Rand Paul blocks resolution calling for release of Mueller report  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blocked a resolution calling for special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia probe be made public, marking the fifth time Republicans have blocked the House-passed measure.

Scoop: Trump expected to name Herman Cain to Federal Reserve board  —  President Trump has told confidants he wants Herman Cain on the Federal Reserve board, but will wait until his background check is completed before making the formal announcement, according to two senior administration officials familiar with the decision.

He bought the fencing coach's house.  Then his son got into Harvard  —  NEEDHAM — It was a modest house by this town's standards, a center-entrance colonial, three bedrooms and a two-car garage on a quarter-acre lot.  The inside hadn't welcomed a renovator in many, many years, and the outside didn't wear its age particularly well.

I've Seen Trump's Tax Returns and You Still Haven't  —  Congress finally tries to force the president to show them the money.  —  Remember back in early 2016 when Donald Trump, who was still regarded as something of a long shot for the presidency, promised he would disclose his tax returns publicly …

Trump loyalist Gaetz eyes Senate bid in Alabama  —  Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, one of President Trump's most devoted loyalists on Capitol Hill who represents the Florida Panhandle, has told GOP colleagues he is considering moving across the state line to run for the Senate in Alabama in 2020, several House lawmakers told The Hill.

‘Dozens’ of Whistle-Blowers Are Secretly Cooperating With House Democrats  —  Tricia Newbold set an important mark when she became the first official currently serving in Donald Trump's White House to take accusations of wrongdoing to Congress—and to put her name publicly behind them.

In bid to remain out of jail, Michael Cohen tells Congress he has more to add  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is offering House Democrats new information in a bid to stay out of jail while he cooperates with Congress.

Trump backs off threat to close border, says he'll give Mexico ‘one-year warning’ on drugs, migrants  —  Facing widespread opposition, President Trump backed down Thursday from his threat to close the southern border, instead giving Mexico a “one-year warning,” but also leaving his administration …

Pete Buttigieg's 10 Favorite Books  —  Bookseller One Grand Books has asked celebrities to name the ten titles they'd take to a desert island, and they've shared the results with Vulture.  Below is South Bend, Indiana, mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg's list.

The Electoral College Was Not a Pro-Slavery Ploy  —  There is a lot wrong with how we choose the president.  But the framers did not put it into the Constitution to protect the South.  —  Mr. Wilentz is the author, most recently, of “No Property in Man: Slavery and Antislavery at the Nation's Founding.”

You elected them to write new laws.  They're letting corporations do it instead.  —  An investigation by USA TODAY, The Arizona Republic and the Center for Public Integrity  —  Each year, state lawmakers across the U.S. introduce thousands of bills dreamed up and written by corporations, industry groups and think tanks.

House Passes Bill Protecting Domestic Abuse Victims; GOP Split Over Gun Restrictions  —  The House of Representatives approved legislation renewing the Violence Against Women Act with new provisions that restrict gun ownership and expand transgender rights.  —  The National Rifle Association opposed …

Jeff Bezos, in divorce settlement, retains 75 percent of the Amazon stock he held with his now ex-wife MacKenzie  —  MacKenzie Bezos's stake will be worth roughly $36 billion, making her one of the wealthiest women in the world  —  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his ex-wife, MacKenzie Bezos …

De Blasio Wouldn't Say Who's Hosting His Boston Fund-Raiser.  We Found Out.  —  The invitation was sent to a select group of well-heeled potential donors, who were asked to attend a Friday morning fund-raiser at a construction firm in Boston.  Donations of up to $5,000 were expected.

They Had It Coming  —  Sweet Christ, vindication!  —  How long has it been?  Years?  No, decades.  If hope is the thing with feathers, I was a plucked bird.  Long ago, I surrendered myself to the fact that the horrible, horrible private-school parents of Los Angeles would get away with their nastiness forever.

Trump's Pick for Interior Dept. Continued Lobbying After Officially Vowing to Stop, New Files Show  —  WASHINGTON — A previously undisclosed invoice indicates that David Bernhardt, President Trump's choice to lead the Interior Department, continued to lobby for a major client several months …

ICE Arrests 280 Workers In Allen In Largest Workplace Immigration Raid In A Decade  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday arrested 280 employees at a technology repair company in a Dallas suburb on charges of working in the United States illegally.

Feds Say White Supremacist Cousins Used Facebook To Discuss Attack On Muslims  —  Thomas Alonzo Bolin, a 22-year-old who managed a white supremacist Facebook group, was charged with lying to the FBI about his weapons.  —  FBI agents arrested a 22-year-old white supremacist who managed …

Fact-checking President Trump's latest tweetstorm  —  President Trump's Twitter feed is like a fact-checking buffet sometimes, with all different kinds of false or misleading claims from which to choose.  —  But instead of choosing, we're rounding up a bunch of different tweets.

Growing Partisan Divide Over Fairness of the Nation's Tax System  —  Only about a third of Americans approve of 2017 tax law  —  As the April 15 tax deadline approaches, overall public views of the fairness of the nation's tax system have changed only modestly since 2017, before passage of major tax legislation.

Palo Alto woman loses job after confronting MAGA-hat-wearing Starbucks customer  —  A woman who said she confronted a man for wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat inside a Palo Alto Starbucks was fired from her job at a nearby music store.  —  On Monday, Rebecca Parker Mankey took pictures …

Vicki Needham, reporter for The Hill, dies  —  Vicki Needham died last week of cancer at the age of 50.  —  Since 2010, Vicki covered financial issues for The Hill, including trade and the economy.  She was a fixture on Capitol Hill, pressing lawmakers and aides on the big story of the day.