Inside Scott Pruitt's Tumultuous Final Months as EPA Administrator  —  On April 11, a top Environmental Protection Agency official texted me that something strange was happening.  —  Moments before, the source told me, Administrator Scott Pruitt had strolled into the office “just to say hi.”

Fourth Ohio State wrestler says Rep. Jim Jordan knew about sexual abuse when he was coach  —  The wrestler said Jordan, a former assistant coach at Ohio State, took part in locker-room conversations where athletes discussed the abuse.  —  A fourth former Ohio State University wrestler came forward Thursday …

Pompeo Brings ‘Rocket Man’ CD for Kim Jong-un  —  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo left for North Korea on Thursday for denuclearization talks and brought two gifts for leader Kim Jong-un.  —  One is a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump and the other an Elton John CD with his song “Rocket Man.”

AP NewsBreak: US Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits  —  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged, the Associated Press has learned.

Trump Assails Critics and Mocks #MeToo.  What About Putin?  'He's Fine'  —  GREAT FALLS, Mont. — President Trump lobbed personal and derogatory attacks at two Democratic senators, mocked the #MeToo movement and vouched for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Thursday during a freewheeling …

Trump's Trade War Against China Is Officially Underway  —  WASHINGTON — A trade war between the world's two largest economies officially began on Friday morning as the Trump administration followed through with its threat to impose tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese products …

VA-07: Brat Moves from Lean Republican to Toss Up  —  In 2014, economics professor Dave Brat turned the political world upside-down when he upset House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the GOP primary by taking a hard line on illegal immigration.  But four years later, he's at risk of getting swept …

Trump makes NATO nightmare a reality  —  President Trump's harsh blast at NATO during a rally last night in Helena, Mont., was Europeans' worst nightmare come to life, Western diplomatic sources tell Jonathan Swan and me:  —  Trump portrayed the alliance as one-sided, transactional and bad for the U.S. …

Republicans on Russia trip face scorn and ridicule from critics at home  —  Republican lawmakers who went to Russia seeking a thaw in relations received an icy reception from Democrats and Kremlin watchers for spending the Fourth of July in a country that interfered in the U.S. presidential election and continues to deny it.

Will the FBI Come Clean?  —  Lawmakers demand the truth about the origin of the 2016 Trump investigation.  —  In the trench war between congressional Republicans and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, we have arrived at a crucial battle.  A House resolution sets Friday as the deadline …

Sources: EPA blocks warnings on cancer-causing chemical  —  Burying the formaldehyde study is part of an effort by Pruitt and aides to undermine EPA's research program, current and former officials tell POLITICO.  —  The Trump administration is suppressing an Environmental Protection Agency report …

Trump Administration in Chaotic Scramble to Reunify Migrant Families  —  Faced with a court-imposed deadline to reunite families separated at the southwest border, federal authorities are calling in volunteers to sort through records and resorting to DNA tests to match children with parents.

U.S. Hiring Stayed Strong in June Despite Trade Strains  —  The Labor Department released its monthly hiring and unemployment figures on Friday morning, providing one of the better snapshots of the state of the American economy.  —  The Numbers  —  213,000 jobs were added last month.

Michael Cohen tells friends he doesn't think Trump would pardon him  —  (CNN)Michael Cohen has recently told friends that he is pessimistic that President Donald Trump will offer him a pardon — one more indication that Cohen does not believe his former boss will have his back.

Trump Narrows Supreme Court Shortlist To 3 — With 2 On The Inside Track  —  President Trump has narrowed his list of Supreme Court candidates to three, according to two sources close to the process.  —  The three are Judges Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett and Raymond Kethledge with Kavanaugh …

Alan Dershowitz Is Just the Latest Public Figure Who Forgot What Shame Feels Like  —  Just like Sarah Huckabee Sanders, he can only process it as oppression.  —  Oppression comes in many forms.  One is apparently missing out on a dinner party.  “I never thought I would see McCarthyism come …

As tariffs near, Trump's business empire retains ties to China  —  As the Trump administration initiates a possible trade war with China, the president's businesses continue to benefit from partnerships involving the Chinese government, via state-backed companies and investors.

Indiana governor, legislative leaders call for AG to resign  —  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and the two GOP Statehouse leaders on Thursday called for Republican Attorney General Curtis Hill to resign amid what they called credible claims that Hill drunkenly groped four women …

Hundreds of thousands evacuated in Japan as ‘historic’ rain falls; two dead  —  TOKYO (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people across a wide swathe of western and central Japan were evacuated from their homes on Friday as torrential rains pounded the nation, flooding rivers …