Limbaugh evacuates South Florida after claiming Hurricane Irma was a liberal hoax  —  Rush Limbaugh will be evacuating South Florida, just days after the popular conservative radio host claimed that Hurricane Irma would not hit the United States and that scientists and the liberal media …

No regrets: Trump exuberant in Oval Office after deal with Dems  —  Among Republicans on Capitol Hill, “I've never heard members and senators so angry at the president of their own party,” one durable Washington hand told me after yesterday's round of check-in calls.

Kris Kobach's leap of logic on voter fraud in New Hampshire should be disqualifying  —  In the end, the conclusion that Kris Kobach should be kept as far as possible from any investigation into “voter fraud” — much less co-chairing President Trump's federal exercise — comes down to three words:

Three Equifax Managers Sold Stock Before Cyber Hack Was Revealed  —  Three Equifax Inc. senior executives sold shares worth almost $1.8 million in the days after the company discovered a security breach that may have compromised information on about 143 million U.S. consumers.

Steve Bannon: Trump's leaked “Access Hollywood” tape was a “litmus test”  —  In his first extensive interview since leaving the Trump administration, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon tells “60 Minutes” about the fallout after the leaked “Access Hollywood” tape.

Russia's Facebook Fake News Could Have Reached 70 Million Americans … Russian-funded covert propaganda posts on Facebook were likely seen by a minimum of 23 million people and might have reached as many as 70 million, according to analysis by an expert on the social-media giant's complex advertising systems.

Broward GOP uncovers a nasty secret about its young party secretary  —  The Broward County Republicans are in turmoil today after revelations that a freshly elected member of their executive board is a man who once was charged with attempted murder in the savage claw-hammer beating …

In major Supreme Court case, Justice Dept. sides with baker who refused to make wedding cake for gay couple  —  In a major upcoming Supreme Court case that weighs equal rights with religious liberty, the Trump administration on Thursday sided with a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.

Homeland Security Plans Massive Roundups of Undocumented Immigrants  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security is planning nationwide raids to target 8,400 undocumented immigrants later this month, according to three law enforcement officials and an internal document …

Strongest Quake in a Century Hits Mexico, With at Least 26 Dead  —  Quake probably bigger than 1985 temblor that killed 9,000  —  Peso reversed gains and fell as much as 0.3% after quake hit  —  Mexico was hit by its strongest earthquake in more than a century, shaking buildings in the capital …

The Risk of Nuclear War with North Korea  —  On the ground in Pyongyang: Could Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump goad each other into a devastating confrontation?  —  1. The Madman Theory  —  The United States has no diplomatic relations with North Korea, so there is no embassy in Washington …

Congressman Charlie Dent will not seek re-election in 2018  —  Congressman Charlie Dent speaks during an open house and tour of Custom Diesel Service, LLC. in Allentown on Wednesday, August 16, 2017.  /// (Harry Fisher / The Morning Call) mc-biz-diesel-repair-shop-financing (HARRY FISHER / THE MORNING CALL)

Dreamers, Liars and Bad Economics  —  Does it matter that Jeff Sessions, the attorney general, tried to justify Donald Trump's immigration cruelty with junk economics?  —  It's definitely not the main issue.  Trump's decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy is, above all else, immoral.

‘I Smell Cash’: How the A.T.F. Spent Millions Unchecked  —  A pair of informants got $6 million and agents spent freely.  The Justice Department fought to keep records of the operation secret.  —  BRISTOL, Va. — For seven years, agents at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco …