Adam Schiff Hires a Former Prosecutor to Lead the Trump Investigation  —  Representative Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, has hired a veteran prosecutor with experience fighting Russian organized crime to lead his investigation of the Trump Administration.

Ex-Trump White House lawyer calls Mueller ‘hero,’ says probe is no witch hunt  —  On Congressional investigations into the White House, Ty Cobb said, “It's never gonna be over.”

Ilhan Omar Has a Point  —  In early 2015, as the Obama administration was deep into negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, Republican House Speaker John Boehner invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who stridently opposed the deal, to address a joint session of Congress.

Elderly Trump Critics Await Mueller's Report — Sometimes Until Their Last Breath  —  Expectations among Democrats are sky-high as reports have emerged about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation coming to an end.  —  In fact, expectations are so intense among some elderly …

Lawyer for Cohen Approached Trump Attorneys About Pardon  —  An attorney for Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, raised the possibility of a pardon with attorneys for the president after federal agents raided Mr. Cohen's properties in April, according to people familiar with the discussions.

The Oppression of the Supermajority  —  The defining political fact of our time is not polarization.  It's the thwarting of a largely unified public.  —  Mr. Wu is a law professor.  —  We are told that America is divided and polarized as never before.  Yet when it comes to many important areas of policy, that simply isn't true.

'I'm not running': Hillary Clinton rules out 2020 bid for first time on camera in exclusive interview with News 12  —  NEW YORK -  —  Hillary Clinton ruled out a 2020 presidential run for the first time on camera in an exclusive interview with News 12, pledging instead to take an active role …

Ocasio-Cortez And Her Chief Of Staff ‘Could Be Facing Jail Time’ If Their Control Over PAC Was Intentionally Hidden, Former FEC Commissioner Says  — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a top aide appear to control an outside PAC credited with being the central force behind her June 2018 primary victory.

Trump's Judicial Nominees Aren't Just Ideologues.  They're Really Young.  —  Republicans are about to confirm lifetime federal judges ages 37, 40 and 46.  —  WASHINGTON Senate Republicans voted Monday night to advance the nomination of Allison Jones Rushing, yet another …

Trump friend and inaugural chair Tom Barrack plans to cooperate with House Judiciary Committee requests  — Longtime friend of President Donald Trump's Tom Barrack will be cooperating with the House Judiciary Committees requests to hand over their requested documents.

Rand Paul: Sure, Vaccines Are OK, But We Shouldn't Trade ‘Liberty’ for ‘False Sense of Security’  —  His own Republican colleague, Sen. Bill Cassidy, was openly appalled by what he said.  —  During a Senate Health Committee hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) criticized the idea …

Otto Warmbier will haunt Trump forever  —  President Trump's summit with Kim Jong Un in Hanoi last week was an epic failure on multiple fronts, but only one part of it seems to bother him.  —  “We get along, we've developed a good relationship, very good, and made great, historic progress …

Inside the Gaetz-Scott Florida feud  —  MIAMI — A feud between Rep. Matt Gaetz and Sen. Rick Scott has broken into the open, putting two of Donald Trump's closest Florida allies at war with each other in a state that's pivotal to the president's reelection campaign.

American Woman, Divorced From Saudi Husband, Is Trapped in Saudi Arabia  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon — At first, Saudi Arabia was an adventure for Bethany Vierra.  —  An American from Washington State, she taught at a women's university, started a company, married a Saudi businessman and gave birth to a curly-haired daughter, Zaina.

12 detained babies have been released from ICE custody in Dilley, Texas  —  ICE officers have released 12 of the infants that were being held at a rural Texas detention center, where immigrant advocates claim they dealt with dirty water, limited baby food and a lack of medical care.

John Bolton May Save Us All  —  on the afternoon I met John Bolton, in October, he had just arrived in Tbilisi, Georgia, and wanted to spend a few minutes at leisure.  Bolton has traveled widely, but this trip to Tbilisi was his first, so I volunteered to show him the city.

The Anger of Amy Klobuchar  —  Amy Klobuchar has a problem.  Apparently it's been an open secret in Washington and Minnesota, but because she didn't have much of a national reputation, the press lacked occasion to expose it.  But when she made a name for herself during the Kavanaugh hearings …

‘Medicare for All’: The Impossible Dream  —  There's no plausible route from here to there.  —  The Brits and Canadians I know certainly love their single-payer health care systems.  If one of their politicians suggested they should switch to the American health care model, they'd throw him out the window.

Obama Vets to Candidates Preaching Post-Partisan Compromise: Please, Just Stop  —  While some presidential candidates say they can solve crises by reaching across the aisle, those who have been there have a word of caution.  —  For Democratic presidential candidates pledging to help break …

Explosive packages found at Heathrow, Waterloo and London City Airport  —  Counter-terror police are investigating three packages containing explosives found at Heathrow Airport, London City Airport and Waterloo station.  —  The “small improvised explosive devices” were found in A4 postal bags, the Metropolitan Police said.

Attorney: Madison County first court in U.S. to recognize aborted fetus as person with rights  —  A Madison County father is suing the Huntsville abortion clinic where his girlfriend terminated her pregnancy  —  The Madison County probate court recognized an aborted fetus as a person with legal rights.

T-Mobile acknowledges its patronage of Trump's Washington hotel increased sharply after announcement of merger with Sprint  —  T-Mobile's patronage of President Trump's Washington hotel increased sharply after the announcement of its merger with its Sprint last April, with executives spending …

On Amazon, a Qanon conspiracy book climbs the charts — with an algorithmic push  —  The book is currently No. 9 in all books about politics and No. 1 in all books about “Censorship,” one slot ahead of Ray Bradbury's “Farhenheit 451,”  —  A book that pushes the conspiracy theory Qanon climbed within …

Trump executive order creates task force to prevent veteran suicide  —  President Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday to create a Cabinet-level task force to prevent veteran suicide.  —  The big picture: The initiative follows a Government Accountability Office report released …

McConnell: House election reform bill won't get Senate vote  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Monday that he will not bring a House election reform bill up for a vote in the Senate.  —  “This sprawling 622-page doorstop is never going to become law.

ABC NEWS ANNOUNCES 2020 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN PRODUCERS/REPORTERS  —  Today ABC News President James Goldston sent the following note to staff announcing the 18 campaign producers/reporters who will cover the 2020 presidential election.  —  Team,  —  Today we're announcing …

Trump says he agrees 100 percent with keeping U.S. troops in Syria  —  Two months after saying all U.S. troops are leaving Syria, President Trump wrote members of Congress he agrees “100%” with keeping U.S. presence in Syria.  —  WASHINGTON — Two months after declaring all U.S. troops are leaving Syria …

Fox News spins desperately to shield lawless president from accountability  —  Now that President Trump is heading into a new period of intensified scrutiny from congressional Democrats, even as the special counsel's investigation approaches its climax, Trump's political health — and …

Trump vowed ‘A Plus’ relief for Alabama.  That's not what California and Puerto Rico heard.  —  After the deadliest outbreak of tornadoes in years swept through the South, killing more than 20 people and wreaking devastation in Alabama, President Trump promised on Twitter that the disaster relief …

Joe Biden's Biggest 2020 Problem Is Joe Biden  —  Despite cultivating a populist image, the former vice president has spent his career championing policies favored by Republicans and the corporate elite.  —  As Democratic voters begin to consider who to make their standard-bearer in the 2020 election …