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 …

Donald Trump Welcomed to U.K. With Video of Boris Johnson Calling Him “Unfit” for Office  —  Washington and Westminster politics seemed to merge on Monday, as Donald Trump arrived in London for a state visit — tweeting insults from Air Force One at the city's mayor, Sadiq Khan …

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.

Former Trump Aide David Bossie Has Disappeared From Fox After Pissing Off Trump  —  The president's one-time deputy campaign manager reportedly profited off his association to Trump.  Now he's no longer going on Trump's favorite network.  —  Former Donald Trump aide and current Fox employee David Bossie …

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.

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 …

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.”

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 …

Purged?  Not purged.  Leading North Korean official reemerges in public.  —  SEOUL — A senior North Korean official, who was reported last week as being the victim of a purge, has reappeared in public sitting not far from the country's leader, Kim Jong Un.

‘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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

Biden's First Run for President Was a Calamity.  Some Missteps Still Resonate.  —  In 1988, Joe Biden was prone to embellishment.  Hints of that linger today.  But unlike then, his message to voters is clear: He's a stabilizing statesman in a tumultuous time.

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” …

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

The Daily 202: ‘Socialism is not the answer.’ John Hickenlooper discusses his Sister Souljah moment after boos in S.F.  —  THE BIG IDEA: Former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper, one of the 14 presidential candidates who got seven minutes to speak at the California Democratic Party State Convention …

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.

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.

Philippine President Duterte says he ‘used to be gay’ before he ‘cured’ himself  —  (CNN)Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told a crowd he “used to be gay” before he “cured” himself.  —  The President — who is known for making colorful remarks — made the comment during a speech …

Facebook lawyer says ‘there is no privacy,’ hinting at the challenges of Zuckerberg's pivot  —  Some privacy advocates remain concerned that Zuckerberg's “privacy-focused vision” leaves the company's core business of data-targeted ads mostly unscathed.  —  A lawyer for Facebook argued …

The Latest: Sudanese army blames ‘criminals’ for violence  —  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — The Latest on the Sudanese military's moves against a sit-in protest camp in the capital (all times local)  —  Sudan's ruling military council has blamed “criminals” who sought refuge inside a protester sit …