CNN severs ties with Jeffrey Lord  —  CNN severed ties with Jeffrey Lord on Thursday, hours after he ignited controversy by tweeting the words “Sieg Heil!” at a prominent liberal activist.  —  “Nazi salutes are indefensible,” a CNN spokesperson said in a statement.  “Jeffrey Lord is no longer with the network.”

Manafort switching legal team as feds crank up heat on him  —  Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is changing his attorneys as a federal investigation heats up into his financial transactions, according to people familiar with the matter.  —  Manafort's case will now be handled …

Gorka backpedals on Tillerson remarks, blames ‘fake news industrial complex’  —  White House Deputy Assistant to the President Sebastian Gorka retreated Thursday from remarks implying it was “nonsensical” for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to discuss the likelihood of military action against North Korea.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai cancels all-hands meeting about gender controversy due to employee worries of online harassment  —  Doxxing of search company staffers had already started.  —  Google's CEO Sundar Pichai has cancelled its much anticipated meeting to talk about gender issues today.

Pyongyang challenge: Should US shoot Kim's missiles down?  —  https://apnews.com/839865501c6e4d8084c5 f5258fb7f656  —  Link copied!  —  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — With North Korea threatening to send a salvo of ballistic missiles close to a U.S. military hub in the Pacific …

Here's the Memo That Blew Up the NSC  —  Fired White House staffer argued “deep state” attacked Trump administration because the president represents a threat to cultural Marxist memes, globalists, and bankers.  —  The memo at the heart of the latest blowup at the National Security Council paints …

'When you put this guy in a cage and think you're controlling him, things like this happen'  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights  —  President Trump, left, speaks to reporters at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J., on Aug. 10, as Vice President Pence looks on.

Trump says he is ‘very thankful’ to Putin for expelling U.S. diplomats from Russia  —  BEDMINSTER, N.J. — President Trump said here Thursday that he is “very thankful” to Russian President Vladimir Putin for expelling hundreds of U.S. diplomats from Russia, because he said it helps him cut the U.S. government's payroll.

Chelsea Manning Changed the Course of History.  Now She's Focusing on Herself  —  “It's not like I'm living in fear or anything,” Manning says.  “I'm so glad to be out and about and walking around.”  Here, Manning in a Norma Kamali swimsuit.  —  Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, September 2017

The Uncomfortable Truth About Affirmative Action and Asian-Americans  —  The application process for schools, fellowships, and jobs always came with a ritual: a person who had a role in choosing me—an admissions officer, an interviewer—would mention in his congratulations that I was “different” from the other Asians.

Exclusive: The chaos behind the scenes of Fox News' now-retracted Seth Rich story  —  Lawsuit puts Seth Rich conspiracy inside the West Wing  —  For more than two months, Fox News has declined to explain the story behind one of its most high-profile journalistic disasters …

Nobody Knows What Lies Beneath New York City  —  Before a single raindrop fell, Alan Leidner knew the waters could rise and throw the city into darkness.  On this point, the maps were as clear as a crystal ball.  All you had to do was look.  —  It was 2010, and Leidner was consulting …

Israel's Getting a New Wall, This One With a Twist  —  KFAR SIRKIN, Israel — Israel is building another wall to protect itself from its enemies.  But rather than a major eyesore, much of this one will be invisible.  —  In the coming months, military officials say, the army …

What declaring a national emergency over the opioid epidemic could actually do  —  President Donald Trump said he will declare a national emergency on Thursday.  Here's what that could mean.  —  President Donald Trump is gearing up to declare a national emergency on the opioid epidemic.

Trump attacks on McConnell won't improve his weak showing in Congress  — Since Ronald Reagan's 1980 election propelled a political realignment, every new president has scored a major early legislative victory except one - Trump.  — History shows a new president's best opportunity …

Republicans limiting early voting in Marion County, letting it bloom in suburbs  —  Absentee voting in Hamilton County grew in 2016 with the addition of early polling places.  Why was Marion County limited to just one?  Stephen J. Beard / IndyStar  —  CONNECT