Barr's appearance at House hearing still up in the air because of dispute with Democrats  —  (CNN)Attorney General William Barr has warned Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee he won't show up to this week's highly anticipated hearing if they stick to the format the chairman has proposed …

Ignore The Poway Synagogue Shooter's Manifesto: Pay Attention To 8chan's /pol/ Board  —  On April 27, 2019, at around 11:30 a.m. local time, a young man with a semi-automatic rifle walked into the Chabad of Poway Synagogue in Poway, California.  He opened fire, killing one worshipper and wounding three others.

Richard Lugar, six-term senator and leading voice on foreign policy, dies at 87  —  Richard G. Lugar, a six-term Indiana senator who became one of the foremost voices on U.S. foreign policy — championing efforts to end apartheid in South Africa, oust Philippine strongman Ferdinand Marcos …

Trump Calls Ex-FBI Officials ‘Scum,’ Takes Credit For ‘Sick’ Immigrant Plan At Rally  —  The president ranted for nearly 90 minutes in Wisconsin on the same night as the White House Correspondents' Dinner.  —  President Donald Trump disparaged former FBI and Justice Department officials …

Trump Repeats a False Claim That Doctors ‘Execute’ Newborns  —  The president has made “executing babies” part of his refrain on abortion, but the evidence does not back him up.  —  WHAT TRUMP SAID … President Trump revived on Saturday night what is fast becoming a standard, and inaccurate …

Mourning the Loss of Chabad Synagogue Congregant Lori Gilbert Kaye  —  Today an anti-Semitic hate crime shot and killed my friend Lori Gilbert Kaye z"l while she was praying in synagogue.  Lori you were a jewel of our community a true Eshet Chayil, a Woman of Valor.

If Trump Weren't President, He Would Already Be Charged  —  The Mueller Report contains a case against the president as strong as many we saw working as federal prosecutors.  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report is 448 pages long, full of shocking conduct and detail …

The 2020 election isn't going to be close  —  The 2020 election isn't going to be close.  —  The first-quarter gross domestic product growth rate of 3.2 percent sets up the first reality that will be noted in November 2020 because it telegraphs where the economy will be then: not in recession.

Biden and Obama's ‘Odd Couple’ Relationship Aged Into Family Ties  —  Four years ago, Barack Obama gently discouraged him from running for president, but Joseph R. Biden Jr. is back and presenting himself as Mr. Obama's natural heir.  —  WASHINGTON — Barack Obama did not think Joseph R. Biden Jr …

Joe Biden On Anita Hill In 1998: ‘She Was Lying’  —  It's true that Joe Biden did his best to help Anita Hill, including concealing witnesses who would have been a disaster under examination.  But even he admitted to his colleague that Hill was lying.  —  Former vice president Joe Biden repeatedly …

Nominate a woman?  Some Democratic women aren't so sure  —  TIPTON, Iowa (AP) — Iowa voters sent a record number of women to the Legislature during last year's midterms.  Women won two of the state's most competitive U.S. House races, and a woman was elected governor for the first time.

Trump: Dems have turned border into ‘Disneyland,’ says Perry Mason needed to win court fights  —  President Trump told “Sunday Morning Futures” that illegal immigrants are pouring into the country at unprecedented rates “because our economy is so good,” and “everyone wants a piece of it” …

As NRA Leadership Fight Spills Into Public, N.Y. Attorney General Opens Investigation  —  National Rifle Association leader Oliver North announced Saturday that he will not seek a second term as president of the gun rights group, as is customary.  —  The decision plunged the organization …

Sally Yates: If Trump weren't president, he would be indicted on obstruction  —  Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates said on “Meet the Press” Sunday that if Trump were not president, he would likely be indicted for obstructing justice in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

Bolton confirms U.S. signed document to pay North Korea for Otto Warmbier  —  National security adviser John Bolton confirmed on “Fox News Sunday” that a Trump administration official signed a document pledging to pay North Korea a $2 million hospital bill to release Otto Warmbier, but that no money was ultimately transferred.

Courts can't solve our gerrymandering problem.  Take it from a former gerrymanderer.  —  Courts are increasingly poised to become more heavily involved in determining what type of gerrymandering is constitutionally permissible.  On Thursday, a three-judge court struck down 34 Michigan legislative …