Sanctions Flap Erupts Into Open Conflict Between Haley and White House  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump was watching television on Sunday when he saw Nikki R. Haley, his ambassador to the United Nations, announce that he would impose fresh sanctions on Russia.

Sean Hannity's Ties to Two More Trump-Connected Lawyers  —  Sean Hannity has had no shortage of lawyers.  In court on Monday, his name was disclosed as the third “mystery client” of Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen.  Though Hannity says he was never actually Cohen's client …

Barbara Bush, Wife of 41st President and Mother of 43rd, Dies at 92  —  Barbara Bush, Wife of 41st President, Dies  —  Mrs. Bush avoided controversial issues while in the White House and became known for her straight talk, lack of pretension and self-deprecating humor.  She was 92.

Mattis Wanted Congressional Approval Before Striking Syria.  He Was Overruled.  —  WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis urged President Trump to get congressional approval before the United States launched airstrikes against Syria last week, but was overruled by Mr. Trump …

CIA Director Pompeo met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over Easter weekend … CIA Director Mike Pompeo made a top-secret visit to North Korea over Easter weekend as an envoy for President Trump to meet with that country's leader, Kim Jong Un, according to two people with direct knowledge of the trip.

Hero who landed Southwest flight was an ace Navy pilot  —  The hero commercial pilot who safely landed a Boeing 737 full of passengers after shrapnel from an engine explosion breached the cabin was an ace Navy pilot and one of the first women to take the yoke of an F/A-18 fighter jet, according to reports.

Handful of House Republicans mobilize to protect Mueller  —  A small band of House Republicans has suddenly backed a bill to prevent President Donald Trump from unilaterally firing special counsel Robert Mueller — giving some bipartisan life to a measure that has largely been shunned by GOP leaders.

Marco Rubio, Darling of G.O.P. Establishment, Hires a Thorn in Its Side  —  WASHINGTON — As chief executive of the influential conservative think tank Heritage Action for America, Michael Needham waged years of unforgiving political warfare against the Republican Party establishment …

Neil Gorsuch voted with the liberal justices, but his opinion should chill you to the bone  —  Broadly speaking, there are two different approaches to the law on the Supreme Court's right flank.  —  Justice Samuel Alito is the consummate partisan.  Unlike his other conservative colleagues …

Trump's trade rep spends $1M on new furniture, blames Obama  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's trade representative is spending nearly $1 million on new furniture — and blaming the Obama administration.  —  US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer spent more than $917,000 to furnish …

Stormy Daniels' Penthouse Reveal: Plans to Donate $130K to Planned Parenthood in Trump and Cohen's Names … In addition to her 60 Minutes sit-down with Anderson Cooper and appearance on The View this morning, Stormy Daniels will grace the cover of Penthouse magazine.

Controversy over Jacksonville store's display of military flags caught on camera  —  Video shows city inspector getting in face of veteran at Jaguar Power Sports  —  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Jacksonville city inspector walked into a Cedar Hills Estate business to issue a warning citation …

Privilege is real.  But being a white man shouldn't disqualify me. … I am the child of privilege — or so I am being told.  I am white, I am male.  Put them together and you would think I've been sitting on a trust fund — unearned, unappreciated and unjustified.

Tax Day isn't usually a day to celebrate.  This year is different  —  Investment strategist CFRA Lindsey Bell weighs in on ‘Fox & Friends First.’  —  Filing taxes is something that fills most of us with dread.  We do the costly, complicated chore and can't wait to move on.  It's usually not a day to celebrate.

Trump, Cohen and Attorney-Client Privilege  —  The protection has limits, but is it worth testing them over a possible campaign-finance offense?  —  Who'd have dreamed that with all the horrors committed by Bashar Assad, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, the small change of American political discourse …

San Francisco's Big Seismic Gamble  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Sailors arriving in San Francisco in the 19th century used two giant redwood trees perched on a hill to help guide their ships into the bay.  The redwoods were felled for their lumber at around the time of the gold rush …

IRS provides additional day to file and pay for taxpayers through Wednesday, April 18; IRS processing systems back online  —  WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that it is providing taxpayers an additional day to file and pay their taxes following system issues that surfaced early on the April 17 tax deadline.

Joy Reid Is Quietly, Steadily, Stealthily Changing the Game for Women on TV  —  The federal government has been shut down for 35 hours, 5 minutes, and 58 seconds.  But Joy Reid is hard at work.  As the shutdown time ticks away on an onscreen countdown clock, she checks her phone and lets loose a long, sibilant “Yessss!”

Here's Why Congressman Blake Farenthold Resigned So Abruptly  —  He was about to get some bad news.  —  WASHINGTON It's been a mystery why former Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) abruptly resigned earlier this month.  —  But HuffPost has new details on what happened.

NPR Newscaster Carl Kasell Dies At 84, After A Lifelong Career On-Air  —  Every weekday for more than three decades, his baritone steadied our mornings.  Even in moments of chaos and crisis, Carl Kasell brought unflappable authority to the news.  But behind that hid a lively sense of humor …

Ingraham's ratings spike a wake-up for advertisers  —  Fox News Channel has figured out that if it caves to social media pressure and advertiser boycotts, it will soon have no shows left in its lineup.  FNC's co-president, Jack Abernethy, recently provided a public statement in support …