Trump's decision to blow up the Iran deal is a massive attack on Europe  —  Few ideas are as holy in President Trump's international liturgy as the concept of national sovereignty.  His National Security Strategy speaks of a “beautiful vision—a world of strong, sovereign, and independent nations …

Liberals, You're Not as Smart as You Think  —  I know many liberals, and two of them really are my best friends.  Liberals make good movies and television shows.  Their idealism has been an inspiration for me and many others.  Many liberals are very smart.  But they are not as smart, or as persuasive, as they think.

Education Department Unwinds Unit Investigating Fraud at For-Profits  —  WASHINGTON — Members of a special team at the Education Department that had been investigating widespread abuses by for-profit colleges have been marginalized, reassigned or instructed to focus on other matters, according to current and former employees.

The White House's John McCain death joke controversy, explained  —  “He's dying anyway,” White House communications aide Kelly Sadler joked in a meeting.  The comment leaked, and the Trump administration still hasn't apologized.  —  A White House aide's joke that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) …

Trying for House Gains, Democrats Bless Moderates and Annoy Liberals  —  CONWAY, Ark. — To many Democratic leaders, the path to power in Washington looks like Clarke Tucker.  —  He supports the Affordable Care Act, but not a single-payer system.  He signals misgivings about Nancy Pelosi as the next House speaker.

This Is How a Newspaper Dies  —  It's with a spasm of profits.  —  For a preview of the newspaper industry's coming death, turn your gaze to Colorado, where the withering and emaciated Denver Post finds itself rolling in profits.  —  The Post's controlling owner, “vulture capitalist” …

‘I knew it was wrong’: WI officer caught on video punching teen  —  WAUWATOSA, WI (WITI) - A violent punch from a police officer to a Wisconsin teen can be seen on a video recorded by a bystander who says he “knew it was wrong” as he saw it.  —  Cell phone video shows the takedown in the parking lot of a mall in a Milwaukee suburb.

Family of Suicide Bombers Attacks Churches in Indonesia  —  Attackers came from a single family; first time children involved in carrying terrorism in country  —  JAKARTA, Indonesia—A family of suicide bombers, including children, killed at least seven people and injured dozens in attacks …    SL 

Deadly Convenience: Keyless Cars and Their Carbon Monoxide Toll  —  Weaned from using a key, drivers have left cars running in garages, spewing exhaust into homes.  Despite years of deaths, regulatory action has lagged.  —  It seems like a common convenience in a digital age …

For six decades, ‘the man with the golden arm’ donated blood — and saved 2.4 million babies … In 1951, a 14-year-old Australian boy named James Harrison awoke from a major chest operation.  Doctors had removed one of his lungs in a procedure that had taken several hours — and would keep him hospitalized for three months.

Donald Trump's Mommy Issues  —  He may not have bonded successfully with his mother and that made him the adult—and the politician—that he is.  —  Donald Trump is easily the most psychoanalyzed president of modern times.  His decision-making style and behavior have been hotly debated by journalists …

Schools' culture of tolerance lets students like Nikolas Cruz slide  —  Broward County Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie, center, appears at a news conference with Sheriff Scott Israel, left, and Gov. Rick Scott on Feb. 14, the day Nikolas Cruz killed 17 staff and students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

Trump picks bigot pastor who claims Jews are going to Hell to lead prayer at new Jerusalem embassy  —  Pastor Robert Jeffress, a Fox News contributor, megachurch Baptist preacher from Dallas, and close Trump ally and surrogate, has been chosen by the Trump administration to lead a prayer …

Israel kicks off US Embassy celebration, boosts border force  —  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Sunday kicked off festivities to celebrate the opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, even as it bolstered its forces along the Gaza border and in the West Bank in anticipation of mass Palestinian protests of the move.

Police find large weapons cache in Waikiki raid prompted by disturbing online posts  —  The FBI and Honolulu police are investigating after finding a large cache of loaded weapons during a raid of a Waikiki hotel room that sources say was prompted by disturbing posts on social media.

Joe Biden: the liberal everyman spoiling for a fight with Trump as 2020 looms  —  The Democratic field is likely to be swollen but the 75-year-old could represent a likable consensus candidate for both wings of the party  —  Among recent pilgrims to the Arizona ranch of Senator John McCain was Joe Biden.

Parents, friend of Chechnya-born Paris attacker questioned  —  PARIS (AP) — Investigators working to understand why a 20-year-old French citizen born in the Russian republic of Chechnya went on a stabbing rampage in central Paris detained the dead suspect's parents and a friend Sunday, French officials said.

NYT's Kristof: The Media Is Missing Important Stories With ‘All Trump, All the Time’ Addiction  —  New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof acknowledged the media's problematic addiction to President Donald Trump and said it's time to break the habit.  —  But while on CNN …

Axios of weasel  —  Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei are two of the three founders of the news site Axios.  Allen came out of Politico via the Washington Post; VandeHei had co-founded Politico after work at the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.  They are heavy hitters in the news business.