Trump ramps up personal cell phone use  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump is increasingly relying on his personal cell phone to contact outside advisers, multiple sources inside and outside the White House told CNN, as Trump returns to the free-wheeling mode of operation that characterized the earliest days of his administration.

Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking arrested, refusing to answer questions, police say … After a sprawling manhunt that swept across Nashville, police in the Tennessee capital on Monday arrested Travis Reinking, the 29-year-old accused of killing four people in a shooting rampage at a Waffle House over the weekend.

Flight Records Illuminate Mystery of Trump's Moscow Nights  —  President denied overnight Miss Universe stay, Comey memos say  —  Jet landed on a Friday, left pre-dawn Sunday after pageant  —  President Donald Trump twice gave James Comey an alibi for why a salacious report …

Van strikes pedestrians in Toronto, killing 9 — live updates  —  TORONTO — A van struck and killed nine pedestrians Monday afternoon in north Toronto and the driver fled the scene, Canadian police said.  Sixteen others were injured in the incident.  Authorities said the van has been found and the driver was in custody.

McMaster and Commander  —  Can a national-security adviser retain his integrity if the President has none?  —  When Donald Trump had a phone conversation with Vladimir Putin on the morning of March 20th, the two were at an excruciatingly delicate juncture.

Trump's Re-Elect Figures Similar to Those of Obama, Clinton  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. registered voters solidly believe that President Donald Trump does not deserve to be re-elected, by 59% to 37%.  The percentage of voters who say Trump deserves re-election is essentially identical …

Respect Unearned  —  Washington's self-righteous establishmentarians talk of professionalism when they act unprofessionally.  They refer at length to their intellectual and professional pedigrees when they prove incompetent.  And they cite their morality and ethics when they possess neither.

John Bolton chaired anti-Muslim think tank  —  WASHINGTON — John Bolton, President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, chaired a nonprofit that has promoted misleading and false anti-Muslim news, some of which was amplified by a Russian troll factory, an NBC News review found.

Pulitzer-winning reporter David Cay Johnston: “The evidence suggests Trump is a traitor”  —  Investigative reporter who has covered Trump for 30 years dares to imagine impeachment — and President Nancy Pelosi  —  The saga of President Donald Trump consists of several parallel and intersecting stories.

Outrage growing over black woman's arrest in Alabama Waffle House by white police officers  —  Censored: Saraland Police arrest woman at Waffle House, exposing her breasts  —  The treatment of a 25-year-old black Mobile woman who was arrested early Sunday morning inside a Waffle House …

First lady releases menu, details for Macron's state visit  —  The White House on Monday revealed the menu, entertainment and other details of the first state visit of the Trump administration in anticipation of the French president's arrival.  —  French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife …

Arizona Rep. Martha McSally Alleges Sexual Abuse by High-School Coach  —  ‘I was looking for ways to not be powerless,’ she says of impact on her life; former coach denies the allegations  —  TUCSON, Ariz.— Rep. Martha McSally said she was sexually abused by a coach when she was in high school …

Paul to back Pompeo, ensuring confirmation as secretary of state  —  The Kentucky Republican said he had received assurances from the White House about Pompeo's views on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) flipped from ‘no’ to ‘yes’ on Mike Pompeo's nomination …

EXCLUSIVE: Joy Reid Claims Newly Discovered Homophobic Posts From Her Blog Were ‘Fabricated’  —  Mediaite has obtained a series of homophobic posts from Joy Ann Reid's old blog that she denies were actually written by her.  —  In an exclusive statement to Mediaite, the MSNBC host claims …

How the Border Patrol Faked Statistics Showing a 73 Percent Rise in Assaults Against Agents  —  Last November, reports that a pair of U.S. Border Patrol agents had been attacked with rocks at a desolate spot in West Texas made news around the country.  The agents were found injured and unconscious …

Bernie Sanders to announce plan to guarantee every American a job … Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will announce a plan for the federal government to guarantee a job paying $15 an hour and health-care benefits to every American worker “who wants or needs one,” embracing the kind …

Watch New York Bargoers Force ‘Nazi Scum’ Milo Yiannopoulos  —  Wondering where Milo Yiannopoulos had been lately?  Well, on Sunday, he was getting shouted out of a New York pub.  —  The right-wing provocateur and former Breitbart News editor unwittingly walked into the lion's den.

