He is a Member of a Violent White Supremacist Group; So Why is He Working for a Defense Contractor with a Security Clearance?  —  In partnership with: … There likely isn't such a thing as a “typical” violent white extremist in America in 2018.  Still, Michael Miselis — a University of California …

Trump ‘angry baby’ blimp gets green light to fly over London during president's visit  —  A giant balloon dubbed “Trump baby” has been given the green light to fly near parliament during the president's UK visit.  —  London mayor Sadiq Khan's Greater London Authority has approved a request …

Mueller Taps More Prosecutors to Help With Growing Trump Probe  —  (Bloomberg) — Special Counsel Robert Mueller is tapping additional Justice Department resources for help with new legal battles as his year-old investigation of Russian interference with the 2016 election continues to expand.

Far-Right Twitter Keeps Falling for the Same Liberal Troll … The tweet was an obvious troll, by a fake doctor with a profane name.  —  “When Trump supporters come to my office at the Mayo Clinic, I love misdiagnosing their healthy pregnancies as ectopic so they have to abort their white fetuses …

Overturning Roe v. Wade Could Remake American Politics  —  In his satirical 2004 American history textbook, comedian Jon Stewart joked that the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade ruling had settled the abortion issue once and for all.  “The Court rules that the right to privacy protects …

How Trump will make his Supreme Court pick  —  It'll be more about personality than pedigree.  —  What we're hearing: A White House official involved in the vetting process tells me that President Trump's Supreme Court pick will come down to “who he feels most comfortable with in a personal setting.”

Viral video: Teen says he was attacked for wearing ‘Make American Great Again’ hat  —  Police are investigating after a teen says he was verbally attacked and assaulted at a Whataburger for wearing a Make America Great Again hat.  —  In the video, you can see a man throw a drink …

Liberty Island evacuated after statue base climber, banner  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Several people who hung a banner from the Statue of Liberty's pedestal calling for abolishing the federal government's chief immigration enforcement agency were arrested on July Fourth shortly before a person scaled the statue's base, forcing its evacuation.

Mike Lee is the best choice for the Supreme Court  —  President Trump is scheduled to announce one of the most important decisions of his presidency on Monday: the name of his second nominee to the Supreme Court, to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.  —  This will be a defining moment for President Trump's legacy.

‘We are the casualty:’ US pig farmers brace for second round of pork tariffs from China, Mexico  — U.S. pork producers are about to be hit by a second batch of hefty retaliatory tariffs from China and Mexico that has some large producers predicting they will lose big money.

Democrats Underperforming With Hispanic Voters  —  Despite the president's hard-line immigration policies, Republican candidates are running competitively in many Hispanic-heavy states and congressional districts.  —  Democrats counting on President Trump's hard-line immigration policies …

Amesbury poisoning: Russia using UK as ‘dumping ground’  —  The home secretary has accused Russia of using Britain as a “dumping ground for poison” after a second incident involving the nerve agent Novichok.  —  Charlie Rowley, 45, and Dawn Sturgess, 44, collapsed at a house in Amesbury …

Scoop: Confident Trump not planning for Dem House takeover  —  Alumni of President George W. Bush's second term are getting flashbacks: Democrats are favored to take over the House, spelling a raft of headaches for a Republican president.  —  The big picture: What's true today was also true in 2006.

Judge Kethledge Faithfully Applies Immigration Laws  —  Judge Raymond Kethledge is a committed originalist and textualist, which means he shows no favoritism to either side in any case, and instead applies the law as it is written.  Judge Kethledge uses this sound approach to judging …

Senate, House GOP at odds over rare rebuke of Trump on national security  —  GOP lawmakers went to the White House last month to hear President Trump's case for lifting U.S. sanctions on the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE.  But even as Trump tried to convince his skeptical listeners …

How Trump Went From ‘Fire and Fury’ to Dismissing North Korean Nuclear Advances  —  WASHINGTON — When the North Koreans were shooting off missile tests and detonating new, more powerful atomic bombs last year, President Trump responded with threats of “fire and fury” and ordered the military …

Prof asks students to ‘find something’ to celebrate on 4th  — A University of Northern Colorado professor told students that she hopes they can “find something to celebrate” on Independence Day despite “a ton of ugliness in our nation's past and present.”

U.S. Border Patrol questions crews of at least 10 fishing vessels in Canadian waters  —  GRAND MANAN, N.B.—A little-known cross-border dispute that has simmered between Canada and the United States since the late 1700s is now approaching the boiling point.  —  In the past two weeks …

Is it great to be a worker in the U.S.?  Not compared with the rest of the developed world.  —  By Andrew Van Dam July 4 Email the author  —  The U.S. labor market is hot.  Unemployment is at 3.8 percent, a level it's hit only once since the 1960s, and many industries report deep labor shortages.

Trump's trade war with China is finally here — and it won't be pretty, analysts say  —  BEIJING — Some said the day would never come, that it was all a bluff.  But as the Independence Day fireworks cool in Washington, the eve of the trade war has arrived in China's capital …

White Fight  —  Under the Trump administration, even naturalized citizens are now a target.  The government agency that oversees immigration applications is hiring lawyers and immigration officers to review cases of immigrants suspected of obtaining citizenship through fake identities or other false information on their applications.

Wives and Children of ISIS: Warehoused in Syria, Unwanted Back Home  —  ROJ CAMP, Syria — When her husband uprooted their family from Morocco to live under the Islamic State in Syria, Sarah Ibrahim had little choice but to go along.  After he disappeared — she believes he was killed …

The Left Can't Come To Grips With The Loss Of Power  —  Key Trump administration officials have been confronted at restaurants.  Rep. Maxine Waters urged protesters to hound Trump officials at restaurants, gas stations or department stores.  —  Progressive pundits and the liberal media almost daily …

Wilbur Ross stock holdings rose in value during improper divestment delay  —  Commerce secretary's personal assets under scrutiny  —  U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, pictured at the 2017 SelectUSA Investment Summit.  Commerce Department  —  likes  —  Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross appears …

UK business leaders invited to dine with President Trump  —  About 150 business leaders have been invited to an undisclosed location to dine with Donald Trump when he makes his first visit to Britain as US president next week.  —  The black-tie dinner on Thursday night will be hosted by Theresa May …

Sanctioned Russian oligarch linked to Cohen has vast US ties  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before Viktor Vekselberg was tied to a scandal over the president and a porn star, the Russian oligarch had been positioning himself to extend his influence in the United States.

The centrist heavenly chorus is off-key  —  We human beings cling to dogmas long after they're disproved.  We tend to believe things that make us feel better or remind of us of a past that we miss. This is certainly true of our assumptions about electoral politics.