Tragedy: Eric Bolling Son Dies  —  Yashar Ali reported Saturday that Eric Bolling's son, Eric Chase, died last night.  At this time the circumstances remain unclear.  Chase, was 19 years old and Bolling's only child.  —  “Very sad news, Eric Bolling's son, who was only 19, died last night,” said Ali.

Hurricane Irma, now a Category 3 storm, begins lashing Florida  —  (CNN)Hurricane Irma's strong winds and outer rain bands lashed the Florida Keys on Saturday as the Category 3 storm pushed toward the state amid dire warnings of devastating gales, heavy rain and a potentially deadly storm surge.

Bound to No Party, Trump Upends 150 Years of Two-Party Rule  —  WASHINGTON — When Donald J. Trump set his sights on the presidency in the 2000 election, he pursued the nomination of the Reform Party, a home for disenchanted independents.  “The Republican Party has just moved too far to the extreme right,” he explained.

Why Trump hopes the new Trump sticks  —  A Trump adviser says that after a tumultuous seven months in office, it had finally dawned on the president: “People really f@&@ing hate me.”  For someone who has spent his life lapping up adulation, however fake, it was a harsh realization.

More White, More Male, More Jesus: CIA Employees Fear Pompeo Is Quietly Killing the Agency's Diversity Mandate  —  CIA insiders worry reforms pushed by Brennan are languishing in his absence.  —  In early summer, Judy and Dennis Shepard bought plane tickets to give a speech to the workforce at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.

Mercurial Trump Rattles Republican Party Ahead of Midterms  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's mercurial politics are already rattling Republicans heading into the 2018 midterm campaign, sparking Trump-like primary challenges in two high-profile Senate races and a host of lower-profile House contests …

Michelle Obama outshines all Democratic prospects for 2020  —  It cannot be overstated how eagerly the Democrats want to take back the White House in 2020.  —  The Democrats face many obstacles in this effort, but the greatest threat is the fierce internal divisions within the party.

White House communications director Hope Hicks retains lawyer in Russia probe  —  White House communications director Hope Hicks has retained a personal attorney, as the special counsel's investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia is expected to heat up this fall.

‘Trump betrays everyone’: The president has a long record as an unpredictable ally  —  President Trump prepared for the pivotal meeting with congressional leaders by huddling with his senior team — his chief of staff, his legislative director and the heads of Treasury and the Office of Management …

Mar-A-Lago Has A Flood Insurance Policy Through The Federal Government  —  Donald Trump's Florida estate is among the flood-prone properties covered by the controversial program.  —  WASHINGTON Federally insured property in Florida is in the crosshairs of potentially catastrophic Hurricane …

George Clooney slams ‘failed f—ing screenwriter’ Steve Bannon  —  Steve Bannon has called himself a “street fighter,” but George Clooney has another way to describe the controversial former advisor to President Donald Trump: a “failed f—ing screenwriter.”

I Ran Digital For A 2016 Presidential Campaign.  Here's What Russia Might Have Got For $100,000  —  Even the pros struggle to know how far messages travel when Facebook is paid to promote them — but Russia's $100,000 could have reached millions.  —  One common response to the news …

Betsy DeVos Ends a Campus Witch Hunt  —  Suppose you're the kind of thoughtful liberal who concluded from Donald Trump's election that you've been living in a bubble and need to better understand the causes of America's distemper.  Suppose, too, that you have friends who voted for Trump …