Exclusive: Hillary Clinton says Trump associates helped Russia meddle in the 2016 election  —  In a candid, angry new book, Hillary Clinton relives her stunning defeat to Donald Trump.  She admits personal mistakes, but also lays blame on Former FBI Director James Comey.  (Sept. 8) AP  —  CONNECT

Some Trump Lawyers Wanted Kushner Out  —  Aides, worried about complications arising from Russia probe, drafted statement explaining departure  —  Some of President Donald Trump's lawyers earlier this summer concluded that Jared Kushner should step down as senior White House adviser …

McConnell Says Democrats' Glee on Debt Limit Deal Was Premature  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell thinks Democrats were a tad premature in exuberantly celebrating the surprise spending deal they struck last week with President Trump.  —  “Let's put it this way,” Mr. McConnell …

Exclusive: Russia Used Facebook Events to Organize Anti-Immigrant Rallies on U.S. Soil … Russian operatives hiding behind false identities used Facebook's event management tool to remotely organize and promote political protests in the U.S., including an August 2016 anti-immigrant …

Russia probes pose loyalty test for Team Trump  —  Lawyers representing Donald Trump's current and former aides are giving their clients one simple piece of advice: don't lie to protect the president.  —  As special counsel Robert Mueller and congressional investigators prepare …

Trump's voter fraud commission is hearing a proposal to make every voter pass a gun background check  —  A gun researcher who says the federal gun background check system doesn't work has a new idea for preventing voter fraud at polling places: Make every voter pass a federal gun background check.

Laura Ingraham set to take over Fox News' 10 p.m. slot  —  Laura Ingraham, the radio host and Fox News commentator, is about to become a prime time host on the conservative cable network.  —  Ingraham is expected to take over the 10 p.m. hour on Fox News, according to people who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Cruz spokeswoman: ‘Offensive post’ removed after senator's Twitter account likes pornographic post  —  A spokeswoman for Sen. Ted Cruz announced early Tuesday morning that a “like” on a pornographic post on the Texas lawmaker's Twitter account has been undone and reported to the social media site.

Mnuchin says he's not sure a 15% corporate tax rate is achievable  —  Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said today that the White House is hoping tax reform can rally bipartisan support, but “if we can't get 60 votes we're prepared to use reconciliation to get it done... tax reform is Trump's number one priority.”

How Trump Is Destroying America  —  Donald Trump is testing the institution of the presidency unlike any of his 43 predecessors.  We have never had a president so ill-informed about the nature of his office, so openly mendacious, so self-destructive, or so brazen in his abusive attacks on the courts …

Anne Arundel judge orders investigation into three of Hillary Clinton's attorneys  —  Capital Gazette reporter Chase Cook provides an update on Hillary Clinton email scandal after an Anne Arundel County judge has ordered Maryland officials to investigate a complaint against three lawyers accused …

After an earthquake and a hurricane — and Trump's failure to send condolences — Mexico rescinds offer of aid to U.S.  —  President Enrique Peña Nieto talks to survivors in the city of Juchitan after a magnitude 8.1 earthquake killed at least 95 people in Mexico.

White House: Border wall funding doesn't have to be tied to DACA legislation  —  White House legislative affairs director Marc Short told reporters on Tuesday that President Trump would not demand that border wall funding is tied to a legislative fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

Republican attempt to deflect Trump-Russia probes could backfire: sources  —  (Reuters) - Republican lawmaker Devin Nunes' investigation into whether Obama administration officials used classified intelligence reports to discredit Donald Trump's 2016 campaign team could backfire on the congressman …

Houston's Floodwaters Are Tainted With Toxins, Testing Shows  —  HOUSTON — Floodwaters in two Houston neighborhoods have been contaminated with bacteria and toxins that can make people sick, testing organized by The New York Times has found.  Residents will need to take precautions …

Trump Plans Aggressive Road Show to Sell Tax Overhaul  —  White House retools communications operation for tax battle  —  President may visit as many as 13 states in next seven weeks  —  Follow @bpolitics for all the latest news, and sign up for our daily Balance of Power newsletter.

Federal offices are still waiting to hang Trump's picture  —  In the lobby of every federal building, just inside security turnstiles and before the elevator banks, a framed photograph of the president has always hung on the wall.  —  Not so anymore.  Months after Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration …

U.N. agrees to toughest-ever sanctions against North Korea … The U.N. Security Council on Monday agreed on its toughest-ever sanctions against North Korea that passed unanimously after the United States softened its initial demands to win support from China and Russia.

John Kelly fires back at Democrat who called him ‘disgrace to the uniform’  —  EXCLUSIVE: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly fired back at a prominent House Democrat who called him a “disgrace to the uniform,” in the Gold Star father and retired Marine Corps general's first public response to the personal attack on his service.