Russia Ordered a Killing That Made No Sense.  Then the Assassin Started Talking.  —  RIVNE, Ukraine — The target lived on the sixth floor of a cheerless, salmon-colored building on Vidinska Street, across from a thicket of weeping willows.  Oleg Smorodinov found him there, rented a small apartment on the ground floor, and waited.

Bezos Investigation Finds the Saudis Obtained His Private Data  —  The National Enquirer's lawyer tried to get me to say there was no hacking.  —  For 40 years, I've advised at-risk public figures and government agencies on high-stakes security matters.  My career has included working with the CIA …

The Media and the Mueller Report's March Surprise  —  The Attorney General's summary reported no conspiracy, but serious newsrooms and journalists did the job they are supposed to do.  —  Last year, the Times and the Washington Post shared a Pulitzer Prize for “deeply sourced …

One of the GOP's brightest female stars is dogged by Trump in 2020  —  ADEL, Iowa —Joni Ernst had barely kicked off a town hall one morning here recently when the barrage of complaints about Donald Trump began.  —  One after one, constituents took to the microphone to grill …

Trump Turns U.S. Policy in Central America on its Head  —  MEXICO CITY — President Trump's plan to cut off aid to three Central American countries for failing to stop the flow of migrants toward the United States breaks with years of conventional wisdom in Washington that the best way to halt migration is to attack its root causes.

Most Americans don't think Trump is in the clear yet on Russia, new poll finds  —  President Trump's approval remains stable and a third of voters say they don't know whether the summary of Mueller's findings clears him of wrongdoing in a new NBC News/WSJ poll.

Trump is the world's worst cheat at golf, players and celebs say  —  Sixteen of the last 19 US presidents have played golf — and now, in Donald John Trump, the nation can finally boast the very best of them all.  —  Well, that's what he'd like you to believe.

First of its kind study shows CEO political donations favor GOP  —  A new, first of its kind study tracks the political leanings of CEOs by examining 18 years of political contributions by more than 3,800 CEOs of S&P 1500 companies.  —  The big picture: The chief executives …

Son of Stormfront Founder Reveals His Family Watches Tucker Carlson for Tips on ‘White Nationalist Talking Points’  —  The son of Stormfront founder Don Black revealed on CNN on Saturday that his family watches Fox News' Tucker Carlson for tips on white supremacist talking points.

Joe Biden's Campaign-in-Waiting Isn't Ready for #MeToo Accusations  —  Politics abhors a vacuum, and Joe Biden has left one for months.  So it's getting filled without him—and not in a way that is likely to help if he decides to run for president.  —  Biden has teased and toyed with the idea, in public and in private.

We must fight election on second Brexit vote pledge, says Labour deputy  —  Labour can win the next election with a pledge to put Brexit back to the people in a referendum, said the party's deputy leader Tom Watson.  —  Speculation is rife in Westminster that Theresa May will call …

When is a summary not a summary?  —  For a week, criticism rained down on Attorney General William P. Barr.  Why did his letter advising Congress of the end of the probe contain his own opinion on obstruction of justice?  Why did he not lay out basic information such as the size of the report …

Leaked reports reveal severe abuse of Saudi political prisoners  —  Exclusive: cuts, burns and bruising documented, despite government denials of torture  —  Political prisoners in Saudi Arabia are said to be suffering from malnutrition, cuts, bruises and burns, according to leaked medical reports …

Dems worry Mueller findings could expand executive power  —  Democrats are voicing growing concerns that Robert Mueller's decision to avoid judgment on whether President Trump obstructed justice could engender a long-term expansion of executive powers.  —  While the debate surrounding …

O'Rourke rails against ‘unprecedented concentration of wealth and power’ at kickoff rally  —  EL PASO, Texas — Beto O'Rourke, christening his presidential campaign at a boisterous rally in his hometown, cast himself on Saturday as a crusader against moneyed interests that he said have corrupted …