This Is Trump's Plan to Team Up With Putin in Syria—and Leave Assad in Power … For once, Rex Tillerson is not freelancing.  —  Late Wednesday, ahead of the first-ever meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the secretary of state suggested that the U.S. is willing to explore …

Hackers are Targeting Nuclear Facilities, Homeland Security Dept. and F.B.I. Say  —  Since May, hackers have been penetrating the computer networks of companies that operate nuclear power stations and other energy facilities, as well as manufacturing plants in the United States and other countries.

Melania Trump unable to leave hotel because of G-20 protests  —  First lady Melania Trump is unable to leave her resident in Hamburg, Germany because of protests against the Group of 20 (G-20) summit.  —  A spokeswoman confirmed they have no security clearance from the police to leave …

Fox suspends business news host Charles Payne amid sexual harassment allegations  —  Fox lawyers are reviewing sexual harassment allegations against business news host Charles Payne, left.  (John Lamparski / Getty Images)  —  Fox Business Network host Charles Payne has been suspended …

McConnell: Limited Bill Needed If GOP Senate Obamacare Repeal Bill Dies  —  GLASGOW, Ky. (AP) — A bill focused on buttressing the nation's insurance marketplaces will be needed if the full-fledged Republican effort to repeal much of President Barack Obama's health care law fails, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday.

Exklusive Perspektive!  Nicht stören - aber alles im Blick haben, das ist die Arbeit der offiziellen Fotografen.  Wir haben unserem Kollegen eine Videokamera auf seine Fotokamera gesetzt.  Ganz besondere Einblicke in das informelle Treffen der #G20-Chefs, das so genannte „Retreat":

Republican Lawmakers Buy Health Insurance Stocks as Repeal Effort Moves Forward  —  Just as the House Republican bill to slash much of the Affordable Care Act moved forward, Rep. Mike Conaway, a Texas Republican and member of Speaker Paul Ryan's leadership team, added a health insurance company to his portfolio.

Bulletproof vest-clad Bronx man armed with throwing knives tries to reach Ivanka in Trump Tower  —  A Bronx man tried to get into Trump Tower to see first daughter Ivanka Trump Thursday, but was stopped by Secret Service agents who noticed he was wearing a bulletproof vest, police said.

Are sleeveless dresses “appropriate attire”?  Congress doesn't think so  —  A young, female reporter recently tried to enter a guarded room known as the Speaker's lobby outside the House chamber, but her outfit was considered inappropriate because her shoulders weren't covered.  She was wearing a sleeveless dress.

The Racial and Religious Paranoia of Trump's Warsaw Speech  —  In his speech in Poland on Thursday, Donald Trump referred 10 times to “the West” and five times to “our civilization.”  His white nationalist supporters will understand exactly what he means.  It's important that other Americans do, too.

Andrew Cuomo Could Beat Trump ... If He Can Win Over the Left First  —  NEW YORK — The scene is unfolding in the shabby headquarters of the Hotel Trades Council just off Times Square in the late spring of 2017, but it's not hard to imagine the speech somewhere in the Rust Belt in 2020 …

Trump's leaks crackdown sends chills through national security world  —  National security officials across the federal government say they are seeing new restrictions on who can access sensitive information, fueling fears in the intelligence and security community that the Trump administration …

US mint employee placed on leave after putting noose on black co-worker's chair  —  Surveillance video captured the employee creating the noose with rope used to seal coin bags and walking across the factory floor on 28 June … An employee at the US mint in Philadelphia has been placed …

US nonfarm payrolls total 222,000 in June vs 179,000 expected  — However, wage growth was muted, with average hourly earnings up 2.5 percent on an annualized basis.  —  The U.S. job market roared back to life in June, with a better-than-expected 222,000 new positions created in June …

Trump says Mexico should ‘absolutely’ pay for border wall  —  Mexico should ‘absolutely’ pay for the border wall between the United States and its southern neighbor, President Donald Trump said Friday during his meeting with his Mexican counterpart Enrique Peña Nieto.

High Anxiety at CNN Amid Attacks From Trump and His Trolls … It's a sign of the anxious, fractious times that CNN's Chris Cuomo, who'd just finished anchoring his New Day program Thursday morning, was ambushed by a camera-toting alt-right activist as he left the network's headquarters at Manhattan's Time Warner Center.