Beto O'Rourke Raised $6.1 Million Online in First 24 Hours of Campaign  —  WASHINGTON — Beto O'Rourke raised more than $6 million online in the first 24 hours after announcing his presidential campaign last week, according to his campaign, outpacing his rivals for the Democratic nomination …

Federal Authorities Raided Trump Fundraiser's Office in Money Laundering Probe  —  Federal authorities raided the office of Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy last summer, seeking records related to his dealings with foreign officials and Trump administration associates, according to a sealed search warrant obtained by ProPublica.

Ta-Nehisi Coates Is an Optimist Now A conversation about race and 2020.  —  In recent days, as Democrats debated the definition of “reparations,” Joe Biden rationalized his opposition to integration, and socialist congresswomen started demanding the rebirth of a nation, inquiring minds wanted to know: What would Ta-Nehisi say?

Ben Carson's schedule shows Friday trips to Florida, lunch with My Pillow founder  —  For 5 Fridays out of 31, Carson was off or had no appointments.  For 5 more he left before 2 p.m. to fly to South Florida, where he owns a mansion.  —  WASHINGTON — Ben Carson's daily schedule from 2017 shows …

It Isn't Complicated: Trump Encourages Violence  —  He doesn't deserve blame for any specific attack.  He does deserve blame for the increase in white-nationalist violence.  —  The president of the United States suggested last week that his political supporters might resort to violence if they didn't get their way.

We must apply our universal values to all nations.  Only then will we achieve peace.  —  Ilhan Omar, a Democrat, represents Minnesota in the U.S. House of Representatives.  —  Since I began my first term in Congress, I have sought to speak openly and honestly about the scale of the issues …

Why there may be much less — and much more — to the Mueller report than people expect  —  This piece has been updated.  —  Martin Lederman teaches constitutional law at the Georgetown University Law Center and has twice served in the Office of Legal Counsel at the Justice Department.

Trump was the face of the 737 probe  —  Several days after an Ethio­pian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed outside Ethio­pia's capital city, the Trump administration's senior air safety official was still defending the plane.  —  Acting Federal Aviation Administration chief Daniel K. Elwell …

Saudi Crown Prince's Brutal Drive to Crush Dissenters Began Before Khashoggi  —  WASHINGTON — Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia authorized a secret campaign to silence dissenters — which included the surveillance, kidnapping, detention and torture of Saudi citizens …

Facebook Wants to Feed Users More Local News.  There Just Isn't Enough of It.  —  Facebook played a role in the decline of local newspapers.  Now it has a problem: One-third of Americans live in a place where the social network can't find enough local news to feed its aggregator.

Exclusive: 7 U.S. Military Members Identified As Part Of White Nationalist Group  —  Leaked chat logs revealed active military servicemen with ties to the extremist group Identity Evropa.  —  Leaked chat logs have connected seven current members of the U.S. armed forces to a white nationalist group …

‘Middle-Class Joe’ rakes in millions  —  “Middle-Class Joe” Biden has a $2.7 million vacation home.  He charges more than $100,000 per speaking gig and has inked a book deal likely worth seven figures.  —  Since leaving office in 2017, the 76-year-old former vice president has watched …

Inside Rudy's vanishing act  —  Rudy Giuliani has vanished from your television.  The last time the president's once-ubiquitous attack dog did a major TV appearance was on Sunday, Jan. 20, when he went on NBC's “Meet the Press” and CNN's “State of the Union.”

Ilhan Omar Doesn't Represent American Muslims, She Represents Islamists  —  Criticism of Ilhan Omar's actions is not an attack on her faith, Somalis, or her skin color.  It's an attack on her actions, while asking if America failed in integrating her and others like her.

U.S. Military Now Preparing to Leave as Many as 1,000 Troops in Syria  —  The policy shift comes three months after President Trump ordered a complete withdrawal and is far more than the White House originally intended.

Wisconsin swing voters tire of Trump  —  Wisconsin voters who supported Barack Obama in 2012 and Donald Trump in 2016 are sick of Trump, saying in a focus group that they're getting tired of his “lies” and how he treats people, Axios' Alexi McCammond reports from Appleton.

2020 Dems warm to expanding Supreme Court  —  After watching Mitch McConnell transform the judiciary over the past four years, liberals are demanding a bold response.  And Democrats are listening.  —  Sens. Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren and Kirsten Gillibrand told POLITICO they would not rule …

What Democrats Need to Know to Win in Rural America  —  The G.O.P. under President Trump has given liberals an opening in places like Iowa.  But they need to know how to speak to voters here.  —  Mr. Leonard is the news director for the Iowa radio stations KNIA and KRLS.

New Zealand to Open Inquiry Into What Officials Knew About Gunman Before Massacre  —  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — New Zealand's prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, on Monday ordered an inquiry into what government officials could have known about the gunman in Friday's massacre before he carried …

Warren embraces underdog role as she faces 2020 challenges  —  BOSTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren has spent much of the last decade as a leader of the Democratic Party's liberal wing.  —  But three and a half months into her presidential campaign, the Massachusetts senator is facing tough questions …

GOP moves to rein in president's emergency powers  —  Republicans are digging in for a long fight over reining in the president's emergency powers, setting up a potential clash with both the White House and Democrats.  —  President Trump on Friday vetoed Congress's attempt to block …