Nunes sues Twitter, some users, seeks over $250M alleging anti-conservative ‘shadow bans,’ smears  —  California GOP Rep. Devin Nunes filed a major lawsuit seeking $250 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages against Twitter and a handful of its users on Monday …

A Mar-a-Lago Weekend and an Act of God: Trump's History With Deutsche Bank  —  As President Trump delivered his inaugural address in 2017, a slight woman with feathered gray hair sat listening, bundled in a hooded white parka in a fenced-off V.I.P. section.  Her name was Rosemary T. Vrablic.

Andrew Yang, Upstart Democratic Presidential Candidate, Comes Out Against Circumcision  —  A candidate known for putting out position statements on virtually every policy adds a rather intimate one to the list.  —  Outsider presidential hopeful Andrew Yang's latest idea is both literally …

How the National Enquirer Got Bezos' Texts: It Paid $200,000 to His Lover's Brother  —  Michael Sanchez sold the billionaire's secrets to American Media, the Enquirer's publisher, said people familiar with the matter  —  Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos and his allies have publicly speculated …

White House expects to see Mueller findings before they go to Congress  —  Washington (CNN)White House lawyers expect to have an opportunity to review whatever version of Robert Mueller's report Attorney General Bill Barr submits to Congress before it reaches lawmakers and the public …

‘Be Weak & Die!’  Seeking Clues Behind Trump's Weekend Twitter Barrage  —  WASHINGTON — There was no golf.  There were no meetings.  There were no activities, other than a rare visit to church.  So President Trump did what he could do: He tweeted.  —  Since his election …

Experts push back on Trump-touted poll that shows 50% of Americans calling Mueller probe a ‘witch hunt’  — President Donald Trump on Monday touts poll results that appeared to show more Americans than ever siding with his oft-repeated accusation that special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe is nothing more than a “witch hunt.”

Robert Mercer is Fueling A Multimillion Dollar Anti-Muslim Propaganda Industry  —  Trump's top donor, Robert Mercer, is at the centre of a multimillion-dollar anti-Muslim propaganda industry responsible for creating and spreading the same Islamophobic rhetoric found in the New Zealand shooter's manifesto.

Blunt disinvited to GOP event in backlash over vote to block Trump's emergency powers  —  U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt has been disinvited from a local GOP gathering in Christian County, Missouri, next month amid a backlash over his vote to block President Donald Trump's use of emergency powers to build a border wall.

Lobbying Case Against Democrat With Ties to Manafort Reaches Key Stage  —  WASHINGTON — A long-running federal investigation into a former White House counsel in the Obama administration is reaching a critical stage, presenting the Justice Department with a decision about whether to charge …

Cambridge Analytica Secrets Allegedly Covered Up by Trump Campaign Veterans  —  The High Court in London heard that former insiders, including Rebekah Mercer, were pulling the strings of “biased” officials responsible for the fate of the company.  —  Nico Hines

The March of White Supremacy, From Oklahoma City to Christchurch  —  As we struggle against the forces behind decades of violence, we must remember that we aren't fighting with strangers.  —  The Oklahoma City National Memorial consists of two stark structures connected by a reflecting pool …

Trump's campaign secret weapon: Facebook  —  Data: Adapted from a Bully Pulpit interactive chart; Chart: Axios Visuals  —  While Democrats' campaign launches have sucked up national attention, President Trump's re-election campaign has quietly spent nearly twice as much as the entire …

Only 7 Black Students Got Into N.Y.'s Most Selective High School, Out of 895 Spots  —  Only a tiny number of black students were offered admission to the highly selective public high schools in New York City on Monday, raising the pressure on officials to confront the decades-old challenge of integrating New York's elite public schools.

Mulvaney on cusp of permanent status upgrade  —  'He has stayed out of a lot of people's way,' said one senior administration official.  'No one is saying he is killing it but staying out of people's way has helped.'  —  The White House plans to drop the word “acting” from Mick Mulvaney's title …

Joe Biden readies major endorsements and message of strength ahead of likely 2020 run  —  Joe Biden's slip hints at a presidential run  —  (CNN)Joe Biden didn't clear the field, so he's poised to join it.  —  The former vice president's anticipated entry into the 2020 race …

Beto O'Rourke's early campaign: Upbeat sentiments absent many specifics  —  MILWAUKEE — As presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke addressed a group of women Sunday afternoon, he was asked to share his vision for America.  —  The former congressman from El Paso quickly listed a few issues …

A Damaged Soul and a Disordered Personality  —  Donald Trump is not well.  Over the weekend, he continued his weird obsession with a dead war hero.  This time, his attacks on John McCain came two days after the anniversary of McCain's release from a North Vietnamese prison camp.  He tweeted this:

Twitter Admits Shadowbanning Lisa Page Tweet By Federalist Co-Founder “To Keep People Safe”  —  Twitter has admitted to shadowbanning a tweet by The Federalist co-founder Sean Davis in order to “keep people safe.”  —  Tweeting a passage last week from former FBI attorney Lisa Page's …

Alleged mob boss killer Anthony Comello scrawls ‘MAGA Forever’ on his hand  —  Anthony Comello, the 24-year-old arrested in New Jersey Saturday for allegedly gunning down a mob boss in Staten Island last week, will return to New York to face the murder charge against him.

New Zealand PM Ardern Urges Her Nation To Make Gunman ‘Nameless’  —  New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, in her first speech to her nation's Parliament after last week's terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, said the gunman should be denied the publicity he was seeking.

EXCLUSIVE: Google VP Stepped In After Employees Offended By Christian Video On Marriage  — Google barred a Christian video on same-sex marriage from advertising on YouTube after backlash from employees, internal communications show.  — The video said gay people are welcome as Christians …

Last prosecutor on Michael Flynn case departs Mueller's office  —  A high-profile counterterrorism prosecutor who handled the guilty plea of retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn has departed Robert Mueller's team, according to a spokesman for the special counsel's office.

The Muslim Brotherhood is now part of Congress  —  Being part of Congress is a big responsibility.  It should be an honor to represent the American people.  But things have taken a terrifying turn. … Newly Part of Congress  —  There are some new names who are now part of Congress.

The Anatomy of White Terror  —  Anders Breivik, the Norwegian terrorist, was diagnosed with a narcissistic personality disorder.  Brenton Tarrant, who is accused of killing 50 worshipers in New Zealand, displays similar traits.  —  Ms. Seierstad is the author of “One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway.”

The Lawfare Podcast Shorts: ‘Speaking Indictments’ by Robert S. Mueller III  —  It's Robert Mueller as you've never heard him before.  —  We have something special for you on the podcast today.  Something very different.  —  The Mueller report is coming.  We all know that.

Facebook blocks Trump's social media chief: ‘Why are you silencing me?’  —  Facebook abruptly censored the account of President Trump's chief social media guru, blocking him for simply responding to a question from a reader.  —  Dan Scavino Jr. said on Facebook that his page was blocked without notice.