Russian Government Sought to Aid Trump's Candidacy, According to Email  —  WASHINGTON — Before arranging a meeting with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer he believed would offer him compromising information about Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Jr. was informed in an email that the material …

This Town Melts Down  —  A veteran political reporter takes stock of how Washington has — and hasn't — changed in the time of Trump.  —  Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, was running late and “tied up in the Oval,” an assistant explained.  It was late on a Thursday afternoon in June …

How We Are Ruining America  —  Over the past generation, members of the college-educated class have become amazingly good at making sure their children retain their privileged status.  They have also become devastatingly good at making sure the children of other classes have limited chances to join their ranks.

What's next if the Senate health bill fails  —  We know — the Republican health care effort has been declared dead many times, so this is not a prediction.  There's still a lot of motion, and we could see a revised Senate bill on Thursday and a vote next week.

Officials: 16 dead in military plane crash in Leflore County  —  A military plane has crashed in a soybean field in Leflore County, killing at least 16 and leaving a debris field five miles in radius, officials said.  —  Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director Lee Smithson …

Trump Aides Recruited Businessmen to Devise Options for Afghanistan  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's advisers recruited two businessmen who profited from military contracting to devise alternatives to the Pentagon's plan to send thousands of additional troops to Afghanistan …

Mystery Solved: Now We Know Why Comey Did Nothing About Hillary  —  Russia Scandal: No wonder former FBI Director James Comey refused to press charges last summer against Hillary Clinton for her egregious security breaches: It turns out, he may have been guilty of the same thing.

Trump set to postpone UK visit  —  Read next … Donald Trump's state visit to the UK looks set to be postponed until next year, amid reports that the president wants to avoid a visit that could be marred by protests over his being offered the honour.  —  A Downing St spokesman repeated …

The Trump Administration Has Forfeited the Right to be Trusted on Russia  —  Whether the media has unfairly targeted the president and his advisers over their dealings with Russian officials is now beside the point.  —  In June, the Senate passed a bill codifying U.S. sanctions on Russia.

GOP Researcher Who Sought Clinton Emails Had Alt-Right Help  —  The saga of Peter Smith's quest to obtain 33,000 emails deleted by Hillary Clinton—an effort now at the center of intrigue swirling around the Donald Trump campaign's ties to Russia—keeps getting weirder.

Mika Brzezinski lands mega 3-book deal  —  MORE FROM: … Fresh off her spat with President Donald Trump, Mika Brzezinski has landed new a three-book deal with Weinstein Books, which published her 2011 book “Knowing Your Value.”  —  The “Morning Joe” anchor has signed a deal with Harvey …

NRA Breaks Its Silence on Philando Castile Shooting  —  Yesterday the National Rifle Association broke its recent silence on the shooting of Philando Castile, a Minnesota carry permit holder who was killed during a traffic stop last summer by a cop who panicked when Castile reached for the wallet containing his driver's license.

Award-Winning Journalist Who Broke Story of Jewish Women Barred From Chicago ‘Dyke March’ Removed From Reporting Duties  —  An award-winning journalist who broke the story of the group of Jewish women ejected from an LGBTQ march in Chicago last month has been reassigned to non-journalistic duties …

Federal government cancels costly, decade-long search for a new FBI headquarters  —  The federal government is canceling the search for a new FBI headquarters, according to officials familiar with the decision, putting a more than decade-long search by the bureau to move out of the crumbling J. Edgar Hoover Building back at square one.

An avalanche of hate: How a Montana mom became the target of a neo-Nazi troll storm  —  Whitefish, Montana (CNN)Once the calls began, they did not stop.  Swiping to decline a call just led to the phone ringing again.  Blocked number after blocked number filled up the voice mail.

Umbrella-sharing startup loses nearly all of its 300,000 umbrellas in a matter of weeks  —  With bike-sharing companies like Mobike becoming incredibly successful in Chinese cities, a few startups have decided to mimic the concept with shareable umbrellas.  The only problem: most of the umbrellas have gone missing.

In Blow to Tech Industry, Trump Shelves Start-Up Immigrant Rule  —  The Trump administration said it would delay, and probably eliminate down the line, a federal rule that would have let foreign entrepreneurs come to the United States to start companies.  —  The decision, announced …

One of the Biggest Reasons Republicans Stick by Trump  —  They blocked Obama's court nominees for years.  Now they're filling those seats, starting a huge shift rightward for the judiciary.  —  Although he's been thwarted so far on his legislative agenda before Congress, most notably on health care …