Cohen Would Turn Against President if Charged, Counselor Warned Trump  —  Former prosecutor Jay Goldberg says he cautioned president that his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, could be compelled to cooperate with prosecutors  —  One of President Donald Trump's longtime legal advisers …

Inside Rex Tillerson's Ouster  —  The last days of his brief and chaotic tenure as Secretary of State.  —  Rex Tillerson's team was fighting again.  “So, who's going to go in with him?”  Margaret Peterlin, his chief of staff, was saying.  She looked me up and down with an expression …

Trump allies press Rosenstein in private meeting in latest sign of tensions … Two of President Trump's top legislative allies met with Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein this week to press him for more documents about the conduct of law enforcement officials involved in the Russia probe …

Trump's “great man” play on North Korea  —  President Trump views the North Korean crisis as his “great man” of history moment.  —  The big picture: He came into office thinking he could be the historic deal maker to bring peace to the Middle East.  He's stopped talking about that.

Former Trump advisor's father's death in Philadelphia labeled ‘suspicious’: multiple agencies investigate  —  According to sources, the Philadelphia police homicide unit, the Philadelphia district attorney, the Attorney General's office and the health department are all investigating the death …

Men arrested at Starbucks were there for business meeting hoping to change ‘our lives’  —  The two black men who were arrested at a Starbucks in downtown Philadelphia last week and accused of trespassing say they were there for a business meeting that they hoped would change their lives.

Kris Kobach, Face of Trump's Voter Fraud Panel, Is Held in Contempt by Judge  —  Kris W. Kobach, the secretary of state of Kansas and face of the Trump administration's efforts to clamp down on supposed voter fraud, was found by a federal judge on Wednesday to have disobeyed orders …

Trump declared he's running again.  Many Republicans aren't ready to back him.  —  Washington (CNN)A wide array of House and Senate Republicans are not yet ready to endorse President Donald Trump's bid for a second term, a reflection of the deep uncertainty on Capitol Hill …

Scott Pruitt's Moroccan calendar draws blanks  —  Newly released calendars for one of the most controversial trips of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's tenure were largely blacked out before being shared with ABC News.  —  The 47-hour journey in Morocco …

'Some people just can't be saved'  —  House Republicans told themselves 2018 would be better after getting swamped by Democratic cash in 2017.  But Republican incumbents are actually in worse financial shape now than at the end of last year.  —  A whopping 43 House Republicans raised less money …

Upstate NY farmer says ICE officers stormed his farm without a warrant, cuffed him, threw his phone  —  Rome, N.Y. — John Collins was standing outside the milk house at his dairy farm this morning when he heard yelling coming from inside.  He ran in, he says, and saw his worker …

Trumpism Without Trump  —  A little more than six months from now, on November 7, the sun will rise on a political landscape wrecked by President Donald Trump's first midterm election.  Thanks to a map that puts more Democratic than Republican seats at risk, our party will still cling …

‘Life is boring and lonely’  —  Li Weibin has never had a girlfriend.  Boys outnumbered girls in the isolated mountain village where he grew up, in the factories where he worked as a teenager, and on the construction sites where he now earns a modest wage.  —  Today, 30 years old …

NeverAgain  —  Buy the Audiobook Download:  — Apple- Audible- downpour- eMusic- audiobooks.com  —  ABOUT #NEVERAGAIN  —  From two students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School comes a declaration for our times, and an in-depth look at the making of the #NeverAgain movement that arose after the Parkland, Florida, shooting.

Three Kansas militiamen who plotted to bomb Muslims are found guilty on terrorism charges … A federal jury in Kansas on Wednesday convicted three right-wing extremists of plotting to massacre Muslim refugees living in an industrial town on the west side of the state.

White Evangelical Support for Donald Trump at All-Time High  —  A new PRRI survey finds white evangelical support for President Trump at an all-time high, with 75 percent holding a favorable view of the president and just 22 percent holding an unfavorable view.

Uganda's President Wants to Ban Oral Sex, Says the “Mouth is for Eating”  —  “The mouth is for eating, not for sex.  We know the address of sex,” says President Museveni.  —  Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has issued what he calls a “public warning” against oral sex.

Leaders worldwide are falling for a ‘deadly illusion’  —  ALTHOUGH HIS audience was the European Parliament, French President Emmanuel Macron articulated truths on Tuesday that resonate for the entire globe.  Nationalism and authoritarianism are on the march.  Democracy as an ideal and in practice seems under siege.

The UK Refused To Raid A Company Suspected Of Money Laundering, Citing Its Tory Donations  —  “It is of note that they are the biggest corporate donor to the Conservative party led by Prime Minister Theresa May and donated 1.25m Euros to the Prince Charles Trust.”

Poll: Cruz running neck and neck with Dem challenger  —  (R-Texas) is in a statistical dead heat with Rep. Beto O'Rourke (Texas), his Democratic challenger, a poll released Wednesday showed.  —  The first Quinnipiac University poll of the race deemed it too close to call.

Across Midwest, Farmers Warn of G.O.P. Losses Over Trump's Trade Policy  —  China's proposed tariffs on soybeans would hit hard in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota and other states with highly competitive House and Senate races.  —  CASSELTON, N.D. — Here in the largest soybean-producing county …

GOP freaks out about losing another House seat Trump won by 20 points  —  Republicans fear that another deep red seat is at risk in a special election.  —  Arizona House candidate Debbie Lesko is in danger, and Republicans know it.  —  That is why, according to a report from CNBC …

Harper's Editor Insists He Was Fired Over Katie Roiphe Essay  —  James Marcus wants the world to know that he was fired from his job as the editor of Harper's Magazine.  He is not stepping down voluntarily to work on a book, which he said was the face-saving “official narrative” …

With McCain in hospital, Arizona lawmakers push bill that would delay vote to replace him  —  Sen. John McCain has been hospitalized since Sunday dealing with diverticulitis, an intestinal issue.  Republic reporter Craig Harris reports from Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix.  Michael Chow/azcentral.com

New York Attorney General Seeks Power to Bypass Presidential Pardons  —  Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman of New York is moving to change New York state law so that he and other local prosecutors would have the power to bring criminal charges against aides to President Trump who have been pardoned …

Republicans fear political risk in Senate races as House moves to extend tax cuts … Heading into a contentious campaign for control of Congress, Republicans are increasingly divided over how to bolster their signature legislative achievement — a $1.5 trillion tax cut …

Tampa Bay Times to slash dozens of jobs  —  The Tampa Bay Times is cutting “approximately” 50 jobs after new tariffs sent the price of newsprint skyrocketing.  —  Paul Tash, the newspaper's chairman and CEO, had warned of the potential for job cuts in a March 23 column …

Cynthia Nixon Gets Cuomo to Play to Type  —  So far, running for a third term as governor of New York has been a little harder than Andrew Cuomo expected.  —  Governor Cuomo has a huge lead in the polls, a $30 million war chest and a political operation that can put the fear of God into the toughest foes.