AP Interview: Pelosi: 'I don't trust Barr; I trust Mueller'  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she doesn't trust Attorney General William Barr and suggested his statements alleging President Donald Trump's campaign was spied on undermine Barr's independence as the nation's top law enforcement officer.

WASHINGTON—Former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig expects to be indicted in the coming days on charges stemming from work he performed for Ukraine in 2012, Mr. Craig's legal team said.  —  Mr. Craig has refused to accept a plea deal, and the matter could be presented to a grand jury …

Retiring as a Judge, Trump's Sister Ends Court Inquiry Into Her Role in Tax Dodges  —  President Trump's older sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, has retired as a federal appellate judge, ending an investigation into whether she violated judicial conduct rules by participating in fraudulent tax schemes with her siblings.

National Enquirer expected to be sold imminently as parent company faces pressure  —  American Media Inc. is actively seeking to sell off the National Enquirer, according to three people familiar with the process who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

Treasury denies Democrats' request to hand over Trump's tax returns by the end of Wednesday, says it will confer with Justice  —  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin denied House Democrats' demand to release six years of President Trump's tax returns, saying the department could not complete …

Broken Friendships, Family Fights and Prison Sentence Anguish: How Lori Loughlin Is Coping With Her New Normal  —  Whatever happened to the woman who once declared her family wasn't interesting enough for prime time TV?  —  “We've been asked to do a reality show a couple times,” …

Amazon Workers Are Listening to What You Tell Alexa  —  Tens of millions of people use smart speakers and their voice software to play games, find music or trawl for trivia.  Millions more are reluctant to invite the devices and their powerful microphones into their homes out of concern that someone might be listening.

Pete Buttigieg, Gay and Christian, Challenges Religious Right on Their Own Turf  —  WASHINGTON — As a religious gay man who believes his party has ceded discussion of religion and spirituality to Republicans, Pete Buttigieg, a Democratic candidate for president, is talking about God and sexuality …

Hush-Money Probe Gathered Evidence From Trump's Inner Circle  —  Federal investigators, looking into payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, questioned longtime aides of the president and amassed more evidence than previously known  —  The Manhattan U.S. attorney's office has gathered …

A Texas bill would make it possible to put women to death for having abortions  —  Men and women, young and old, native Texans and immigrants, they rose to ask lawmakers to protect life, describing a “genocide” and foreseeing the arrival of “God's wrath.”  —  The act of public atonement …

Is This the Dumbest Moment in Congressional History?  —  A Kentucky congressman's impossibly daft line of questioning left John Kerry flabbergasted  —  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) may have studied robotics at MIT, but he is now responsible for one of the most asinine moments in congressional history.

DHS, FBI say election systems in all 50 states were targeted in 2016  —  Joint Intelligence Bulletin issued in March says Russian hacking efforts were wide-ranging.  —  A joint intelligence bulletin (JIB) has been issued by the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation …

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Trump's ‘truly bizarre’ visit to Mt. Vernon  —  President Donald Trump had some advice for George Washington.  —  During a guided tour of Mount Vernon last April with French president Emmanuel Macron, Trump learned that Washington was one of the major real-estate speculators of his era.

The Awakening of Kim Kardashian West  —  WHEN I ENTER Kim Kardashian West's sprawling family home in Hidden Hills, California, on a warm afternoon in January, the first things I notice are boxes of Huggies sitting just inside the door.  They are reminders, if I need one …

Netanyahu win would complicate prognosis for peace plan, analysts say  —  The apparent victory of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party in Israeli elections clouds prospects for the Trump administration's yet-to-be-released peace plan and could further undermine bipartisan support for Israel in Congress, according to analysts.

Kirsten Gillibrand's CNN Town Hall Pulls in Rock Bottom Ratings  —  CNN has hosted a series of 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidates for town halls.  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, California Sen. Kamala Harris, New Jersey Senator Corey Booker, Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar have all participated.

Virginia Democratic Lawmakers Apologize for a Rush to Judgment on . . . Ralph Northam  —  Several Virginia Democratic lawmakers feel like they rushed to judgment against governor Ralph Northam and state attorney general Mark Herring. … Because that's what Virginia really needed as the cherry …

European leaders offer a long Brexit delay, avoiding chaotic exit on Friday  —  BREAKING NEWS: Although British Prime Minister Theresa May had asked for an extension until the end of June, E.U. leaders are tired of emergency Brexit summits and skeptical of what she can accomplish in less than three months.

Donald Trump Jr. Praises Candace Owens for Defending Her Hitler Comments After Ted Lieu Airs Clip in Congress  —  Donald Trump Jr. has praised right-wing activist Candace Owens for her appearance on Capitol Hill, during which she defended her comments about nationalism and Adolf Hitler.

SF supervisors reject housing complex that would cast shadow on SoMa park  —  The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously rejected a 63-unit apartment complex, including 15 below-market-rate units, because it would cast an evening shadow on a South of Market park.

Jussie Smollett and the Impulse to Punish  —  On April 1st, several hundred people gathered outside the Cook County Administration Building, in downtown Chicago, for a protest organized by the local Fraternal Order of Police.  The protesters, mostly male and almost all of them white …

234 House Democrats, Two Republicans Co-Sponsor Bill Forcing Schools To Let Male Athletes Compete On Girls' Sports Teams  —  Every House Democrat but one has co-sponsored a bill requiring schools to allow male athletes who identify as transgender girls to compete on female sports teams.

White House eyeing former head of anti-immigration group for DHS job  —  The White House is considering nominating the former head of an anti-immigration group to lead U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, according to a White House official and three people briefed on the deliberations …