Trump told CBP head he'd pardon him if he were sent to jail for violating immigration law  —  Washington (CNN)During President Donald Trump's visit to the border at Calexico, California, a week ago, where he told border agents to block asylum seekers from entering the US contrary to US law …

Inside Ivanka's Dreamworld  —  You could tell by his eyes, the way they popped and gleamed and fixed on someone behind me.  Only one person gets that kind of look from Donald Trump.  “Oh!” the president said.  “Ivanka!”  —  Ivanka Trump lifted her hands, astonished.

2020 candidate Pete Buttigieg on taxing the rich and the future of American capitalism  — CNBC's John Harwood sat down with 2020 candidate Pete Buttigieg to discuss his approach to economic change.  — Here's what he has to say about the future of American capitalism, a wealth tax, economic inequality, climate change and more.

Trump thinks sending migrants to immigrant-heavy, immigrant-friendly cities is a punishment  —  The subtext to The Washington Post's report that President Trump and his administration wanted to drop migrants entering the United States into “sanctuary cities” isn't subtle: The intent was punishment …

Roger Stone's woes: He's broke.  Donald Trump doesn't call.  And his wife broke her ankle.  —  In a wide ranging interview with SiriusXM's “Jim Norton & Sam Roberts” Roger Stone said his living situation has plummeted, his savings are gone and his car was impounded.  —  South Florida Sun Sentinel

Trump's Fed pick Stephen Moore is a self-described ‘radical’ who said he's not a ‘big believer in democracy’  —  Moore defends his qualifications for Fed nomination  —  (CNN)Stephen Moore, who President Donald Trump announced last month as his nominee for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors …

The Double's Allegiance: Philip Roth and the Question of Zion  —  Midway through Philip Roth's brilliant and maddening 1993 novel Operation Shylock, Roth's alter ego — who this time around is simply named Philip Roth — takes a road trip from Jerusalem to Ramallah with a long-lost friend, a Palestinian intellectual named George Ziad.

Over 3 A.M. Dissent, Supreme Court Says Alabama Execution May Proceed  —  WASHINGTON — A bitterly divided Supreme Court ruled early Friday morning that the execution of an Alabama death row inmate could proceed.  The vote was 5 to 4.  —  Justice Stephen G. Breyer's anguished dissent …

W. Samuel Patten sentenced to probation after steering Ukrainian money to Trump inaugural  —  An American political consultant whose guilty plea marked the first confirmation that illegal foreign money was used to help fund Donald Trump's inaugural committee was sentenced to probation Friday …

Elizabeth Warren is the intellectual powerhouse of the Democratic party  —  It may well not be Warren who wins the Democratic nomination, but whoever does will be campaigning on her ideas  —  There's still nearly a year to go before the Iowa caucuses, the first contest of the Democratic presidential primary …

Cummings moves to subpoena Trump financial records  —  House Oversight and Reform Committee Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) is moving to issue a subpoena to obtain 10 years of President Donald Trump's financial records from accounting firm Mazars USA, the chairman told members of the panel in a memo on Friday.

Corey Lewandowski Is Advising a Candidate Planning to Challenge Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez  —  Trump's former campaign manager has been helping Ruth Papazian, a medical journalist who is launching a long-shot challenge to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the first-term Democratic incumbent congresswoman.

Rosenstein Says Mueller Report Will Outline Russian Cybercrimes  —  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Friday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report describes Russian cybercrimes during the 2016 election.  —  The report, which is expected to be released soon …

The Hidden Horror of Hudson Yards Is How It Was Financed  —  Since its official unveiling last month, critics have been teeing off on Hudson Yards, the $25 billion office-and-apartment megaproject on Manhattan's West Side.  The Guardian's Oliver Wainwright calls it “bargain-basement building …

Undisclosed cash flowed at Trump inaugural ball with ties to China, embattled Saipan casino  —  Thousands of dollars in donations flowed to an undisclosed source at a Trump inaugural ball with links to China and dubious donors, but no financial records.  —  In the decked-out ballroom …

Here's the Law That Requires Mnuchin to Turn Over Trump's Taxes, or Lose His Office and Go to Prison  —  The law is clear, and it leaves no wiggle room.  The consequences for breaking it include removal from public office and up to five years in prison.  —  Donald Trump and his top White …

Trolls hijacked a scientist's image to attack Katie Bouman.  They picked the wrong astrophysicist.  —  As the world stared in wonder this week at the first image of a black hole, a new star was born here on Earth: Katherine Bouman, a 29-year-old postdoctoral researcher who developed an algorithm …

Trump's new attorney general launches fresh changes to immigration courts  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr is making his first major moves on immigration policy since his confirmation, setting up big changes for the courts that decide whether immigrants will stay in the U.S. or be deported.

Trump advisers discussed whether military could build and run migrant detention camps  —  Top Trump advisers met at the White House Tuesday to talk about increasing military involvement at the border, including building tent cities for migrants.  —  WASHINGTON — When some of President …

Inside the Russian effort to target Sanders supporters — and help elect Trump  —  After Bernie Sanders lost his primary campaign for president against Hillary Clinton in 2016, a Twitter account called Red Louisiana News reached out to his supporters to help sway the general election.

Irish cultural pride gives this cosmopolitan second thoughts  —  It's said that the man who invented the Irish language created something beautiful, then didn't know where to stop.  Irish is a beautiful language, with lilting cadences that roll gently through lushly rounded vowels and soft consonants.

No espionage charge in indictment against Chinese intruder arrested at Mar-a-Lago  —  Trump Tourism: Access for Sale  —  The Miami Herald is investigating how U.S. President Donald J. Trump has become a favorite target of a little-known Chinese industry peddling access to the rich and powerful.

Foxconn says empty buildings in Wisconsin are not empty  —  While announcing another empty building  —  Well, here we are again.  —  Earlier this week, The Verge published a lengthy investigation into the many “innovation centers” Foxconn has announced in Wisconsin as part of its deal …

Barr Brings Accountability  —  Trump's foes call it ‘stunning and scary.’ Here's what they have to be scared about.

A Federal Judge Compared Trump's Criticism Of The Courts To The KKK And Segregationists  —  WASHINGTON — In a highly unusual public rebuke against President Donald Trump by a sitting member of the federal judiciary, US District Judge Carlton Reeves delivered a speech Thursday calling …

Trump's decision on Pentagon chief nomination to await conclusion of ethics probe  —  President Trump intends to delay a decision on whether to nominate acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan to the job permanently until an ethics probe concludes, officials said, raising the possibility …

He Has Driven for Uber Since 2012.  He Makes About $40,000 a Year.  —  COTATI, Calif. — Uber's public stock offering next month will make a bunch of people remarkably rich.  Peter Ashlock is not one of them, although he has toiled for the ride-hailing company almost since the beginning.