In a switch, GOP deserts its budget-cutting mantra  —  The Republican Party has largely abandoned its platform of fiscal restraint, pivoting sharply in a way that could add trillions of dollars in federal debt over the next decade.  —  Cutting spending to balance the budget was almost religion …

Erik Prince, Blackwater Founder, Weighs Primary Challenge to Wyoming Republican  —  WASHINGTON — Erik Prince, the founder of the security contractor Blackwater, is seriously considering a Republican primary challenge for a Senate seat in Wyoming, potentially adding a high-profile contender …

Trump: I want to focus on North Korea not 'fixing somebody's back'  —  President Trump praised health care block grants on Saturday, saying they allow the states to focus on health care, but said he would rather focus his energy on tensions with North Korea than “fixing somebody's back or their knee.”

‘We will keep coming back:’ Richard Spencer leads another torchlight march in Charlottesville  —  Richard Spencer, who in August led white nationalists and white supremacists in a torchlight march across the University of Virginia campus that touched off a weekend of deadly clashes, returned Saturday night to Charlottesville.

Lisa Bloom, Lawyer Advising Harvey Weinstein, Resigns Amid Criticism From Board Members  —  The lawyer Lisa Bloom resigned on Saturday as an adviser to Harvey Weinstein, the high-powered film producer facing allegations of rampant sexual harassment, amid harsh criticism of her handling of his defense.

Trump zeroes in on 2020 battlegrounds  —  President Donald Trump's campaign operatives and other allies have begun surveying the political landscape for his 2020 reelection bid, viewing a handful of upcoming midterm races as especially insightful to his strategic path three years from now.

Feinstein ‘close’ to announcing reelection bid  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) says she is “close” to announcing a reelection campaign — the 84-year-old's firmest suggestion yet that she will seek a fifth full term in the Senate.  —  “I'm ready for a good fight,” Feinstein told NBC News' …

N.R.A. and G.O.P., Together Forever  —  FOR years, Republicans have effectively outsourced their thought leadership to the loudmouths at the end of the bar.  But perhaps the most extreme example of that trend has been the issue of guns, where the party has ceded control to a gun lobby that has built its brand on absolutism.

Trump to Sign Order Easing Health Plan Rules, Official Says  —  Executive action expected next week would roll back some Obamacare requirements  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump will sign an executive order next week to start lifting some insurance rules set by his predecessor's Affordable Care Act …

Trump: I'll give peace ‘a shot’ before moving US embassy to Jerusalem  —  President Trump said he would like to attempt to establish peace between the Israel and Palestine before moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.  —  “I want to give that a shot before I even think about moving …

GOP leaders look to avoid a fight with base over guns  —  Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are signaling that they want the Trump administration to write new regulations for a gun accessory that may have allowed the Las Vegas shooter to fire hundreds of rounds per minute.