Civilization Is Accelerating Extinction and Altering the Natural World at a Pace ‘Unprecedented in Human History’  —  WASHINGTON — Humans are transforming Earth's natural landscapes so dramatically that as many as one million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction …

Trump's Other Impeachable Offense  —  As Nixon learned, Congress will not abide a president who defies its subpoenas.  —  Mr. Reston is the author of “The Conviction of Richard Nixon: The Untold Story of the Frost/Nixon Interviews.”  —  On July 30, 1974, nine days before President Richard Nixon resigned …

Mulvaney aims for ‘more proactive, less reactive’ Trump message  —  One of Mick Mulvaney's first acts after he started working as President Donald Trump's acting chief of staff in December was to hit the television airwaves.  With Trump under fire for forcing a government shutdown to fund …

Cory Booker proposes gun control plan  —  2020 presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) announced a sweeping 14-part gun control plan on Monday.  —  Why it matters: The plan features some of the most progressive measures to combat gun control proposed by any 2020 candidate.

Georgia mayor under fire for alleged remarks about black job candidate  —  The mayor of Hoschton, a nearly all-white community 50 miles northeast of Atlanta, allegedly withheld a job candidate from consideration for city administrator because he was black, an AJC investigation has found.

Trump Retweets Falwell's Call For Two Years To Be Added To His Term As ‘Reparations’  —  In a move likely to heighten the anxiety of those already dubious about President Donald Trump's respect for term limits, the President retweeted Jerry Falwell's call to add two years to his term as …

Democrats lose their enthusiasm advantage in latest NBC News/WSJ poll  —  First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats had two advantages that fueled their midterm victories …

Dow dives 450 points at open after Trump threatens higher tariffs on Chinese imports  —  U. S. markets tumbled Monday as global fears of a trade meltdown between the U.S. and China resurrected worries of an economic slowdown.  —  The Dow Jones industrial plunged more than 450 points, or nearly 1.7 percent, at the start of trading.

U.S. Deploys Forces to Mideast to Deter Iran  —  The U.S. is deploying a carrier strike group and a number of bombers to the Middle East to serve as a deterrent to Iran based on new intelligence that suggests allied interests and American forces could be imperiled.

Scoop: Inside a top Trump adviser's fundraising mirage  —  A political organization run by David Bossie, President Trump's former deputy campaign manager, has raised millions of dollars by saying it's supporting Trump-aligned conservative candidates — but has spent only a tiny fraction of that money supporting candidates.

The FBI's Trump-Russia Investigation Was Formally Opened on False Pretenses  —  The State Department and an Australian diplomat grossly exaggerated Papadopoulos's claims — which were probably false anyway.  —  Chicanery was the force behind the formal opening of the FBI's Trump-Russia investigation.

Michael Cohen heads to prison in Trump hush-money scheme  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen, the former lawyer, media attack dog and all-around fixer for President Donald Trump, is scheduled to begin serving a three-year prison sentence Monday for crimes including campaign finance violations related …

How gender bias is shaping the 2020 Democratic primary  —  Hillary Clinton said misogyny played a role in her 2016 loss.  Just a few years later, we have evidence that gender bias is again influencing how voters perceive women running for president.  —  Recent polling suggests Democratic primary voters …