White House instructs former counsel Don McGahn not to comply with congressional subpoena  —  The White House has instructed former White House counsel Donald McGahn not to comply with a subpoena from House Democrats for documents related to the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation …

Why Mnuchin Doesn't Want You to See Trump's Tax Returns  —  If it wasn't clear before, then it's clear now: The White House is waging a war on the principles of transparency and oversight.  —  Surprising absolutely no one, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin thumbed his nose at the House …

Sandra Bland, It Turns Out, Filmed Traffic Stop Confrontation Herself  —  AUSTIN, Tex. — As Trooper Brian Encinia angrily threatened her with a stun gun from just outside her car window, Sandra Bland recorded the encounter on her cellphone, shown in a newly-released, 39-second video …

FBI chief Wray says spying didn't occur on Trump campaign, refuting AG Barr  —  “I don't think I personally have any evidence of that sort,” Wray said when asked if illegal surveillance had occurred on the Trump campaign.  —  FBI Director Chris Wray said Tuesday that he would not describe …

Trump Pardons Ex-Army Soldier Convicted of Killing Iraqi Man  —  President Trump on Monday granted a full pardon to a former Army lieutenant who previously served five years in prison for fatally shooting an Iraqi man in American custody.  —  During a deployment in Iraq in 2008 …

It's time to start impeachment hearings.  Today.  —  If Donald Trump weren't president, he'd probably be in jail.  —  That's the view of a bipartisan group of hundreds of former federal prosecutors, who have signed an open letter stating that Trump's conduct would warrant criminal obstruction …

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.

Twitter suspends AOC ‘Press Release’ parody account  —  Twitter suspended the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Press Release (parody) account, which poked fun at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.  —  Conservative and right-wing Twitter users pointed out the account, which had tens of thousands …

CIA warns Arab activist of potential threat from Saudi Arabia  —  Pro-democracy campaigner Iyad el-Baghdadi has been vocal critic of Saudi crown prince  —  The CIA has warned Norway that a prominent Arab activist who is living in the country under asylum protection is facing a potential threat …

Barr just wrote a stunning Mueller Report letter that dares Dems to start impeachment  —  Attorney General Bill Barr just wrote a letter essentially daring the House Judiciary Committee to start formal impeachment proceedings if they want to get a copy of the full Mueller Report and underlying grand jury evidence.

Pete Buttigieg: God doesn't belong to a political party, but 'I can't imagine' God would be a Republican  —  Washington (CNN)South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has made clear throughout his upstart 2020 presidential bid that he believes Democrats should embrace religion and decry those who try …

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.

Jill Biden Says 'It's Time To Move On' From Anita Hill Controversy  —  Jill Biden is accomplished in her own right — she holds two master's degrees and a doctoral degree.  But then, her husband is the former vice president and a top contender for the Democratic presidential nomination for 2020.

The Fox effect: Trump's base bolsters his standing  —  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 — “Hung jury” is how Democratic pollster Peter Hart described …

Plenty of athletes are refusing to stand with Trump - not Tiger Woods.  —  President Donald Trump presents US golfer Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2019.  (SAUL LOEB / AFP/Getty Images)

Islamic Jihad admits baby, pregnant woman killed by their own rockets  —  The report was published in a Telegram account related to Hamas.  —  The Islamic Jihad, one of the terror organizations responsible for the recent wave of attacks against Israel, admitted that the baby that was killed …

With a single typo, Trump turns a German holiday bread into a Twitter star  —  Maybe it was part of President Trump's ongoing campaign to end the “war on Christmas,” freeing up believers to openly extol the virtues of stollen bread without fear of running afoul of fruitcake hate groups.

Buzzfeed News' ‘AM To DM’ Taps Alex Berg & Zach Stafford As New Hosts  —  EXCLUSIVE: Buzzfeed News' AM to DM has named Alex Berg and Zach Stafford as new hosts of the morning news program which streams live on Twitter weekday mornings at 10 AM ET.  —  Berg and Stafford replace Isaac Fitzgerald …