China Warns of ‘Storm Clouds Gathering’ in U.S.-North Korea Standoff  —  HONG KONG — North Korea said on Friday that nuclear war could break out on the Korean Peninsula “at any moment,” accusing the United States of escalating tensions that have set off fears of war and calls for calm by countries in the region.

DeVos Pick to Head Civil Rights Office Once Said She Faced Discrimination for Being White  —  The new acting head of the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights once complained that she experienced discrimination because she is white.  —  As an undergraduate studying calculus …

36 ISIS fighters killed by US ‘mother of all bombs’: Afghan official  —  (CNN)In its second major display of military might in one week, the US dropped its most powerful non-nuclear bomb on ISIS positions in a remote part of Afghanistan.  —  Afghan officials said 36 militants were killed …

White House says it won't make visitor logs public  —  President Donald Trump will not release records of visitors to the White House, his administration announced Friday, breaking with President Barack Obama and raising concerns about transparency.  —  The Obama administration had posted the visitor logs online.

If Trump Fired Bannon, Would He Seek Revenge?  —  When Steve Bannon vacated a home in Florida in 2015, his landlord complained that an entire Jacuzzi had apparently been coated in acid.  After conservative media star Dana Loesch left Bannon's employ at Breitbart News in 2012 …

Justice Department drops North Carolina bathroom lawsuit  —  The Trump Justice Department is dropping the federal lawsuit against North Carolina's “bathroom law” after the state agreed to replace the controversial measure.  —  Sandra Hairston, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District …

Stealth caucus gains ground in Trump White House  —  In President Trump's White House, it's better to not be seen or heard — at least in public.  —  A cadre of Trump's top aides from New York City — economic adviser Gary Cohn, deputy national security adviser Dina Powell and Trump family members Ivanka …

Free speech is not violated at Wellesley  —  Many members of our community, including students, alumnae and faculty, have criticized the Wellesley community for becoming an environment where free speech is not allowed or is a violated right.  Many outside sources have painted us as a bunch …

Why Do Democrats Feel Sorry for Hillary Clinton?  —  Every day, the incoherence deepens: He's going to cover “everyone,” but he's going to push 24 million people off their health insurance.  He's going to wipe out the debt, but his tax cuts and spending spree will add trillions to it.

Sen. Jeff Flake weathers brutal, 2 1/2-hour Mesa town hall  —  The Arizona senator was battered with questions about Trump's proposed border wall; internet privacy; taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood; and his opposition to ‘Obamacare.’  —  U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake endured a brutal face …

Donald Trump Is Just George W. Bush But Racist  —  Donald Trump ran an ethnonationalist cult-of-personality presidential campaign, in which his status as a (real) nonpolitician and (imaginary) business genius would allow him to transcend and solve every policy problem.

How to fix the Supreme Court  —  The way we choose Supreme Court nominees is broken.  Here's how to fix it.  —  It's worth taking a step back to realize just how broken the process for selecting Supreme Court justices now is.  —  In 2016, Senate Republicans responded to Antonin Scalia's death …

Small-town resistance: Dems pull off shocking red-seat wins across Illinois  —  This week saw an amazingly close race in the special election for Kansas's 4th Congressional District, one of the most conservative parts of the country.  Democrat James Thompson came within 7 points of Republican Ron Estes …

Report: Trump shift to allow political action from churches may come in tax bill  —  President Trump's pledge to allow churches to participate in political activity may come as a part of tax reform legislation, The Washington Post reported on Friday.  —  Sources told the publication …

Analysts identify #SyriaHoax as Russian-fueled propaganda  —  As Syrian president Bashar al-Assad called videos of last week's chemical attack a “fabrication,” a piece of propaganda promoted by a Russian cyber operation and bearing the hashtag #SyriaHoax has gained traction in the United States, analysts tell ABC News.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer makes its long-awaited debut  —  “It's time for the Jedi to end.”  —  The trailer for The Last Jedi just dropped at Star Wars Celebration, sending chills across the fandom and providing our first glimpse into the galaxy after civil war was reignited in The Force Awakens.

Poll: Ossoff Increases Lead in GA6; Runoff Likely  —  In our final poll of the GA6 jungle primary-style special election, some slight movement indicates that Ossoff's well-funded machine is gradually increasing his support, while Handel has maintained her status as the leading Republican.  —  Toplines:

Samuel L Jackson backs Democrats in new radio ad for Georgia special election  —  (CNN)A new radio ad in support of Democratic candidates in Georgia features actor Samuel L. Jackson calling on voters to “stop Donald Trump” by voting Democrat in Georgia's special election on Tuesday.

The Blood of the Crab  —  Horseshoe crab blood is an irreplaceable medical marvel—and so biomedical companies are bleeding 500,000 every year.  Can this creature that's been around since the dinosaurs be saved?  —  Meghan Owings plucks a horseshoe crab out of a tank and bends …