Trump would have been charged with obstruction were he not president, hundreds of former federal prosecutors assert  —  More than 370 former federal prosecutors who worked in Republican and Democratic administrations have signed on to a statement asserting special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's findings …

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 …

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.

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 …

BREAKING: New early state Democratic primary voter survey results  —  Key Findings:  — The Biden Surge: We asked Democratic primary voters who they favored among the eight highest-profile Democrats who have already announced their candidacies.  According to our survey …

Michael Cohen Was a Bluffer, Not a Fixer  —  He wasn't involved in the Trump Organization's core business.  —  Michael Cohen was my friend.  I knew his family and he knew mine.  But for him to suggest before Congress in February that he was the Trump Organization's top lawyer and deal maker is surreal.

U.S. Officials Raise Alarm of Iranian Threat Targeting American Troops in Iraq  —  WASHINGTON — Senior American officials said on Monday that new threats by Iran against United States troops in Iraq were behind the sudden deployment of an aircraft carrier strike group and Air Force bombers to the Persian Gulf.

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.

Republicans Think They Know How To Win Back Congress In 2020.  Races Like This One Could Screw It Up.  —  STATEN ISLAND — “I didn't vote for you,” Kevin Smith told Rep. Max Rose, after flagging the freshman Democratic congressman down while walking his dog.  “But I gotta give you credit — you worked your ass off.

New NRA president, Cobb native, aiming for higher membership, reclaiming government offices  —  Carolyn Meadows, an east Cobb resident and new president of the National Rifle Association.  —  Buy Now  —  Carolyn Meadows, an east Cobb native and new president of the National Rifle Association …

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 drops more than 450 points as China considers skipping trade talks after Trump threat  —  China trade tensions flair as Trump threatens new tariffs  —  Wall Street kicked off the week with a sharp sell-off on Monday after President Donald Trump said that the U.S. will hike tariffs …

Mnuchin Juggles Day Job Alongside Shielding Trump's Tax Returns  — Treasury chief hits deadline to hand over president's forms  — Mnuchin's policy goals may be undermined by oversight fight  —  Steven Mnuchin's job as Treasury secretary is to protect the value of the dollar.

Bernie Sanders Decides to Play Rough This Time  —  The senator is playing to win, drawing sharp contrasts with his opponents far more quickly and aggressively than he did four years ago.  —  Gideon Resnick  —  In just the last month, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) unloaded a blistering attack on a leading Democratic think tank.

America Adrift  —  How the U.S. Foreign Policy Debate Misses What Voters Really Want  —  Introduction and summary  —  These days, foreign policy and national security publications are filled with stark warnings about the demise of the U.S.-led rules-based international order …

US to add 30,000 seasonal worker visas as soon as this week  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration plans to allow 30,000 more foreign workers temporarily into the United States for seasonal work through the end of September, a move that reflects how the booming economy …

U.S. Jews are more likely than Christians to say Trump favors the Israelis too much  —  In his more than two years as president, Donald Trump has taken significant steps to support Israel, including moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and recognizing the Jewish state's sovereignty over the Golan Heights region.