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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Longtime Trump aide Keith Schiller tells people he intends to leave White House  —  Meet the man who delivered the Comey letter  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's longtime aide and current director of Oval Office operations Keith Schiller has told people …

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 …

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.

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 …

L'Oreal's first transgender model is SACKED by the cosmetics giant after claiming ‘ALL white people’ are racist in extraordinary Facebook rant  — But days after she was announced as L'Oreal's first transgender model, Munroe Bergdorf launched an extraordinary rant declaring all white people racist

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.

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 …

Leader of Trump's voter suppression scheme exposed as a paid columnist for Breitbart  —  Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, the head of Donald Trump's so-called commission on “Election Integrity,” has a new gig as a paid columnist for the inflammatory right-wing pro-Trump website Breitbart.

The Maker of the Infamous $400 Juicer Is Shutting Down  —  Juicero has run out of juice.  —  The San Francisco-based maker of counter-top cold-press juicers said today that it is shutting down operations and suspending the sale of its presses and produce packs immediately.

‘Art of the Deal’ co-author: No way Trump donates $1 million to Harvey victims  —  Tony Schwartz, co-author of the bestselling book “Art of the Deal” with Donald Trump  —  tweeted Friday saying he doesn't believe that President Trump will follow through with his pledge to donate $1 million …

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.

Kid Rock has been running for Senate all summer long, violating federal law  —  Nonpartisan watchdog group Common Cause files complaint with the FEC and Department of Justice  —  Known as “American Bad Ass” to legions of fans, music star Kid Rock is living up to the nickname in his fledgling campaign …

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.

‘Crying Nazi’ Christopher Cantwell's Lawyer Says He's Just Kidding About Killing Jews … CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia — Christopher Cantwell's lawyer says his client's comments disparaging blacks and Jews is just a comedic act of a “shock jock,” comparing him to the Jewish comedian Jackie Mason.