Exclusive: Pompeo delivers unfiltered view of Trump's Middle East peace plan in off-the-record meeting  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a sobering assessment of the prospects of the Trump administration's long-awaited Middle East peace plan in a closed-door meeting with Jewish leaders …

A ‘Bridge’ to China, and Her Family's Business, in the Trump Cabinet  —  Elaine Chao has boosted the profile of her family's shipping company, which benefits from industrial policies in China that are roiling the Trump administration.  —  The email arrived in Washington before dawn.

Gillibrand sticks it to Fox News in scrappy town hall  —  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand took on Fox News on the network's own airwaves Sunday night — a potential starring moment for the New York Democrat, who has struggled to break out of the sprawling Democratic presidential primary field.

Jared Kushner Still Won't Hold Saudi Crown Prince Accountable For Jamal Khashoggi  —  The White House adviser told Axios he's noncommittal on holding Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible for the journalist's murder.  —  White House adviser and President Donald Trump's son …

Trump Administration Considered Tariffs on Australia  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration considered imposing tariffs on imports from Australia last week, but decided against the move amid fierce opposition from military officials and the State Department, according to several people familiar with the discussions.

We're flying the Trump baby blimp again - because the US president doesn't deserve our respect  —  Our balloon is part of a proud history of political satire in the UK that sends a clear, orange, message to Trump and his politics of hate that they are not welcome here

Kushner unsure whether he'd alert FBI if Russians request another meeting  —  On “Axios on HBO,” Jared Kushner said he doesn't know whether he'd call the FBI if he were to receive an email today like the one before the campaign's Trump Tower meeting, which had the subject line: “Re: Russia - Clinton - private and confidential.”

Nancy Pelosi shouldn't hesitate to begin impeachment proceedings  —  Pelosi says Trump impeachment case must be ‘ironclad’  —  Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, and author, with Kevin Kruse, of the new book “Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974.”

It's 2 primaries now: Biden and everyone else  —  SAN FRANCISCO — With the introductory stage of the Democratic presidential primary now over, the lines of engagement are beginning to take shape.  And what is emerging is a primary that is no longer one nominating contest, but two.

Inside Pete Buttigieg's plan to overhaul the Supreme Court  —  No other candidate has made it central to his or her rationale for running and proposed presidential agenda.  —  WASHINGTON — As Democrats agonize over a spate of state laws restricting abortion rights and even a potential reversal …

Census Target: John Roberts  —  Liberals spin a memo to influence the Chief Justice in a crucial case.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  When Democrats, liberal groups and the media combine to promote a narrative, it pays to be skeptical.  A classic example is last week's portrayal of a document …

‘Everything Is Stalling’: Inside a Troubled Trump Project in Uruguay  —  President Trump's company had high hopes for a Uruguayan condominium development.  But the long-delayed project has become a microcosm of the Trump Organization's deep problems.  —  PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay …

From Occupy To AOC: The Rise Of The New Progressives, Part 1  —  In fall 2011, Occupy Wall Street captured the nation's imagination and launched a platform that would come to define the New Progressives.  —  This is part one of a three-part series.  —  The Occupation Will Be Televised

William Barr's Fresh Air  —  The AG is taking flak because he's asking questions that others won't.  —  If you want to know why William Barr is under political attack, consider his interview last week with Jan Crawford of CBS News.  It's a humdinger, in which the Attorney General challenges …

Donald Trump Begins UK Trip By Insulting London Mayor Sadiq Khan  —  The U.S. president kicked off his state visit to the UK by tweeting insults comparing the London mayor to New York Mayor Bill de Blasio.  —  The wheels of Air Force One hadn't even touched the ground at the airport …

Michael Wolff Defends His Reporting Of New Trump Tell-All  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller's team didn't make a traditional prosecutorial judgement on whether President Trump committed obstruction of justice.  But bestselling author Michael Wolff insists an indictment of the sitting president …

Tired, Boring—and Dangerous—Celebrity Death Wishing  —  Recently, New York writer Fran Lebowitz told Bill Maher on his HBO program that the U.S. government should turn President Donald Trump “over to the Saudis, his buddies—the same Saudis who got rid of that reporter.”

I Know Where I Came From.  Does President Trump?  —  My political agenda has been shaped by my family's experiences of struggling to make ends meet.  —  Mr. Sanders is a senator from Vermont and a Democratic candidate for president.  —  My father came to this country from Poland at the age of 17 with barely a nickel in his pocket.

Transgender woman migrant who had been in ICE custody dies after falling ill  —  EL PASO — A transgender woman from El Salvador died after falling ill at a private Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in New Mexico, officials said Sunday, drawing new scrutiny to a facility …