Bret Stephens Tried to Teach Me How the World Works Because I Called Him Remarkably Dumb  —  It is not unreasonable for people to get mad at rude emails from strangers.  Some people process them differently than others.  What prompted me to send one to New York Times columnist Bret Stephens …

Judge orders Roger Stone to explain imminent release of book that may violate gag order  —  Republican operative and longtime Trump friend Roger Stone faced fresh legal trouble Friday after a federal judge ordered his attorneys to explain why they failed to tell her before now about the imminent publication …

UPDATE |  W.Va. GOP responds to controversy over anti-Muslim display  —  West Virginia Republican Party Chairwoman Melody Potter is speaking out after a war of words broke out at the West Virginia Capitol Friday over a controversial poster that was displayed during a “Republicans Take the Rotunda” event.

House Democrats prepare case to request Trump tax returns  —  Democrats are crafting a request to send to the IRS and say they will “take all necessary steps” to obtain the president's returns.  —  WASHINGTON — The top tax-writing committee in the House is readying a request for years …

How Jeff Bezos Went to Hollywood and Lost Control  —  Jeff Bezos amassed the world's greatest fortune by relying on what he has called a “regret minimization framework.”  He built an $800 billion company with 14 codified principles and a brutally exacting culture.  His annual salary of $81,840 has not budged since 1998.

Editor's note related to Lincoln Memorial incident  —  A Washington Post article first posted online on Jan. 19 reported on a Jan. 18 incident at the Lincoln Memorial.  Subsequent reporting, a student's statement and additional video allow for a more complete assessment of what occurred …

WikiLeaks Veteran: I ‘Cooperated’ With Feds ‘in Exchange for Immunity’  —  A grand jury probe that began nine years ago is ongoing.  And one of Julian Assange's old crew is now talking.  “I'm on the street... not in an embassy,” he tells The Daily Beast.  —  Chelsea Manning isn't alone.

Man Arrested In Attack On Conservative Activist At UC Berkeley  —  BERKELEY (CBS SF) — A man being sought for the assault of a conservative activist on the University of California, Berkeley campus last month has been arrested.  —  A statement from UC Berkeley Public Affairs said a warrant …

Alan Dershowitz suggests curbing press access to hearing on Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse  —  A court hearing on whether to unseal sensitive documents involving the alleged sex trafficking of underage girls by Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein — and the possible involvement …

Hawley's CPAC debut: a moment in the spotlight and a subpoena in Missouri lawsuit  —  Sen. Josh Hawley capped a tumultuous week Friday with his debut appearance at the American Conservative Union's CPAC conference— and receiving a subpoena as he left the stage.

Brussels awaits London move in Brexit talks  —  The Brexit talks remain locked solid, but Brussels expects London to make a move — potentially in the next week and with a new text laying out changes to the controversial Northern Ireland backstop.  —  For all the spin from U.K. ministers …

The Democrat Who Wants to Stop the Rage  —  POLK CITY, Iowa—Sitting under a framed ticket from an old Obama town hall meeting, down in the basement of a farmhouse surrounded by snowy fields of corn and soybeans, I tell Michael Bennet that an Iowa Democrat who'd come to hear him speak compared him to pea soup.

Michelle Malkin Receives Standing Ovation at CPAC for Slamming ‘The Ghost of John McCain’  —  Right-wing pundit Michelle Malkin was met with a standing ovation after ripping “the ghost of John McCain” during her speech today at CPAC — the largest annual conservative gathering.

Centrist Democrats push back against party's liberal surge  —  From the halls of Congress to the presidential campaign trail, Democratic moderates are beginning to push back against the wave of liberal energy and shoot-the-moon policy ideas that have captured the party's imagination over the last two months.

Spielberg Expected to Propose an Oscars Rule Change That Would Disqualify Netflix Films  —  It's clear Steven Spielberg hasn't warmed up to Netflix.  —  Less than a week after Netflix's Roma walked away with three Oscar awards, IndieWire reports Spielberg intends to propose an Academy rule change …

Why Social Justice Is Killing Synagogues and Churches  —  Data suggests that the more a religious movement is concerned with progressive causes, the more likely it is to rapidly lose members … If you go into a Reform or Conservative temple, it's likely that you will notice two things: The congregation is becoming smaller and older.