Why a small-town restaurant owner asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave — and would do it again  —  Stephanie Wilkinson was at home Friday evening — nearly 200 miles from the White House — when the choice presented itself.  —  Her phone rang about 8 p.m. It was the chef at the Red Hen …

As Critics Assail Trump, His Supporters Dig In Deeper  —  LEESBURG, Va. — Gina Anders knows the feeling well by now.  President Trump says or does something that triggers a spasm of outrage.  She doesn't necessarily agree with how he handled the situation.  She gets why people are upset.

FBI hands House GOP thousands of documents on Russia probe  —  The FBI turned over thousands of documents to Congress this week, including details about its use of informants to glean information on Russian contacts with President Donald Trump's campaign, according to letters the bureau sent to three GOP committee chairmen on Friday.

Border Patrol Agents Shut Down Highways in Maine and New Hampshire With Checkpoints  —  For 11 hours on Wednesday, drivers who wanted to travel through a remote stretch of northern Maine were asked a simple question: Where were you born?  —  Border Patrol agents closed off all southbound lanes …

Katie Arrington alert, talking after surgery following two-car fatal accident Friday night  —  Katie Arrington, who two weeks ago won the Republican 1st Congressional District nomination over Mark Sanford, was in a fatal car accident late Friday, sustaining serious injuries but was alert …

‘Every man and woman for themselves’: White House offers discordant messages on migrant separation policy  —  Melania Trump wore a jacket emblazoned with the message “I really don't care, do u?” while trying to show she cared by visiting migrant children.  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions …

Is the Border in Crisis?  'We're Doing Fine, Quite Frankly,' a Border City Mayor Says  —  BROWNSVILLE, Tex. — The mayor of this Texas border city has been dealing with a crisis.  —  This week, he declared a state of emergency.  Drones filled the skies and emergency vehicles raced down the streets.

Report: Trump child detention takes resources away from fighting crime  —  Trump says his cruel border crackdown is needed to stop drug cartels and gangs — but federal prosecutors say his approach is diverting resources they need to combat drug smuggling.  —  Trump's zero-tolerance approach …

The Latest: Trump dubs Nevada Democrat ‘Wacky Jacky’  —  The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to Nevada (all times local):  —  President Donald Trump is helping Nevada Sen. Dean Heller raise money for his re-election battle and has come up with a new nickname for his Democratic challenger.

'I think it's funny': Republican prankster booted from Texas Democratic convention  —  FORT WORTH  —  A Houston-area Republican state representative trying to prank Texas Democrats was forced to leave the state Democratic convention Friday, but not before showing what appeared to be a sidearm.

Seven Ways Alabama Has Made It Harder to Vote  —  Five years ago, the Supreme Court struck down a key part of the landmark Voting Rights Act.  Since then, Alabama has enacted a slew of restrictive voting laws and policies.  —  Five years after the Supreme Court invalidated …

Trump, again and again, describes a world detached from reality  — Over and over, he painted fundamentally false portraits of people and events to flatter himself, discredit predecessors and rivals, and promote his political objectives.  — Some highlights from Trump's week include …

Alexandria renames Jefferson Davis Highway to Richmond Highway  —  The Alexandria City Council unanimously and finally decided Saturday to rename Jefferson Davis Highway to Richmond Highway, after three years of discussion.  The name change will take place Jan. 1.

Boston Schools head to step down as Walsh signals lack of support  —  Boston Public Schools Superintendent Tommy Chang on Friday said he has agreed to resign from his post, amid growing concerns from Mayor Martin J. Walsh about his struggle to deliver significant improvements to the city's school system.

Britain Has a Russia Collusion Scandal Now.  It Looks Exactly Like Trump's.  —  The most important thing to understand about the Russia scandal is that it perfectly fits a clear pattern of behavior.  What Vladimir Putin is accused of doing to help Donald Trump win the presidency …