Why Trump Stands by Roy Moore, Even as It Fractures His Party  —  By the time Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, made the last of his repeated pleas to President Trump to keep his distance from the Senate candidacy of Roy S. Moore, it was too late.

I Interviewed a White Nationalist and Fascist.  What Was I Left With?  —  There is a hole at the heart of my story about Tony Hovater, the white nationalist and Nazi sympathizer.  —  Why did this man — intelligent, socially adroit and raised middle class amid the relatively …

The State Department Is Reportedly Snubbing Ivanka's India Trip  —  A State Department source said the move is seen as a pointed message from Rex Tillerson to the Trump family.  —  Since installing themselves in Washington, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have seen their horizons gradually shrink.

FBI didn't tell US targets as Russian hackers hunted emails  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI failed to notify scores of U.S. officials that Russian hackers were trying to break into their personal Gmail accounts despite having evidence for at least a year that the targets were in the Kremlin's crosshairs, The Associated Press has found.

Trump recommends reading this insane website  —  MagaPill gets the POTUS seal of approval.  —  In a Saturday night tweet, Trump attacked CNN, saying the network's international division “represent our Nation to the WORLD very poorly.”  A few minutes later, Trump tweeted an alternative: MagaPill.com.

Why a historically conservative county in Virginia is making national Republicans nervous  —  (Julia Rendleman/For The Washington Post)  —  CHESTERFIELD, Va. — In this bastion of Virginia-brand conservatism, dozens of Democratic women roared on a recent night as their organization's leader crowed …

‘Elitists, crybabies and junky degrees’  —  A Trump supporter explains rising conservative anger at American universities.  —  Frank Antenori shot the head off a rattlesnake at his back door last summer — a deadeye pistol blast from 20 feet.  No college professor taught him that.

Nazis Are Just Like You and Me, Except They're Nazis  —  ELKO, Nevada—"The water is almost ready," he said, bending down to look for the little bubbles.  “Once you see the bubbles rising to the surface, you know the water is hot enough to cook the pasta.”  —  Steve Stevenson dispenses wisdom freely, though he is not a chef.

Obama ethics chief warns Trump: Tweet on CNN could be evidence in AT&T case  —  Norm Eisen, the chief White House ethics lawyer under former President Barack Obama  —  , warned President Trump on Saturday that his latest tweet targeting CNN could be used against his Justice Department …

White House consulted Justice Department before naming CFPB critic to lead agency, administration says  —  The White House is preparing for a showdown over who will be the next leader of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a high-stakes battle that could end up in court …

'Please, God, Don't Let Me Get Stopped': Around Atlanta, No Sanctuary for Immigrants  —  CHAMBLEE, Ga. — Not many notice when the SUVs arrive.  —  Around 5 a.m., when the immigration agents pull into the parking lot of the Chamblee Heights apartments, 16 miles from downtown Atlanta, only one person is on the lookout.

The Gathering Storm in the Western Pacific  —  The South China Morning Post, one of the favorite go-to sources for my old professor of grand strategy Harold Rood, had an interesting article about China and North Korea a couple days ago—and notice how even the Post headline editors aren't buying the official story:

In retaliatory move, Putin signs media ‘foreign agents’ law  —  (CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed amendments into law that will allow foreign media outlets in Russia to be listed as “foreign agents,” according to state-run news agency Sputnik news.