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.

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.

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 …

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.

‘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 …

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 …

Lindsey Graham: “I Don't Care” If Migrants “Stay in These Facilities for 400 Days”  —  Senator Graham said on Sunday that he has no sympathy for the conditions seen in migrant camps over the weekend.  —  Speaking with Sunday Morning Futures host Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business Network …

Jeffrey Epstein's ranch in New Mexico linked to sex trafficking, abuse investigation  —  WATCH ABOVE: At the time this video was posted, Epstein's New Mexico ranch not named in latest indictment despite older court records alleging abuse at compound.  —  At the centre of Jeffrey Epstein's secluded …