CNN Poll: Majority says Trump not exonerated of collusion after Barr's summary  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)Though President Donald Trump has claimed “complete and total exoneration” based on Attorney General William Barr's summary of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference …

In Divided White House, Trump Sided With Mulvaney in Push for Nullifying Health Act  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration's surprise decision to press for a court-ordered demolition of the Affordable Care Act came after a heated meeting in the Oval Office on Monday …

Exclusive: NRA Official Sought Sandy Hook Hoaxer To Question Parkland Shooting, Emails Show  —  NRA official Mark Richardson emailed a day after the Parkland shooting to say the shooter “was not alone.”  —  An official with the National Rifle Association corresponded with a prominent Sandy …

Trump Admin Gives OK to Sell Nuclear Tech to Saudis  —  Want to help the erratic, murderous Saudi regime develop nuclear technology?  That's OK with the Department of Energy.  —  The U.S. Department of Energy has approved six authorizations for U.S. companies seeking to conduct nuclear related work …

Whitewash: Cook County Clerk's Office Stunned as Smollett Case File Vanishes From Records System  —  Chicago is still reeling from yesterday's extraordinary development in the Jussie Smollett case, in which the office of the State's Attorney chose to drop all 16 felony charges against the disgraced actor.

Elijah Cummings Seeks 10 Years of Trump's Financial Records  —  The move further escalates the war over how much information about the president's past dealings will find their way into public view.  —  House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) has requested ten years …

Multi-Agency Investigation Results in Charges Against 18 Members and Associates of Violent White Supremacist Gang  —  Charges Include Murder in Aid of Racketeering, Kidnapping, Assault and Firearms Offenses  —  Multiple members and associates of a white supremacist gang known as the 1488s …

Terry McAuliffe leaning toward jumping into 2020 race  —  (CNN)Terry McAuliffe is moving closer to a 2020 presidential run, Democrats close to the former Virginia governor tell CNN.  —  McAuliffe has been telling Democratic allies that he is leaning toward jumping into the Democratic …

QAnon Turns on Sebastian Gorka After He Calls Them ‘Garbage’  —  Q fans once loved Gorka, now they think he's part of the deep state … Former White House adviser Sebastian Gorka is no stranger to conspiracy theories.  In January, for example, he suggested that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was secretly dead.

Progressive Caucus Slams DCCC Head Cheri Bustos for Her Assault on Primary Challengers  —  The leadership of the Congressional Progressive Caucus has met with the top brass at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and pushed back hard against a new party policy to blacklist consultants who work with primary challengers.

6 key moments from Cory Booker's CNN town hall  —  Booker said he would “absolutely” consider issuing mass commutations and pardons for federal marijuana offenses.  —  Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) has struggled to break through in the crowded 2020 Democratic primary.

And the winner of The Post's Mueller Madness bracket is...  SEE ALSO  —  We have a national champion . . . of lousy “collusion” punditry.  —  It was a tough bracket, featuring some of the biggest names in the prestige press, late-night comedians, ­C- and D-list celebs …

Stacey Abrams nixes Biden-Abrams ticket trial balloon: 'You don't run for second place'  —  An idea floated by advisers of Joe Biden to designate Stacey Abrams of Georgia as his running mate before the primaries was dismissed Wednesday by Abrams herself.  —  According to

What's behind all those executive orders Trump loves to sign?  Not much … A seated President Trump handed commemorative pens to his wife, daughter and eight others who hovered around his desk, then theatrically held up for the cameras the latest executive order bearing his oversize signature.

Comey calls Mueller's position on Trump obstruction charges “confusing”  —  Former FBI Director James Comey told NBC “Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt in an interview that aired on Wednesday that he thought President Trump may have obstructed justice after his abrupt dismissal in 2017.

The Human Costs Of Kamala Harris' War On Truancy  —  The “progressive prosecutor” wanted to transform how California responded to students missing school.  Parents like Cheree Peoples wound up paying the price.  —  On the morning of April 18, 2013, in the Los Angeles suburb of Buena Park …

How CNN misled its viewers  —  View Latest Opinions >>  —  In our hyperpartisan world, in which so many people watch only media that will give them news with which they agree, CNN viewers understandably expected the Mueller report to find overwhelming evidence that President Trump colluded, conspired with and is beholden to Russia.

Self-professed neo-Nazi who drove into Charlottesville crowd pleads guilty to federal hate crimes  —  James A. Fields Jr. rammed his car into counterprotesters at a 2017 white-supremacist rally, killing Heather Heyer and injuring 35 others.  He entered his plea in federal court in Charlottesville.

Pompeo repeatedly declines to blame Kim Jong Un personally for human rights abuses  —  On multiple occasions now, both Trump and Pompeo have opted to blame the regime rather than Kim personally.  And on Wednesday, Pompeo got testy about it.  —  When the president you serve speaks glowingly …

Trump Fed Pick Stephen Moore Owes $75,000 to IRS, Court Document Says  — Moore's wife says the couple is disputing the tax bill  — ‘It was not an attempt at defrauding’ the U.S., she says  —  Stephen Moore, whom President Donald Trump said he'll nominate for a seat on the Federal Reserve …

Why Losing Our Newspapers Is Breaking Our Politics  —  Study finds newspaper closures are linked to partisanship  —  Last month, staffers at The Daily Camera in Boulder, Colorado, experienced the latest low point in the American newspaper business: days after mourning the loss of their editor …

As Grand Rapids awaits Trump, both sides of the political divide find their anger stoked by the Mueller report  —  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The two-year special counsel investigation was supposed to provide clarity and closure.  But when President Trump arrives here on Thursday …

Some Wisconsin lame-duck laws back in place after appeals court rules … (Photo: Michael Sears, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)  —  MADISON - Some of the lame-duck laws limiting the power of Gov. Tony Evers went back into effect Wednesday when an appeals court overruled a Dane County judge who invalidated them last week.

At 82, Glenda Jackson Commands the Most Powerful Role in Theater  —  “King Lear” has long been the crowning performance for actors who know how to dominate a stage.  As a longstanding member of Parliament, Jackson has unique insight into authority.  —  It has been a bitter season.

CBP commissioner visits El Paso border, says immigration system at ‘breaking point’  —  U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan said the border has hit it's “breaking point” during a visit to El Paso.  —  A huge influx of Central American migrants has made the El Paso Sector …