'We're not going to turn on our own': Republicans rally around Trump as threats mount  —  When President Trump's longtime fixer Michael Cohen testified last week that his former boss was a “racist” and “con man” who routinely skirts the law, Republicans showed little interest in following up on his claims.

Lawmakers exploring possible pardon talks involving Michael Cohen  —  Lawmakers are investigating whether President Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen was involved in any discussions about possible pardons — which they view as a potentially ripe area of inquiry into whether anyone sought …

Steven Spielberg Is Reportedly Continuing His Quest to Ban Netflix at the Oscars  —  The success of Alfonso Cuarón's Roma at this year's Oscars has royally pissed off Steven Spielberg, so much so he's reportedly doubling down on banning streaming films from awards contention once and for all.

Saudi Arabia Is Said to Have Tortured an American Citizen  —  A dual citizen of Saudi Arabia and the United States had been imprisoned in the Ritz Carlton in Riyadh for about a week when he heard a knock on his door.  —  Guards dragged Walid Fitaihi, a Harvard-trained physician, to another room …

The neo-Nazi plot against America is much bigger than we realize  —  Lt Christopher Hasson is the product of traditions in white supremacist circles, and experts say there are ‘thousands like him’  —  In the early summer of 2017, US coast guard lieutenant Christopher Hasson had an idea.

Gas-guzzling car rides expose AOC's hypocrisy amid Green New Deal pledge … Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants to save the planet with her Green New Deal, but she keeps tripping over her own giant carbon footprint.  —  “We're like, 'The world is going to end in 12 years …

11 Million Taxpayers Losing $323 Billion In Deductions In Trump Tax Hit  —  More bad news for middle America after corporate taxes were slashed.  —  There's more bad news for taxpayers.  A government report has revealed that 11 million taxpayers are losing out on $323 billion worth …

Bernie Sanders Begins 2020 Race With Some Familiar Themes and a New One: Himself  —  Many of the words Senator Bernie Sanders used in Brooklyn on Saturday as he kicked off his second run for president were familiar: “revolution,” “economic justice,” “prison-industrial complex.”  —  But one word was not: “I.”

Democrats, facing a big candidate field, ask: Who is most electable over Trump? … Marcus Scott is looking for a Democratic presidential candidate who will be rude to Donald Trump.  Kara LaMarche wants an upbeat, positive approach.  Ben Dion wants a nominee with experience and gravitas.

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Anti-Muslim Activist Laura Loomer Banned From CPAC After Harassing Reporters  —  Loomer, who has already been banned from Twitter and Uber, was banned from conservative gathering on Saturday shortly before President Trump was supposed to take the stage.  —  The Conservative Political Action …

Inside Raheem Kassam's ‘Transatlantic Right Wing Spring Fling’  —  Cockburn doesn't mind a cocktail or two, but he wasn't sure if he could stomach the ‘Raheem is Daddy’ special on offer at the Nigel Farage party last night at CPAC.  —  Kassam is a particularly proud boy at the moment, and perhaps understandably so.

Commission picks new map for Maryland's gerrymandered 6th District  —  A nonpartisan commission charged with redrawing Maryland's 6th Congressional District, which a court ruled was unconstitutional, has proposed new boundaries for the sprawling district.  —  The Governor's Emergency Commission …

Trump announces executive order that could strip colleges of funding if they don't ‘support free speech’  —  A new executive order from the White House will aim to make federal research funding for colleges and universities contingent on their support for “free speech,” President Trump said Saturday.

Sacramento D.A.: No charges against police officers who shot Stephon Clark  —  One year after Sacramento police shot Stephon Clark to death and sparked a renewed national dialogue over police shootings of young black men, Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert declared Saturday …

If #NeverTrumpers don't have an endgame, maybe it's because to them politics isn't a game  —  Three years ago, I noticed a hashtag trending on Twitter: #NeverTrump.  As conservatives began to realize that Trump really might be the Republican Party nominee, they were rushing to dissociate themselves from impending ideological disaster.

Why politicians will talk about anything but our ballooning national debt  —  Opinion: Maybe today's politicians won't be around when our debt bubble bursts, but taxpayers will be.  And then what?  —  CONNECT  —  The cartoonist's homepage, knoxnews.com/opinion/charlie- daniel (Photo: Charlie Daniel, Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel)