Ivanka Trump Sat In for Her Father at the G-20 Leaders' Table  —  First daughter in president's 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 …

Trump Team Met With Lawyer Linked to Kremlin During Campaign  —  Two weeks after Donald J. Trump clinched the Republican presidential nomination last year, his eldest son arranged a meeting at Trump Tower in Manhattan with a Russian lawyer who has connections to the Kremlin …

Trump Caves to Putin  —  What President Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin tells us about the future of Russian-American affairs.  —  If Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's readout of Donald Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin is a preview of the Trump administration's approach to Russia …

‘True Blood’ Star Nelsan Ellis Dies at 39  —  “He was a great talent, and his words and presence will be forever missed.”  —  Nelsan Ellis, the actor who starred in HBO's True Blood as Lafayette Reynolds, has died, his manager Emily Gerson Saines, told The Hollywood Reporter.  —  He was 39.

Pope Francis Says America Has ‘a Distorted Vision of the World’  —  (CNSNews.com) - Pope Francis told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica on Thursday that the United States of America—and Russia, China, North Korea and Bashar al Assad's Syria—have “a distorted vision of the world” …

Iowa woman who tried to vote for Trump twice pleads guilty to election misconduct  —  A woman from Des Moines, Iowa, pleaded guilty to election misconduct for attempting to cast two separate ballots in the 2016 presidential election for then-Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Hundreds withdraw Colorado voter registrations in response to compliance with commission request  —  DENVER - At least two Colorado county clerks say they've seen a large increase in the number of people who have withdrawn their state voter registration since Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams …

G.O.P. Support of Senate Health Repeal Erodes During Break  —  WASHINGTON — A week that Senate Republicans had hoped would mobilize conservatives and shore up support for their measure to repeal the Affordable Care Act instead ended with eroding enthusiasm, as usually reliable Republican senators …

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 …

A flight attendant smashed wine bottles on a man who tried to open the exit midair, FBI says  —  Armed with fists and an unexplained determination, a man attacked Delta Air Lines crew and passengers Thursday as he tried to pry open an exit door midair, according to the FBI.

Republicans thought they could force 2018 Democrats to cut deals, but Trump keeps sliding in polls  —  Senate Republicans began this year thinking that they had leverage over some Democrats, particularly the 10 up for reelection next year in states that President Trump won last fall.