Dozens Suffocate in Syria as Government Is Accused of Chemical Attack  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon — Dozens of Syrians choked to death after a suspected chemical attack struck the rebel-held suburb of Douma, sending a stream of patients with burning eyes and breathing problems to medical clinics, aid groups said on Sunday.

Zuckerberg Gets a Crash Course in Charm.  Will Congress Care?  —  For Facebook, Tuesday is being seen as a kind of dreaded final exam.  —  That's when Mark Zuckerberg, the company's chief executive, will swap out his trademark gray T-shirts for a suit and tie, and embark on a two-day marathon of testimony on Capitol Hill.

Republicans Seize on Impeachment for Edge in 2018 Midterms  —  WASHINGTON — As Republican leaders scramble to stave off a Democratic wave or at least mitigate their party's losses in November, a strategy is emerging on the right for how to energize conservatives and drive a wedge between …

Trump Tower fire is second 2018 blaze in sprinkler-free residential tower  —  The fire on the 50th floor New York City's Trump Tower that left 67-year-old Todd Brassner dead and six firefighters injured was the second fire in the building in 2018.  President Trump's centerpiece Manhattan skyscraper opened …

Trump's budget “undo” button  —  President Trump may try to hit “undo” on a slice of the $1.3 trillion spending bill that he signed last month after threatening a veto, and now regrets.  —  The big picture: Republican aides in the House and Senate tell me they're working with the White House …

A Dissent Concerning Kevin Williamson  —  Last month, The Atlantic hired Kevin Williamson, the longtime National Review staffer.  Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, announced the move, declaring him a writer “whose force of intellect and acuity of insight reflect our ambition.”

Running Out of Punching Bags, Trump Turns on Mattis  —  The president has wasted no time turning Mattis into his next McMaster.  —  Until recently, Donald Trump's campaign to purge naysayers had spared the Pentagon.  In the absence of more proximate targets, however, it appears the president …

Trump suggesting China will ‘take down’ its trade barriers  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid rising concerns about a possible trade war between the U.S. and China, President Donald Trump suggested that Beijing will ease “because it is the right thing to do” and that the economic superpowers can settle …

Is Trump lying about the hush money?  —  REGARDING THE tawdry story of President Trump's involvement with Stephanie Clifford, a.k.a. Stormy Daniels, it's important to distinguish the aspects that present legitimate matters of public interest from those that do not.

Ronny Jackson, Trump's pick for Veterans Affairs, may pass up $1 million to join the Cabinet … President Trump's controversial nomination of Ronny L. Jackson to head the Department of Veterans Affairs has grown further complicated by the Navy physician's pending military promotion …

Fitton: DOJ Still in ‘Cover-Up Mode’ on Lynch-Clinton Tarmac Meeting  —  The Department of Justice is still in “cover-up mode” on Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch's infamous tarmac meeting with former President Bill Clinton, according to Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.

There's no good reason to stop felons from voting … The bumpy path of Desmond Meade's life meandered to its current interesting point.  He is a graduate of Florida International University law school but cannot vote in his home state because his path went through prison …

Keystone pipeline leak in South Dakota about double previous estimate: paper  —  (Reuters) - The Keystone crude oil pipeline leak in November in rural South Dakota was nearly double the original estimate, making it one of the largest U.S. inland spills since 2010, a newspaper report on Saturday said.

This Is What It Was Like Learning To Report Before Fake News Was The Biggest Problem In The World  —  As a young reporter in Eastern Europe in 2001, I expected to witness the “end of history” and the flowering of democracy.  That was just one of the mistakes I made.  —  BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief

Denver Post Rebels Against Its Hedge-Fund Ownership  —  The Denver Post is in open revolt against its owner.  —  Angry and frustrated journalists at the 125-year-old newspaper took the extraordinary step this weekend of publicly blasting its New York-based hedge-fund owner and making the case …

I Quit Working For Sinclair And They Sued Me.  Here's Why I'm Fighting Back.  —  I quit my job at a television station owned by Sinclair Broadcasting, and I am fighting the company in court for trying to claw back $5,700.  —  My stint was less than one year at the local CBS affiliate in West Palm Beach …

The brave new age of gender-neutral kids  —  When Storm was born seven years ago in Toronto, he or she became the most famous baby in the city.  That's because Storm's parents announced that they were going to raise the baby as gender neutral.  “If you really want to get to know someone …

GOP worries Blankenship surge will cost party W. Va. Senate seat  —  MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A former coal CEO's post-prison rise is scrambling the GOP battle to unseat Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin  —  (W.Va.).  —  Don Blankenship, released from jail less than a year ago …

Skowhegan bull chase an example of how not to react, experts say  —  While admitting a bull is a large, strong animal, experts counsel being calm and giving a bull its space.  —  When the Skowhegan police chief recently chased a loose bull through town and fatally shot it …

Indians Fans Taunt, Mock, And Scream Obscenities At Native American Protesters At Home Opener  —  The Cleveland Indians finally made the decision to at least scale back the use of the Chief Wahoo logo, starting next season, when the racist caricature will be removed from Indians uniforms …

NYPD chief's son keeps job as cop despite getting busted for groping woman at Atlantic City casino  —  A rookie cop whose dad is an NYPD chief avoided getting fired after an off-duty arrest for groping a woman at an Atlantic City casino, police sources told the Daily News.