Company part-owned by Jared Kushner got $90m from unknown offshore investors since 2017  —  Overseas investment flowed to Cadre while Trump's son-in-law works as US envoy, raising conflict of interest questions  —  A real estate company part-owned by Jared Kushner has received $90m …

Democrats hope some presidential candidates drop out — and run for Senate  —  Democrats facing a steep uphill climb to win back the Senate want Beto O'Rourke to reconsider his long-shot bid for president and take another look at running for the Senate in Texas, especially if his White House bid fails to pick up momentum.

The South's Economy Is Falling Behind: ‘All of a Sudden the Money Stops Flowing’  —  Policies that once drove the region's growth have proven inadequate in an economy shaped by the forces of globalization  —  Seth Herald for The Wall Street Journal  —  NATCHEZ, Miss.—The American South spent …

Chao created special path for McConnell's favored projects  —  The Transportation Department under Secretary Elaine Chao designated a special liaison to help with grant applications and other priorities from her husband Mitch McConnell's state of Kentucky, paving the way for grants totaling …

NRA money flowed to board members amid allegedly lavish spending by top officials and vendors  —  A former pro football player who serves on the National Rifle Association board was paid $400,000 by the group in recent years for public outreach and firearms training.

New Yorkers would pick Gillibrand over de Blasio in 2020 — if forced to choose  —  It's no contest if New York Democratic voters had to choose just between the two home town candidates running for president — Mayor Bill de Blasio or Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

Trump and Macron's symbolic friendship tree ‘has died’  —  French media say oak given as a gift by Macron and planted at the White House as part of charm offensive is no more  —  The tree planted by Donald Trump and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, at the White House as a symbol …

Google Made $4.7 Billion From the News Industry in 2018, Study Says  —  $4,700,000,000.  —  It's more than the combined ticket sales of the last two “Avengers” movies.  It's more than what virtually any professional sports team is worth.  And it's the amount that Google made from the work …

Dem, GOP senators want to check Trump's power to sell arms to Saudis  —  Sens. Murphy and Young want a resolution that would let Congress vote on last month's arms deal and block or restrict future weapons sales to Saudi Arabia.  —  WASHINGTON — Two senators plan to introduce a bill Monday designed …

Warren, Booker stand out on chaotic Iowa stage  —  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — In the early state where field organization has traditionally mattered the most, Sen. Cory Booker and Sen. Elizabeth Warren have quietly and patiently concentrated their resources toward building grassroots machines designed to power them on caucus night.

President Trump to CNBC: China is going to make a deal because 'they're going to have to'  —  KEY POINTS  — President Donald Trump on Monday said that he believes China will make a deal with the U.S. “because they're going to have to.”  — Trump's remarks during an exclusive interview on CNBC's …

Trump Lawyer's Message Was a Clue for Mueller, Who Set It Aside  —  WASHINGTON — As the special counsel's investigators pursued the question of whether President Trump tried to impede their work, they uncovered compelling evidence — a voice mail recording and statements from a trusted witness — that might have led to him.

People Are Trying to Figure Out William Barr.  He's Busy Stockpiling Power.  —  Is he the operator who spun the then-secret Mueller report?  Or the straight shooter who later disclosed portions that were damaging to President Trump?  —  WASHINGTON — Not long before Attorney General William …

Ginsburg Hints at Sharp Divisions Ahead as Supreme Court Term Nears End  —  WASHINGTON — In 2012, as the Supreme Court was mulling the fate of President Barack Obama's health care law, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg addressed the American Constitution Society, a liberal group.

Journalists can't repeat their Watergate-hero act.  The reasons should make us grieve.  —  The question from an audience member made the three network chiefs bristle:  —  Why aren't the news media holding the White House accountable like they did during the Nixon/Watergate era?

Age matters more than sexual orientation to U.S. presidential voters: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a sign that a presidential hopeful's sexual orientation has diminished as a concern for voters, Americans are more likely to say they would reject a candidate older than 70 …

Why Trump is a Florida Man  —  We always think of Trump as a New York guy, or the president in the White House.  But at heart, he's a Florida Man with a Trumpian Florida life: big mansions and big money.  —  Why it matters: At Mar-a-Lago, we're seeing a whole new form of lobbying.

The 2020 News Cycle Will Look Very Different  —  The Russia collusion narrative and associated Robert Mueller hysteria are all but over.  —  Mueller's obstruction of justice narrative involving the non-crime of collusion is ending, too.  —  Donald Trump's tax-return psychodrama …