Trump Wants to Deliver Prime Time Address on Government Shutdown and Will Visit the Border  —  President Trump wants to address the nation about the government shutdown on Tuesday night, and later in the week plans to travel to the southern border as part of his effort to persuade Americans …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's very bad defense of her falsehoods … Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has made a bigger splash than any freshman in the 116th Congress — in either the House or the Senate.  And a big reason why is an often-overzealous conservative effort to knock her down a few pegs.

Russian Firm's Lawyer Accuses Judge Of ‘Bias’ After She Bashes His ‘Inappropriate’ Filings  —  A federal judge on Monday reamed the American lawyers for a Russian firm charged by special counsel Robert Mueller for the lawyers' “unprofessional, inappropriate, and ineffective” conduct.

Democrats Faked Online Push to Outlaw Alcohol in Alabama Race  —  The “Dry Alabama” Facebook page, illustrated with stark images of car wrecks and videos of families ruined by drink, had a blunt message: Alcohol is the devil's work, and the state should ban it entirely.

A $20,243 bike crash: Zuckerberg hospital's aggressive tactics leave patients with big bills  —  I spent a year writing about ER bills.  Zuckerberg San Francisco General has the most surprising billing practices I've seen.  —  On April 3, Nina Dang, 24, found herself in a position …

Here Are All The Things We're Apparently Not Allowed To Say About Julian Assange Or WikiLeaks  —  Many of the world's news organizations have been instructed to not say nearly 200 “false and defamatory” statements about Julian Assange or WikiLeaks, according to an email marked …

Trump the Vulnerable  —  A close look at the 2018 midterm results shows why he is so weak.  —  Now that a new Congress has taken office, the vote count from the 2018 midterms is all but final.  It shows that Democrats won the national popular vote in the House races by almost nine percentage points.

Trump struggles to replace Mattis as Pentagon chief  —  President Donald Trump is having a tough time hiring a Pentagon chief after the abrupt departure of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis late last month.  —  Jon Kyl, the retired Arizona Republican senator, became the second person …

Campaign journalism needs an overhaul.  Here's one radical idea.  —  As the new year dawned, the top editor at the Associated Press — one of the most influential journalists in the country, though hers is not a household name — was making a resolution.  —  “We should all resolve to spend less time …

‘No different from my original statements’: Trump denies changes to Syria exit plan  —  President Trump on Monday pushed back against media reports that he had altered the timeline for removing U.S. troops from Syria, denying his administration had issued a series of contradictory statements …

The High Line Has Become a Tunnel Through Glass Towers  —  The High Line was an epiphany when it opened in 2009, a moment suspended between neglect and possibility.  The strips of curated wilderness, the medieval-looking iron railings, the disorienting views, the way the viaduct ducked beneath buildings …

Ginsburg missing Supreme Court arguments for 1st time  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is missing arguments for the first time in more than 25 years as she recuperates from cancer surgery last month.  —  Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said Monday …

Gov. Bill Haslam grants full clemency to Cyntoia Brown, sets Aug. 7 release from prison  —  Gov. Bill Haslam ordered an early release for Cyntoia Brown, a Tennessee woman and alleged sex trafficking victim serving a life sentence in prison for killing a man when she was 16.

'Come On Down to the Rio Grande Valley.  I'll Show You Around.' Would patrolling with the Border Patrol change your mind about the border?  —  On the outskirts of McAllen, Texas, a few miles north of the Rio Grande, a dun-colored warehouse squats on the corner of West Ursula Avenue and South Ware Road.

Top Trump Backer Financed Supreme Court Confirmation Fights Through Shadowy Network  —  Leonard Leo is the top judicial lobbyist in the country and a well-known booster of the president.  But the reach of his influence is just starting to come into focus.  —  A top conservative judicial activist used …

Trump campaign moves to stave off mayhem at 2020 convention  —  President Donald Trump is tightening his iron grip on the Republican Party, launching an elaborate effort to stamp out any vestiges of GOP opposition that might embarrass him at the 2020 Republican convention.

Bolsonaro Was Not Elected to Take Brazil as He Found It  —  Latin America's biggest democracy has a bigger global role to play.  —  “Brazilian foreign policy cannot change.”  That is how a Brazilian politician summarized his dislike for the foreign policy of President Jair Bolsonaro and myself.

Trump Was Never a Great Dealmaker.  The Shutdown Proves It  —  The president loves the idea of a border wall.  Now he's cornered.  —  SHARE THIS ARTICLE  —  Share  —  Tweet  —  Post  —  Email  —  “Deals are my art form.  Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry.

Joe Biden doesn't get it  —  Joe Biden is the most popular possible presidential candidate among Democrats so far.  He shouldn't be.  —  Setting aside his awful political history, let's give a fair shake to his political views, which he outlined in detail in a speech at the Brookings Institution last year.

R. Kelly To ‘Expose’ Accusers One at a Time on New Facebook Page, Website  —  R. Kelly is vowing to expose his accusers for what he calls blatant lies being spewed on Lifetime's docuseries — and he's going down the list one by one ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources close to Kelly tell us …

Jon Kyl Returns to Covington  —  WASHINGTON—Former U.S. Senator Jon Kyl has re-joined Covington in its Public Policy practice.  Senator Kyl will focus on matters of policy and strategy for the firm's clients.  —  “We are extremely proud of Jon's service to the country and the people …