Carter Page Touted Kremlin Contacts in 2013 Letter  —  Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page bragged that he was an adviser to the Kremlin in a letter obtained by TIME that raises new questions about the extent of Page's contacts with the Russian government over the years.

2 dead, more than 100 hurt in Amtrak crash in Cayce  —  A Sunday morning crash involving an Amtrak passenger train and a freight train in Cayce, South Carolina, killed at least two people and injured more than 100.  —  Here are the major developments of the morning.

Trump nominee for U.N. migration post called Muslims violent, Christians top priority … The Trump administration's nominee to coordinate billions of dollars in assistance to migrants around the world has suggested in social-media posts that Islam is an inherently violent religion …

How Twitter Bots and Trump Fans Made #ReleaseTheMemo Go Viral  —  On Tuesday morning — the day after the House Intelligence Committee voted along partisan lines to send Rep. Devin Nunes' memo, alleging abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, to President Trump for declassification …

Strength in party strongholds: A key to midterm outcomes (POLL)  —  The wide Democratic advantage in congressional vote preference comes entirely in districts the party already holds, raising questions about the extent of its possible gains in November.  Yet the closeness of the contests …

Trump Jr. suggests Russia investigation akin to ‘McCarthyism,’ says Dems are ‘left of commie’  —  President Donald Trump's oldest son suggested on Saturday that claims by Democrats of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia are ironic, since such accusations resemble McCarthyism.

Journalism is Dead  —  This week we saw a perfect example of how corrupt journalism has become.  There was an opportunity to report the news and journalists and their fellow travelers in the pundit class balked.  While that wasn't unusual, what was is how they did it in the lead up to the news …

The U.S. government is set to borrow nearly $1 trillion this year, an 84 percent jump from last year … It was another crazy news week, so it's understandable if you missed a small but important announcement from the Treasury Department: The federal government is on track to borrow nearly $1 trillion …

The GOP's Deep Fundraising Funk  —  Congressional Republicans are struggling to raise money for their campaigns.  If they don't turn things around, they won't be able to fully capitalize on the improving political mood.  —  Republicans badly need the tax bill to raise their financial fortunes …

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Paul Ryan Deletes Tweet Lauding a $1.50 Benefit From the New Tax Law  —  WASHINGTON — Speaker Paul D. Ryan faced a backlash on Saturday after he pointed to a secretary's $1.50 weekly increase in take-home pay as a sign of the Republican tax plan's success.  —  “A secretary at a public high school …

Inside the FBI: Anger, worry, work — and fears of lasting damage … In the 109 years of the FBI's existence, it has repeatedly come under fire for abuses of power, privacy or civil rights.  From Red Scares to recording and threatening to expose the private conduct of Martin Luther King Jr …