Raid on Trump's Lawyer Sought Records of Payments to Women  —  WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. agents who raided the office of President Trump's personal lawyer on Monday were looking for records about payments to two women who claim they had affairs with Mr. Trump, and information related …

Trump Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert to Resign  —  Tom Bossert advised president on cybersecurity, hurricanes  —  Had served in White House since Trump's inauguration  —  President Donald Trump's homeland security adviser, Tom Bossert, will resign at the request …

Queen Elizabeth likens Trump to noisy helicopter  —  Queen Elizabeth II is comparing President Trump  —  to a noisy helicopter, quipping that the commander in chief goes “round and round when you want to talk.”  —  The British monarch made the crack while filming a documentary …

Tennessee college student defends her gun-toting ‘graduation’ photo  —  Amid a youth-driven gun control debate that has swarmed social media, a college senior in Tennessee is defending the provocative photo she posted of her packing a handgun with the caption, “I don't take normal graduation photos ...”

Under Trump, a voice for the American consumer goes silent  —  NEW YORK (AP) — In the 135 days since the Trump administration took control of the nation's consumer watchdog agency, it has not recorded a single enforcement action against banks, credit card companies, debt collectors or any finance companies whatsoever.

Republicans are worried about the quality of their Senate challengers  —  Republicans fear the party could blow a golden opportunity to pad its 51-49 Senate majority after watching a collection of underwhelming candidates emerge as the likely nominees in key contests.

Pompeo asks Clinton for advice as he preps for confirmation battle  —  As a sharply partisan Republican member of Congress, CIA Director Mike Pompeo tormented former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over her response to the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, which Pompeo called “morally reprehensible.”

Russia has figured out how to jam U.S. drones in Syria, officials say  —  WASHINGTON — The Russian military has been jamming some U.S. military drones operating in the skies over Syria, seriously affecting American military operations, according to four U.S. officials.

Zuckerberg Gaslights Congress Before The Hearings Even Start … Facebook was warned five years ago that the “reverse-lookup” feature in its search engine could be used to harvest names, profiles, and phone numbers for virtually all its users.  But the company ignored the red flags until last week, after it happened.

Sinclair commentator resigns after vulgar tweet about Parkland survivor David Hogg … A conservative commentator at a Sinclair Broadcast Group television station has resigned after a statement he made threatening to sexually assault Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg drew harsh criticism …

Institute of Politics Spring 2018 Youth Poll  —  Spring 2018 marks the 35th National Youth Poll conducted by the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School examining the political opinions and civic engagement of young Americans ages 18 to 29.  Since its conception …

Fox News giving bigger role to ex-Bush aide Perino  —  NEW YORK (AP) — When Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg made the media rounds in advance of Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony this week, it was a telling sign that Dana Perino was chosen to question her for Fox News Channel.

Damian Lewis to Play Controversial Ex-Toronto Mayor Rob Ford in Drama  —  The movie, ‘Run This Town,’ also will star Ben Platt, Nina Dobrev and Mena Massoud.  —  Rob Ford, the controversial former mayor of Toronto, is getting the big-screen treatment.  —  Damian Lewis is portraying Ford …

The Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal, explained with a simple diagram  —  A visual of how it all fits together.  —  There is a complicated web of relationships that explains how the Trump campaign, via the help of a political consulting firm, was able to harvest raw data …

A Second Paul Manafort Associate Has Turned on Him … Former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort has trouble in his own house.  According to court documents, one of Manafort's former employees led an FBI agent to a storage locker filled with paperwork on Manafort's businesses and finances.

State And Local Republican Officials Have Been Bashing Muslims.  We Counted.  —  A BuzzFeed News analysis found that Republican officials in 49 states have openly attacked Muslims with words and proposed legislation since 2015, and few have faced repercussions.  —  Talal Ansari

Roger Stone said in July 2016 Russians were ‘most likely’ behind WikiLeaks emails and doing it to help Trump  —  (CNN)Longtime Trump associate Roger Stone said several times in July 2016 that Russia was most likely the source for hacked emails released during the Democratic National Convention …

A few cruise missiles from Trump won't stop Syria's war crimes  —  HAVING DECLARED that Syria will pay a “big price” for its latest use of chemical weapons, President Trump will deal another blow to U.S. global leadership if he does not follow through.  But a few cruise missiles won't change anything in Syria.

Sinclair TV chairman to Trump: ‘We are here to deliver your message’  —  The rightwing broadcaster met Trump at the White House to pitch a potentially lucrative new product to officials … The chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group met Donald Trump at the White House during a visit to pitch …

One of America's least-favorite candies is suddenly its most sought after.  Here's why. … Word that the country's oldest continuously operating candy company might shut down has people suddenly hoarding Necco Wafers, despite the candy's unpopularity among, well, almost everyone.

CBS execs are freaking out over looming Charlie Rose exposé  —  CBS has been using NDAs to try and suppress potential sources for an upcoming exposé about Charlie Rose's sexual misconduct.  And top network execs who worked on Rose's shows are panicking that they'll be accused …