'Don't look at the flash or fireball' — Guam Homeland Security releases fact sheet in light of North Korea threats  —  Guam Homeland Security issued a new fact sheet Friday, which the agency says will help residents prepare for an imminent missile threat.  —  The information was released following …

Senators learn the hard way about the fallout from turning on Trump  —  Republican senators who have been a thorn in President Trump's side are beginning to see the political consequences of opposing the White House as pro-Trump activists start to mobilize.  —  Just this week …

Sundar Pichai Should Resign as Google's C.E.O.  —  There are many actors in the whole Google/diversity drama, but I'd say the one who's behaved the worst is the C.E.O., Sundar Pichai.  —  The first actor is James Damore, who wrote the memo.  In it, he was trying to explain why 80 percent of Google's tech employees are male.

I'm a woman in computer science.  Let me ladysplain the Google memo to you.  —  I'm a lecturer in computer science at Stanford.  I've taught at least four different programming languages, including assembly.  I've had a single-digit employee number in a startup.  Yes, I'm a woman in tech.

Combative Trump Pulls His Punches for One Man: Putin  —  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — The roster of villains in President Trump's world is legion.  The list of people he has been willing, even eager, to publicly attack includes not just Mitch McConnell, his latest target, but Jeff Sessions …

Congressional investigators want to question Trump's longtime secretary, Rhona Graff, in Russia probe  —  Congressional investigators want to question President Donald Trump's longtime personal secretary as part of their ongoing probe into a controversial meeting between Trump campaign officials …

Obama to re-emerge in ‘delicate dance’ with Dems  —  Former President Obama will re-emerge on the national scene this fall, though Democrats expect him to do so with caution.  —  One aide describes the beginning of a “delicate dance” that aims to put Obama in the Democratic fray, but prevent him from remaining the face of the party.

Breitbart's war on McMaster bites Bannon  —  The conservative news site Breitbart has waged a nonstop campaign against national security adviser H.R. McMaster, but so far it seems to have done the most damage to someone else: Steve Bannon.  —  A Wall Street Journal editorial earlier …

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll - August 2017: The Politics of ACA Repeal and Replace Efforts  —  KEY FINDINGS:  — The August Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that the majority of the public (60 percent) say it is a “good thing” that the Senate did not pass the bill that would have repealed and replaced the ACA.

Bannon calls Jeffrey Lord to support ‘no apologies tour’ after CNN cuts ties over Nazi salute  —  Jeffrey Lord gets early support from Steve Bannon after being ousted at CNN for tweeting a Nazi salute.  —  CAMP HILL - Hours after he was fired from CNN, Jeffrey Lord started his “no apologies tour.”

Freedom Caucus seeks to force ObamaCare repeal vote  —  The conservative House Freedom Caucus on Friday is planning a move to try and force a vote on an ObamaCare repeal bill.  —  A spokeswoman for the group said members plan to file a “discharge petition,” which would force a vote …

At raucous town halls, Republicans have faced another round of anger over health care  —  BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The long August congressional recess, which Republicans hoped would begin a conversation about tax reform and must-pass budget measures, has so far seen another round of angry town halls focused …

Omarosa causes uproar at National Assoc. of Black Journalists conference … There's some “heavy drama” in New Orleans at the National Association of Black Journalists conference after organizers decided to add top Trump aide Omarosa Manigault to a panel.  —  “The majority there don't want her involved.

Daniel Loeb, a Cuomo Donor, Makes Racial Remark About Black Leader  —  The hedge fund manager Daniel S. Loeb, a prominent supporter of charter schools and a major financial backer of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and congressional Republicans, accused the African-American woman who leads the Democrats …

Review: Michael Moore, Bragging on Broadway, in ‘The Terms of My Surrender’  —  THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER - Broadway, Play, Solo Performance - 1 hr. and 30 min. - Closing Date: October 22, 2017 - Belasco Theatre, 111 W. 44th St. - 212-239-6200  —  In 1972, having campaigned on a platform …

Sinema aiming for Senate, Stanton preps for congressional seat  —  Democratic Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema of Phoenix is planning a 2018 run for the U.S. Senate seat held by first-term Mesa Republican Jeff Flake, according to sources familiar with Sinema's plans.

MELANIA, IVANKA AND IVANA TRUMP WEAR HIGH HEELS, A SYMBOL OF EVERYTHING THAT IS BEAUTIFUL AND HORRIFYING ABOUT THEM  —  U.S. IVANKA TRUMP MELANIA TRUMP FIRST LADY DONALD TRUMP SHOES  —  There's been no rest for the wicked just a week into President Donald Trump's 17-day vacation …

Navy secretary on transgender troops: ‘Any patriot’ should be allowed to serve  —  The recently confirmed secretary of the Navy says he will follow any order the president gives on transgender troops, but that “any patriot” should be allowed to serve.  —  “We will process and take direction …

How Do You Price a Problem Like Korea?  —  Relatively small market moves are “reflective of the extreme difficulty the market faces in pricing in the ramifications of a nuclear confrontation.”

Trump Hotel in Washington Saw Strong Profit in First Four Months of 2017  —  General Services Administration, which oversees Trump Organization lease, posted unredacted financial documents online  —  Donald Trump's hotel in Washington, D.C., raised its rates in the months after he became president …