Trump would have been charged with obstruction were he not president, hundreds of former federal prosecutors assert  —  More than 370 former federal prosecutors who worked in Republican and Democratic administrations have signed on to a statement asserting special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's findings …

Former FBI Linguist Arrested and Indicted on Obstruction Charges  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Virginia man who previously served as a linguist for the FBI was arrested Saturday night on charges of obstructing a federal investigation and making multiple false statements to FBI officials.

BREAKING: New early state Democratic primary voter survey results  —  Key Findings:  — The Biden Surge: We asked Democratic primary voters who they favored among the eight highest-profile Democrats who have already announced their candidacies.  According to our survey …

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to choose UNUSUAL name for baby that UNIFIES the US and UK  —  MEGHAN MARKLE and Prince Harry could be leaning towards a royal baby name that pays tribute to both US and UK history, according to royal expert Victoria Arbiter.  —  Meghan Markle is expected …

TN House Speaker's chief of staff admits past drug use, confirms text messages  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada's chief of staff has admitted to using illegal drugs - including snorting cocaine in his legislative offices - in response to text messages obtained by NewsChannel 5 Investigates.

Georgia mayor under fire for alleged remarks about black job candidate  —  The mayor of Hoschton, a nearly all-white community 50 miles northeast of Atlanta, allegedly withheld a job candidate from consideration for city administrator because he was black, an AJC investigation has found.

Civilization Is Accelerating Extinction and Altering the Natural World at a Pace ‘Unprecedented in Human History’  —  WASHINGTON — Humans are transforming Earth's natural landscapes so dramatically that as many as one million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction …

Michael Cohen Was a Bluffer, Not a Fixer  —  He wasn't involved in the Trump Organization's core business.  —  Michael Cohen was my friend.  I knew his family and he knew mine.  But for him to suggest before Congress in February that he was the Trump Organization's top lawyer and deal maker is surreal.

Mike Pompeo Praises Climate Change in the Arctic as ‘New Opportunities for Trade’  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Finland to discuss the United States' commitment to the Arctic region.  While much of the secretary's speech addressed …

Trump's Other Impeachable Offense  —  As Nixon learned, Congress will not abide a president who defies its subpoenas.  —  Mr. Reston is the author of “The Conviction of Richard Nixon: The Untold Story of the Frost/Nixon Interviews.”  —  On July 30, 1974, nine days before President Richard Nixon resigned …

The FBI's Trump-Russia Investigation Was Formally Opened on False Pretenses  —  The State Department and an Australian diplomat grossly exaggerated Papadopoulos's claims — which were probably false anyway.  —  Chicanery was the force behind the formal opening of the FBI's Trump-Russia investigation.

Trump is trolling us again.  Stop falling for it.  —  President Trump has a superpower.  With just a few taps to the screen of his iPhone, he can transform his staunchest adversaries into . . .  Donald Trump.  —  No one loves a good conspiracy theory as much as the man in the Oval Office.

New NRA president, Cobb native, aiming for higher membership, reclaiming government offices  —  Carolyn Meadows, an east Cobb resident and new president of the National Rifle Association.  —  Buy Now  —  Carolyn Meadows, an east Cobb native and new president of the National Rifle Association …

Removing More Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior From Russia  —  Today we removed multiple Pages, Groups and accounts that were involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook and Instagram.  We found two separate, unconnected operations that originated in Russia and used similar tactics …

Republicans Think They Know How To Win Back Congress In 2020.  Races Like This One Could Screw It Up.  —  STATEN ISLAND — “I didn't vote for you,” Kevin Smith told Rep. Max Rose, after flagging the freshman Democratic congressman down while walking his dog.  “But I gotta give you credit — you worked your ass off.

U.S. Jews are more likely than Christians to say Trump favors the Israelis too much  —  In his more than two years as president, Donald Trump has taken significant steps to support Israel, including moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and recognizing the Jewish state's sovereignty over the Golan Heights region.

Trump May Redefine Poverty, Cutting Americans From Welfare Rolls  — OMB says in regulatory filing it may recalculate poverty level  — Switch to so-called chained CPI would slow growth of poverty  —  The Trump administration may alter the way it determines the national poverty threshold …

Far-Right News Site GotNews Has Filed a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Petition  —  The far-right news site GotNews filed a petition for federal Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 24, court records show.  —  The now-defunct site and its founder, Charles C. Johnson, were sued in federal court last year …

Ilhan Omar Won't Be Quiet  —  “Clearly, I am a nightmare ― because [Trump] can't stop really thinking about ways that he can continue to use my identity to marginalize our communities,” said the freshman congresswoman as she went back to her district in Minnesota for recess.

Another Chinese American Trump Donor Tried to Sell Mar-a-Lago Access to Overseas Clients  —  In recent weeks, Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club has been at the center of intersecting scandals.  There's the curious case of Yujing Zhang, the Chinese woman arrested for allegedly sneaking into the resort.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora won't visit White House  —  Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora will not attend the ceremony at the White House on Thursday honoring the 2018 World Series champions.  —  Cora cited the Trump administration's response to Hurricane Maria in his native Puerto Rico as the reason for his decision.

Algorithms of Suppression  —  The Claremont Institute has launched a campaign to engage our fellow citizens in discussion and debate about what it means to be an American.  As part of that effort, we have begun to point out the increasingly existential danger of identity politics and political correctness to our republic.