John Kelly Pushing Out Omarosa for ‘Triggering’ Trump … Newly minted White House chief of staff John Kelly has sought to put a dent in the influence of one of President Donald Trump's most famous advisers: Omarosa Manigault.  —  The former Apprentice co-star—who currently serves …

'I've done nothing wrong': Utah nurse's arrest prompts police apology  —  (CNN)Salt Lake City police apologized Friday for arresting a nurse who, citing hospital policy, refused to let officers draw blood from an unconscious crash victim.  The arrest of Alex Wubbels, who was later released without charge …

Fire Spotted at Russian Diplomatic Building in D.C.  —  First San Francisco.  Now Washington.  —  A fire could be seen burning in the back of the Russian diplomatic building in Washington Friday evening, just one day after President Donald Trump ordered Moscow to scale back its diplomatic presence in the United States.

Waiting for a Perfect Protest?  —  Media outlets and commentators representing a range of political persuasions have called attention to recent outbreaks of violence in Berkeley, Calif., Boston and other locations where anti-racist and anti-fascist demonstrators have gathered.

Far-right German candidate promises to get rid of Arabic numerals  —  A mayoral candidate for the far-right, anti-immigrant NPD party promised to get rid of Arabic numerals if elected, German media reported Friday.  —  Otfried Best, who is hoping to become mayor of Völklingen …

Justice Dept: No evidence of Trump Tower wiretapping  —  The Justice Department confirmed in a court briefing filed late Friday that neither it nor the FBI has evidence that Trump Tower was the target of surveillance efforts by the Obama administration during the 2016 presidential election.

Hurricane Harvey's Public-Health Nightmare  —  For the thousands of people traveled through Harvey's flood waters to Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center, safety was not yet at hand.  Although delivered from the worst of the storm, the packed masses were one of the loci of another brewing problem …

Maybe Colin Kaepernick Is Just Not That Good  —  Whether or not Colin Kaepernick plays another down in the N.F.L., I'm going to say that he can achieve more off a football field than he — or anyone else in the sport — can achieve on one.  —  Football, in the larger scheme of things, is not that important.

Matt Damon Talks Clooney, Trump, ‘Suburbicon’ and Racism in America  —  The star of ‘Suburbicon’ and ‘Downsizing’ discusses his long history with George Clooney, his itch to direct, his disdain for the president and his outrage about Charlottesville: “To see these young, aggrieved …

President Trump returning to Texas to meet with ‘families’ affected by Harvey  —  President Donald Trump returns to Texas today, this time to meet with families whose lives have been upended by Hurricane Harvey as well as volunteers with the rescue and recovery efforts.

San Francisco sets all-time heat record downtown at 106 degrees during state's hottest recorded summer  —  Lilly Santiago, 5, left, cools off with her mother, Lupita, 56, after playing basketball at Lanark Park on Thursday.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

White House Not Pushing Congress for Border Wall Funding, Won't Shut Down Government  —  The White House has reportedly told Republican lawmakers that it won't shut down the government if the wall on the southern border is not funded in the upcoming short-term budget deal …

Trump Drafted Letter on Why He Wanted Comey Out  —  Before firing FBI director, Trump wrote he should go for not publicly clearing him in Russia probe  —  The weekend before he fired FBI Director James Comey, President Donald Trump drafted a letter to him laying out the reasons …

Moment of truth arrives for Obamacare repeal  —  In a potential death knell for efforts to repeal Obamacare — at least this year — the Senate parliamentarian has ruled that Republicans face a Sept. 30 deadline to kill or overhaul the law with only 50 votes, Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee said Friday.

Georg Vanberg: Democracy in Chains and James M. Buchanan on school integration  —  Georg Vanberg, professor of political science and law at Duke University, asked me to post the short essay below on his behalf.  —  Much ink has been spilled over Nancy MacLean's “Democracy in Chains,” …

I am starting to see reports...  I am starting to see reports from the misinformed press and the fake news on how I am in violation of breaking campaign law.  —  #1 I have still not officially announced my candidacy.  —  #2 See #1 and go f**k yourselves.  —  Everyone else, Have a great Labor Day …