In unearthed audio, Tucker Carlson makes numerous misogynistic and perverted comments  —  During interviews on Bubba The Love Sponge, Carlson said he “love[s]” the idea of young girls sexually experimenting, used sexist terms to refer to a number of women, and defended statutory rape

Scoop: Trump lied to RNC donors about “Tim Apple” video  —  Republican donors in attendance called it one of Trump's weirdest lies ever.  On Friday night, under a tent erected over the pool at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, President Trump claimed the media were spreading “fake news” …

Yes, Trump is target of ‘presidential harassment’  —  President Trump often complains that he is the victim of “presidential harassment” — or, as he sometimes puts it, “PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!”  —  “Presidential Harassment by ‘crazed’ Democrats at the highest level in the history of our Country,” Trump tweeted on March 3.

Beto O'Rourke Moves Toward a 2020 Race He Could Upend, Ready or Not  —  Beto O'Rourke has driven alone across the plains, straining to find his emotional bearings — or at least a Pancake House in Liberal, Kan. He has collected an “El Pasoan of the Year” award, before a modest audience …

Katrina Pierson Responds to WH Diversity Question By Asking How Many Black Staffers Abraham Lincoln Had  —  When MSNBC host Al Sharpton confronted Trump campaign senior adviser Katrina Pierson about the lack of black staffers in Trump's West Wing, Pierson offered a jaw-dropping excuse …

Exclusive: In budget, Trump to ask Congress for $8.6 billion for border wall  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday will ask the U.S. Congress for an additional $8.6 billion to help pay for his promised wall on the U.S-Mexico border to combat illegal immigration and drug trafficking …

Former Gillibrand aide resigned in protest over handling of sex harassment claims  —  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), one of the most outspoken advocates of the #MeToo movement who has made fighting sexual misconduct a centerpiece of her presidential campaign, spent last summer pressing legislators …

Trump tells RNC donors: “The Democrats hate Jewish people”  —  So leakers had to rely on their memories.  Trump entered to Lee Greenwood's “Proud to Be an American,” then launched into one of his trademark stream-of-consciousness speeches, according to three people who were there.

Trump Pushes Team to Stick Up for ‘Brave’ Paul Manafort  —  Manafort is facing a tough judge, and a possible ten-year sentence.  But his perils have produced one potential advantage: the increasing sympathies of the man who could pardon him.  —  Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former campaign chairman …

Joe Biden insider says “final” decision now “imminent” on 2020 presidential election  —  Advisers to former Vice President Biden say it will be apparent within days whether he has decided to activate a presidential campaign that would likely launch by early April.

U.S. Airstrikes Kill Hundreds in Somalia as Shadowy Conflict Ramps Up  —  WASHINGTON — The American military has escalated a battle against the Shabab, an extremist group affiliated with Al Qaeda, in Somalia even as President Trump seeks to scale back operations against similar Islamist insurgencies elsewhere …

I'm so, so, so sorry: A Baby Boomer apologizes on behalf of his generation  —  As a professor and dean for the last 30 years, I have sought, with varying degrees of success, to prepare some of you for the world into which you were to graduate.  My generation has been curating that world …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says ‘we should be excited about automation’  —  Robots aren't the problem, she says — economics are  —  New York congressional representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez believes that people should welcome robots taking their jobs — but not the economic system that can make it financially devastating.

Presidential hopeful Buttigieg calls Pence a “cheerleader for the porn star presidency”  —  Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg called Vice President Pence a “cheerleader for the porn star presidency” during a CNN townhall event Sunday. … Details: Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend …

Dark Money Org Gave $2 Million To Group Working With Fusion GPS, Steele  — A dark money group based in California contributed $2 million to The Democracy Integrity Project, the organization that has contracted with Fusion GPS and Christopher Steele to investigate President Donald Trump.

Fox shifting from partisanship to propaganda?  —  Jane Mayer, the author of The New Yorker's detailed look at Fox News, tells Brian Stelter that the relationship between Fox and President Trump is “incestuous.”  She also says Trump needs Fox as much as it needs him.  —  Source: CNN

Dems have started the gears of impeachment.  Could they stop if they want?  —  House Democrats are afraid of the political fallout of impeaching Trump.  —  For House Democrats, impeaching President Donald Trump is both inevitable and impossible.  —  Democrats anticipate they will gather plenty …

‘F—in insane’: De Blasio allies warn against 2020 run  —  The New York mayor has been flirting with a presidential bid, but has few backers.  —  NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio may be thinking of running for president, but many of those closest to him aren't on board.

Idolatry at the Western Wall  —  The fight against religious fundamentalism sometimes means getting spit on.  —  Ms. Weiss is a writer and editor in the Opinion section.  —  JERUSALEM — It is a strange experience to have another person spit on you.  To have an ultra-Orthodox teenager look …