The myth of an ending: why even removing Trump from office won't save American democracy  —  It feels like this moment in history deserves a definitive ending.  It won't get one.  —  When the president's lawyer is getting his office raided by the FBI, and his former national security adviser …

U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn should be kept off the 2018 ballot, Colorado Supreme Court rules  —  Doug Lamborn has been in Congress for six terms  —  Six-term U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs should be kept off the Republican primary ballot this year, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday …

Tarrant County judge pleads guilty, resigns after using fake signatures to get on ballot  —  Justice of the Peace Russ Casey pleaded guilty Monday to tampering with a government record and resigned after an investigation showed he turned in fake signatures to secure a place on the March 6 primary ballot.

Fox News' Jesse Watters Praises Kanye West as a ‘Modern-Day Philosopher’  —  The hosts of Fox News' The Five praised Kanye West today for his tweets endorsing Turning Point USA's Candace Owens.  —  This weekend, West gave a shoutout to Owens, a big Trump supporter, and today shared some videos from Dilbert creator Scott Adams.

Here's Why Many Americans Are Choosing Not To Vote This Year  —  About two-thirds of unregistered and “unlikely” voters said politics are too corrupt to merit attention.  —  A significant swath of the American public will skip the 2018 elections, in part out of a sense that their vote …

Starbucks' ‘unconscious bias training’ isn't enough, protesters say  —  Members of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity rallied at a Starbucks in Philadelphia on Sunday after their fraternity brother, Rashon Nelson, was arrested there earlier this month in an incident the city's mayor called an example of racial profiling.

Maybe Mueller should be investigated  —  Just as the first casualty of war is truth, so, too, the first casualty of hyperpartisan politics is civil liberties.  —  Many traditional civil libertarians have allowed their strong anti-Trump sentiments to erase their long-standing commitment to neutral civil liberties.

Christian Publisher Says Google Banned It Over ‘Faith We Express’  —  Google ads has refused to do business with a Christian publishing house “because of the faith we express on our website,” said Concordia Publishing House CEO Bruce Kintz in a Facebook post today.

Mueller Guides Us Through the Swamp  —  The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.  It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.  —  The special counsel, Robert Mueller, has not yet presented evidence that the Trump campaign conspired …

Sean Hannity Responds to Latest Fake News Attack  —  It is ironic that I am being attacked for investing my personal money in communities that badly need such investment and in which, I am sure, those attacking me have not invested their money.  The fact is, these are investments …

GOP candidates are now mimicking Trump's authoritarianism.  That's ominous. … THE MORNING PLUM:  —  Around the country, Republicans embroiled in tough primaries are increasingly emulating President Trump — by echoing his xenophobia, his veiled racist appeals, his attacks on the news media …

Sarasota student makes racist prom proposal  —  Riverview High School says it is investigating.  —  SARASOTA COUNTY — A Riverview High student is under fire after using a racist sign to ask his girlfriend to the school's prom.  —  The sign, reading “If I was black, I'd be picking cotton …

Southern California home prices jump to a new record high  —  Southern California's median home price jumped 8.4% in March from a year earlier, setting a new all-time high, as hopeful buyers engaged in bidding wars over a limited supply of homes on the market.

CONSERVATIVES: TRUMP CRIMES ARE NONE OF OUR BUSINESS  —  Over the weekend, the New York Times published a column by Glenn Simpson, the Fusion GPS founder who commissioned the Steele dossier, and his business partner Peter Fritsch.  —  Simpson has spent years researching Donald Trump's conduct …