The Danger of President Pence  —  Trump's critics yearn for his exit.  But Mike Pence, the corporate right's inside man, poses his own risks.  —  On September 14th, the right-wing pundit Ann Coulter, who last year published a book titled “In Trump We Trust,” expressed what a growing number of Americans …

The Mystery Of Wilbur Ross' Missing Billions  —  Dressed in a blue suit and red tie, Donald Trump's 79-year-old pick for Secretary of Commerce sat before a panel of senators for nearly four hours in January, deflecting dozens of questions with relative ease.

Miami politician says aliens took her on a spaceship.  Now she's running for Congress.  —  WASHINGTON  —  Florida has a U.S. senator who once flew aboard the Space Shuttle.  —  A congressional candidate from Miami can go one better: Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera says she's been aboard a spaceship too.

Cochran still out of commission because of health woes  —  Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) will not return to Washington on Monday as planned due to continued health problems — denying Senate Republicans a reliable vote as they take up a must-pass budget later this week.

Ex-DEA agent: Opioid crisis fueled by drug industry and Congress  —  Whistleblower Joe Rannazzisi says drug distributors pumped opioids into U.S. communities — knowing that people were dying — and says industry lobbyists and Congress derailed the DEA's efforts to stop it

Inside the ‘adult day-care center’: How aides try to control and coerce Trump  —  President Trump listens as officials heap praise on him at a Cabinet meeting June 12.  From left, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.

‘Today’ editor fired over Lawrence O'Donnell meltdown leak … NBC has tracked down and fired the staffer who leaked the infamous — and wildly entertaining — tape of Lawrence O'Donnell's meltdown during which he swore at his crew because of “insanity in my earpiece.”

Trump allies worry that losing the House means impeachment  —  (CNN)Top White House aides, lawmakers, donors and political consultants are privately asking whether President Donald Trump realizes that losing the House next year could put his presidency in peril.

Bowe Bergdahl, Called a ‘Traitor’ by President Trump, Pleads Guilty  —  FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009, setting off a military manhunt and political furor, pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy on Monday before a military judge in Fort Bragg, N.C.

Kushner Plan for Fifth Avenue Tower Is Being Blocked by Partner  —  Vornado wants modest renovation and to rent out offices  —  The building has been losing money since it was bought in 2007  —  An ambitious plan by Jared Kushner's family to recast its indebted Fifth Avenue office building …

North Korea rejects diplomacy with US for now, source says  —  Washington (CNN)A North Korean official reaffirmed Pyongyang's commitment to developing a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching “all the way to the East coast of the mainland US,” on Monday …

Malta car bomb kills Panama Papers journalist  —  Daphne Caruana Galizia, a blogger whose investigations focused on corruption, was described as a ‘one-woman WikiLeaks’  —  The journalist who led the Panama Papers investigation into corruption in Malta was killed on Monday in a car bomb near her home.

Here's the Memo the Kremlin-Linked Lawyer Took to the Meeting With Donald Trump Jr.  —  No dirt on Clinton, a passing mention of adoptions, and a lot on Bill Browder and the Magnitsky Act.  —  Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya arrived at a June 2016 meeting with Donald Trump Jr. armed …

The Weinstein Company gets investment from Trump confidant Tom Barrack's Colony Capital  — Tom Barrack's Colony Capital is investing in The Weinstein Company, hit by co-founder Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment scandal.  — The firm fired Weinstein after numerous women accused him of sexual harassment over a span of decades.

As Islamic State Recedes, Iraqi Forces and Kurds Turn on Each Other  —  Elite Iraqi forces take control of local government building in Kirkuk  —  ERBIL, Iraq—Iraqi forces took control of the local government building in Kirkuk on Monday, pushing out Kurdish fighters and effectively retaking …

Roger Goodell Killed the Goose that Laid the Golden Egg  —  Y.A. Tittle died last week.  A Hall of Fame quarterback for the New York Giants, he is best known for the taking a knee on a football field.  Actually, it was two knees.  —  In September 1964, the Giants were facing the Pittsburgh Steelers at old Pitt Stadium.

Pilot boots New York activist Tamika Mallory from American Airlines flight over seat dispute  —  New York activist Tamika Mallory says she was booted from an American Airlines flight in Miami after a pilot inserted himself into a dispute over her seat assignment.

An ex St. Petersburg ‘troll’ speaks out Russian independent TV network interviews former troll at the Internet Research Agency  —  Dozhd calls him “Maxim,” but that's not his real name.  The TV network says Max's employment records confirm that he spent 18 months at 55 Savushkina in St. Petersburg …

The Daily 202: Trump's attacks on Senate Republicans are paying political dividends  —  THE BIG IDEA:  —  NEW YORK—Scapegoating the Senate GOP is proving to be an effective political strategy for President Trump.  Activists and donors on the right are primed to blame congressional Republicans …

The next CIA director could be Tom Cotton  —  We told you about internal administration conversations about sliding CIA Director Mike Pompeo over to replace SecState Rex Tillerson, whenever he heads back to Texas.  —  Now we're hearing about a top possibility for the next chess move …

Judge deals blow to Menendez  —  NEWARK — After raising Sen. Robert Menendez's hopes last week, a federal judge crushed them on Monday morning.  —  U.S. District Court Judge William Walls refused to toss any of the 18 charges in the corruption case against Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat …

Democrat Bredesen confirms interest in Tennessee Senate race  —  https://apnews.com/db95e881595c47538824 d44c5bdc3559  —  Link copied!  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Gov. Phil Bredesen, the last Democrat to win a statewide race in Tennessee, is considering a bid to succeed retiring Republican Bob Corker in the U.S. Senate.

WPA2 security flaw puts almost every Wi-Fi device at risk of hijack, eavesdropping  —  Security experts have said the bug is a total breakdown of the WPA2 security protocol.  —  A security protocol at the heart of most modern Wi-Fi devices, including computers, phones, and routers …

How Not to Marginalize the Alt-Right  —  Leftist critics only help it by exaggerating its power and attacking even conservatives who oppose it.