Trump Expected to Instruct McGahn to Defy Subpoena and Skip House Testimony  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is preparing to instruct his former White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II, to defy a congressional subpoena and skip a hearing scheduled for Tuesday, denying Democrats testimony …

There's No Boom in Youngstown, but Blue-Collar Workers Are Sticking With Trump  —  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — In May 2016, David Betras, a Democratic Party leader in the heart of industrial northeast Ohio, sent a memo warning Hillary Clinton's campaign that it was on the verge of losing Ohio …

‘Mindless murdering savages’: Border agent used slurs before allegedly hitting migrant with his truck  —  In November 2017, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Matthew Bowen fumed about the humane treatment his agency was expected to give migrants who had illegally crossed into the country.

After impeachment remarks, Rep. Justin Amash gets Republican challenger  —  WASHINGTON — A Republican state representative plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township, after Amash said this weekend he believes President Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses.

Starting Line/Change Research Poll: Biden, Sanders Locked In Iowa Tie  —  Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are locked in a tie in Iowa atop the large field of Democrats running for the presidential nomination.  An Iowa Starting Line/Change Research Poll of 615 likely Democratic caucus-goers …

Prosecutors examining tens of thousands of Trump inauguration documents  —  WH downplaying Trump inaugural committee subpoena  —  (CNN)Federal prosecutors in New York are scrutinizing tens of thousands of documents relating to Donald Trump's inauguration in a sign that the investigation into the committee's finances is advancing.

What Congress Can Do When Trump Appointees Defy It  —  The fight for control of information from the Russia investigation is heading into uncharted legal territory.  The House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for his refusal to provide …

The Profanity President: Trump's Four-Letter Vocabulary  —  WASHINGTON — In modern times, presidents have rarely been church mice afraid of a little salty language.  But President Trump has grown increasingly willing in recent months to say in public what most of his predecessors tried to keep behind closed doors.

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Let Businesses Donate to Candidates  —  The U.S. Supreme Court declined an opportunity to give businesses broader rights to contribute money to political candidates and causes.  —  The justices, without comment Monday, refused to question a Massachusetts law …

‘Playing Catch-Up in the Game of Life.’ Millennials Approach Middle Age in Crisis  —  New data show they're in worse financial shape than every preceding living generation and may never recover  —  American millennials are approaching middle age in worse financial shape than every living generation ahead …

You Can't Trust the Far Right  —  The latest scandal in Austria shows that extremists can't be tempered.  —  Ms. Polyakova is an expert on far-right parties in Europe.  —  With just a few days to go before the European parliamentary elections, Austria's government is in a tailspin.

The Daily 202: The Koch network is reorganizing under a new name and with new priorities  —  THE BIG IDEA: The Koch network is getting a new name to reflect its shifting strategy.  —  The Seminar Network, which includes the constellation of groups funded by the billionaire industrialist Charles Koch …

Here's How Much Money Fox News Hosts Have Made Off GOP Speaking Gigs  —  A new study reveals that many of the pro-Trump network's stars, including its ‘hard news’ anchors, have fattened their wallets by speaking at GOP events—an ethical no-no.  —  Boosting the Republican Party has paid off—quite literally—for many Fox News hosts.

IRS Audit Rate Drops Again as It Examines Fewer High-Income Households  —  Tax agency, shrinking after years of budget cuts, seeks funding boost from Congress  —  WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service audited just .59% of individual tax returns last year, marking the seventh consecutive annual decline …

Dark clouds hang over Trump's trade war  —  President Donald Trump is doing everything he can to soften the economic blow of his trade battle with China, doling out billions of dollars in farmer bailouts and telling Americans that the Chinese are paying the tariffs he's slapped on U.S. importers.

Sticking It To Yourself: Preemptive Pardons for Battlefield Crimes Undercut Military Justice and Military Effectiveness  —  A couple of years ago a cell phone company aired a commercial featuring an executive boasting to a subordinate that a new cell phone plan was the executive's “little way of sticking it to the man.”

Mueller Book Club Featuring Rep. Nadler  —  Tens of thousands of Americans are committing to read the Mueller report- cover to cover- together.  Join us!  —  We're calling on Americans to start local reading groups across the country, and to join us for a once-weekly broadcast to discuss …

Spy vs. Spy Euphemism at the FBI  —  While Washington pols and pundits angrily debate who counts as a spy, and whether any such exotic creatures have ever been employed by the FBI, new evidence is emerging that the FBI not only uses spies, but has done so extensively, including in the Trump-Russia investigation.

Thanks to Facebook, Your Cellphone Company Is Watching You More Closely Than Ever  —  Among the mega-corporations that surveil you, your cellphone carrier has always been one of the keenest monitors, in constant contact with the one small device you keep on you at almost every moment.

McConnell legislation to raise tobacco purchase age from 18 to 21 includes military  —  Members of the military would have to be 21 to purchase tobacco products, including vaping devices, under legislation U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will file Monday, aiming to extinguish what he calls a …

Trump: E-Verify Would Make It Too Hard to Hire Undocumented Workers  —  Since taking office, Donald Trump has revoked the legal status of roughly 1 million longtime U.S. residents, used the mass psychological torture of children as a means of deterring asylum seekers, overseen the deportation …