Kudlow's admission about who pays tariffs contradicts Trump  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House's top economic adviser has acknowledged that U.S. consumers and businesses pay the tariffs that the Trump administration has imposed on billions of dollars of Chinese goods …

House Republicans criticize Rep. Tlaib over remarks on Holocaust, Israel  —  House Republican leaders took aim at Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Sunday for a podcast interview in which she discussed her support for a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

What Joe Biden Is Teaching Democrats About Democrats  —  Over the past five years, the Democratic Party has seemed to race leftward so fast that its recent standard-bearers are considered no longer qualified to lead it.  Bill Clinton?  An embarrassment not welcome on the campaign trail.  Barack Obama?

Democrats' fear: 2020 race killing chances to win Senate  —  Democrats have more than beating President Trump to fret in 2020: They face an uphill battle to win the Senate, and the possibility of losing House seats, too.  —  Reality check: The Senate looks tough to win back for Democrats …

Pentagon will pull money from ballistic missile and surveillance plane programs to fund border wall  —  The Pentagon will shift $1.5 billion for President Trump's border wall from programs that include the military's next nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile and a plane that provides surveillance …

Prime Minister Nigel Farage?  —  Could Britain end up with Prime Minister Nigel Farage?  On the one hand, we wouldn't put any more money on it than, say, the New York Times was prepared, on election eve in 2016, to put on Donald Trump.  On the other hand, feature what's happening …

Sweden Reopens Rape Case Against Julian Assange  —  The Swedish authorities announced on Monday that they would reopen an investigation into rape allegations against Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, who is serving a prison term in Britain for jumping bail as the United States seeks …

An Imperial Presidency?  —  President Trump's free rein from political norms puts the United States at risk.  —  We watch daily as the constitutional and conventional fabric of this country is clawed at and unraveled by Donald Trump, while those with any power to prevent or punish his actions …

Inside Jared Kushner's two missions impossible  —  As President Donald Trump launches his re-election bid, his son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, is waging dual campaigns of his own, preparing to sell ambitious fixes to two of the most stubborn problems of the past 50 years.

Trump tariffs on China intensify pain for US soyabean farmers  —  In late February, with American and Chinese diplomats enmeshed in trade talks a week before a since-extended deadline, a top US agriculture official explained what he hoped would result from a deal.

Trump Backed Libyan Warlord After Saudi Arabia and Egypt Lobbied Him  —  The leaders of Saudi Arabia and Egypt successfully lobbied President Trump to reverse U.S. policy in Libya and support a rogue general leading an offensive on a government in Tripoli backed by the United Nations …

Many Democrats fear Trump is laying an impeachment trap  —  (CNN)It seems a crazy idea that any president would actually want to be impeached.  —  But Donald Trump has so subverted Washington logic with his wild, norm-crushing presidency that there is now a serious conversation …

How a Newspaper War in New Orleans Ended: With a Baked Alaska and Layoffs  —  NEW ORLEANS — The announcement came via the baked alaska.  —  On May 2, senior staff members at The Advocate newspaper gathered in a room at Antoine's, one of the white-linen dining palaces in the French Quarter of New Orleans …

Iowa's Likely Outcome for 2020 Contenders: A Field of Broken Dreams  —  The nation's first presidential caucus is always important, but with more than 20 Democrats running this time, the need for a strong showing is far more urgent.  —  IOWA CITY — It may be nearly nine months until …

EXCLUSIVE: How money flows from Amazon to 8chan  —  Follow the money from the world's most valuable company to a racist troll haven  —  You may or may not know about the 8chan website—but you are familiar with its work.  The rudimentary message board is a wellspring of racism, violence …

Frustration, Miscalculation: Inside the U.S.-China Trade Impasse  —  The latest breakdown shows the two countries still haven't found a way to negotiate effectively.  'Sometimes you need to say “stop screwing me.”

Biden jolts Dem fight for big donors  —  Elizabeth Warren has sworn off attending big-money private fundraisers.  But a small group of Hollywood writers and producers recently gathered over drinks to talk about how to raise money for Warren's presidential campaign without her.

Suddenly conservative lawyers are condemning Trump for abuses of power … Washington seems to be barreling toward a constitutional crisis.  —  Democrats are barraging President Trump with demands for witnesses and documents.  Trump has answered by stonewalling, vowing to fight “all the subpoenas.”

Kavanaugh and Gorsuch, Justices With Much in Common, Take Different Paths  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's two Supreme Court appointees went to the same Jesuit high school in the Washington suburbs — at the same time.  After attending Ivy League colleges and law schools …