Former Trump confidante Hope Hicks to cooperate with House Democratic probe into Trump  —  (CNN)Hope Hicks, the former White House communications director and long-time confidante of President Donald Trump, plans to turn over documents to the House Judiciary Committee as part of its investigation into potential obstruction of justice.

After Devin Nunes Sues a Parody Cow, It Surpasses Him on Twitter  —  Consider this: a parody account pretending to be an imaginary cow owned by Representative Devin Nunes, the California Republican, is more popular on Twitter than the congressman, a day after he sued the account (and Twitter) for $250 million.

New Zealanders turning over firearms after mass shooting  —  Authorities in New Zealand said citizens have been turning their firearms over to police in the days after a terror attack that targeted two mosques in Christchurch left at least 50 people dead, The Guardian reports.

Bevin exposed his 9 kids to chickenpox, says vaccine not for everyone  —  In a move experts say is medically unsound — and can be dangerous — Gov. Matt Bevin said in a radio interview Tuesday that he deliberately exposed all nine of his children to chickenpox so they would catch the disease and become immune.

Scoop: Biden advisers debate Stacey Abrams as out-of-the-gate V.P. choice  —  Close advisers to former Vice President Joe Biden are debating the idea of packaging his presidential campaign announcement with a pledge to choose Stacey Abrams as his vice president.

Here's the truth about my family and our business  —  Charles Kushner is a founder and principal of the Kushner Companies, a diversified real estate company.  —  Over the past two years, the news media have told a story about my family and our business with little regard for nuance, logic or even facts.

Trump's Moscow Tower Problem  —  This week, we're exploring President Donald Trump's efforts to do business in Moscow.  Our team — Heather Vogell, Andrea Bernstein, Meg Cramer and Katie Zavadski — dug into just who Trump was working with and just what Trump needed from Russia to get a deal done.

Cambridge University rescinds Jordan Peterson invitation  —  Offer of visiting fellowship to controversial professor resulted in backlash from faculty and students  —  Cambridge University has rescinded its offer of a visiting fellowship to Jordan Peterson, the self-styled …

In Defense of the Iraq War  —  Today is the 16th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, and Twitter is alive with condemnations of the conflict — countered by precious few defenses.  Yet I believed the Iraq War was just and proper in 2003, and I still believe that today.

Pence woos 2016 anti-Trumpers to bankroll billion-dollar reelection  —  The vice president is serving as a conduit and Trump translator for the traditional GOP donor set.  —  When Vice President Mike Pence appeared before some of the GOP's most powerful donors at the iconic Pebble Beach golf course …

Poll: 78% of GOP Fox News Viewers Say Trump Is Best President Ever  —  A new survey of the network's watchers reveal the hard core of the Republican Party and how hopeless it is for Democrats to try and court them.  —  Almost 8 in 10 Republicans who watch Fox News say Donald Trump is the most successful president in history.

The Kingdom and the Kushners: Jared Went to Riyadh.  So Did His Brother.  —  In late October 2017, Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and Middle East adviser, dropped into Saudi Arabia for an unannounced visit to the desert retreat of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who was in the process of consolidating his power.

Two mystery parties try to restrict release of documents in Jeffrey Epstein civil suit  —  Two mysterious parties, labeling themselves Jane Doe and John Doe, have filed separate legal briefs in an attempt to limit the public release of personal information that could connect …

Doomed Boeing Jets Lacked 2 Safety Features That Company Sold Only as Extras  —  As the pilots of the doomed Boeing jets in Ethiopia and Indonesia fought to control their planes, they lacked two notable safety features in their cockpits.  —  One reason: Boeing charged extra for them.

Dump the Electoral College?  Some 2020 Democrats Back Liberals' Goals  — Eliminating Electoral College, expanding court get fresh look  — Push mirrors a generational and ideological split in party  —  The Democratic nomination race is moving beyond stump speeches and fundraising pleas …

After New Zealand Shooting, Founder of 8chan Expresses Regrets  —  Fredrick Brennan founded the website 8chan as a home for unconstrained speech devoted to critiquing what he saw as the authoritarianism of leftist culture and politics.  Now, he says, it has gone too far.

Gillum's ‘red flag’ plan to stop Trump: 1M more Florida voters  —  Andrew Gillum announced a plan Wednesday to register and turn-out 1 million new and low-propensity Florida voters in an effort to crush President Donald Trump's reelection chances in the nation's largest swing state.

Fentanyl drug overdose deaths rising most sharply among African Americans  —  The synthetic opioid fentanyl has been driving up the rate of fatal drug overdoses across racial and social lines in the United States, with the sharpest increase among African Americans, according to a new analysis …

Bernie Sanders, at UCLA, highlights his longtime support for organized labor  —  Bernie Sanders' first appearance in California as a 2020 presidential candidate was not at a mega-rally like the ones that defined his previous bid, but at a speech before sun-baked picketers in front of UCLA's medical center.

Lachlan Murdoch takes control of Fox Corp. But how will he deal with President Trump?  —  LOS ANGELES — President Trump has never called Lachlan Murdoch.  —  The 47-year-old media scion, best known for being Rupert Murdoch's son, is finally inheriting the mantle of chief executive of the family business.

At town hall, Rep. Max Rose apologizes to Jewish constituents for Omar's rhetoric  —  Rep. Max Rose (D-NY) began his town hall meeting with Jewish constituents on Tuesday night with an apology.  “As a young congressman, I've got to tell you I'm sorry,” Rose confessed to the crowd gathered …

Trump Jr., Bolton take unusual step of weighing in on Britain's domestic affairs  —  A few days after President Trump said the United States would “stay right in our lane” by not weighing in on Brexit, both his son and his national security adviser were decidedly driving on the other side of the road.