Trump's Approval Rating Stands Below 40 Percent in Three Key Midwest States  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's job approval rating in three key states that helped propel him to the White House — Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — stands below 40 percent, according to a trio of NBC News/Marist polls.

The Trump administration just disbanded a federal advisory committee on climate change  —  The Trump administration has decided to disband the federal advisory panel for the National Climate Assessment, a group aimed at helping policymakers and private-sector officials incorporate …

Jerry Lewis, Comedy Legend, Dies at 91  —  Jerry Lewis, the brash slapstick comic who teamed with Dean Martin in the 1950s and later starred in “The Nutty Professor” and “The Bellboy” before launching the Muscular Dystrophy telethon, has died in Las Vegas.  He was 91.

How Jewish convert Ivanka got ‘Bannon the Barbarian’ to go: Trump's daughter ‘helped to force out’ aide blamed over President's failure to condemn neo-Nazi rally  —  Donald Trump's controversial aide Steve Bannon was ‘pushed out’ by his daughter Ivanka and her husband because his far-Right views clashed …

The Failing Trump Presidency  —  With each day, President Trump offers fresh proof that he is failing the office that Americans entrusted to him.  The rolling disaster of his presidency accelerated downhill last week with a news conference on Tuesday at which he seemed determined …

Breitbart goes after McMaster  —  Breitbart News, the media outlet helmed by President Trump's former chief strategist Stephen Bannon, published an article on Sunday casting national security adviser H.R. McMaster as soft on Islamist extremism and terrorism.

Why top White House officials won't quit Trump  —  There's lots of punditry about why people like Gary Cohn, Rex Tillerson, Dina Powell, Steve Mnuchin and many others don't quit the Trump White House in protest over Charlottesville.  — New Yorker Editor David Remnick writes “The Divider …

Enough is Enough  —  T  —  hese are not normal times.  —  The man in the White House is reckless and unmanageable, a danger to the Constitution, a threat to our democratic institutions.  —  Last week some of his worst qualities were on display: his moral vacuity and his disregard for the truth …

Evangelical students returning university diplomas to protest Trump  —  Former students at Liberty University are preparing to return their diplomas in a group protest of university president Jerry Falwell, Jr.'s, support for President Trump's agenda.  —  In a group letter first reported by NPR …

NEW: Palm Beach Zoo gala, MorseLife luncheon leaving Trump's Mar-a-Lago  —  And then there were two.  —  Or maybe four, depending on what happens when a couple of boards meet this week.  —  Today, the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society and MorseLife both announced a change of venue …

Kaepernick supporters call for NFL boycott  —  Controversial quarterback Colin Kaepernick deserves a chance to continue his NFL career, his supporters said Saturday.  —  Those backers include the NAACP and current and former members of the New York City Police Department, including famed corruption fighter Frank Serpico.

Trump to announce Afghanistan plan Monday in TV address  —  President Trump will announce his plan for Afghanistan in an address to the nation Monday at 9 p.m. ET from Fort Myer in Arlington, Va., with troops as his live audience.  Trump discussed his options Friday with his national security team at Camp David.

Gohmert: During the Campaign, Paul Ryan Told Us to ‘Keep President Hillary Clinton Accountable’  —  Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) has revealed that during the 2016 presidential campaign, House Speaker Paul Ryan told him and his fellow Republicans to give up on Donald Trump's campaign and just focus …

Column: While we're toppling offensive symbols, what about the Democratic Party?  —  A statue of Sen. Robert Byrd — a Democrat and former leader of the KKK — is on display in a rotunda inside the West Virginia State Capitol.  —  Al Sharpton just may be right about the need to remove offensive statues from the American public way.

Donald Trump's True Allegiances  —  Who could have predicted the President's latest outrage?  Barack Obama and anyone, really.  —  Early last November, just before Election Day, Barack Obama was driven through the crisp late-night gloom of the outskirts of Charlotte, as he barnstormed North Carolina on behalf of Hillary Clinton.

Why the ACLU is adjusting its approach to “free speech” after Charlottesville  —  The ACLU positioned itself to lead the resistance.  Now its deepest traditions could be at stake.  —  “The ACLU has blood on its hands.”  —  It was a not-uncommon sentiment in the wake of last week's Unite …

Charlottesville Was a Preview of the Future of the Republican Party  —  I hope you appreciated your recent introduction to the future leadership of the Republican Party this past week.  It happened in Charlottesville, Virginia, where hundreds of neo-Nazis and white nationalists marched under the banner of “uniting the right.”

Congress Can't Do Tax Reform Without A Functioning President  —  The Trump-related events of the past week very likely kill any chance of comprehensive reform or even just tax cuts happening this year.  —  Tax reform — the kind of wholesale change to the existing system that was enacted …