Trump Presses Putin on Russian Meddling in U.S. Election  —  Right Now: President Trump pressed Vladimir V. Putin on Russia's interference in the 2016 United States election but did not dwell on the subject.  Their encounter lasted two hours and 15 minutes, far longer than expected.

Trump Aides on Podesta Tweet: ‘No Idea What He Is Talking About’ … The world's most powerful leaders gathered in Germany this week to hammer out tough geopolitical issues—and, according to a tweet from President Donald Trump, to dump on Hillary Clinton's former campaign chairman.

FBI investigated complaints that Bobby Knight groped women at U.S. spy agency  —  Even before he started cursing from the podium at a U.S. spy agency, Bobby Knight was an unorthodox choice to deliver a lecture on leadership.  —  Employees at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) …

Why Single-Payer Health Care Saves Money  —  Lingering uncertainty about the fate of the Affordable Care Act has spurred the California legislature to consider adoption of a statewide single-payer health care system.  —  Sometimes described as Medicare for all, single-payer is a system …

Rachel Maddow's Exclusive “Scoop” About A Fake NSA Document Raises Several Key Questions  —  MSNBC's Rachel Maddow devoted the first 21 minutes of her Thursday night program to what she promoted as an “exclusive” scoop.  The cable news host said that someone had sent her a “carefully forged” …

Trump personally pockets club membership fees, breaking with industry norms  —  Even as he serves as president, Donald Trump earns a tidy sum — tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars — every time a new member joins one of his tony clubs.  —  Whether it's the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster …

Arrests and injuries as Hamburg gripped by mass anti-G20 protests  —  Teargas and water cannon deployed outside Elbphilharmonie concert hall while inside world leaders listen to Ode to Joy … A day of violent clashes between police and protesters culminated on Friday evening …

The Alt-Right Branding War Has Torn the Movement in Two  —  A few weeks ago, Colton Merwin, a nineteen-year-old from Maryland who recently dropped out of college, decided to organize a rally on the National Mall.  “I got all the permits and stuff myself,” he said.  “It was pretty easy, actually.”

Donald Trump's Credibility Problem at the G-20 Summit  —  With North Korea's successful testing of an intercontinental ballistic missile that might be able to reach parts of the United States, Donald Trump is facing a foreign-policy challenge of the first order.

New holes in Loretta Lynch's story on the Hillary probe  —  MORE FROM: … When former Attorney General Loretta Lynch testified last year about her decision not to prosecute Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified information, she swore she never talked to “anyone” on the Clinton campaign.

Are goats taking jobs from union workers?  —  A battle is brewing at Western Michigan University this summer between a group of hungry goats and a labor union.  —  The 400-member American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has filed a grievance contending that the work …

The Dangers of Arrogant Ignorance  —  Widespread historical ignorance is driving political polarization.  —  During President Trump's speech in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, he memorialized Pope John Paul II's momentous 1979 visit to the city.  —  For many historians …

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":

BIZARRE ALT RIGHT CARTOON OF TRUMP AS 9/11 PLANE AND CNN AS TWIN TOWERS CONFUSES TWITTER  —  The American right frequently delights in its mockery of CNN, dutifully following in the footsteps of President Trump, who spent much of the last week maligning the cable news network.

U.S. Labor Market Roars Back, Adding 222,000 Jobs in June  —  The Labor Department released the June hiring and unemployment figures on Friday morning.  This is the latest official snapshot of the state of the American economy.  —  The Numbers  —  • 222,000 jobs were added last month.

White House Relied Upon Dark Money Lobbyist To “Quarterback” Gorsuch's Confirmation  —  Five “dark money” organizations spent more than $14 million to ensure Neil Gorsuch's seat on the Supreme Court, according to new records reviewed by MapLight.  —  A lobbyist with extensive ties …

What the stock market's rise under Trump should teach Democrats  —  A lot of predictions were upended when Donald Trump won the presidency.  But one of the most interesting was the idea that a President Trump would cause a stock market collapse — or at least a sharp decline.