Trump faces giant penis mowed into field near airport where he lands for UK state visit, in climate change protest  —  ‘Climate change is real,’ teenager points out in message for US president  —  A teenager has mowed an anti-Trump message, complete with a giant penis …

Figure linked to Trump transition charged with transporting child pornography  —  A key witness in former Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation of Russian election interference has been indicted by federal officials on child pornography charges, according to court documents.

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 …

The Right's Grifter Problem  —  Making the click-through worthwhile: A rare single-topic Jolt this morning, as I've watched the two millionth “the problem with conservatism is people like you, the solution for conservatism is people like me” debate and I'm just sick and tired …

POLITICO Playbook PM: What House Dem leadership said about impeachment today  —  NEW ... INCHING CLOSER? ...  REP. HAKEEM JEFFRIES (D-N.Y.), the No. 4 House Democrat, spoke to TOURÉ for his podcast about impeachment.  The podcast will drop Wednesday.  TOURÉ: “Should Trump be impeached?”

New Report Suggests ‘High Likelihood of Human Civilization Coming to an End’ in 2050  —  The climate change analysis was written by a former fossil fuel executive and backed by the former chief of Australia's military.  —  A harrowing scenario analysis of how human civilization might collapse …

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.”

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.

‘Where was the Lord?’:  On Jefferson Davis' birthday, 9 slave testimonies  —  The voices of five men and four women, once held in human bondage, interviewed in Alabama in 1937. … ‘Take Care of My Baby’ … William Henry Towns, Sheffield  —  Sometimes I visits old Mingo White …

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.

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.

The Political Costs of Not Impeaching Trump  —  On February 13, 2016, Justice Antonin Scalia died.  Before his body was in the ground, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced he would block anyone President Barack Obama nominated to fill Scalia's seat.

Will support grow for impeaching Trump?  Data on Nixon offers a clue.  —  If you've closely followed the debate among Democrats over whether to launch an impeachment inquiry on President Trump, chances are that you've heard this number: 19.  —  As many who support impeachment hearings have pointed out …

Man Arrested for Transporting Images of Child Sexual Abuse  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A man with citizenship in Lebanon and the United States was arrested this morning after arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on charges of transporting visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Chipotle could raise burrito prices by 5¢ if Mexico tariffs become permanent  —  New York (CNN Business)If President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on Mexican products go through, Chipotle burritos could get a little more expensive.  —  Trump said last week that unless …

Where 2020 Democrats stand on Climate change  —  Do you support the Green New Deal resolution?  —  Hover for more information, click to highlight a candidate … Jump to more questions  —  The Democratic takeover of the House refocused the climate conversation in Washington.

Lawyers by Day, Uber Drivers and Bartenders by Night  —  Legal Aid lawyers, who represent poor people in court, often have to work second jobs to make ends meet.  —  Her story is a familiar one in the gig economy era: She works several odd jobs like delivering food for Grubhub and UberEats, or helping people with their tax returns.

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 …

No hugs, kids cutting themselves: Court gets unprecedented peek inside Homestead shelter  —  A 705-page court document filed by lawyers who spent substantial time inside Homestead's detention center for unaccompanied minors says the migrant children held there are subjected to “prison-like” …

Trump's Defiance of the Rule of Law  —  President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that his administration is the “most transparent in history,” and that it has “cooperated totally” with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, or words to that effect.  But the truth is quite the opposite.

Daily Beast, CNN confuse censorious partisanship with journalism  —  The press is not the enemy of the people, but I will be damned if it does not act like it sometimes.  —  The Daily Beast has just published a hit piece outing a private citizen whom it accuses of producing a hoax video.

US aircraft carrier deployed over Iran remains outside Gulf  —  ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (AP) — A U.S. aircraft carrier ordered by the White House to rapidly deploy to the Mideast over a perceived threat from Iran remains outside of the Persian Gulf, so far avoiding any confrontation …

Top 28 Moments From Bombshell Barr Interview  —  ‘The idea of resisting a democratically elected president and...really changing the norms on the grounds that we have to stop this president, that is where the shredding of our norms and our institutions is occurring.’

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.”