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 …

Rising Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg said ‘all lives matter’ in 2015, putting his record on race in the spotlight  — Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg in 2015 addresses two local police controversies in South Bend, Indiana, by saying in an official speech that “all lives matter.”

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

NATO chief calls for confronting Russian aggression in speech to US Congress  —  WASHINGTON — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday called on the defense alliance to stay united against an increasingly assertive Russia.  —  In rare remarks to a joint session of Congress …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.