As Trump Consolidates Power, Democrats Confront a Rebellion in Their Ranks  —  WASHINGTON — The pitched battle looming over the Supreme Court, along with a jolt to the Democratic leadership at the ballot box last Tuesday, is threatening to shatter the already fragile architecture of the Democratic Party …

Rage at the End of Justice Kennedy's Camelot  —  If John F. Kennedy's presidency was, for Democrats, a kind of three-year “Camelot,” then Anthony M. Kennedy's three-decade tenure on the Supreme Court was also, for Democrats, a kind of judicial Camelot.  A place where progressive rights …

The Great Russian Disinformation Campaign  —  In a new book, Timothy Snyder explains how Russia revolutionized information warfare—and presages its consequences for democracies in Europe and the United States.  —  When Westerners first began to hear of Vladimir Putin's troll army—now some five years ago—the project sounded absurd.

North Korea working to conceal key aspects of its nuclear program, U.S. officials say  —  U.S. intelligence officials, citing newly obtained evidence, have concluded that North Korea does not intend to fully surrender its nuclear stockpile, and instead is considering ways to conceal the number …

Maxine Waters responds to death threats: ‘You better shoot straight’  —  (D-Calif.) has addressed a series of recent death threats she said she has received, telling would-be threateners to “shoot straight” during an immigration rally on Saturday.  —  “I know that there are those who are talking …

Trump falsely claims he never told House Republicans to vote for immigration bill  —  President Donald Trump falsely claimed on Saturday that he never encouraged House Republicans to vote for an immigration bill, despite tweeting such an encouragement three days earlier.

Former Grissom High School teacher in custody after pulling out a gun at Huntsville immigration policy protest  —  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A former Huntsville City Schools teacher is in custody after police said he pulled out a gun at a protest in Big Spring Park.  —  “He pulled out a gun.

Portland Police revoke permit, declare riot as protesters clash downtown  —  Gallery: Patriot Prayer rally, and counterprotest, in Portland, June 30, 2018  —  Portland Police declared a riot Saturday after tensions between the right-wing Patriot Prayer group and local anti-fascist activists came to a head and broke out in violence.

“Are you alone now?”  —  After raid, immigrant families are separated in the American heartland  —  Story by Eli Saslow Photos by Michael Robinson Chavez  —  He had been afraid to go outside since his mother was detained in an immigration raid 14 days earlier, but now someone was pounding on the front door of their trailer.

The Left needs to face reality: Trump is winning  —  To understand the madness gripping American leftists, try to see the world through their eyes.  Presto, you're now part of the raging resistance.  —  Like the Palestinians who mark Israel's birth as their nakba, or tragedy, you regard Donald Trump's 2016 victory as a catastrophe.

Let's Talk About My Abortion (and Yours)  —  Several months ago, I appeared on a morning TV show alongside Cecile Richards, then the president of Planned Parenthood.  Our topic had been women's activism, and we'd both spoken in equal amounts.  But when I checked Twitter later …

Fox News Once Gave Trump a Perch.  Now It's His Bullhorn.  —  In 2011, Fox News announced that a new guest would appear weekly on “Fox & Friends,” its chummy morning show.  “Bold, brash, and never bashful,” a network ad declared.  “The Donald now makes his voice loud and clear, every Monday on Fox.”

Republicans Hold On to Farenthold Seat in Texas Special Election  —  Republican Michael Cloud won the special election Saturday to replace former Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold, comfortably taking a majority of votes to avoid a runoff.  —  Nine candidates from multiple parties competed on the same ballot Saturday.

Bavaria: Affluent, Picturesque — and Angry  —  MUNICH — All seems well in Bavaria.  —  The streets are clean, unemployment is practically nonexistent, social benefits are generous and a vibrant sense of identity infuses small villages and big cities alike: Even teenagers sometimes don dirndls …

Donald Trump St Andrews: US President's secret attempts to buy landmark hotel  —  Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can  —  Waiting for Video...  Donald Trump tried and failed to convince one of Scotland's leading banks …

Gudrun Burwitz, ever-loyal daughter of Nazi mastermind Heinrich Himmler, dies at 88  —  Gudrun Burwitz, the true-believing daughter of Heinrich Himmler, the architect of the Holocaust and Nazi Germany's highest-ranking official after Adolf Hitler, died May 24 in or near Munich.  She was 88.

Let's raise a pint to putting our political differences aside  —  OHIOPYLE, PA. — For eight years Jim Oppman has prided himself on arriving at the Wilderness Voyageurs Beer and Gear Festival before anyone else, staking his place first in line before the crowds rush in.

Susan Sarandon arrested at anti-Trump rally  —  Susan Sarandon was one of the roughly 575 people arrested during a Capitol Hill protest of President Trump's immigration policies and family separations at the southern border on Thursday.  The group, including Rep. Pramila Jayapal …

The E.P.A.'s Ethics Officer Once Defended Pruitt.  Then He Urged Investigations.  —  WASHINGTON — The chief ethics officer of the Environmental Protection Agency — the official whose main job is to help agency staffers obey government ethics laws — has been working behind the scenes to push …

With Corey Stewart atop the ticket, Virginia Republicans are in turmoil  —  Corey Stewart's Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from Virginia has prompted an identity crisis within the state GOP, with some donors and activists saying they are so turned off that they are willing to vote for his Democratic opponent, Sen. Tim Kaine.