Mueller Has Early Draft of Trump Letter Giving Reasons for Firing Comey  —  WASHINGTON — The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, has obtained a letter that President Trump and a top political aide drafted in the days before Mr. Trump fired the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey …

Video shows Utah nurse screaming, being dragged into police car after refusing to let officer take blood from unconscious victim  —  A nurse says she was assaulted and illegally arrested by a Salt Lake City police detective for following a hospital policy that does not allow blood draws from unconscious patients.

Treasury inspector general to review Mnuchin's flight to Fort Knox  —  The U.S. Treasury's Office of Inspector General is reviewing the flight taken by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his wife, Louise Linton, last week to Louisville and Fort Knox, Ky., following criticism of their use …

It's time Congress returns to regular order  —  (FILES) This file photo taken on March 23, 2017 shows a view of the US Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington,DC.  The top ‘AAA’ long-term debt rating of the United States will be in danger if lawmakers do not raise borrowing limits in a timely fashion …

Leaders of American Industry on DACA  —  Entrepreneurs and business leaders from across the country are releasing an open letter encouraging President Trump to preserve the DACA program and calling on Congress to pass the bipartisan DREAM Act or similar legislation that provides …

Hurricane Harvey Shifts Political Winds in Washington  —  WASHINGTON — In swamping large swaths of Texas and Louisiana, Hurricane Harvey also forged a new reality for President Trump and the Republicans governing Washington.  —  Gone are the confrontational talk of a government shutdown and the brinkmanship over the debt limit.

Trump pulls back threat to shut down government over border wall — for now  —  The White House has signaled to congressional Republicans that it will not shut down the government in October if money isn't appropriated to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, potentially clearing a path …

Software Glitch or Russian Hackers?  Election Problems Draw Little Scrutiny  —  The calls started flooding in from hundreds of irate North Carolina voters just after 7 a.m. on Election Day last November.  —  Dozens were told they were ineligible to vote and were turned away at the polls …

FBI, Homeland Security warn of more ‘antifa’ attacks  —  Federal authorities have been warning state and local officials since early 2016 that leftist extremists known as “antifa” had become increasingly confrontational and dangerous, so much so that the Department of Homeland Security formally classified …

Exclusive: Mueller Enlists the IRS for His Trump-Russia Investigation … Special counsel Bob Mueller has teamed up with the IRS.  According to sources familiar with his investigation into alleged Russian election interference, his probe has enlisted the help of agents from the IRS' Criminal Investigations unit.

Mick the Knife  —  Mick Mulvaney, President Donald Trump's budget director, walked into the Oval Office in early May on a longshot mission.  The slash-government conservative wanted to persuade the president to break one of his most popular campaign promises.

Former aides to GOP lawmaker describe toxic work environment  —  https://apnews.com/e072b685bc0e4fec97cd 2e455a3fbae9  —  Link copied!  —  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Staffers in tears.  Pay cuts for small mistakes.  Aides who walked out of the office — and never came back.

Jeff Sessions' DOJ To Put Woman Who Laughed At Jeff Sessions On Trial Yet Again  —  Desiree Fairooz's brief chuckle during the attorney general's confirmation hearing in January has turned into a nine-month ordeal, and it's not over yet.  —  WASHINGTON Jeff Sessions' Justice Department plans …

N.C. senator tosses Trump a conservative life raft for Dreamers  —  WASHINGTON  —  Conservative lawmakers led by Thom Tillis are crafting a bill they call the conservative Dream Act that would provide a path to permanent residency to people brought here illegally as children …

Cobb officer who said ‘we only shoot black people’ says he'll retire  —  A white Cobb County police lieutenant who told a woman during a traffic stop that “we only shoot black people” will be fired, the police chief said on Thursday.  —  But even as Chief Mike Register was on live TV announcing …

Obama Is Now the Most Costly Former President  —  After his pension, an office space, and other perks, former President Obama is costing taxpayers the most to support out of all the ex-presidents.  —  Next year, the American people will be footing his bill to the tune of $1,153,000, according to a Congressional Research Service memo.

Yes, Google Uses Its Power to Quash Ideas It Doesn't Like—I Know Because It Happened to Me  —  The story in the New York Times this week was unsettling: The New America Foundation, a major think tank, was getting rid of one of its teams of scholars, the Open Markets group.

The Urban Revival Is Over  —  TORONTO — For all the concern about the gentrification, rising housing prices and the growing gap between the rich and poor in our leading cities, an even bigger threat lies on the horizon: The urban revival that swept across America over the past decade or two may be in danger.

A Leak or a Hack?  A Forum on the VIPS Memo  —  A letter from dissenting members of VIPS, a reply from VIPS, and the results of our independent review.  —  WHEN FACTS ARE NOT FACTS  —  The recent article published on August 9, 2017, in The Nation by Patrick Lawrence leans heavily on a July 24 …

Now CNN Can Read Its Reporters' DMs  —  Anyone who works in the media, particularly Gizmodo Media Group, will tell you that the messaging application Slack is the best thing about working in this precarious industry.  It's great!  A wonderful way to share news and tweets …

Kris Kobach's new job: Columnist for Breitbart  —  Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is now a regular columnist on the far-right news site run by President Donald Trump's former chief strategist.  —  Kobach, a candidate for Kansas governor who is running on a platform of combating illegal immigration …