Mueller complained that Barr's letter did not capture ‘context’ of Trump probe  —  Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wrote a letter in late March complaining to Attorney General William P. Barr that a four-page memo to Congress describing the principal conclusions of the investigation into President Trump …

Clashes erupt in Venezuela as opposition leader Juan Guaidó, with troops, announces ‘final phase’ against President Maduro  —  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó appeared Tuesday with troops at a Caracas military base to announce a “final phase” to remove President Nicolás Maduro from office.

Schumer says Trump and Democrats agreed to $2 trillion figure on infrastructure  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said President Trump and Democrats agreed to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure over 25 years in a “constructive” White House meeting, and will meet again in three weeks on how to pay for it.

CNN Poll: Biden solidifies front-runner status with post-announcement bump  —  (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden's announcement of a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination earned him an 11-point polling bounce, leaving him head and shoulders above the rest of the Democratic candidates.

Trump Fed pick Stephen Moore has a 25-year track record of criticizing gender advancement  —  Trump Fed pick: Critics are ‘pulling a Kavanaugh’ on me  —  (CNN)Stephen Moore, President Donald Trump's pick to serve on the Federal Reserve Board, once dismissed the Violence Against Women Act as the …

At Trump golf course, undocumented employees said they were sometimes told to work extra hours without pay  —  HILLSDALE, N.Y. — His bosses at the Trump country club called it “side work.”  —  On some nights, after the club's Grille Room closed, head waiter Jose Gabriel Juarez …

House Intelligence Committee Sends Criminal Referral on Erik Prince to DOJ  —  f t # e  —  Washington, DC — Today, the House Permanent Select on Intelligence formally referred Erik Prince to the Department of Justice for consideration of a potential criminal prosecution for false testimony …

Congressional Democrats' emoluments lawsuit targeting President Trump's private business can proceed, judge says  —  The decision sets the stage for lawmakers to possibly begin seeking documents and depositions from the Trump Organization.  — Jonathan O'Connell, Ann E. Marimow, Carol D. Leonnig -

Announcing Slow Burn Season 3  —  Slow Burn, Slate's critically acclaimed narrative podcast, will return for a third season this year.  Once again Slow Burn will retell the story of one of the biggest crimes of the 20th century.  But this time we're turning our attention away from political scandal …

Schiff Hires Ex-Chief of FBI Financial Crimes Section as House Intel Probes Trump's Finances  —  Patrick Fallon jumps from the upper echelon of the bureau to Congress as Democrats ramp up investigations of president's finances.  —  Betsy Woodruff  —  Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman …

What was Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale doing in Romania?  —  BRUSSELS — The day before special counsel Robert S. Mueller III submitted his report to the Justice Department last month, Washington was abuzz with what revelations it might contain about contacts between the 2016 Trump campaign and foreign officials.

Trump Wants to Block Deutsche Bank From Sharing His Financial Records  —  Over two decades, Deutsche Bank lent Donald J. Trump billions of dollars, even as his tarnished financial record put him off limits for most of Wall Street.  —  “You are a great friend,” Mr. Trump wrote to his Deutsche Bank contact in 1998.

Barack and Michelle Obama Set Expansive Film and TV Slate at Netflix  —  The seven projects, in various stages of development, include three features and four TV series.  —  Barack and Michelle Obama's Netflix-based production company Higher Ground has set an expansive first slate of projects.

Trump drops cyber theft demands in bid for swift trade deal with China  —  Donald Trump has dropped a central demand from trade negotiations with China that it halt alleged instances of commercial cyber theft, in order to end a long-running tariff dispute.  —  Mr Trump has softened …

Kentucky's 2019 teacher of the year shuns White House visit in protest of Trump  —  Kentucky's 2019 teacher of the year skipped a formal ceremony at the White House on Monday — a snub Jessica Dueñas said was in protest of the Trump administration's embrace of school-choice policies.

The hiring spreadsheet and the clash at The Markup  —  There are things about the recent implosion of The Markup that make it unique—in particular, that it raised $23 million with nothing but a trio of co-founders and a brief description of the product they wanted to create.

The Mueller report: A catalog of 77 Trump team lies and falsehoods  —  Washington (CNN)The Mueller report documents at least 77 specific instances where President Donald Trump's campaign staff, administration officials and family members, Republican backers and his associates lied or made false assertions …

Oprah Talks Apple Plans, ‘60 Minutes’ Exit, ‘Leaving Neverland’ Backlash and Mayor Pete “Buttabeep, Buttaboop”  —  What's left for the media empress and icon of inspiration?  In a wide ranging interview, Winfrey explains her streaming strategy (including a possible interview series) …

Mayor Pete Assault Accuser: This Was All a ‘Despicable’ Set-Up  —  Michigan college student Hunter Kelly says smear merchants Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman tricked him into being part of a hoax.  —  The young man who accused Mayor Pete Buttigieg of sexually assaulting him fully recanted …