Justice Dept. Won’t Be Extorted, Rosenstein Warns Republicans by KATIE BENNER and NICHOLAS FANDOS

Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, pushed back after lawmakers aligned with President Trump drafted articles of impeachment against him, the latest salvo in a long dispute.. via NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2rh0Rkg

Trump’s Onetime Physician Says Trump Aides Raided His Office, Describing a Year of ‘Torture’ by KATIE ROGERS and LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN, M.D.

President Trump’s longtime physician said Tuesday that he was aggressively cut out of the Trump orbit early last year and that two aides seized Mr. Trump’s medical records without authorization.. via NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2rfQ5e4

Meet the Schlapps, Washington’s Trump-Era ‘It Couple’ by ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON

Matt and Mercedes Schlapp, conservatives who scrambled aboard the Trump juggernaut, have made money, lost friends and become a symbol of the deep divide in the G.O.P.. via NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2FzdyLw

What Mueller Wants to Ask Trump About Obstruction, and What It Means by MATT APUZZO and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT

The questions show the special counsel’s focus on obstruction of justice and touch on some surprising other areas.. via NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2jju35V

Mueller Has Dozens of Inquiries for Trump in Broad Quest on Russia Ties and Obstruction by MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT

The questions provide the most detailed look yet at the special counsel investigation and show an effort to learn about the president’s thinking.. via NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2HEoTA9

Detroit Was Crumbling. Here’s How It’s Reviving. by MONICA DAVEY

Last week, we visited the city to find further signs of recovery as Detroit moves out from under budgetary oversight.. via NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2rameD0

Left vs. Left: Richard Cordray and Dennis Kucinich Battle for Governor of Ohio by MATT FLEGENHEIMER

The state’s Democratic primary raises the question: Who has the truest claim to progressivism in 2018, when both candidates can credibly grab at the label?. via NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2HC6Lqu

As Two Koreas Talk Peace, Trump’s Bargaining Chips Slip Away by MARK LANDLER

The overtures between North and South Korea will inevitably erode crippling economic sanctions and make it harder for President Trump to threaten military action.. via NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Kijxbr

Stormy Daniels Lawsuit Delayed as Judge Cites ‘Likely’ Indictment of Michael Cohen by LOUIS LUCERO II

Judge S. James Otero sided with the president’s defense team that a delay was warranted, particularly in light of Mr. Cohen’s invoking his Fifth Amendment rights.. via NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Km4LQR

With Taunts and Guile, the Golden State Killer Left a Trail of Horror by DAN BARRY, TIM ARANGO and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.

How a serial rapist and murderer in California flaunted his power as well as his belief that he could elude accountability forever. He was wrong.. via NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2vUUXu9