Prominent Republican Donor Issues Ultimatum on Assault Weapons  —  A prominent Republican political donor demanded on Saturday that the party pass legislation to restrict access to guns, and vowed not to contribute to any candidates or electioneering groups that did not support a ban on the sale of military-style firearms to civilians.

Trump's Conspicuous Silence Leaves a Struggle Against Russia Without a Leader  —  WASHINGTON — After more than a dozen Russians and three companies were indicted on Friday for interfering in the 2016 elections, President Trump's first reaction was to claim personal vindication …

The Charging Mystery in the Russia Indictments—And Its Indication of What Comes Next in the Mueller Investigation  —  The special counsel's indictment of Russian individuals and organizations brought campaign finance law for the first time into formal charges in the case.  But this development came with a mystery.

Kushner requests more intel info than almost all White House staff: report  —  's son-in-law and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner  —  has reportedly requested more intelligence information than almost every other White House official.  —  The Washington Post reports that Kushner …

No Country for Young Men With AR-15s  —  Four years ago the essayist Helen Andrews wrote a critique, for the religious journal First Things, of what she described as “bloodless moralism” — meaning the decay of public moral arguments into a kind of a vulgar empiricism, a mode of debate …

The Florida School Shooting Suspect Snapped Into A Jealous Rage When Another Student Began Dating His Ex-Girlfriend  —  Former friends and classmates of suspected Florida high school shooter Nikolas Cruz said they received threats from him shortly after a breakup.  —  Reporting From Parkland, Florida

Joe Biden, in public and private, tiptoes toward a 2020 run  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden is tiptoeing toward a potential run in 2020, even broaching the possibility during a recent gathering of longtime foreign policy aides.  —  Huddled in his newly opened office steps …

Mike Pence, Tim Tebow, Tony Dungy have all been ‘Christian Shamed.’ This ugly form of bigotry must stop  —  Is believing in God a sign of mental illness?  Is praying a silly exercise in make-believe - just a big waste of time and a delusional activity?  —  I certainly don't think so, nor do most Americans.