How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Won the Cohen Hearing  —  Too many representatives chose to bloviate instead of interrogate — except for one.  —  Ms. Fredrickson is the president of the American Constitution Society.  —  On Wednesday, Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's one-time personal lawyer and …

Trump's Talks With Kim Jong-un Collapse Over North Korean Sanctions  — “Sometimes you have to walk,” President Trump said after he and North Korea's leader abruptly ended their meeting.  — “They were willing to denuke a large portion of the areas that we want, but we couldn't give …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicted on bribe and fraud charges  —  The indictment marks the first time in Israeli history that a sitting prime minister has been charged with a crime.  —  Israel's attorney general announced Thursday that his office had indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …

GOP nightmare as Alabama's Roy Moore signals he might run again  —  Roy Moore, a conservative lightening rod who cost the Republican party a Senate seat in deep-red Alabama, is signaling fresh interest in mounting another campaign in 2020, sparking alarm on the right that Democratic Sen. Doug Jones …

The 2020 Electoral College: Our First Look  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — Our initial Electoral College ratings reflect a 2020 presidential election that starts as a Toss-up.  — We start with 248 electoral votes at least leaning Republican, 244 at least leaning Democratic, and 46 votes in the Toss-up category.

Scoop: A new conservative media company  —  Jonah Goldberg is leaving National Review in the coming months to start a new conservative media company with Steve Hayes, who was editor-in-chief of The Weekly Standard when its owner shut it down in December.  —  Details: Goldberg and Hayes tell …

Videos of Mark Meadows saying ‘send Obama home to Kenya’ resurface hours after he's accused of racist stunt  —  The most emotionally fraught moment during the Michael Cohen hearing had nothing directly to do with President Trump's former lawyer but was a tense exchange after one lawmaker accused another …

LePage: Eliminating Electoral College Would Make Whites ‘A Forgotten People’  —  Former Gov. Paul LePage (R) tore apart a bill currently in the Maine state legislature that proposes essentially eliminating the Electoral College in favor of the popular vote because it would only “be minorities that elect” the President.

Did Cohen Give a Peek at the Mueller Report?  —  The special counsel is still hiding events that lie at the core of his investigation — events that involve the president directly.  —  Ms. Wheeler writes about national security at the website Emptywheel.  —  Even before Michael Cohen appeared …

Trump and GOP promised economic growth much better than Obama's.  That's not what happened  — Throughout the 2016 campaign and since, the president and his party have vowed to kick-start tepid Obama-era economic growth.  — New government data show that Trump, too …

Cory Booker introduces bill to legalize marijuana nationwide, with support from fellow 2020 candidates  — Sen. Cory Booker introduced a bill on Thursday to legalize marijuana nationwide as he mounts his 2020 presidential campaign.  — Co-sponsors include fellow 2020 contenders Elizabeth Warren …

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Knew She Was Good.  She Fought to Make Sure the World Did Too  —  Ask Julia Louis-Dreyfus how much of her is in Selina Meyer, the politician she plays on HBO's Veep, and she grins.  “Tons!” she says.  Really?  Selina is profane, narcissistic, needy and disagreeable …

Dems want Acosta out over Epstein.  GOP wants to know more... Then there's Matt Gaetz  —  Democrats are calling for Labor Secretary Alex Acosta's resignation.  Republicans support an internal investigation into Acosta's role in a controversial plea deal for multimillionaire sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein in 2008.

GOP Rep. Paul Gosar says climate change isn't real because of photosynthesis  —  At a Capitol Hill press conference Wednesday opposing the Green New Deal, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) was asked by a young person what he is doing to address climate change.  He responded: