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.

'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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

Emmanuel Macron, Brexiteers' best friend  —  Emmanuel Macron may look like the nemesis of Brexiteers, but really he's their best friend.  —  In his letter to European citizens published Monday night, the French president wasted no time in giving Brexit leaders both barrels.

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.

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 …

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.

‘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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Counter-Terror Police Investigate Three Explosives Sent To London Buildings  —  Counter-terrorism police have launched an investigation after three “small improvised explosive devices” were discovered near three major transport hubs in London.  —  The Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command …

Manfred Weber threatens Orbán's party with expulsion from EPP  —  LANDAU AN DER ISAR, Germany — Manfred Weber, the European People's Party candidate for European Commission president, threatened Tuesday that Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party could be expelled from the center-right bloc.

Trump's Rating on Economy Still Top Strength, Hits New High  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's rating for handling the economy, 56%, is the highest of his presidency and the highest of his approval ratings on any of 14 domestic and foreign issues tested in the latest Gallup poll.

Trump makes low-energy push to halt GOP border revolt  —  The president is doing little to stem Republican defections on his national emergency declaration.  —  President Donald Trump is taking a surprisingly low-key approach to a bipartisan rebuke on his border wall and the first likely veto of his presidency.