Trump Handed Putin a Stunning Victory  —  President Donald Trump needed to accomplish two things this week during his visits to Poland and the G-20 Summit in Hamburg.  First, he needed to reassure America's allies that he was committed to collective defense and the core set of values and principles that bind us together.

Ivanka Trump Sat In for Her Father at the G-20 Leaders' Table  —  Daughter seen sitting at his spot during migration meeting  —  Trump stepped away from meeting to hold one-on-one sessions  —  Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, took his seat at a Group of 20 meeting table in Hamburg …

Once Dominant, the United States Finds Itself Isolated at G-20  —  HAMBURG, Germany — For years the United States was the dominant force and set the agenda at the annual gathering of the leaders of the world's largest economies.  —  But on Friday, when President Trump met with 19 other leaders …

Senate GOP and White House plan final, urgent blitz to pass health-care law  —  The White House and Senate Republican leaders are planning a final, urgent blitz to pressure reluctant GOP senators to pass an overhaul of the Affordable Care Act before their month-long August recess.

We Need to Stop This “Andrew Cuomo 2020” Nonsense Immediately  —  Politico has a big piece Friday suggesting that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo could defeat Donald Trump in 2020 as the Democrats' presidential nominee if he is able to win over “the left.”  —  For the most part …

Justice Kennedy, Don't Retire  —  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Dear Justice Anthony Kennedy,  —  I would like to start with congratulatory wishes on your forthcoming 81st birthday.  —  As someone who has almost a decade and a half on you, I can tell you this: It may well be that the best part of your career has just begun.

CNN, journalists should have no pity for anonymous internet trolls  —  We should be able to distinguish someone participating in the political system from someone who uses anonymity to viciously target people.  —  The issue of anonymity on the Internet is in the news because of CNN's decision …

Comrade de Blasio doesn't care about New York  —  MORE FROM: … Kaiser Wilhelm is on the road again, hanging with his peeps in Hamburg and waxing nostalgic for the glory days — when all the cool kids lived on the east side of the Wall and the socialist revolution was always just over the horizon.

To my colleagues in Congress: I have MS. Don't make my insurance unaffordable.  —  Donna F. Edwards, a Democrat from Maryland, was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2008 to 2017.  She is currently a senior fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice.  —  Dear colleagues in Congress,

I shared my toddler's hospital bill on Twitter.  First came supporters — then death threats.  —  I was offered a .22 bullet, although I'm still not sure whom he meant it for, me or my child.  —  It was late on a Friday evening when I collected the day's letters from the mailbox.

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” …