Can Wharton Revoke Trump's Economics Degree Now?  —  His ideas are dumb and destructive.  —  Despite all the success enjoyed by 19th Century industrial magnate Joseph Wharton, the 21st Century has not been kind to his family's legacy.  His great-great-great grandson, Josh Rosen …

‘The safe choice:’ Biden widens SC lead in 2020 Democratic presidential primary  —  Now that he's formally entered the race, former Vice President Joe Biden widened his lead in South Carolina among 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, according to a new poll.

Nadler squeezed with calls for ‘inherent contempt’  —  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler is in a bind.  —  A growing number of Democratic committee members are pushing Nadler to take more aggressive steps to force President Donald Trump and top administration officials to comply with a host of congressional subpoenas.

A reporter declined to reveal his source.  Then police showed up at his front door with guns.  —  Bryan Carmody, a freelance reporter in San Francisco, awoke Friday to the sounds of someone trying to break into his house.  —  About 10 officers from the San Francisco Police Department …

Buttigieg calls out Democrats for playing ‘identity politics’  —  In a risky speech to the Human Rights Campaign, a major LGBT rights group, Buttigieg warned of a “crisis of belonging in this country.”  —  LAS VEGAS — Pete Buttigieg sought to diffuse weeks of fraught questions about white privilege …

Vice President Pence to graduates: Be prepared to be ridiculed for being Christian  —  WASHINGTON -The last time Vice President Mike Pence spoke at Liberty University, he used the backdrop of one of the world's largest Christian schools to vouch for candidate Donald Trump's faith credentials during the 2016 campaign.

North Carolina Blowback Intensifies on Richard Burr's Rogue Subpoena  —  The intense home state backlash against Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, for issuing a rogue subpoena of President Donald Trump's eldest son Donald Trump, Jr. …

Applying ‘maximum pressure,’ Trump faces burgeoning crises overseas  —  President Trump ran for office vowing to extricate the United States from entanglements abroad.  But his administration now finds itself juggling three national security crises overseas — with Iran, Venezuela and North Korea …

Harvard Drops Harvey Weinstein Lawyer as a Faculty Dean  —  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard said on Saturday that a law professor who is representing Harvey Weinstein would not continue as faculty dean of an undergraduate house after his term ends on June 30, bowing to months of pressure from students.

A D.C. author shamed a Metro worker for eating on the train.  Now her book deal is in jeopardy.  —  The backlash was swift, with many accusing the woman, Natasha Tynes, of trying to get the employee fired.  —  Author Natasha Tynes has ignited a firestorm on social media …

They Were Promised Coding Jobs in Appalachia.  Now They Say It Was a Fraud.  —  Mined Minds came into West Virginia espousing a certain dogma, fostered in the world of start-ups and TED Talks.  Students found an erratic operation.  —  BECKLEY, W.Va. — On a spring day in 2017 …

Turkish journalist beaten after TV appearance  —  Yavuz Selim Demirag has been an outspoken critic of President Erdogan.  He was set on by assailants with baseball bats in what journalists say is a sign of shrinking press freedom.  —  A Turkish journalist who criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdogan …

‘A dream ticket’: Black lawmakers pitch Biden-Harris to beat Trump  —  The Congressional Black Caucus may have found an answer to its Joe Biden dilemma: Vice President Kamala Harris.  —  Some black lawmakers are agonizing over whether to back Biden or two members of the close-knit caucus …

Booker hits Warren over proposal to break up tech giants  —  Cory Booker swatted at his Senate colleague and fellow 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren for her calls to break up some of the country's most powerful technology companies — bashing the proposal as not befitting a president and sounding …

Leaked Letters Reveal Details of NRA Chief's Alleged Spending  —  Wayne LaPierre expensed $39,000 in clothes in one day, $18,300 for car and driver, ad agency says; NRA says board has ‘full confidence’ in him  —  National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre billed the group's ad agency $39,000 …

Trump backers applaud Warren in heart of MAGA country  —  KERMIT, W. Va. — It was a startling spectacle in the heart of Trump country: At least a dozen supporters of the president — some wearing MAGA stickers — nodding their heads, at times even clapping, for liberal firebrand Elizabeth Warren.

The troubling reason why Biden is so soft on China  —  Why is Joe Biden so warm toward China?  —  Last week, Biden raised eyebrows when he shrugged off concerns over the China threat.  “Come on, man,” Biden said.  “I mean, you know, they're not bad folks, folks.  But guess what, they're not competition for us.”

Russia Is Targeting Europe's Elections.  So Are Far-Right Copycats.  —  LONDON — Less than two weeks before pivotal elections for the European Parliament, a constellation of websites and social media accounts linked to Russia or far-right groups is spreading disinformation …