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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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

Trump Says Wind Turbine Noise Causes Cancer.  (It Does Not.)  —  President Trump has long despised wind power.  He has repeatedly blamed wind turbines for killing birds (which they do at a lower rate than other energy sources) and for allegedly causing electrical power to halt when the wind stops blowing …

Bernie Sanders has emerged as the Donald Trump of the left  —  In politics, as in physics, every action has an equal and opposite reaction.  —  Hence, Sen. Bernie Sanders's emergence as the Donald Trump of the left.  —  Fundraising and polls show that many Democrats think the best answer …

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.

‘Abhorrent’: Watch ex-federal prosecutor's epic takedown of White House breaking the law to retaliate against whistleblower  —  Former federal prosecutor Maya Wiley lectured the White House on MSNBC for reportedly violating the law to retaliate against whistleblower Tricia Newbold.

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” …

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 …

Brian Hagedorn declares victory in tight Wisconsin Supreme Court race that has both campaigns bracing for a recount … Judge Brian Hagedorn and Christina Hagedorn cast their votes in the 2019 Spring election in the Town of Summit.  The Wisconsin Supreme Court race is a judicial showdown between …

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.

On Middle East Peace, the White House Turns to... Alan Dershowitz  —  President Trump isn't the first Oval Office denizen to ask for the celebrity lawyer's thoughts on Israel.  —  Alan Dershowitz, the celebrity lawyer famous in the Trump era for criticizing the president's legal antagonists on Fox News …

‘White power’ symbol found after fire destroys social justice center that hosted Rosa Parks, MLK Jr.  —  “Now is the time to be vigilant.  To love each other and support each other and to keep each other safe in turbulent times,” the center said.  —  A Tennessee social justice center …

Chinese woman carrying ‘malware’ arrested at Mar-a-Lago heading to a Cindy Yang event  —  A Chinese woman carrying a thumb drive loaded with malware was detained at Mar-a-Lago Saturday after trying to gain access to an event advertised on Chinese-language social media by Li “Cindy” Yang …

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 …

The Senate is rushing to confirm this Trump nominee despite ethics concerns  —  Former AccuWeather CEO Barry Myers could oversee NOAA soon.  Will he have conflicts of interest?  —  When President Trump first nominated Barry Myers, then the CEO of AccuWeather and a fierce critic …

Donald Trump's Never-Ending Campaign Keeps Getting Angrier  —  A new president typically comes into the White House ready to spend his time governing and, ideally, binding a nation polarized by the electoral battle that has just finished.  Donald Trump upended that centuries-old tradition.

The Pete Buttigieg boom  —  How the mayor of South Bend became a surprisingly serious contender in the 2020 Democratic primary race.  —  As strange as it may sound, the mayor of a medium-size city in the Midwest is now a real contender for the Democratic nomination for the presidency.

Kamala Harris locking down Hillary Clinton's well-heeled donors  —  Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris' 2020 presidential campaign is scooping up Hillary Clinton's deep-pocketed donors while nabbing some of her former staff as well.  —  A review of Harris's recent fundraising circuit reveals …

Chart of the Day: Democratic Fundraising So Far … Here are the fundraising numbers for each of the top Democratic candidates in the first quarter.  For those who haven't announced their totals, I've guessed—making the assumption that their numbers are probably a little disappointing if they're holding back.