Kushners' China Deal Flop Was Part of Much Bigger Hunt for Cash  —  Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law and top adviser, wakes up each morning to a growing problem that will not go away.  His family's real estate business, Kushner Cos., owes hundreds of millions of dollars on a 41-story office building on Fifth Avenue.

This is the best photo Trump could find for “witnessing” hurricane devastation “first hand”  —  Donald Trump said he witnessed the devastation of Hurricane Harvey “first hand.”  —  He did not.  —  He did not even come close.  —  His Tuesday trip to Texas took him to Corpus Christi, several hundred miles away from Houston.

The CEO of Laura Ingraham's LifeZette Won't Stop Talking About His Employees' ‘Boobs and Butts’ … LifeZette, the politics and culture website founded by prominent ally of President Donald Trump and longtime talk-radio host Laura Ingraham, is in trouble.  —  Traffic to the site …

Was Barack Obama President During Hurricane Katrina?  —  Twitter users tried to pin the blame for Katrina relief issues on Obama, though he wasn't even president when it hit New Orleans. … CLAIM  —  Barack Obama was president when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005.  —  RATING  —  FALSE

BREAKING: Explosions reported at flooded Crosby chemical plant  —  The Harris County Emergency Operations Center reported two explosions and black smoke coming from the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby early Thursday, according to a statement from the company.

Officer to woman during traffic stop: ‘We only kill black people, right?’  —  COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Exclusive dash-cam video obtained by Channel 2 Action News caught an officer's interaction with a woman who said she was afraid to move her hands during a traffic stop.

Voters deeply disapprove of Trump, House leaders: poll  —  President Trump and leaders of both parties in the House face mounting disapproval from voters across the board, according to a new poll released Thursday.  —  A new NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll found that Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan

Trump Raises an Army  —  I know that Harvey is heavy on America's heart.  —  It is certainly heavy on mine.  My oldest brother lives in the hard-hit suburban Houston town of Humble, just outside of George Bush Intercontinental Airport and on the shores of the Spring Creek and the west fork of the San Jacinto River.

Owners must surgically ‘debark’ loud dogs, court rules  —  Gallery: Owners must debark dogs, court rules  —  The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a southern Oregon couple must quiet their incessantly barking dogs by sending them to the vet to have their voices surgically squelched.

Mueller teams up with New York attorney general in Manafort probe  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller's team is working with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on its investigation into Paul Manafort and his financial transactions, according to several people familiar with the matter.

Russian lobbyist testifies to Mueller grand jury  —  Rinat Akhmetshin, the lobbyist and former Soviet army officer who met senior Trump campaign aides at a controversial meeting last year, has given evidence before a grand jury investigation, according to two people familiar with the matter.

‘God drowned all the neo-Nazis of Texas’: French magazine Charlie Hebdo prints controversial cover depicting Harvey victims as white supremacists  — French magazine Charlie Hebdo's latest edition includes a cover depicting Texans who drowned in the flood waters of Tropical Storm Harvey as Nazis

Cernovich Sources: White House ‘Coup’ Underway, Trump ‘Under House Arrest’  —  Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow spoke to journalist Mike Cernovich on Breitbart News Daily this morning discussing the Trump presidency, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's influence, and the possibility …

Missouri Republican calls for vandals of Confederate monument to be lynched  —  In a Facebook post published Wednesday, Missouri Rep. Warren Love (R) expressed hope that the people responsible for vandalizing a Confederate monument in Springfield National Cemetery will be found and lynched.

The Militarization of the Hamptons  —  Why is a heavily armed counterterrorism force patrolling the parties of the rich and famous?  —  A few weeks ago, the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival held one of its occasional outdoor concerts at a nearby Long Island winery.

'I'm a g*ddamn human being': Crying white supremacist Cantwell stuck in jail — and really hates his nickname  —  Christopher “Crying Nazi” Cantwell gave his first post-arrest interview to The Daily Beast's Hawes Spencer and said that his new nickname really upsets him.

Colin Kaepernick Blackball?  NFL Team Executives Explain Why That Theory Doesn't Stand Up  — Decision-makers for four different teams with quarterback question marks address the reasons why they never really considered employing the ex-Niners quarterback - Also in Albert Breer's notebook …

BLS: Americans Spend More on Taxes Than Food and Clothing Combined  —  (CNSNews.com) - Americans on average spent more on taxes in 2016 than they did on food and clothing combined, according to data released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  —  The same data also shows that in three years …

Identity Politics Are Tearing America Apart  —  Political leaders should focus on the common good.  Floodwaters and rotting bridges don't discriminate.  —  The two of us have seen this before: a critical point in U.S. history, when political, social and economic upheavals have left …

Petition to Declare George Soros a Terrorist is One of Most Popular on WhiteHouse.gov  —  According to the Whitehouse.gov website, a petition to declare George Soros a terrorist and seize all of his related organizations' assets under RICO and NDAA law" is one of the most popular White House petitions.

Poll: Most Oppose Trump's Pardon for Ex-Sheriff Arpaio, Booting ‘Dreamers’  —  More than half of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's decision to pardon former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, while nearly two-thirds said they support a program allowing “Dreamers” to stay in the U.S. …

See Inside Bazaar's September Issue Starring Kim Kardashian West  —  In a stylistic homage to her fashion icon Cher, Kim Kardashian West talks about reconciling the soul of a feminist with the body of a bombshell... and why she doesn't follow Trump on Twitter  —  It's hard-out at 6.30pm.

FBI fights public release of Trump dossier info  —  Senate investigators have had problems getting the FBI to reveal information about the Trump dossier.  They're not the only ones.  Outside groups filing Freedom of Information Act requests are running up against a stone wall when it comes to the dossier.

Ted Cruz spends week lashing out at people who catch him lying about hurricane relief  —  Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has found himself in an awkward position this week, asking the federal government to provide disaster relief funding for his flood-ravaged state of Texas while also trying …

U.S. retaliates for Putin's move to cut U.S. embassy staff  —  The U.S. will force Russia to close its consulate in San Francisco and reduce its presence in Washington, D.C. in retaliation for Vladimir Putin's decision to compel the U.S. to cut its embassy staff in Russia by 755, the AP reports.

Justice, Trump, Capito and Manchin: MetroNews West Virginia Poll evaluates approval  —  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On the heels of Gov. Jim Justice's party switch, more West Virginians now disapprove of the governor than approve of him, according to the latest MetroNews West Virginia Poll.