New York Charges Paul Manafort With 16 Crimes.  If He's Convicted, Trump Can't Pardon Him.  —  [What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.]  —  Paul J. Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, has been charged in New York with mortgage fraud …

Riding around with Beto O'Rourke as he comes to grips with a presidential run.  —  It's nine P.M. on a Thursday night and Beto O'Rourke is trying to manage a couple of life-altering and possibly world-historical political events while also driving his family home from a Mexican restaurant.

Twitter reveals big changes to conversations and new camera features  —  The changes are meant to make good on the company's promise to promote “healthy conversation.”  —  Twitter is teasing some of the biggest changes to its social media service since it first launched in 2006 …

Exclusive: Lawyer said Michael Cohen could ‘sleep well tonight’ after speaking to Rudy Giuliani  —  Washington (CNN)An attorney who said he was speaking with President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani reassured Michael Cohen in an April 2018 email that Cohen could “sleep well tonight” …

Trump May Have an Unlikely Re-election Ally  —  The Democratic Party's crowded field and messy rules could lead to months of infighting and an ugly convention.  —  Mr. Wasserman is the House editor at The Cook Political Report.  —  Donald Trump's low approval ratings have attracted a crush …

Trump Announces Ban of Boeing 737 Max Flights  —  President Trump announced that the United States was grounding Boeing's 737 Max aircraft, reversing an earlier decision by American regulators to keep the jets flying in the wake of a second deadly crash involving one of the jets in Ethiopia.

The Astonishing Hypocrisy of Media Matters  —  If there's one thing we can absolutely count on in our post-ethical partisan era, it's that for every scandal, there is, in short order, a similar — sometimes astoundingly similar — scandal on the other side.  Sometimes, the comparisons …

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she has ‘zero’ sympathy for parents caught in college admissions scam  — Sen. Elizabeth Warren told MSNBC that she has “zero” sympathy for the dozens of parents charged in what the Justice Department says is the biggest college admissions scandal it's ever prosecuted.

I Learned in College That Admission Has Always Been for Sale  —  The bribery scandal is no more abhorrent than the completely legal industry that helps many wealthy kids get into the schools of their dreams.  —  Ms. Stauffer is a writer.  —  Shortly after my freshman year of college …

Lee, fifth GOP senator, to vote against Trump's border declaration  —  GOP Sen. Mike Lee (Utah) says he will vote for a resolution disapproving of President Trump's national emergency declaration on the southern border, becoming the fifth Senate Republican to announce his support for the measure.

Exclusive: Excerpt from “Kushner Inc” details Comey firing  —  Here's a sneak peek for Axios readers at “Kushner, Inc.,” by investigative reporter Vicky Ward, out next Tuesday from St. Martin's Press:

Inside the Shadowy, Totally Legal World of High-Priced College Consultants  —  For prices up to $1.5 million, parents can buy a five-year, full-service package of college admissions consulting from a company in New York City called Ivy Coach.  —  The service begins as early as eighth grade …

Fox News Contributor Salaries Revealed In Financial Disclosures  —  At least 10 members of the Trump administration have served as on-air contributors for the network.  —  Across cable news, the salaries paid to on-air contributors remain shrouded in mystery, ranging by network and by market demand for the contributor's expertise.

Georgetown Rich Kid ‘Gloated’ After Allegedly Cheating SATs  —  Isabelle Henriquez is one of the only students accused of willingly participating in the fraud—and now her degree may be in jeopardy.  —  Scott Bixby  —  According to her LinkedIn page, Isabelle Henriquez is “a rapid learner” …

GOP megadonor Mercer family donated to nonprofit conservative group that focuses on historic values of ‘English-speaking peoples’  — The Republican megadonor family led by billionaire Robert and daughter Rebekah Mercer once donated to the Anglosphere Society, a group of conservative activists that promotes …

Jacob Wohl Faked Death Threats Against Himself  —  One came from a phony account the wingnut provocateur created and ran just before he was banned from Twitter. … Right-wing personality Jacob Wohl appears to have faked death threats against himself.  —  Wohl and fellow provocateur Laura Loomer went …

You Have to Pay the Right Person  —  Also SSG and pattern matching.  —  Matt Levine is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering finance.  He was an editor of Dealbreaker, an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, a mergers and acquisitions lawyer at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz …

Rudy Giuliani and wife Judith Nathan ripped by judge for making divorce trial ‘unpleasant’  —  It's getting ugly.  —  A Manhattan divorce judge said Wednesday that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and his estranged wife Judith Nathan are headed toward a bitter matrimonial trial.

THE FENTANYL FAILURE  —  Despite mounting deaths and warnings, the Obama administration did not take extraordinary measures to confront an extraordinary crisis, experts say.  —  SCROLL DOWN  —  In May 2016, a group of national health experts issued an urgent plea in a private letter …

Sen. Lee Introduces ARTICLE ONE Act to Reclaim Congressional Power  —  WASHINGTON - Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the ARTICLE ONE Act today, a bill that would take back significant legislative powers given to the executive branch by the National Emergencies Act of 1976.