Trump's trade approach under attack as China readies retaliation; markets poised for big sell-off  —  Beijing plans steep tariffs on $60 billion in U.S. goods in response to White House action … President Trump's efforts to calm investors while he launches a full-scale trade war …

What Joe Biden Is Teaching Democrats About Democrats  —  Over the past five years, the Democratic Party has seemed to race leftward so fast that its recent standard-bearers are considered no longer qualified to lead it.  Bill Clinton?  An embarrassment not welcome on the campaign trail.  Barack Obama?

What's the Real Reason Trump Is Stonewalling Congress?  —  Maybe he wants to avoid more bad publicity.  Or maybe it's something worse.  —  If President Donald Trump thinks he's been totally exonerated, as he says, why is he stonewalling Congress?  Why wouldn't he want special counsel Robert Mueller …

Supreme Court rules against Apple, allowing lawsuit targeting App Store to proceed  —  Apple suffered a significant defeat at the Supreme Court on Monday, when the justices ruled that consumers could forge ahead with a lawsuit against the iPhone giant over the way it manages its App Store.

EXCLUSIVE: How money flows from Amazon to 8chan  —  Follow the money from the world's most valuable company to a racist troll haven  —  You may or may not know about the 8chan website—but you are familiar with its work.  The rudimentary message board is a wellspring of racism, violence …

Inside Jared Kushner's two missions impossible  —  As President Donald Trump launches his re-election bid, his son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, is waging dual campaigns of his own, preparing to sell ambitious fixes to two of the most stubborn problems of the past 50 years.

Many Democrats fear Trump is laying an impeachment trap  —  (CNN)It seems a crazy idea that any president would actually want to be impeached.  —  But Donald Trump has so subverted Washington logic with his wild, norm-crushing presidency that there is now a serious conversation …

Iowa Trump voters want Elizabeth Warren's ideas, focus group shows  —  Some of President Trump's supporters in Sioux City, Iowa love liberal populist proposals.  They just don't love the 2020 Democrats as the messengers.  —  Between the lines: A focus group of swing voters …

House Republicans criticize Rep. Tlaib over remarks on Holocaust, Israel  —  House Republican leaders took aim at Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Sunday for a podcast interview in which she discussed her support for a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Democrats' fear: 2020 race killing chances to win Senate  —  Democrats have more than beating President Trump to fret in 2020: They face an uphill battle to win the Senate, and the possibility of losing House seats, too.  —  Reality check: The Senate looks tough to win back for Democrats …

One-Time #Resistance Hero Rod Rosenstein Was Trump's Leak-Hunter-in-Chief  —  The Trump administration is on pace for a record number of leak prosecutions—thanks in part to a man hailed by the president's fiercest critics.  —  Rod Rosenstein was a #Resistance hero—and one of Donald Trump's …

Mike Pence's advice to Christian college grads: Prepare to be ‘shunned or ridiculed for defending the teachings of the Bible’  —  Vice President Pence had a message for Liberty University's graduating class of 2019: “Be ready.”  —  But as Pence looked out over the sea of people dressed …

One of the Most Effective Anti-Trump Groups in the Country Is Now Tackling Voter Suppression in the States  —  American Oversight uncovered Ivanka's private emails and Pruitt's calendars.  Now it wants to use its investigative methods to unearth the motivations behind voter suppression laws.

American Nazis protested a Holocaust remembrance event.  A university's scholarship is part of the reason why.  —  (CNN)For the past five years, Joyce Griffis and Congregation Chaim B'Derech have held a Holocaust March for Remembrance in Russellville, Arkansas.  It's always been solemn and peaceful.

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.

Two Saudi oil tankers attacked in the Persian Gulf amid rising Iran tensions  —  BEIRUT — Two Saudi oil tankers have been attacked and damaged in coastal waters near the Persian Gulf, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said Monday, further heightening tensions with Iran.

How a Newspaper War in New Orleans Ended: With a Baked Alaska and Layoffs  —  NEW ORLEANS — The announcement came via the baked alaska.  —  On May 2, senior staff members at The Advocate newspaper gathered in a room at Antoine's, one of the white-linen dining palaces in the French Quarter of New Orleans …

The real reason Venezuela's Maduro survives: Dirty money  —  When asked to explain why their efforts to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have fallen short, Trump administration officials typically cite the sinister influence of Cuba and Russia, which they say has stiffened the regime's resistance.

An Oral History of Trump's Bigotry  —  The first quotation from Donald Trump ever to appear in The New York Times came on October 16, 1973.  Trump was responding to charges filed by the Justice Department alleging racial bias at his family's real-estate company.  “They are absolutely ridiculous,” Trump said of the charges.