Special Counsel Mueller Impanels Washington Grand Jury in Russia Probe  —  Expansion beyond Flynn grand jury is a sign the investigation in election meddling is ramping up  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury in Washington to investigate Russia's interference in the 2016 elections …

John Kelly Quickly Moves to Impose Military Discipline on White House  —  WASHINGTON — In his six months as Homeland Security secretary, John F. Kelly often described the White House as one of the most dysfunctional organizations he had ever seen, complained to colleagues and allies about its meddling …

Exclusive: Wasserman Schultz talks about arrested aide Imran Awan  —  “I believe that I did the right thing, and I would do it again,” Wasserman Schultz said in an interview with the Sun Sentinel about her decision to keep Imran Awan employed as information technology aide for six months …

APNewsBreak: Flynn details tie to data firm, transition pay  —  https://www.apnews.com/a250d1088af44a3b 8b55275dc97de608  —  Link copied!  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is revealing a brief advisory role with a firm related …

West Virginia Governor to Switch from Democrat to Republican  —  WASHINGTON — Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia, a Democrat who was elected last year even as President Trump carried the state by 42 points, is expected to announce Thursday night at a rally with Mr. Trump that he is changing parties …

Secret Service vacates Trump Tower command post in lease dispute with president's company  —  The Secret Service has vacated its command post inside Trump Tower in Manhattan following a dispute between the government and President Trump's company over the terms of a lease for the space …

Hunt for Trump dossier author inflames Russia probe  —  Two Republican House Intelligence Committee staffers traveled to London earlier this summer to track down the former British intelligence operative who compiled a controversial dossier on President Donald Trump and Russia, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Senate blocks Trump from making recess appointments over break  —  The Senate blocked President Trump from being able to make recess appointments on Thursday as lawmakers leave Washington for their summer break.  —  Sen. Lisa Murkowski  —  (R-Alaska), doing wrap up for the entire Senate …

Sen. John McCain aims to revive immigration reform when he returns to Congress  —  A week after his dramatic call for bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, Sen. John McCain says he wants to revive a long-standing attempt to reform the nation's immigration system when he returns to Washington.

How to avoid nuclear war with North Korea  —  There are no good options to curb Kim Jong Un.  But blundering into war would be the worst  —  IT IS odd that North Korea causes so much trouble.  It is not exactly a superpower.  Its economy is only a fiftieth as big as that of its democratic capitalist cousin, South Korea.

Obamacare Rage in Retrospect  —  I guess it ain't over until the portly golfer sings, but it does look as if Obamacare will survive.  In the end, Mitch McConnell couldn't find the votes he needed; many thanks are due to Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and John McCain …

Ivanka and Jared, move back to New York  —  After delivering a blistering speech critiquing Donald Trump's performance as president at a recent conference, I was challenged by an audience member to say something nice about our commander in chief.  I answered without a second's hesitation.

U.S. Economy Added 209,000 Jobs in July — Live Analysis  —  U.S. employers added a seasonally adjusted 209,000 jobs in July.  The unemployment rate fell to 4.3%.  Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expected employers to add 180,000 jobs and unemployment to tick down to 4.3%.

Elderly woman unloads on de Blasio at town hall  —  A 96-year-old Harlem woman gave Mayor de Blasio an earful during a town hall meeting Wednesday night, screaming at the top of her lungs for him to provide “service now” and finally fix the neighborhood's rickety infrastructure.

For the New Far Right, YouTube Has Become the New Talk Radio  —  In June, Zack Exley, a political organizer and a fellow at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, published a report on “Black Pigeon Speaks,” a political commentator on YouTube.

Acosta Pulls the Media's Mask Off  —  He cements the media's reputation as the opposition party.  —  It is impossible to overstate the partisan jackassery of CNN, which is at once a product of the cynical, ratings-driven scumbaggery of its head Jeff Zucker and the pretentious liberalism of its …

My Resignation from UNC-Wilmington  —  On August 12, 2017, I will get in my car and make my annual cross-country trip from my summer home in Colorado to my other home in North Carolina.  After I arrive in the Tar Heel State and get settled I will sit down at my computer and do something …

This Trump real estate deal looks awfully like criminal tax fraud  —  Two tax lawyers break down the president's sale of two condos to his son. … President Trump clearly doesn't want to release his income tax returns to the public.  Members of the public and commentators …

Newsweek: Trump is a ‘Lazy Boy’  —  Newsweek's latest issue calls President Trump a “Lazy Boy,” showing him on the cover lounging in a chair watching TV.  —  The cover, which was released Thursday, shows Trump in a recliner, his suit stained from Cheetos while juggling a fast food bag and a soda.

Paul Ryan predicts an easier time passing tax overhaul  —  JANESVILLE — House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that Republicans will have an easier time reducing corporate taxes and simplifying income tax brackets for individuals than they did in their failed effort to overhaul health care.

With Few Wins in Congress, Republicans Agree on Need to Agree  —  WASHINGTON — Most people do not become United States senators to pass a resolution declaring National Lobster Day.  But Congress has had to settle largely for small-bore victories since President Trump was sworn into office …