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.

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 …

Beto O'Rourke is 46.  Bernie Sanders is 77.  Does Age Matter Anymore for Democrats?  —  KEOKUK, Iowa — Diana Martinez, 70, looked at Beto O'Rourke, 46, and made her choice: It was time for Generation X to fix this country.  —  “Doesn't he remind you of Kennedy?”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

Pete Buttigieg, the young and openly gay Midwest mayor, finds a voice in crowded Democratic presidential field  —  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Pete Buttigieg — the mayor of South Bend, Ind., who is likely to become a presidential candidate — won't wear his dress jacket, not when he appears …

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 …

At New Zealand vigil, Chelsea Clinton confronted over her criticism of Rep. Ilhan Omar  —  When Chelsea Clinton showed up at a vigil Friday night in New York for victims of the New Zealand mosque massacre, she was confronted by a small group of college students who blamed her for inciting the violence.

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 …

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.

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 …