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 and his allies are blocking more than 20 separate Democratic probes in an all-out war with Congress  —  President Trump and his allies are working to block more than 20 separate investigations by Democrats into his actions as president, his personal finances and his administration's policies …

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.

Michael Oren Cuts Short a Conversation About Israel  —  Michael Oren, born Michael Bornstein in New York in 1955, emigrated to Israel forty years ago and served in the Israeli Defense Forces.  After returning to the U.S. to receive a Ph.D. in Near Eastern studies from Princeton …

China's Liu He denies backtracking on trade agreements with the US  —  Chinese vice premier Liu He has denied that China backtracked on agreements made in trade negotiations with the United States, in Beijing's first detailed response to Washington's allegation that changes …

A group raised over $20 million to ‘build the wall.’ Now its supporters want answers.  —  A December fundraising campaign brought in more than $20 million over the course of a few weeks, its thousands of donors united by a common goal: the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, oft-promised by President Trump.

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 …

McConnell tells Trump ‘not to worry’ about Trump Jr. subpoena  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday urged President Donald Trump “not to worry” after the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee subpoenaed the president's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr.

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 …

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.”

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.

When It Comes to Republican Defectors, Current Crisis Is No Watergate  —  WASHINGTON — When William S. Cohen, a young Republican House member from Maine, broke with his party over Watergate and joined Democrats in demanding the Nixon White House tapes in 1973, he figured his fledgling political career was dead.

Breaking Up Facebook Is Not the Answer  —  Dismantling our company won't fix what's wrong with social media.  —  Mr. Clegg is Facebook's vice president for global affairs and communications.  —  When does a company become too big or too successful to exist?

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.

Trump Has a Strong Economy to Proclaim.  In Wisconsin, It Just Might Work.  —  COLFAX, Wis. — President Trump came to Wisconsin late last month to boast about the state's unemployment rate, which has been at or near 3 percent for more than a year.  “It's never been this low before.

Resurfaced video shows Joe Biden pushing border fence, calling for employers who hired ‘illegals’ to be punished  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden, while a senator in 2006, advocated for a southern border wall and punishment for employers who hired illegal immigrants.

Trump's interest in stirring Ukraine investigations sows confusion in Kiev  —  MOSCOW — As President Trump and his inner circle appear increasingly focused on Ukraine as a potential tripwire for Joe Biden and Democrats, officials about to take power in Kiev are pushing their own message: Leave us out of it.