Cohen to Testify That Trump Engaged in Criminal Conduct While in Office  —  Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former lawyer, will for the first time publicly accuse the president of criminal conduct while in office related to a hush-money payment to a porn star, a person familiar with his planned testimony before Congress said.

U.S. Cyber Command operation disrupted Internet access of Russian troll factory on day of 2018 midterms  —  The U.S. military blocked Internet access to an infamous Russian entity seeking to sow discord among Americans during the 2018 midterms, several U.S. officials said …

Mueller scores big win as court rejects challenge to his appointment  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller scored one of the biggest legal wins of his tenure on Tuesday, as a federal appeals court rejected claims that his appointment was unconstitutional.  —  In a unanimous ruling …

Trump bets it all on friendship with Kim  —  Trump: Kim Jong Un and I see eye to eye  —  Hanoi (CNN)President Donald Trump was looking to flatter his new friend in Singapore when he struck upon an unusual compliment.  —  He had known plenty of people who had grown up wealthy and whose families …

Ivanka Trump challenges Ocasio-Cortez platform, says Americans don't want ‘guaranteed minimum’  —  Ivanka Trump, President Trump's daughter and a White House senior adviser, lauded her father's economy and said the majority of Americans ideologically believe differently than Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez …

Bernie Sanders staff shake-up: Top strategists leave his presidential campaign  —  The chief strategist of the Vermont independent's 2016 campaign and two other aides cited creative differences as they parted ways.  —  WASHINGTON — In a major shake-up to Bernie Sanders' just-launched presidential bid …

This 21-year-old tweeted lies about Robert Mueller and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  Now, he's eyeing the 2020 election  —  COSTA MESA, Calif. - A false claim bubbled up from the internet last month that Sen. Kamala Harris, the recently announced presidential candidate, wasn't eligible for election …

I support Trump's vision on border security.  But I would vote against the emergency.  —  Thom Tillis, a Republican, is a U.S. senator from North Carolina.  —  President Trump has few bigger allies than me when it comes to supporting his vision of 21st-century border security …

Poll: How does the public think journalism happens?  —  For decades, we've known that Americans don't trust the press.  What we haven't known is how people view the makings of journalism, from the use of fact checkers and anonymous sources to the question of whether money skews journalistic decision-making.

Exclusive: Kamala Harris Calls for Decriminalization of Sex Work, Unequivocally Calls Trump a Racist and Wants Reparations (Sort of)  —  U.S Sen. Kamala Harris, a frontrunner in the burgeoning 2020 race for the Democratic nomination for president, is addressing criticisms of her criminal justice record and …

The Era of Limited Government Is Over  —  Why American conservatism after Trump may learn to like the state.  —  Since conservatism became a movement in the 1950s, the American right has understood itself to be defending not just the written American Constitution but an unwritten one as well …

If a Wealth Tax is Such a Good Idea, Why Did Europe Kill Theirs?  —  NOTE: This is an excerpt of Planet Money's newsletter.  You can sign up here.  —  In late January, Senator Elizabeth Warren, who's in the race to become president in 2020, added a new kind of tax to the American conversation …

Emma Thompson's letter to Skydance: Why I can't work for John Lasseter … When Skydance Media Chief Executive David Ellison announced this year that he was hiring John Lasseter to head Skydance Animation, many in and outside the company were shocked and deeply unhappy.

House Investigators Probe Trump Contact With Matthew Whitaker  —  A House panel believes it has evidence that President Trump asked Matthew Whitaker, at the time the acting attorney general, whether Manhattan U.S. attorney Geoffrey Berman could regain control of his office's investigation …

The Republicans of Gilead  —  A louche administration takes aim at reproductive rights.  —  In “The Handmaid's Tale,” Margaret Atwood's ever-resonant tale of misogynist dystopia, Christian fascism has a sordid, perverse underbelly.  On the surface, the Republic of Gilead …

Why Democrats are not afraid of gun control anymore  —  (CNN)The House of Representatives this week is poised to pass its most significant gun control legislation since President Bill Clinton's first term — and in the process highlight a fundamental transformation in the Democratic Party's center of gravity.

What Goes On in Those Brexit Talks in Brussels?  ‘Nothing,’ Document Says  —  BRUSSELS — Since her Brexit plan was overwhelmingly rejected last month, Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain has repeatedly set off for Brussels, ostensibly to negotiate new terms for her country's departure from the European Union.