Here Are The Documents Recovered From Michael Cohen's Shredder  —  “NEVER MET: Donald Trump, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg, Michael Jackson, The Jackson's family, Sony.”  —  When the Department of Justice announced this month that investigators had pieced together records found …

Donald Trump's dream casting for America's next SCOTUS justice: Amy Coney Barrett  —  (CNN)For Donald Trump, image is everything.  —  How you look is a major marker for how you will do in Trump's world.  You need to look the part for him to imagine you in the job.  Your personal story has to stand out in the crowd.

News media paid Melania Trump thousands for use of photos in ‘positive stories only’  —  The First Lady earned six figures from an agreement with Getty Images that paid royalties to the Trumps and mandated photos be used in positive coverage.  —  Since her husband took office Melania Trump …

Pruitt aides reveal new details of his spending and management at EPA  —  Two of Scott Pruitt's top aides provided fresh details to congressional investigators in recent days about some of his most controversial spending and management decisions, including his push to find a six-figure job …

Trump declines request to lower flags in memory of Capital Gazette shooting victims  —  Mourners gathered in Annapolis to honor the five employees who were killed Thursday in a shooting at the Capital Gazette newsroom.  Their names are Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters.

Russian charged with Trump's ex-campaign chief is key figure  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — During the special counsel's Russia investigation, Konstantin Kilimnik has been described as a fixer, translator or office manager to President Donald Trump's ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

In U.S., Record-Low 47% Extremely Proud to Be Americans  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — This Fourth of July marks a low point in U.S. patriotism.  For the first time in Gallup's 18-year history asking U.S. adults how proud they are to be Americans, fewer than a majority say they are “extremely proud.”

Bevin cuts dental, vision benefits to nearly 500K Medicaid recipients  —  Gov. Matt Bevin's administration has abruptly cut Medicaid dental and vision benefits to nearly half a million Kentuckians, prompting an outcry from Democrats who called the Republican governor's decision “rash.”

Why Did the Rhode Island Democratic Party Endorse an Alt-Right Supporter Over a Progressive Incumbent?  —  Moira Jayne Walsh, a 27-year-old former waitress and labor organizer, captured a bit of national attention after she won a seat in the Rhode Island House in 2016.

Tech's ‘Dirty Secret’: The App Developers Sifting Through Your Gmail  —  Software developers scan hundreds of millions of emails of users who sign up for email-based services  —  Google said a year ago it would stop its computers from scanning the inboxes of Gmail users for information …

Man allegedly threatens to chop up Rand Paul and his family with an ax  —  Matt Stone/Louisville Courier Journal  —  A man is accused of threatening to chop up U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and his family with an ax.  —  The man has been arrested.  He allegedly called in the threats to Paul's Bowling Green office.

Alan Dershowitz ‘Shunned’ By Friends In Martha's Vineyard For Defending Trump  —  Lawyer Alan Dershowitz is afraid that America is growing increasingly intolerant toward opposing views.  His proof, according to his recent op-ed in The Hill: Friends are ostracizing him in Martha's Vineyard.

In Pointed Letters, Trump Demands More Defense Spending From NATO Allies  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump has written sharply worded letters to the leaders of several NATO allies, including Germany, Belgium, Norway and Canada, taking them to task for spending too little on their own defense …

The Senate Intel Committee Is In Regular Contact With The Trump-Russia Dossier Author  —  The committee's chair, Richard Burr of North Carolina, told BuzzFeed News that there are weekly contacts with Christopher Steele.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC  —  The head of the top congressional …

Brian Ross is leaving ABC after botched Michael Flynn report  —  ABC News' Brian Ross — who was suspended last year as chief investigative correspondent for a faulty report on Michael Flynn — is leaving the network, Page Six has exclusively learned.  —  ABC suspended Ross last December …

In Denmark, Harsh New Laws for Immigrant ‘Ghettos’  —  COPENHAGEN — When Rokhaia Naassan gives birth in the coming days, she and her baby boy will enter a new category in the eyes of Danish law.  Because she lives in a low-income immigrant neighborhood described by the government as a …

Exclusive: Largest U.S. business group attacks Trump on tariffs  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation's largest business group and customarily a close ally of President Donald Trump's Republican Party, is launching a campaign on Monday to oppose Trump's trade tariff policies.

Merkel Reverses Long-Held Stance on Migrants in Bid to Save Her Government  —  BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel, who staked her legacy on welcoming hundreds of thousands of migrants into Germany, agreed on Monday to build camps for those seeking asylum and to tighten the border with Austria to save her government.

Judge sets hearing in Flynn case  —  The hearing would be the former Trump national security adviser's first court appearance since pleading guilty more than seven months ago.  —  A pair of legal filings suggesting that special counsel Robert Mueller's office is almost-but-not-quite ready …

Interviewer Asks Trump to Bring Country Together.  He Praises His Base.  —  In her interview with President Trump, Maria Bartiromo cited the polite protest of the Red Hen restaurant, along with the crass denunciations of a couple movie stars, to highlight the alleged incivility of Trump's opponents.

Lake deputy shoots gator with AR-15, freeing girl trapped in tree — ‘please hurry!’ mom pleads to 911 operator  —  A Florida alligator was shot and killed by a Lake County deputy with an AR15 Bushmaster rifle that had trapped a girl in a tree.  —  Privacy Policy

Facebook's disclosures under scrutiny as federal agencies join probe of tech giant's role in sharing data with Cambridge Analytica  —  A federal investigation into Facebook's sharing of data with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica has broadened to focus on the actions and statements …

“I Just Want to Tell My Son I Love Him”  —  LOS FRESNOS, Texas — Calling from an unreliable phone at the Port Isabel Detention Center, her voice sounds muffled, and far away.  To be understood, she needs to keep repeating herself.  For her to hear the person calling, they need to yell.

Trump White House sets turnover records, analysis shows  —  According to the most recent filing, 141 staffers who worked for the president at that point last year are gone.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has seen staff turnover in excess of 37 percent over the calendar year ending June 30 …

The top Democratic Senate recruit who's ditching Chuck Schumer  —  Arizona Senate hopeful Kyrsten Sinema so far is pulling off a high-wire act in a state experiencing a three-decade Democratic drought.  —  All over the country, Republicans are attacking vulnerable Democratic senators as pawns …

Eric Trump rushes into NYC traffic to save ailing woman  —  An ordinary morning in New York City last week for President Trump's son Eric Trump abruptly turned frantic when he rushed to the aid of a woman who passed out near a train station, dodging rush-hour traffic to chase down a passing ambulance.

‘MY DREAM HUNT’ American game hunter sparks anger after slaughtering rare black giraffe on South African hunt  —  Tess Thompson Talley, from Kentucky, posted photos of herself posing with the creature she slaughtered in South Africa online about a year ago.  —  AN American big game hunter …

Can Andy Byford Save the Subways?  —  The new president of the New York City Transit Authority wants to make the trains (and buses) run on time.  It won't be easy.  —  On a cold Tuesday morning in March, Andy Byford, the president of the New York City Transit Authority …

Trump's Rage Junkies  —  It is truly a confounding time to be alive, to be an American.  —  We are watching as a president of the United States openly lies, fabricates and exaggerates while two-fifths of the population cheers him for it.  —  He spurns our allies and embraces our adversaries and people shrug.

The Sad Delusion of Anthony Kennedy Conspiracy Theories  —  Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement from the Supreme Court shocked liberals so deeply that some haven't quite accepted that his decision to step down was on the up and up.  A New York Times report on the Trump administration's quest …