Trump inclined to declare national emergency if talks continue to stall  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump is inclined to declare a national emergency to secure military funding for his long-promised southern border wall if talks between administration officials and top lawmakers from both parties continue …

Trump aide: Syria withdrawal waiting on ‘conditions’  —  JERUSALEM (AP) — President Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, said Sunday that the U.S. military withdrawal from northeastern Syria is conditioned on defeating the remnants of the Islamic State group …

Democrats keep proving how detached they are from reality  —  In its common definition, the job of president of the United States is to deliver peace and prosperity.  Donald Trump is doing well on both fronts, so let's impeach the bastard!  —  As insane as it sounds, that and only that is what many Democrats have in mind.

Theresa May urges MPs to back Brexit deal ahead of perilous vote  —  U.K. prime minister Theresa May used a television and print media blitz Sunday to reject calls for the second referendum on Britain's EU membership.  —  May urged members of parliament to back the Brexit deal she negotiated …

Warren regains footing in Iowa blitz  —  DES MOINES, IOWA — Just two months ago, Sen. Elizabeth Warren risked political backlash here by opting to avoid a trip to Iowa during the critical midterm elections — the only major potential 2020 candidate to do so.

The Border Wall: What Has Trump Built So Far?  —  The federal shutdown hinges on whether the United States should fund a large wall on its border with Mexico.  While Trump has described the wall's progress, not a single mile of an extended wall has been built so far.

Fox's Chris Wallace Repeatedly Nails Sarah Sanders on Bogus Border Terror Threat Claims  —  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders ran into a buzzsaw Sunday morning when Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace challenged the Trump administration's repeated false claims about terrorism …

‘It is a pleasure to blog with you’: Elizabeth Warren's early years online  —  When a bankruptcy reform bill that contained favorable terms for the credit industry was moving through Congress in early 2005, Warren logged on.  —  Long before Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. …

The Economics of Soaking the Rich  —  What does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez know about tax policy?  A lot.  —  I have no idea how well Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will perform as a member of Congress.  But her election is already serving a valuable purpose.  You see, the mere thought of having a young …

A Man Has Been Arrested And Charged With The Fatal Shooting Of 7-Year-Old Jazmine Barnes  —  A suspect was arrested and charged Saturday with capital murder over the fatal shooting of seven-year-old Jazmine Barnes, who was killed as she was riding in a car with her family in what police described …

No, Trump Cannot Declare an ‘Emergency’ to Build His Wall  —  If he did, and used soldiers to build it, they would all be committing a federal crime.  —  Mr. Ackerman is a professor of law at Yale and author of “The Decline and Fall of the American Republic.”

Trump Has Promised to Bring Jobs Back.  His Tariffs Threaten to Send Them Away.  —  HOLLAND, Mich. — Plants in every direction shut down and moved their operations to Mexico, succumbing to the relentless pressure to cut costs in an age of globalization.  Not EBW Electronics.

Saudi woman seeking asylum in Australia ‘detained in Bangkok airport’  —  An 18-year-old Saudi woman on her way to seek asylum in Australia is being held in an airport hotel in Bangkok, and says her family will kill her if she is forced back to Saudi Arabia.