Some on Mueller's Team See Their Findings as More Damaging for Trump Than Barr Revealed  —  WASHINGTON — Some of Robert S. Mueller III's investigators have told associates that Attorney General William P. Barr failed to adequately portray the findings of their inquiry and that they were more troubling …

First on CNN: Key House Democrat requests Trump's tax returns from IRS  —  (CNN)House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal has formally requested President Donald Trump's tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service, likely launching a battle with the administration that could stretch months …

Michael Bennet has prostate cancer, but he still intends to run for president  —  When Michael Bennet's office called to say he had a big announcement to make, I assumed he would be confirming what everyone already knew — that the Colorado senator would be joining John Hickenlooper and the rest …

Counterintelligence probe of Chinese activity focuses on Mar-a-Lago, Cindy Yang, intruder  —  Federal authorities are investigating possible Chinese intelligence operations targeting President Donald Trump and his private Palm Beach club, Mar-a-Lago, sources familiar with the never …

Iowa Sen. Grassley: Trump wind turbine comments ‘idiotic’  —  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Republican senator is expressing irritation at what he calls “idiotic” comments by President Donald Trump about wind energy.  —  Trump, at the National Republican Congressional Committee's annual …

Buttigieg draws huge crowd at Northeastern U.  —  BOSTON — Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., and a nascent presidential candidate, riled up a crowd of more than 1,000 college students at Northeastern University on Wednesday.  Part of his appeal, the students said, was that Buttigieg wasn't trying to appeal to them.

Jared Kushner identified as senior White House official whose security clearance was denied by career officials  —  The senior White House official whose security clearance was denied last year because of concerns about foreign influence, private business interests and personal conduct …

How Rupert Murdoch's Empire of Influence Remade the World … 1. ‘I LOVE ALL OF MY CHILDREN’  —  Rupert Murdoch was lying on the floor of his cabin, unable to move.  It was January 2018, and Murdoch and his fourth wife, Jerry Hall, were spending the holidays cruising the Caribbean on his elder son Lachlan's yacht.

Attacks by White Extremists Are Growing.  So Are Their Connections.  —  U.K.  —  AUSTRALIA … U.S. … FRANCE  —  White extremist attacks, 2011-17  —  NEW  —  North America  —  Europe  —  Oceania  —  CANADA  —  RUSSIA  —  U.K.  —  AUSTRALIA … U.S.  —  White extremist attacks, 2011-17

Trump's economic advisers want to exempt commercial trade if he closes border  —  Trump has said border security is more important than trade.  —  President Donald Trump has not yet made a decision about closing the southern border, the head of the National Economic Council said on Wednesday …

Sensor damaged by a foreign object on Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX triggered fatal crash: Sources  —  The preliminary crash findings are expected to be released on Thursday.  —  The Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX, which crashed in March and killed 157 people, suffered a damaged angle …

Tim Ryan Is Expected To Announce A Presidential Campaign This Week  —  Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio is expected to announce a presidential campaign this week, several sources who have been informed of the Democrat's plans told BuzzFeed News.  —  Ryan is scheduled to appear Thursday on The View …

Trump is unraveling before our eyes.  He isn't fit for reelection.  —  Far too much media time has been devoted to mulling whether former vice president Joe Biden, as svelte and vigorous as he has ever been and showing no sign of mental deterioration, is too old to run for president …

Beto O'Rourke Paid His And His Wife's Company $110,000 In Campaign Funds  —  EL PASO, Texas — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke paid roughly $110,000 in campaign funds to a web development company while either he or his wife owned it, public records show.

Biden says he'll adjust his physical behavior as three more women come forward  —  Former vice president Joe Biden promised on Wednesday to adjust his physical behavior toward women, an effort to quell controversy over whether his intimate style is appropriate in the era of the #MeToo movement.

She Survived a Slave Ship, the Civil War and the Depression.  Her Name Was Redoshi.  —  It has long been believed that a man named Cudjo Lewis was the last living survivor of the trans-Atlantic slave trade in the United States.  Now a researcher at Newcastle University in Britain …

Senate hopeful Mark Kelly raised $4 million in first fundraising haul  —  Retired astronaut Mark Kelly raised more than $4 million during his first fundraising haul for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 Senate race, his campaign told The Arizona Republic.

New book details Trump's topsy-turvy relationship with Congress  —  During a Republican retreat at Camp David last year, President Trump seemed particularly enthralled as Gary Cohn, then his chief economic adviser, delivered a briefing on infrastructure.  The president impressed …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hit with FEC complaint for alleged ‘subsidy scheme’  —  EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has been hit with another Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint, this one alleging she and her campaign manager operated a “subsidy scheme” that ran afoul of campaign finance laws.

House Intelligence Committee Seeks Documents From Trump's Inaugural  —  The House Intelligence Committee has asked one of the top contractors to President Trump's inaugural to provide it with documents about the event, a person familiar with the situation said on Wednesday …

Hacker Eva Galperin Has a Plan to Eradicate Stalkerware  —  OVER THE LAST year, Eva Galperin says she's learned the signs: the survivors of domestic abuse who come to her describing how their tormentors seem to know everyone they've called, texted, and even what they discussed in their most private conversations.

Pork industry soon will have more power over meat inspections  —  The Trump administration plans to shift much of the power and responsibility for food safety inspections in hog plants to the pork industry as early as May, cutting the number of federal inspectors by about 40 percent and replacing them with plant employees.