Separating children from their parents at the border ‘breaks my heart’  —  Laura Bush is a former first lady of the United States.  —  On Sunday, a day we as a nation set aside to honor fathers and the bonds of family, I was among the millions of Americans who watched images of children who have been torn from their parents.

Riling Up the Base May Backfire on Trump  —  Political commentators and strategists write with some awe of President Trump's outrageous, gutsy strategy of ginning up his base with one more attack on black athletes, one more crackdown on Central American mothers and children on the Mexican border …

What do Republicans suspect really happened in the FBI Trump-Russia investigation?  —  The struggle to uncover the FBI's conduct in the Trump-Russia probe has made some congressional investigators deeply suspicious of the bureau.  But what do those investigators think the FBI actually …

Kim Jong Un More Popular Than Pelosi Among Republicans: Exclusive Poll Results … Self-identified Republicans now have a marginally more favorable view of Kim Jong Un than they do for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), according to a new Ipsos poll done exclusively for The Daily Beast.

Stop breaking up families at the border  —  House Speaker Paul Ryan says he wants to stop the mass separation of children from their families along the border, but his bid to fix it is pathetic.  And President Trump's claim that Democrats need to change the relevant law is no better.  —  SEE ALSO

Texas deputy accused of sexually assaulting 4-year-old threatened her mother with deportation, sheriff says  —  A Texas sheriff's deputy accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl threatened the victim's mother into staying quiet about the assaults, authorities said Sunday.

A new study ranks US states in order of psychopathy  —  Sometimes, it can feel like there are psychopaths everywhere.  If you live in the United States, it's now possible to move to less psychopathic environs, thanks to new research ranking 48 contiguous states by psychopathy.

Shell-shocked Democrats regroup in Wisconsin  —  Donald Trump's stunning 2016 victory in the state sparked an urgent recovery mission.  —  OSHKOSH, Wis. — Donald Trump's romp through white, working class America in 2016 was nowhere more traumatic for Democrats than in Wisconsin …

The Dream and the Nightmare of Globalization  —  After World War II, only the United States possessed the capital, the military, freedom, and the international good will to arrest the spread of global Stalinism.  To save the fragile postwar West, America was soon willing to rebuild and rearm war-torn former democracies.

Four in 10 people have deleted a social media account in the past year due to privacy worries, study says  —  There is a serious lack of trust in social media such as Facebook and Twitter and consumers expect brands that advertise on such platforms to urgently find solutions, according to research published Monday.

Meet Stephen Miller, the 32-year-old White House adviser who convinced Trump to start separating migrant children from their parents at the border  —  White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller has been identified as the driving force behind the Trump administration's “zero tolerance” …

“Enforcing the Law” Doesn't Justify Separating Migrant Children from their Parents  —  The Trump administration recently adopted a “zero tolerance” policy under which undocumented immigrants apprehended by federal officials are forcibly separated from their children.

12 immigrants ejected, 5 die after car being chased by Border Patrol crashes  —  BIG WELLS, Texas (KABB/WOAI) - Authorities said five undocumented immigrants are dead following a chase involving Border Patrol agents.  —  Dimmit County Sheriff Marion Boyd said the crash happened off Highway 85 in Big Wells at about noon.