Trump's Conspicuous Silence Leaves a Struggle Against Russia Without a Leader  —  WASHINGTON — After more than a dozen Russians and three companies were indicted on Friday for interfering in the 2016 elections, President Trump's first reaction was to claim personal vindication …

Prominent Republican Donor Issues Ultimatum on Assault Weapons  —  A prominent Republican political donor demanded on Saturday that the party pass legislation to restrict access to guns, and vowed not to contribute to any candidates or electioneering groups that did not support a ban on the sale of military-style firearms to civilians.

No Country for Young Men With AR-15s  —  Four years ago the essayist Helen Andrews wrote a critique, for the religious journal First Things, of what she described as “bloodless moralism” — meaning the decay of public moral arguments into a kind of a vulgar empiricism, a mode of debate …

Kushner requests more intel info than almost all White House staff: report  —  's son-in-law and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner  —  has reportedly requested more intelligence information than almost every other White House official.  —  The Washington Post reports that Kushner …

Larry Krasner Sues Big Pharma, Drops All Marijuana Possession Charges  —  With a little over a month in office, Philly's new DA is already further reforming the city's drug policy.  —  On the same day a Philly.com op-ed was published in which Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner …

‘No more guns’: Protesters escorted out of Paul Ryan fundraiser in Key Biscayne  —  Two protesters chanting “no more guns” were removed from a Republican fundraiser in Key Biscayne Friday night after confronting Speaker of the House Paul Ryan about the mass shooting that happened days earlier and miles up the road.

Does Mueller Indictment Mean Clinton Campaign Can Be Indicted for Chris Steele?  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted foreign citizens for trying to influence the American public about an election because those citizens did not register as a foreign agent nor record their financial expenditures to the Federal Elections Commission.

McMaster: ‘Incontrovertible’ evidence of Russian interference in election  —  Moscow may change tack because its strategy is not working, US national security adviser says.  —  The evidence against Russians charged with interfering in the U.S. election is “incontrovertible,” …