Donald Trump's Financial Disclosure Form Has Landed—And It's Huge  —  Donald Trump's personal financial disclosure form is public now, and it's as big as promised.  —  The 92-page report starts with the 515 entities where the Republican presidential candidate has a title (usually president, chairman or both).

Trump is Digging His Own Grave...Literally  —  GOP presidential contender and real estate mogul Donald Trump wants to live in the White House but he's planning to be buried on a golf course—his own.  —  The flamboyant billionaire has received approval to build a private cemetery …

The Campaign of Deception Against Planned Parenthood  —  A hidden-camera video released last week purported to show that Planned Parenthood illegally sells tissue from aborted fetuses.  It shows nothing of the sort.  But it is the latest in a series of unrelenting attacks on Planned Parenthood …

IAEA Tells Congressmen of Two Secret Side Deals to Iran Agreement That Won't Be Shared with Congress  —  Senator Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) and Congressmen Mike Pompeo (R., Kan.) issued a press release today on a startling discovery they made during a July 17 meeting with International Atomic …

A Brief Theory of Very Serious People  —  Tyler Cowen argues that the concept of “Very Serious People” refers to people who “realize that common sense morality must, to a considerable extent, rule politics.”  I'm not either the originator nor the popularizer of the term, but I think that's wrong.

Dashcam Video of Violent Arrest of Sandra Bland Was Edited  —  The dashcam video released to the public of the violent arrest of Sandra Bland was edited.  —  Bland was a 28-year-old Black Lives Matter civil rights activist and vocal critic of police brutality who died in police custody …

De Blasio Administration Dropping Plan for Uber Cap, for Now  —  The de Blasio administration has backed away from its fight with the app company Uber, agreeing on Wednesday to drop for now its plan to place a cap on the number of vehicles operated by Uber in New York City.

Obama: New citizens can skip pledge to take up arms and defend the U.S.  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Tuesday said it will no longer require incoming U.S. citizens to pledge that they will “bear arms on behalf of the United States” …

These Are the Top 20 Cities Americans Are Ditching  —  Soaring costs of living meant residents left New York City and its suburbs in droves  —  New York City, Los Angeles, Honolulu: They're all places you would think would be popular destinations for Americans.

Pope Francis' Favorable Rating Drops in U.S.  —  Story Highlights  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pope Francis' favorability rating in the U.S. has returned to where it was when he was elected pope.  It is now at 59%, down from 76% in early 2014.  The pontiff's rating is similar to the 58% …

Service Members Risked Lives During Chattanooga Attack, Officials Say  —  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Marines and sailors risked their lives for one another in Chattanooga last week, trying to distract the gunman who assaulted a naval center here, helping people scale a fence to reach safety …

Europe to America: Your love of air-conditioning is stupid  —  The weather in Washington, D.C., and Berlin, Germany, has been pretty similar recently.  There is one striking difference between the two capitals, though: Whereas many Americans would probably never consider living or working …

Christian Asylum Seekers Hounded Out of Immigrant Housing by Muslim Residents  —  A group of Christian asylum seekers in Sweden were subjected to bullying tactics by Muslim neighbours for wearing the symbol of the cross.  —  The group consisted of two Christian families who lived …

Bernie Sanders pushes $15 federal minimum wage  —  Bernie Sanders rallied fellow members of Congress, supporters, fast-food workers and labor advocates outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday for a bill he introduced that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.

McDonald's Could Offer All-Day Breakfast Nationwide in October  —  Results in test markets have been encouraging, memo says  —  McDonald's Corp. could start offering all-day breakfast nationwide in October, just months after it began testing the idea, according to a memo sent to U.S. franchisees and employees on Tuesday.