Morrison government bans Milo Yiannopoulos in wake of Christchurch massacre  —  The Morrison government has banned Milo Yiannopoulos from entering Australia after the controversial right-wing commentator responded to the New Zealand mosque massacre by describing Islam as a “barbaric” and “alien” religious culture.

Beto O'Rourke apologizes for jokes about wife, says he has benefited from ‘white privilege’  —  Cedar Rapids, Iowa (CNN)Beto O'Rourke said Friday night that he had been wrong for joking at several events in his first two days campaigning in Iowa that his wife has been raising their three children “sometimes with my help.”

Trump's Phone Friends May Be More Important Than His Staff.  So Who's He Calling?  —  Shortly after news broke this month that Bill Shine would resign as the White House communications director and deputy chief of staff, a person knowledgeable about his decision told me the former Fox News …

Christopher Steele admitted using posts by ‘random individuals’ on CNN website to back up Trump dossier  —  Former British spy Christopher Steele admitted that he relied on an unverified report on a CNN website for part of the “Trump dossier,” which was used as a basis for the FBI's investigation into Trump.

She Extols Trump, Guns and the Chinese Communist Party Line  —  JUPITER, Fla. — The Republican National Committee promised an “evening reception with Donald J. Trump” last March at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.  —  A contribution of $2,700 toward the president's re-election would get you in the door.

The House voted 420 to 0 to release the Mueller report.  So why is Lindsey Graham blocking the bill?  —  On Thursday, the House passed a bill urging the public disclosure of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's report.  It did so nearly unanimously — the vote was 420-0.

Mueller's busy week offers new signs his report is coming soon  —  The Mueller probe appears to be in the home stretch.  —  Some Trump aides and advisers have been making that claim for more than a year, with little basis.  But the signs are mounting that it's finally happening.

No voter ID approval for 12 UNC campuses, including Chapel Hill  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — Student IDs from a dozen University of North Carolina schools, including UNC-Chapel Hill, didn't get the signoff they needed Friday for students to use them at the polls during the 2020 elections.

One year in, Facebook's big algorithm change has spurred an angry, Fox News-dominated — and very engaged!  — News Feed  —  It's been a little over a year since Facebook announced major algorithm changes that would decrease the amount of news in News Feed, instead prioritizing non-publisher content …

Supreme Court expands scope of census citizenship question case  —  The move comes after a federal judge in California ruled that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, whose agency oversees the census, violated the Constitution's Enumeration Clause.  —  The U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday …

Exclusive: Washington Autopsy Files Reveal Lesin Sustained Broken Bone In Neck  —  WASHINGTON — Mikhail Lesin, the former Russian press minister who turned up dead in a Washington hotel room in 2015, sustained a fracture to a neck bone just below the jaw line “at or near the time” of his death …

Attorney-General David Parker back-tracks on comments about gun control  —  Attorney-General David Parker has clarified comments made at a vigil in Auckland's Aotea Square this afternoon, saying the government has not yet committed to banning some or all semi-automatic weapons.

Colorado signs on to popular vote bill that could one day change presidential elections  —  Colorado has joined a list of states that plan to allocate their electoral votes to whichever candidate wins the nationwide popular vote.  —  Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed the measure into law Friday …

Twelve Righteous Republicans (and 41 Cowards)  —  Today's G.O.P. is burying Reagan's legacy faster than Elizabeth Warren ever could.  —  And Abraham said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there.  And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.”

Castro releases 33 Texas endorsements the morning O'Rourke announces  —  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Presidential candidate and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro released a list of 33 Texas endorsements Thursday morning.  The timing is significant because it was the same …

Why social media and terrorism make a perfect fit  —  The livestreamed slaughter of 49 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has shined a spotlight on how terrorists employ social media.  As The Post noted on Friday: “The New Zealand massacre video, which appeared to have been recorded …

Fighting White Nationalism Is Necessary, but Not Sufficient  —  Why does the conversation always seem to place the onus of condemnation on my community?  Are we the only ones to bear responsibility to clean house?  —  Our president thinks white nationalism is “not really” a growing threat …