Trump's China grudge match may be spinning out of control  —  NEW YORK — Donald Trump the Dow Man and Donald Trump the Tariff Man found themselves back on a collision course Monday as U.S. markets tanked and fear of a full-scale trade war between the world's two largest economies reemerged with a vengeance.

Republicans Call Tlaib Anti-Semitic for Saying Something Nice About Israel  —  The Republican Party, which has a hair-trigger sensitivity to left-wing anti-Semitism as censorious as any social justice warrior, has whipped itself into its latest frenzy over comments by Representative Rashida Tlaib.

YouTube's Newest Far-Right, Foul-Mouthed, Red-Pilling Star Is A 14-Year-Old Girl  —  “Soph” has nearly a million followers on the giant video platform.  Its executives only have themselves to blame.  —  What does a 14-year-old girl dressed in a chador have to say on YouTube to amass more than 800,000 followers?

How Donald Trump Jr. and Richard Burr hit an impasse  —  Erin Burnett: Why is Trump afraid of Don Jr. subpoena?  —  (CNN)Donald Trump Jr. is balking at answering more questions about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting and the pursuit of a Trump Tower Moscow project, two sources familiar …

Trump Is Angry That the FBI Won't Endorse His Theory of Victimhood  —  On March 24, Attorney General William Barr released a summary of the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report that stressed positive news for President Donald Trump.  The redacted text of the report …

Is There a Connection Between Undocumented Immigrants and Crime?  —  It's a widely held perception, but a new analysis finds no evidence to support it.  —  A lot of research has shown that there's no causal connection between immigration and crime in the United States.

Rosenstein criticizes Jim Comey as ‘partisan pundit,’ defends handling of Mueller probe  —  Former deputy attorney general Rod J. Rosenstein on Monday defended his role in the firing of James B. Comey from the FBI and criticized the bureau's former director as a “partisan pundit” …

Mayor de Blasio's NYPD vehicle was driving wrong way when it crashed with truck, sparking cover-up  —  Mayor de Blasio's NYPD SUV was cruising the wrong way with lights and sirens blaring when it got into a car crash, sparking a frantic cover-up by his security detail, a new accident report obtained by the Daily News shows.

Barr Assigns U.S. Attorney in Connecticut to Review Origins of Russia Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr has assigned the top federal prosecutor in Connecticut to examine the origins of the Russia investigation, according to two people familiar with the matter …

EXCLUSIVE: Trump comes out against Equality Act  —  With a vote on the Equality Act in the U.S. House expected on Friday, a senior administration official indicated exclusively to the Washington Blade that President Trump opposes the bill.  —  “The Trump administration absolutely opposes discrimination …

2020 hopeful Biden says he's open to breaking up Facebook  —  HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — Joe Biden said Monday that he would be open to breaking up Facebook, a sign of the deep skepticism among many Democratic presidential contenders about the power of massive technology firms.

Before Trump's purge at DHS, top officials challenged plan for mass family arrests  —  In the weeks before they were ousted last month, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and top immigration enforcement official Ronald Vitiello challenged a secret White House plan to arrest thousands …

Trump welcomes Hungary's far-right nationalist prime minister after past presidents shunned him  —  Why Hungary is looking more and more like Russia  —  Washington (CNN)He's rolled back democratic checks on his power, mused about creating a European ethnostate and erected a razor-wire fence …

How Does Donald Trump Keep Getting Away With It?  —  Hint: From Congress to the courts, people keep treating Trump like a “normal” president.  It's time to stop.  —  Every day, President Donald Trump or his minions say something stupid, wrong, or demonstrably false.

Conservatism has become a racket, and Trump is the grifter in chief  —  “Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.”  -Eric Hoffer  —  You can debate when the conservative movement became a racket — I nominate 1996 …

White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War  —  WASHINGTON — At a meeting of President Trump's top national security aides last Thursday, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan presented an updated military plan that envisions sending as many as 120,000 troops …

Inside the Pampered and Personalized World of DC's VIP Diners  —  The big restaurant lie: Everyone is treated the same.  —  Sometimes maître d' Michael Arnaud has to play bad cop.  Granted, he wears a wide smile above his green bow tie and greets every customer of Joe's Seafood …

We Have No Idea How Scary Our Abortion Future Will Get  —  No one used to take Janet Porter seriously.  The Ohio activist who pioneered so-called “heartbeat” six-week abortion bans was mostly known for the gags — a YouTube video with a tinny voice singing “Have a heart …

Wisconsin Republican Party maxed out credit card, racked up $600 in monthly interest as it tried to save Scott Walker  —  MADISON - The state Republican Party fell so far behind financially in recent months that it missed payments to insurers and racked up nearly $600 a month in interest …

Power to the people: DC residents could soon issue parking tickets  —  A new pilot program that's part of an overhaul of transportation safety in D.C. would let some residents issue parking tickets on their own.  —  The Citizen Safety Enforcement Pilot Program is part of a larger “Vision Zero” …

U.S. Stocks Close Sharply Lower on Renewed Trade Anxiety  —  Dow drops more than 600 after China says it will raise tariffs on some U.S. imports  —  U.S. stocks slid Monday, heading for one of their worst days of the year, after officials in Beijing and the White House exchanged fresh threats …

Pompeo Fails to Sway Allies on Iran in Awkward Surprise Visit  — Cites intel threats in meeting U.K., French, German envoys  — Defying Trump, Europeans say Iran nuclear deal must stand  —  U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo made scant progress persuading European Union counterparts …

Ukraine Prosecutor Made Up Biden Claim, Kiev Lawmaker Says  — Alleged bid to curry favor with Trump and Giuliani draws ire  — Prosecutor's spokeswoman denies the letter came from him  —  A Ukrainian lawmaker accused his country's top prosecutor of manufacturing a “conspiracy” …