Cost of cleaning up Harvey will bring new test of governance for Trump and GOP  —  The catastrophic floods brought by Hurricane Harvey to southeastern Texas will pose an immediate test for the White House and Congress, pressing policymakers to approve billions of dollars in recovery funds …

Trump's business sought deal on a Trump Tower in Moscow while he ran for president  —  Donald Trump during a 2005 visit to Colorado to speak at a business convention.  At his right is Felix Sater, a Russian-born real estate developer.  (Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)

Fascism, American Style  —  As sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., Joe Arpaio engaged in blatant racial discrimination.  His officers systematically targeted Latinos, often arresting them on spurious charges and at least sometimes beating them up when they questioned those charges.

Black-clad antifa attack peaceful right wing demonstrators in Berkeley  —  Their faces hidden behind black bandannas and hoodies, about a 100 anarchists and antifa — “anti-fascist” — barreled into a protest Sunday afternoon in Berkeley's Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park.

Harvey's rain ‘beyond anything experienced,’ weather service says  —  Houston (CNN)Flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey is overburdening resources as authorities in and around Houston scramble to save those trapped by the high waters.  —  Hopes for an immediate respite from Harvey's wrath seem unlikely …

Exiles on Pennsylvania Avenue: How Jared and Ivanka Were Repelled by Washington's Elite  —  “What is off-putting about them,” one political veteran told me, “is they do not grasp their essential irrelevance.  They think they are special.”  —  I. AIR FORCE ONE

Exclusive: Trump vents in Oval Office, “I want tariffs.  Bring me some tariffs!”  —  The following is a rare account of President Trump in a small Oval Office meeting, venting at senior staff for sometimes resisting his hawkish trade agenda.  —  This account — confirmed by sources …

Conservatism Is Not A Suicide Pact  —  The whiny wailing and rending of garments (mostly bow ties) by the True Cons over President Trump pardoning Sheriff Joe Arpaio brings to mind another president's choice when a loyal supporter was the victim of a liberal witch hunt.

Republicans don't know who to talk to at White House  —  With Reince Priebus and Steve Bannon both out, Republicans on Capitol Hill are asking who they can talk to at the White House ahead of a crucial, difficult stretch in the legislative calendar.  —  The summer departures of Trump's …

Scoop: Trump frustration with Tillerson rising fast  —  There's a ticking problem with Rex Tillerson, and it's growing louder by the day, according to officials inside and close to the White House.  —  President Trump has been growing increasingly frustrated with his Secretary of State.

It's Time: Congress Needs to Open a Formal Impeachment Inquiry  —  President Donald Trump at Liberty University on May 13, 2017.  (Shealah Craighead/White House)  —  Last Tuesday, the New York Times published a foggy story noting that Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell …

Team Trump turns to Rove playbook to juice 2018 turnout  —  Donald Trump's White House may take a page from the Karl Rove playbook.  —  The administration has been in talks to put conservative initiatives on the ballot in 2018 midterm battleground states in hopes of energizing base voters dispirited …

Amazon Cuts Prices at Whole Foods by Up to 43% on First Day  —  Internet giant bought upscale grocery chain for $13.7 billion  —  Some prices unchanged but favorites like avocados are cheaper  —  Amazon.com Inc. spent its first day as the owner of a brick-and-mortar grocery chain cutting prices at Whole Foods Market.

America's Getting More Tolerant and Haters Hate It  —  The country's social fabric and social attitudes are getting healthier.  Ignore the Charlottesville fringe.  —  Sure, there were a lot of haters in Charlottesville.  That shouldn't obscure some better news, which is that the U.S. is becoming a more accepting and tolerant nation.

Trump expected to lift ban on military gear to local police forces  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to lift a controversial ban on the transfer of some surplus military equipment to police departments whose battlefield-style response to rioting in a St. Louis suburb three years ago prompted a halt to the program.