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 …

Steven Mnuchin Refuses to Release Trump's Tax Returns to Congress  —  WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department said on Monday that it would not release President Trump's tax returns to Congress, defying a request from House Democrats and setting up a legal battle likely to be resolved by the Supreme Court.

Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed from prison: witnesses  —  YANGON (Reuters) - Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars, witnesses said.

Trump pardons former US soldier who killed Iraqi prisoner  —  President Donald Trump has pardoned a former U.S. soldier convicted in 2009 of killing an Iraqi prisoner, the White House announced Monday.  —  Trump signed an executive grant of clemency, a full pardon, for former Army 1st Lt. Michael Behenna …

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to choose UNUSUAL name for baby that UNIFIES the US and UK  —  MEGHAN MARKLE and Prince Harry could be leaning towards a royal baby name that pays tribute to both US and UK history, according to royal expert Victoria Arbiter.  —  Meghan Markle is expected …

Congress Is Failing  —  So much for checks and balances.  —  WASHINGTON — As House Democrats dither over moving forward with impeachment in a divided government and Senate Republicans are satisfied confirming judges rather than passing legislation, a pressing question is emerging: What the hell is Congress good for, anyway?

Inaugural Official Disputes White House Account of Her Departure  —  WASHINGTON — Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a leading contractor for President Trump's inaugural committee and a former adviser to the first lady, Melania Trump, has publicly disputed accounts of her departure from the White House last year …

Harris unloads on pundits who say only a white man can beat Trump  —  Kamala Harris is waging war on the chattering class.  —  The California senator and 2020 Democratic hopeful believes the media narrative taking shape in the presidential race over who is best positioned to reclaim the Midwest …

Pompeo: Melting sea ice presents ‘new opportunities for trade’  —  (CNN)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday praised the Arctic region — and its rapidly shrinking levels of sea ice — for its economic opportunities, despite continued warnings about the catastrophic effects of climate change.

Former FBI Linguist Arrested and Indicted on Obstruction Charges  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Virginia man who previously served as a linguist for the FBI was arrested Saturday night on charges of obstructing a federal investigation and making multiple false statements to FBI officials.

Rep. Glen Casada, Cade Cothren sent sexually explicit text messages about women  —  Update: Cade Cothren announced his resignation Monday night, following the publication of this story.  —  Editor's note: This story contains sexually explicit language.  —  House Speaker Glen Casada's top aide …

Former U.S. Rep. Scott Taylor campaign staffer indicted in petition forgery scandal  —  A former campaign staffer for ex-Congressman Scott Taylor was charged Monday with submitting forged signatures on a petition to get a third-party candidate on the ballot to siphon votes from his opponent.

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.

Former Congressman David Young will run to reclaim his old seat in Iowa's 3rd District  —  Former 3rd District Congressman David Young, who was ousted by Democrat Cindy Axne in 2018, will run to reclaim the seat in 2020, he told the Des Moines Register.  —  “I spent a lot of time with folks around …

Alexa has been eavesdropping on you this whole time  —  When Alexa runs your home, Amazon tracks you in more ways than you might want.  —  Would you let a stranger eavesdrop in your home and keep the recordings?  For most people, the answer is, “Are you crazy?”

A Tax That Could Fix Big Tech  —  Putting a levy on targeted ad revenue would give Facebook and Google a real incentive to change their dangerous business models.  —  Mr. Romer received a Nobel in economics in 2018.  —  It is the job of government to prevent a tragedy of the commons.

Steve Bannon: We're in an economic war with China.  It's futile to compromise.  —  Stephen K. Bannon served as chief strategist for President Trump from January 2017 to August 2017.  —  Getting tough with China to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States was the linchpin …

Trump awards highest U.S. civilian honor to Tiger Woods  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Tiger Woods won the Masters on April 14, President Donald Trump declared he was going to award him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and ordered his aides to schedule the event as soon as possible.

SOCIALISM vs. CAPITALISM?  —  Socialism not seen as compatible with American values,  —  but opinion is not overwhelmingly negative  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Most Americans say socialism is not compatible with American values, but only 4-in-10 hold a decidedly negative opinion of it.

How Chinese Spies Got the N.S.A.'s Hacking Tools, and Used Them for Attacks  —  Chinese intelligence agents acquired National Security Agency hacking tools and repurposed them in 2016 to attack American allies and private companies in Europe and Asia, a leading cybersecurity firm has discovered.

Former CIA official on FBI's 2016 actions: 'I'd call that spying'  —  The FBI's reported attempt to obtain information under false pretenses from former Trump campaign operative George Papadopoulos in 2016 constitutes spying, former CIA counter-intelligence chief James Olson told Hill.TV in an interview Monday.