Trump Seeks New $15 Billion Subsidy To Protect Farmers From His Own Trade War  —  The president falsely claims that tariffs are paid “directly” to the U.S. Treasury by China and indicates these nonexistent Chinese funds will cover the subsidy cost.  —  President Donald Trump is seeking …

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.

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.

Peter Schweizer, Who Smeared Hillary Clinton, Is Back for Joe Biden.  Don't Buy It.  —  Real journalists want to report the truth, wherever it takes them.  Peter Schweizer wants to reelect Donald Trump.  —  Michael Tomasky  —  Are we really going to do this again, Fourth Estate?

Senator Lindsey Graham advises Donald Trump Jr. to Avoid Testifying Over Russia Deal: “Call it a Day”  —  During an appearance on Fox News's Sunday Morning Futures, Senator Lindsey Graham brushed off the Senate Intelligence Committee's attempts to subpoena Donald Trump Jr …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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?

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 …

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 …

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.

People First Education  —  Our Smartest Investment  —  Education is at the core of the American Dream.  It is the foundation by which we fulfill our collective promise to every student that if they work hard, they have a shot at reaching their dreams.  Quality education powers economic mobility …

Philly's work to reform cash bail should inspire the nation |  Bernie Sanders  —  After decades of politicians in Washington supporting mass incarceration, America is now spending $80 billion a year to lock up 2.2 million people — the highest incarceration rate in the world.

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 …

‘The epitome of privilege’: Booker supporters seethe over Buttigieg mania  —  One of the Democrats running for president is a youthful former Rhodes Scholar who speaks more than one language and cut his teeth as a two-term mayor.  The other is Pete Buttigieg.

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.

Sweden Reopens Rape Case Against Julian Assange  —  The Swedish authorities announced on Monday that they would reopen an investigation into rape allegations against Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, who is serving a prison term in Britain for jumping bail as the United States seeks …

EU Is Ready to Retaliate as Trump Auto-Tariff Deadline Nears  — Trump expected to announce decision on car duties on May 18  — The EU would retaliate against $23 billion of U.S. goods  —  Go inside the global economy with Stephanie Flanders in her new podcast, Stephanomics.

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 …