North Korea has increased nuclear production at secret sites, say U.S. officials  —  “Work is ongoing to deceive us on the number of facilities, the number of weapons, the number of missiles,” said one U.S. official.  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies believe that North Korea …

U.S. Ambassador to Estonia Resigns in Disgust After Trump Anti-Europe Rants  —  James Melville is the latest in a string of career diplomat resignations over Trump's comments and policies.  —  The U.S. ambassador to Estonia, James D. Melville Jr., a career diplomat and member …

Reporter resigns after false tweet that Maryland shooting suspect had MAGA hat  —  A reporter in Springfield, Mass., resigned from his job Friday after posting a Twitter message falsely stating that Maryland shooting suspect Jarrod Ramos had brought a “Make America Great Again” hat to the office of the Capital Gazette.

Top Democrats see danger on sudden party push to abolish ICE  —  Top Democrats tell Axios they're worried that a sudden wave of ambitious party members calling for the abolition of ICE — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is newly controversial because of the detained kids …

An explosion is coming  —  Eight years ago, when Congress was about to pass Obamacare, John A. Boehner, leader of a powerless Republican congressional minority, gave a passionate, prescient speech on the House floor.  —  “This is the People's House, and the moment a majority forgets this …

Summer of Rage  —  It shouldn't have been such a shock.  After all, many of those most painfully poleaxed by the news of Anthony Kennedy's retirement on Wednesday were the same ones who'd always understood the stakes; we knew that this was the risk, we've been scared for a long time.

Trump Leaves Door Open to U.S. Recognizing Russia's Crimea Grab  —  President Donald Trump left the door open to recognizing Russia's annexation of Crimea, telling reporters that such a move would be up for discussion when he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month.

To Report or Resist?  A Journalist's Struggles in the Age of Trump  —  There comes a time when you wonder if staying on the sidelines is the responsible thing to do  —  It has been a week of blows.  —  As a journalist, I've always resisted activism.  That doesn't mean I don't have opinions …

Top Supreme Court prospect has argued presidents should not be distracted by investigations and lawsuits  —  U.S. Circuit Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, a former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy who is viewed as one of the leading contenders to replace him, has argued that presidents …

Conservative Hugh Hewitt makes surprise announcement MSNBC has pulled plug on his show  —  MSNBC has cancelled that weekly television show hosted by right-wing pundit Hugh Hewitt, the conservative explained at the end of his final show on Saturday.  —  “This has been the last Hugh Hewitt Show on Saturday mornings,” Hewitt explained.

112-year-old Austin resident, our oldest living veteran, robbed of savings, identity  —  Someone is impersonating the oldest man in America.  —  Family members of Richard Overton, the 112-year-old World War II veteran who lives in Austin, learned that his personal bank account had been drained on Friday.

Tens of thousands expected to protest Trump's immigration policy during Washington rally  —  It took 13 days to organize Saturday's demonstration against the Trump administration's “zero-tolerance” immigration policy and the detention of children and families.  It was the fastest that organizers could patch something together.

‘Not what we expected’: Trump's tax bill is losing popularity  —  In a packed arena in Fargo, N.D., this week, President Trump's most ardent supporters roared with approval when he talked about protecting the U.S. borders, beating the Democrats and “respect for our great, beautiful, wonderful American flag.”

Trump Apparently Duped by Prankster on Air Force One Phone Call  —  President Donald Trump appeared to return a call from a prankster posing as New Jersey's Democratic Senator Bob Menendez during an Air Force One flight earlier this week, calling into question the White House's security protocols.

Russians Offered Business Deals to Brexit's Biggest Backer  —  LONDON — Arron Banks, a British financier who bankrolled the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union, has long bragged about his “boozy six-hour lunch” with the Russian ambassador eight months before the vote.

U.S. assessing cost of keeping troops in Germany as Trump battles with Europe  —  The Pentagon is analyzing the cost and impact of a large-scale withdrawal or transfer of American troops stationed in Germany, amid growing tensions between President Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to people familiar with the work.

At the Capital Gazette, the Death of a Reporter's Reporter  —  I believe there are two kinds of reporters — ones who can find a story by pointing to a random name in the phone book, and those who would rather impale themselves on an old-fashioned newsroom spike than do business that way.

Ted Cruz: ‘Vote for the Democrat’ over the GOP Nazi  —  CHICAGO — Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday urged residents of a Chicago-area congressional district to vote for a Democrat if they must, to avoid giving even one vote to an avowed Nazi who won the GOP nomination.

‘Shaken’ Rosenstein Felt Used by White House in Comey Firing  —  WASHINGTON — In the days after the F.B.I. director James B. Comey was fired last year, the deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, repeatedly expressed anger about how the White House used him to rationalize the firing …

Spain, Greece and Germany seal migrant swap deal  —  Spain, Greece and Germany struck a trilateral migration deal of “reciprocal cooperation” in addition to a wider EU migration deal reached at an EU summit Friday, the Spanish and Greek governments confirmed.

The Inconvenient Legal Troubles That Lie Ahead for the Trump Foundation  —  Barring an unexpected change, the Donald J. Trump Foundation will be defending itself in a New York courtroom shortly before this fall's midterm elections.  The proceedings seem unlikely to go well for the institution …

Kudlow Falsely Claims Deficit Is ‘Coming Down Rapidly’  —  Three sources of government data contradict Friday's claim by the White House economic adviser, showing instead that the federal budget deficit is actually increasing.  — Larry Kudlow, the White House economic adviser, in an interview with Fox Business Network on Friday