Trump Fans the Flames of a Racial Fire  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump woke up on Sunday morning, gazed out at the nation he leads, saw the dry kindling of race relations and decided to throw a match on it.  It was not the first time, nor is it likely to be the last.

Rose and Eliza  —  I was recently given documents showing that both Amy and I are descended from people who owned slaves.  Along with other possessions listed in their property log were two human beings, Rose and Eliza.  —  A paternal great-great-great grandfather of mine, Andrew Cowan Jasper, owned these two women in the 1850s.

Biden unveils health plan, sharpening fight among Democrats  —  Joe Biden unveiled a proposal Monday to expand the Affordable Care Act with an optional public health insurance program, escalating a fierce debate with his Democratic rivals who favor a more sweeping Medicare-for-all system.

Pompeo grants visa to Iran's top diplomat to visit New York but limits his movements  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday night that he granted a visa to Iran's foreign minister to visit New York primarily to meet U.S. obligations to the United Nations but that his movements will be sharply curtailed.

The Post says: de Blasio must be removed as mayor  —  The lights went out on Broadway Saturday night, and Bill de Blasio was a thousand miles away in Iowa.  It was the moment that perfectly captured his distracted, ego-driven failure of a mayoralty.  —  Bill de Blasio does not care about New York City.

Have You Been Told to ‘Go Back’ to Your Country Even Though You Are American?  Tell Us About It.  —  Have you been told to “go back” to your country even though you're American?  Tell us about it.  —  Will Sudan's Revolution Succeed?  — After a dictator was ousted, protesters wanted civilian rule.

‘His own fiefdom’: Mulvaney builds ‘an empire for the right wing’ as Trump's chief of staff  —  Mick Mulvaney's battles with Alexander Acosta began almost immediately.  —  Weeks after he was named acting White House chief of staff, Mulvaney summoned the labor secretary for a tense January encounter …

How Joe Biden Became the Democrats' Anti-Busing Crusader  —  With a school desegregation lawsuit roiling Delaware in the 1970s, Mr. Biden led an effort in the Senate to end court-ordered busing.  —  NEWPORT, Del. — In July 1974, with a federal court in Delaware on the verge of ordering busing …

ICE Launches Raids Targeting Migrant Families  —  A small number of coordinated federal raids targeting undocumented migrant parents and their children took place over the weekend, the beginning of the Trump administration's plan to swiftly enforce deportation orders against some 2,000 recently …

What Happened in New York?  —  Let's discuss this.  There's too little evidence here to support any clear theory.  But given the current leadership of the Department of Justice, a hermeneutic of suspicion is called for.  But consider these dates.  —  On Friday CNN reported …

Why They Fear Ilhan Omar  —  Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson don't think she's dangerous.  They hate that she's full of potential.  —  On Wednesday night, Fox News host Tucker Carlson attacked Congresswoman Ilhan Omar for her ingratitude.  “After everything America has done for Omar and for her family …

Britain's former ambassador to the U.S., Sir Kim Darroch, vouched for the credibility of Christopher Steele, the author of the explosive dossier detailing Donald Trump's alleged ties to Russia  —  And the same leaked diplomatic cables which revealed Sir Kim's damaging comments about President Trump …

Manufacturers Move Supply Chains Out of China  —  Tariff costs prompt executives to shift production to other countries; 'Once you move, you don't go back'  —  U.S. manufacturers are shifting production to countries outside of China as trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies stretch into a second year.