Russian Dirt on Clinton?  ‘I Love It,’ Donald Trump Jr. Said  —  The June 3, 2016, email sent to Donald Trump Jr. could hardly have been more explicit: One of his father's former Russian business partners had been contacted by a senior Russian government official and was offering to provide …

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.

Amazing human chain formed to rescue drowning family in PCB  —  “I honestly thought I was going to lose my family that day,” Roberta Ursrey said.  “It was like, 'Oh God, this is how I'm going.' ”  —  PANAMA CITY BEACH — It was supposed to just be a quick trip to the beach …

Best-Run States Are Low-Tax Republican, Worst-Run Are High-Tax Democratic, Study Finds  —  Several states, including Republican states, have decided to raise taxes this year to cover budget shortfalls.  But a new study suggests that the states might find themselves in worse financial shape after the money starts rolling in.

Report: Hundreds of NYPD cops turn backs to de Blasio at funeral  —  Hundreds of New York Police Department officers turned their backs to Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) at the Tuesday funeral for slain Officer Miosotis Familia, The New York Daily News reported.  —  The backlash stems …

EXCLUSIVE: Obama's West Wing frat house.  Aide tells how all-white speech team called each other ‘bro’, drank, exploited their jobs to sleep with women, made d*** jokes - and president deployed the f-bomb  — In a lighthearted new memoir, former Senior Presidential Speechwriter David Litt recalls working …

Senate GOP ‘very pessimistic’ on Obamacare repeal  —  A push by Ted Cruz and Mike Lee to pull the bill to the right is dividing the caucus and complicating Republicans' already-beleaguered effort.  —  Tensions are rising between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's leadership team …

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 …

Bill allocates $1.6 billion for Trump's border wall  —  The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday released a bill allocating $1.6 billion to begin construction of a physical barrier along the U.S. border with Mexico, one of President Trump's central campaign promises.