicans are in deep trouble’  —  Conservative pollster Frank Luntz said on Sunday that he believes Republicans are in danger of losing both chambers of Congress in this year's midterm elections.  —  “I think the Republicans are in deep trouble in the House and the Senate as well.

How Trump thrives in ‘news deserts’  —  President Donald Trump's attacks on the mainstream media may be rooted in statistical reality: An extensive review of subscription data and election results shows that Trump outperformed the previous Republican nominee, Mitt Romney …

Hungarian prime minister wins reelection … BUDAPEST —Viktor Orban, Hungary's staunchly anti-migrant prime minister, was reelected Sunday after his right-wing Fidesz party was projected to win a supermajority of seats in parliament.  The resounding victory will probably permit Orban's government …

Jimmy Kimmel's Homophobic Attacks on Sean Hannity Expose a Liberal Blind Spot … The ongoing feud between Sean Hannity and Jimmy Kimmel has been mostly exhausting.  —  Incensed at Kimmel lightly mocking first lady Melania Trump, Hannity has accused the late-night host of being …

Kirstjen Nielsen becomes Trump's immigration scapegoat  —  Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has become Trump's immigration scapegoat — which generates friction between the president and his chief of staff, John Kelly, who is extremely close with her and believes …

The Man Who Is Glitterbombing New York City Politics  —  We've met only a few hours before and already New York City's second-most powerful politician has told me about the moment he found out he was HIV positive, his former cocaine habit, the night he decided to get sober …

Farmers who propelled Trump to presidency fear becoming pawns in trade war  —  MANKATO, Minn. — Many of the farmers who helped propel Donald Trump to the presidency fear becoming pawns in his escalating trade war with China, which threatens markets for soybeans, corn and other lifeblood crops in the Upper Midwest.

My Turn: Adam Bagni: Sinclair messes with R.I. landmark  —  If there's one thing I've learned after more than a decade in journalism, it's that the facts are rarely black and white.  Newsworthy stories are often complicated.  And the truth is seldom easily explained.

Time for a Presidential Medal of Freedom for author and living treasure Herman Wouk (103 years old in May 2018)!  —  Herman Wouk's books have touched, engrossed and informed so many people of so many different types and of so many eras.  —  Wouk's own experiences in the U.S. Navy during WWII …

REVEALED: The bombshell Russian message intercepted on DAY of Skripal poisonings  —  AN ELECTRONIC message to Moscow sent on the day former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with a nerve agent in Salisbury included the phrase “the package has been delivered”.

North Korea Ready to Discuss Denuclearization, U.S. Officials Say  —  Assurance clears the way for a summit meeting between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump  —  North Korea has told the U.S. that Kim Jong Un is prepared to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula …

When Russian hackers targeted the U.S. election infrastructure  —  Russian operatives launched a widespread cyberattack against state voting systems during the 2016 presidential election.  Former officials say no votes were changed but an Election Day attack could have created chaos at the polls

Florida woman caught with cocaine in purse blames it on windy day, police say  —  Did her explanation go over like a breeze?  —  A 26-year-old woman in Florida claimed that “a windy day” was the reason why cocaine was in her bag, WPLG reported Friday.  —  Fort Pierce authorities stopped …

In John Bolton, Trump Finds a Fellow Political Blowtorch.  Will Foreign Policy Burn?  —  WASHINGTON — Shortly after Ambassador John R. Bolton was sent to represent the United States at the United Nations, an institution he had long scorned as an anti-American citadel of corruption, he hosted President George W. Bush for a visit.