The Rematch: Bernie Sanders vs. a Clinton Loyalist  —  WASHINGTON — The bad blood started early.  —  In 2008, Neera Tanden, then a top aide on Hillary Clinton's first presidential campaign, accompanied Mrs. Clinton to what was expected to be an easy interview at the Center for American Progress …

ICE deports spouse of U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan  —  Immigration officials have deported the spouse of a U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan, leaving the couple's 12-year-old daughter, a U.S. citizen, in Phoenix without parents, according to the deported man's lawyer.

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris Catches Fire  —  PARIS — Notre-Dame cathedral, the iconic symbol of the beauty and history of Paris, was scarred by an extensive fire on Monday evening that caused part of its delicate spire to collapse, bruised the Parisian skies with smoke and further disheartened …

White House officials concerned about being exposed by Mueller report  —  Some of the dozen-plus officials interviewed by Mueller are concerned about president's “wrath” if they are seen as a source of damaging information in Thursday's report.  —  WASHINGTON — Some of the more than one dozen current …

Mark Zuckerberg leveraged Facebook user data to fight rivals and help friends, leaked documents show  —  Facebook's leaders seriously discussed selling access to user data — and privacy was an afterthought.  —  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg oversaw plans to consolidate the social network's power …

Twitter Left Up Ilhan Omar Death Threats So Law Enforcement Could Investigate  —  Twitter left up tweets threatening Rep. Ilhan Omar's life over the weekend so law enforcement could investigate them, BuzzFeed News has learned.  —  Omar on Sunday said that threats on her life have increased …

Gina Haspel Relies on Spy Skills to Connect With Trump.  He Doesn't Always Listen.  —  WASHINGTON — Gina Haspel was trying to brief President Trump early in her tenure as the C.I.A. director, but he appeared distracted.  Houseflies buzzing around the Oval Office were drawing his attention, and ire.

15 Months of Fresh Hell Inside Facebook  —  Scandals.  Backstabbing.  Resignations.  Record profits.  Time Bombs.  In early 2018, Mark Zuckerberg set out to fix Facebook.  Here's how that turned out.  —  THE STREETS OF Davos, Switzerland, were iced over on the night of January 25 …

N.R.A. Sues Contractor Behind NRATV  —  It's the N.R.A. versus NRATV.  —  The National Rifle Association sued one of its largest and most enduring contractors late last week and raised concerns about the contractor's relationship to the association's own president, Oliver North …

Republicans Are the Real Extremists  —  Conspiracy theorists and enemies of democracy, oh my.  —  All of Donald Trump's major policies have failed substantively, politically, or both.  His one big legislative achievement, the 2017 tax cut, remains unpopular.

Deutsche Bank Is Subpoenaed for Trump Records by House Democrats  —  Congressional investigators on Monday intensified their pursuit of President Trump's personal and business financial records by issuing a subpoena to his longtime lender, Deutsche Bank.  —  The two committees that issued the subpoena …

Behind the Obama administration's shady plan to spy on the Trump campaign  —  In Senate testimony last week, Attorney General William Barr used the word “spying” to refer to the Obama administration, um, spying on the Trump campaign.  Of course, fainting spells ensued, with the media-Democrat complex in meltdown.

Russia's Rusal was sanctioned by the US.  Now it's investing $200 million in a Kentucky mill  —  London (CNN Business)Russian aluminum giant Rusal spent most of last year under US sanctions.  Now it's pumping $200 million into a new project in Kentucky.  —  Rusal, the largest producer …

Trump talks tax bill, Omar in interview with 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS  —  While visiting Minnesota Monday, President Donald Trump promoted the impact of tax cuts passed in 2017 and began a new round of criticism of Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar during an interview with KSTP Chief Political Reporter Tom Hauser.

Interior Dept. Opens Ethics Investigation of Its New Chief, David Bernhardt  —  WASHINGTON — The Interior Department's internal watchdog has opened an investigation into ethics complaints against the agency's newly installed secretary, David Bernhardt.  —  Mr. Bernhardt, a former lobbyist …

Will we survive the next financial crisis?  —  Three officials who rescued the economy in 2008 warn it might be harder to stop the next panic.  —  This essay has been adapted from FIREFIGHTING by Ben S. Bernanke, Timothy F. Geithner and Henry M. Paulson Jr., published April 16 by Penguin Books.

Money doesn't matter in modern presidential races  —  Having lots of money at the beginning of a presidential race — or even at the end — matters much less than it did in the past.  —  Be smart: President Trump probably could have won in 2016 with no money.

Michelle Obama compares Donald Trump to ‘divorced dad’ in scathing remarks  —  Former first lady compares America to teenager ‘from a broken family’  — Maya Oppenheim Women's Correspondent @mayaoppenheim  —  Michelle Obama has dismissed the US president as being akin to a “divorced dad” …