Adviser and allies warning Trump against issuing pardons  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The end of the special counsel's investigation sparked fresh speculation that President Donald Trump might pardon some of those charged in the probe.  It's also spawned a don't-go-there chorus from some of Trump's closest advisers and GOP allies.

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 …

Prominent Democratic lawyer Greg Craig close to being charged in case stemming from Mueller probe  —  (CNN)Federal prosecutors are close to bringing charges against Greg Craig, a prominent Democratic lawyer and former White House counsel in the Obama administration, in a case that originated …

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 …

Power Up: Michael Cohen testified Trump submitted false insurance claim for bathroom ceiling fresco  —  Aloha Power People and welcome to Thursday.  Tips, comments, recipes?  Reach out and sign up.  Thanks for waking up with us.  —  The Investigations  —  THE FRESCO: President Trump …

Trump Ally Jerry Falwell's Liberty University Landed Pentagon Contract Months After Trump's Election  —  Falwell has used Liberty-owned Freedom Aviation for personal, business, and political travel.  Now it's selling jet fuel to the Pentagon.  —  BEAST INSIDE

HUD charges Facebook with housing discrimination  —  The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said Thursday it is charging Facebook with housing discrimination, alleging its targeted advertising platform violates the Fair Housing Act by “encouraging, enabling, and causing” …

Amy's Plan to Build America's Infrastructure  —  Amy is proposing a bold, trillion-dollar plan to rebuild America's infrastructure, invest in our future, and create millions of good-paying American jobs.  —  President Trump is asking Congress for $200 billion for infrastructure …

Pete Buttigieg just got his best national poll so far  —  Buttigieg discusses a possible presidential first 03:02  —  (CNN) — The Mayor Pete Buttigieg mini-boomlet has officially arrived.  —  Buttigieg just scored his highest Democratic primary national poll number to date at 4% of Democrats …

Inside the mind of Ben Shapiro, the alt-right sage without the rage  —  The controversial commentator talks to The Economist about Western values, disappointment with Trump and moral clickbait  —  EVERYTHING ABOUT Ben Shapiro is polished.  His answers are smooth.  His appearance is neat.

Blacklisting Chick-fil-A  —  In San Antonio, a popular fast-food chain becomes the target of a progressive crusade.  —  Texas  —  The Social Order  —  No one is surprised when cities like San Francisco, New York City, and Seattle enact policies driven by the latest progressive imperatives.

Ex-con Grimm could create the wildest House race of 2020  —  STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Michael Grimm is trying to come back from the dead — again.  —  The former Republican congressman and tax felon told POLITICO in an interview that he's very close to launching the second bid for his old seat in as many years.

Twitter is considering labeling Trump tweets that violate its rules  —  London (CNN Business)Twitter is considering labeling tweets that violate its rules but should remain on the platform because they're in the public interest.  —  Vijaya Gadde, Twitter's head of legal …

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.

Why The Joe Biden-Stacey Abrams Rumors Won't Go Away  —  What is Stacey Abrams going to do next?  —  It didn't take long, after Abrams' work to expand Georgia's Democratic electorate translated to a near-miss campaign in the state's gubernatorial election, for that question to loom …

Rand Paul: Former Obama CIA chief promoted ‘dossier,’ demands investigation of Obama team  —  Sen. Rand Paul escalated his demand for an investigation into former Obama officials who “concocted” the anti-Trump Russia scandal, revealing that former CIA Director John Brennan was the key figure …

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 …

Huawei Security ‘Defects’ Are Found by British Authorities  —  LONDON — A British review of Huawei found “significant” security problems with the Chinese company's telecommunications equipment, a conclusion that supports a United States effort to ban it from next-generation wireless networks.

To Barbara Bush, Donald Trump Represented ‘Greed, Selfishness’  —  WASHINGTON — For decades, she was the grande dame of the Grand Old Party, the white-haired, pearl-wearing, tart-tongued Republican matriarch and, in the words of one eulogist, the first lady of the Greatest Generation.

House Intelligence to Hold Open Hearing on Putin's Playbook  —  at 9 a.m., the Committee will hold a hearing titled “Putin's Playbook: The Kremlin's Use of Oligarchs, Money and Intelligence in 2016 and Beyond.”  Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, former CIA Chief …

Trump's pick for Federal Reserve had hand in creation of Brownback tax ‘experiment’  —  President Trump's likely nominee for the Federal Reserve's board of governors helped shape the deep tax cuts that were blamed for years of budget shortfalls under former Gov. Sam Brownback.

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 …