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.

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 …

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.

On YouTube's Digital Playground, an Open Gate for Pedophiles  —  Christiane C. didn't think anything of it when her 10-year-old daughter and a friend uploaded a video of themselves playing in a backyard pool.  —  “The video is innocent, it's not a big deal,” said Christiane, who lives in a Rio de Janeiro suburb.

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

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 …

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 …

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.”

COMB ON OVER Donald Trump sports slick new ‘hat hair’ before flying to meet the Queen  —  DONALD Trump sported a slick new hairstyle before flying to meet the Queen on his first official state visit to the UK.  —  The US President's fresh look marked a dramatic change from his trademark yellow bouffant …

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.”

6 ways Democrats can ease America into thinking about impeachment and Donald Trump  —  Democrats can't let Trump run out the impeachment clock as he laughs all the way to the bank and maybe even the polls.  Start preparing the public now.  —  CONNECT  —  The impeachment waiting game Democrats …

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.

Dear Robert Mueller: Your report can't speak for itself  —  Mr. Mueller, your job is not done yet.  In fact, it's a long way from done.  It's honorable of you to act as if you are part of a process that's on the level.  But there is nothing by-the-book in how President Trump …