If Russia probe goes near Trump's finances, 'he's sunk,' ‘Fire and Fury’ author Michael Wolff says  —  People around President Donald Trump think that if the Russia investigation touches the president's finances, it could take the president down, the author of an explosive tell-all book claimed Tuesday.

The Decline of Anti-Trumpism  —  Let me start with three inconvenient observations, based on dozens of conversations around Washington over the past year:  —  First, people who go into the White House to have a meeting with President Trump usually leave pleasantly surprised.

Joe Arpaio running for Senate in Arizona  —  Republican Joe Arpaio, a close ally of President Trump and former sheriff known for his provocative approach to combatting illegal immigration, is running for Senate in Arizona.  —  The 85-year-old Arpaio could shake up the late August Republican primary …

'It's a mess': DACA negotiations hit a snag ahead of White House meeting  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Republicans and Democrats will sit down with President Donald Trump in a bipartisan meeting Tuesday aimed at moving closer to protecting hundreds of thousands of immigrants from deportation …

Oprah Winfrey for President: Have We All Gone Bonkers?  —  Have we all gone bonkers?  —  On Sunday evening, #Oprah2020 began trending on social media after Oprah Winfrey delivered a rousing speech against misogyny and racism at the Golden Globe Awards.  While Oprah has in the past ruled …

Trump booed on live TV at Alabama-Georgia championship football game  —  Donald Trump is used to surrounding himself with adoring fans at political rallies.  —  But when he steps outside of that pre-scripted setting to attend events open to the public, he is met with derision and protests …

Sessions' DOJ Charged A White Supremacist With Terrorism.  They Just Didn't Tell Anyone.  —  The Justice Department's handling of the federal terrorism case against Taylor Michael Wilson is indicative of the government's approach to domestic terrorism.  —  WASHINGTON Usually …

Teacher removed from Vermilion school board meeting in handcuffs  —  The superintendent of Vermilion Parish schools says the board won't press charges against a teacher who was removed from the board's special meeting Monday night.  —  Deyshia Hargrave, an English language arts teacher …

John Dickerson Of CBS's ‘Face The Nation’ Is Set To Replace Charlie Rose  —  Rose was fired by CBS following allegations of sexual misconduct.  —  John Dickerson, anchor of the CBS Sunday news program “Face the Nation,” is set to replace Charlie Rose on “CBS This Morning,” three sources familiar with the decision tell HuffPost.

FBI agents' text messages spur congressional probe into possible news leaks  —  Republican-led House and Senate committees are investigating whether leaders of the Russia counterintelligence investigation had contacts with the news media that resulted in improper leaks, prompted in part …

U.S. Spy Satellite Believed Lost After SpaceX Mission Fails  —  Secret payload code-named Zuma failed to reach orbit after Sunday launch; industry officials estimate satellite worth billions  —  An expensive, highly classified U.S. spy satellite is presumed to be a total loss after it failed …

To Pay for Wall, Trump Would Cut Proven Border Security Measures  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration would cut or delay funding for border surveillance, radar technology, patrol boats and customs agents in its upcoming spending plan to curb illegal immigration — all proven security measures …

Secret Pro-Life Meeting With Mike Pence Killed Obamacare Fix—For Now … A bipartisan effort to stabilize the health insurance markets collapsed last month after anti-abortion groups appealed directly to Vice President Mike Pence at the 11th hour, The Daily Beast has learned.

Republicans have already made their 2018 election bets  —  Competency questions: Wolff's book puts Trump on the defensive  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Congressional Republicans spent last weekend huddling with President Trump at Camp David to frame their legislative agenda in 2018.

Tillerson tells AP Cuba still risky; FBI doubts sonic attack  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States would be “putting people intentionally in harm's way” if it sent diplomats back to Cuba, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says in an Associated Press interview, even as a new FBI report casts doubt …

Rep. Steve Alford cites belief blacks more susceptible to marijuana  —  During Saturday's Legislative Coffee session at St. Catherine Hospital, State Rep. Steve Alford, R-Ulysses, made an ostensibly racist comment when citing domestic Jim Crow-era drug policies.

James Damore sues Google, claims tech giant discriminates against white conservative men  —  James Damore, the onetime Google employee who was fired after he wrote a memo criticizing the firm for pushing diversity, has filed a class action lawsuit against the tech giant.

The White House struggles to silence talk of Trump's mental fitness … The White House is struggling to contain the national discussion about President Trump's mental acuity and fitness for the job, which has overshadowed the administration's agenda for the past week.

The impending GOP catastrophe in Trump's backyard  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Two potential candidates for New York governor against incumbent Andrew Cuomo have dropped out in the past week.  No candidate against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has gotten beyond the whisper phase.

Arkansas man charged in wife's killing; she changed channel, police told  —  Suspect arrested in killings of woman, two young children at Little Rock apartment  —  A Carlisle man was charged Monday with capital murder after he told police he stabbed his wife to death after she changed …

Dark Side  —  Secret Origins of Evidence in US Criminal Cases … In the United States today, a growing body of evidence suggests that the federal government is deliberately concealing methods used by intelligence or law enforcement agencies to identify or investigate suspects—including methods that may be illegal.