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.

Subpoena for Mueller Report and Documents Approved by House Judiciary Committee  —  WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee authorized its chairman on Wednesday to use a subpoena to try to force the Justice Department to give Congress a full copy of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's report …

Mayor Pete Buttigieg's countercultural approach to Christianity is what America needs now  —  Here are a few facts about ‘Mayor Pete.’  —  In a pugilistic take-no-prisoners era, Mayor Pete preaches grace towards political foes while doubting Trump's Christianity.  —  CONNECT

Enough with the excuses.  It's time for Sanders to release his tax returns.  —  It has been more than a month since Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) told a national audience during a CNN town hall that he would release 10 years of his personal taxes “soon,” adding, “We have to do just a few little more things.”

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.

Biden's Tactile Politics Threaten His Return in the #MeToo Era  —  WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden Jr. came up in politics as an old-school backslapper whose greatest strength was his ability to connect.  He doled out handshakes and hugs to friends and strangers alike, and his tendency to lavish …

After hundreds of crashes, this Britax jogging stroller faced recall.  Then Trump appointees stepped in.  —  The crashes were brutal.  With no warning, the front wheel on the three-wheeled BOB jogging strollers fell off, causing the carriages to careen and even flip over.  Adults shattered bones.

Trump's Takeover of the Republican Party Is Almost Complete  —  On Election Day in 2016, the Republican Party was divided against itself, split over its nominee for president, Donald J. Trump.  —  In Ohio, a crucial battleground, the state G.O.P. chairman had repeatedly chided Mr. Trump in public …

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.

Coming soon: The death of the filibuster  —  The filibuster is in peril.  —  With Republicans expected to change the Senate rules to slash debate time on President Donald Trump's nominees this week, it will mark the third time the “nuclear option” — changing Senate rules by a simple majority — has been triggered in just six years.

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 …

Old, Online, And Fed On Lies: How An Aging Population Will Reshape The Internet  —  Older people play an outsized role in civic life.  They also are more likely to be online targets for misinformation and hyperpartisan rhetoric.  —  Reporting From  —  Fort Washington, Maryland

As Trump rages over border, Kushner quietly plans legal immigration boost  —  Hardline activists are ready to oppose any move to expand immigration.  —  Even as President Donald Trump threatens to shut down the southern border, his administration is quietly working on a plan to expand some forms of legal immigration into the U.S.

Shani Hilton Leaving BuzzFeed News For Los Angeles Times (Exclusive)  —  She is relocating to Los Angeles and will serve as deputy managing editor for news.  —  Shani Hilton, who has worked hand-in-hand with editor-in-chief Ben Smith in running BuzzFeed News for the last few years …

The United Kingdom Has Gone Mad  —  The problem with holding out for a perfect Brexit plan is that you can't fix stupid.  —  LONDON — Politico reported the other day that the French European affairs minister, Nathalie Loiseau, had named her cat “Brexit.”  Loiseau told the Journal du Dimanche …

Donors to the Trump inaugural committee got ambassador nominations.  But are they qualified?  —  “Trump's picks are less qualified than prior presidents',” said a law professor at Marquette who has looked at the qualifications of nearly 2,000 nominees.  —  When President Donald Trump's pick …

In Sign of Expanding Probe, House Panel Seeks to Interview Top Organizer of Trump Inauguration  —  The House Intelligence Committee is seeking information from a top organizer on President Trump's inaugural committee, indicating Congress is expanding a probe into how more than $100 million was raised and spent.

Russiagate Is Ending Like Any White-Collar Crime  —  Russiagate is best understood as a story of international white-collar crime.  I've argued this point in various publications since the 2016 election.  While cable-news conspiracists were making Donald Trump out to be a literal foreign agent …

We Fled the Gangs in Honduras.  Then the U.S. Government Took My Baby.  —  I still don't know where or in whose care my daughter was when we were apart.  She's still traumatized.  —  Ms. Flores is a migrant from Honduras.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — I am an asylum seeker from Honduras and a mother of three children.

Beto O'Rourke reports raising $9.4 million for his presidential bid  —  Beto O'Rourke, the former congressman from Texas, said Wednesday that his campaign raised $9.4 million during the first quarter of the year, a haul that places him third among Democratic presidential hopefuls who have announced totals.

America's Biggest Economic Challenge May Be Demographic Decline  —  Slower growth in the working-age population is a problem in much of the country.  Could targeted immigration policy help solve it?  —  For many years, American economists have spoken of Japan and Western Europe as places …

Corporate executives must face jail time for overseeing massive scams  —  Elizabeth Warren represents Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate and is running for the Democratic presidential nomination.  —  Opening unauthorized bank accounts.  Cheating customers on mortgages and car loans.

Why Tucker Carlson pretends to hate elites … Why would Tucker Carlson, who used to brag about being an “out-of-the-closet elitist,” use his primetime Fox News show to rail against the “ruling class?”  —  Tucker Carlson has branded himself as a populist, condemning the “liberal elite” …