Houston Police officer drowns in Harvey floodwaters  —  A Houston police officer drowned in his patrol car in Harvey floodwaters, according to three department officials.  —  The officer, an HPD veteran who has been with the department for more than 30 years, was in his patrol car driving …

Trump appointee: Comment calling Obama's mother a ‘w@!re’ result of ‘Internet crimes’ against me  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's appointee to a Department of Energy post says inflammatory comments that appeared to have been made by him online were the result of …

Special counsel subpoenas Manafort's former attorney and spokesman  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Special Counsel Robert Mueller has issued subpoenas to a former lawyer for Paul Manafort and to Manafort's current spokesman, an aggressive tactic that suggests an effort to add pressure on the former Trump campaign chairman.

Republicans Divided in Views of Trump's Conduct; Democrats Are Broadly Critical  —  In their own words: How people describe Trump's presidency  —  In his first seven months as president, Donald Trump has generally drawn high job approval ratings among Republicans.

Ted Cruz's claim that two-thirds of the Hurricane Sandy bill ‘had nothing to do with Sandy’  —  “The problem with that particular bill is it became a $50 billion bill that was filled with unrelated pork.  Two-thirds of that bill had nothing to do with Sandy.”  —  Hypocrisy watch!

Fox News pulled off the air in Britain  —  Rupert Murdoch and his sons are pulling Fox News off the air in Britain.  —  The network's parent company, 21st Century Fox, has announced that the controversial news channel will no longer be broadcast in the U.K. after failing to attract an audience.

Gorka: Trump ‘isolated,’ GOP leaders living ‘fantasy illusion’  —  Former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka believes Speaker of the House Paul Ryan  —  and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell  —  's “credibility is lost and unrecoverable,” and that major changes at the White House …

Sean Spicer finally gets to meet Pope Francis  —  Sean Spicer has finally met Pope Francis.  —  A group of legislators and politicians from around the world gathered in Italy this week for a meeting of the International Catholic Legislators Network, where they were received by Pope Francis at the Vatican.

How Trump Kills the G.O.P.  —  It's ironic that race was the issue that created the Republican Party and that race could very well be the issue that destroys it.  —  The G.O.P. was founded to fight slavery, and through most of its history it had a decent record on civil rights.

Judge dismisses Sarah Palin's lawsuit against New York Times  —  Lawsuits against media outlets are piling up  —  A federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday dismissed Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against the New York Times.  —  “Nowhere is political journalism so free, so robust …

Gorka suggests covert US cyber program targeted at N. Korea  —  Sebastian Gorka, who recently departed the White House, on Tuesday appeared to publicly confirm the existence of a covert cyber sabotage program targeted at North Korea's missile program.  —  “There's many options in the more covert side …

Trump Jr. agrees to transcribed interview with Senate panel  —  Trump Jr., Manafort to testify before Senate  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)President Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., has agreed to sit down for a transcribed interview with the Senate judiciary committee …

Family of six counted among the dead as Harvey death toll rises to 14  —  A family of six trying to escape the floodwaters produced by Harvey has been counted among the 14 victims who died in the historic storm, authorities said.  —  The four children and their great-grandparents died Sunday afternoon …

How the Swamp Sold Its Soul to Donald Trump  —  “Your heart tells you that he's bad for the country,” one Republican strategist said.  “Your head looks at polling data.”  —  “From a personal standpoint, I think this president f**king sucks.  He's not even a Republican,” …

ICE Plans to Start Destroying Records of Immigrant Abuse, Including Sexual Assault and Deaths in Custody  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently asked the National Archives and Record Administration (NARA), which instructs federal agencies on how to maintain records …

After melees, Berkeley mayor asks Cal to cancel right-wing Free Speech Week  —  In the aftermath of a right-wing rally Sunday that ended with anarchists chasing attendees from a downtown park, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin urged UC Berkeley on Monday to cancel conservatives' plans …

Trump to seize populist mantle for pitching messy tax overhaul  —  President Donald Trump will launch a major push for a sweeping tax overhaul with a speech Wednesday in Missouri aimed at convincing his base — and the rest of the nation — that he has a fresh vision for “unrigging” …

‘Antifa’ violence in Berkeley spurs soul-searching within leftist activist community  —  All eyes turned to Berkeley after a day of large-scale protests, and relative peace, in San Francisco.  (Aug. 27, 2017) (Sign up for our free video newsletter here http://bit.ly/2n6VKPR)

Televangelist Jim Bakker: Christians will start a civil war if Trump is impeached  —  Televangelist Jim Bakker is predicting that Christians would begin a second civil war in the U.S. if President Trump were impeached.  —  “If it happens, there will be a civil war in the United States of America.

UT fires teacher whose tweet blamed Harvey on Texas GOP vote  —  TAMPA — The University of Tampa has fired a visiting professor who posted a tweet Sunday suggesting the devastation of Hurricane Harvey is “instant karma” for Texas because it voted Republican.

Trump Punishes Longtime Aide After Angry Phoenix Speech, Sources Say  —  George Gigicos removed as president's rally organizer  —  Sparse crowd put Trump in foul mood before delivering remarks  —  Donald Trump was in a bad mood before he emerged for a confrontational speech in Arizona last week.