China to slap tariffs on 128 U.S. goods  —  China is moving forward with its plan to counter President Donald Trump's new tariffs on steel and aluminum, levying duties that will take effect Monday on more than $3 billion in U.S. exports to the country.  —  In a statement Sunday …

Sinclair tells stations to air media-bashing promos - and the criticism goes viral  —  Sinclair forces stations to air media-bashing promos, criticism goes viral  —  Sinclair Broadcast Group's corporate mandates are exacerbating tensions between the company's local stations and its management.

This Trump legal defeat may force Trump to decide: His presidency or his businesses? … In a decision with far-reaching implications for President Trump, a federal court ruled this week that a lawsuit could go forward claiming he unconstitutionally received foreign emoluments — that is …

Steven Bochco, Creative Force Behind ‘Hill Street Blues,’ ‘L.A. Law’ and ‘NYPD Blue,’ Dies at 74  —  The unwavering TV writer-producer, winner of 10 Emmys, butted heads with networks and almost always won.  —  Steven Bochco, the strong-willed writer and producer who brought gritty realism …

Corruption, Not Russia, Is Trump's Greatest Political Liability  —  “My whole life I've been greedy, greedy, greedy,” declared Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign.  “I've grabbed all the money I could get.  I'm so greedy.  But now I want to be greedy for the United States.”

Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook's hardest year, and what comes next  —  “We will dig through this hole, but it will take a few years.”  —  It's been a tough year for Facebook.  The social networking juggernaut found itself engulfed by controversies over fake news, electoral interference …

Author busts Kellyanne Conway as ‘number one leaker’ in White House: She tells ‘mean ugly lies’  —  In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, the author of a new book on the Trump White House revealed that Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway is the top leaker in the administration and would spread …

Is DC Being Too Mean to Louise Linton?  —  Trumpworld sees the actress-turned-cabinet-spouse as a victim of the Beltway's mean-girl social set.  Le tout Washington disagrees.  —  They were just gloves, Louise Linton says.  “I didn't take the bloody gloves off because it was cold!

Poisoned Door Handle Hints at High-Level Plot to Kill Spy, U.K. Officials Say  —  LONDON — British officials investigating the poisoning of Sergei V. Skripal, a former Russian double agent, believe it is likely that an assassin smeared a nerve agent on the door handle at his home.

‘It sucks’: Senators fume over McConnell's tight grip  —  The GOP leader promised a free-wheeling Senate.  The numbers show it's been anything but that lately.  —  Republican John Kennedy has served in the Senate a full 15 months — and not once received a roll call vote on one of his legislative amendments.

Trump adviser's Russian contact closely linked to Putin family  —  Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater private security group and a close campaign adviser to Donald Trump, met a Russian financier with direct ties to Vladimir Putin's family in the weeks leading up to Mr Trump's inauguration …

Costa Rica center-left easily wins presidency in vote fought on gay rights  —  David Alire Garcia, Enrique Andres Pretel  —  SAN JOSE (Reuters) - The center-left's Carlos Alvarado Quesada decisively defeated a conservative Protestant singer in Costa Rica's presidential runoff election …

Social media firms want us addicted to approval.  So much for WiFi making us smarter.  —  Here's how a data firm helped Donald Trump get elected as president.  We have the FAQs. … A rather profound tweet by a Twitter user called The Stoic Emperor reads: … Sadly, this seems about right.

Cynthia Nixon to Give First National TV Interview to Wendy Williams (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Cynthia Nixon is continuing to run a campaign for governor of New York that defies convention by granting her first television sit-down interview to Wendy Williams, Variety has learned.

A Saudi Prince's Quest to Remake the Middle East  —  In his work with the White House, is Mohammed bin Salman driving out extremism, or merely seizing power for himself?  —  A few days after Donald Trump was inaugurated, Jared Kushner sat down to decide how to reshape the Middle East.

Chinese space station smashes to Earth at 17,000mph off the coast of Tahiti  —  Chinese space authorities say its defunct Tiangong 1 space station re-entered the earth's atmosphere over the South Pacific and crashed near Tahiti early on Monday.  —  The craft re-entered the atmosphere around 8.15am Beijing …

Chicago sees drop in killings and shootings for 13 consecutive months  —  Chicago (CNN)Killings and shootings continue to dip in Chicago, a city long plagued by gun violence, according to crime figures released Sunday.  —  March marked the 13th consecutive month of declining gun violence, the Chicago Police Department said.

In fighting homeless camp, Irvine's Asians win, but at a cost  —  One by one, the buses pulled up to the Orange County Hall of Administration last week carrying posters with messages such as “No Tent City” and “No Homeless in Irvine.”  —  Many of the hundreds on board were immigrants …

Brian Stelter on Laura Ingraham: ‘Dangerous’ to See Ad Boycotts Happening More Often  —  CNN's Brian Stelter discussed the current ad boycott being waged against Laura Ingraham's Fox News show by Parkland student David Hogg — and proposed that such boycotts are dangerous.

Google snubbed Easter with no doodle for 18th year in a row, Christians say  —  For the 18th year in a row, Google has no doodle to celebrate Easter, and Christians are angry on this holy day.  —  Paul Joseph Watson, Infowars editor-at-large, tweeted Sunday about Christianity's most joyful day …

Museum slammed after hiring white curator for African art exhibit  —  The Brooklyn Museum has sparked outrage in the black community after tapping a white woman to curate its vast African art collection.  —  On Monday the museum appointed Kristen Windmuller-Luna, 31, who has a Ph.D …

Trump: ‘NO MORE DACA DEAL’  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump again called for an end to the filibuster and said there will be no deal with Democrats on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA.  —  “Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job …