Will Trump Be Meeting With His Counterpart — Or His Handler?  —  On June 14, 2016, the Washington Post reported that Russian hackers had broken into the Democratic National Committee's files and gained access to its research on Donald Trump.  A political world already numbed by Trump's astonishing rise barely took notice.

‘Viciousness’: Trump aides endure public fury toward president's policies  —  Just after arriving in Washington to work for President Trump, Kellyanne Conway found herself in a downtown supermarket, where a man rushing by with his shopping cart sneered, “You ought to be ashamed of yourself!

Michelle Wolf Gets Patriotic For a Red, White, and Blue Salute to Abortion  —  With the country more polarized than ever, it's been hard for Americans to find common ground this Fourth of July.  As columnist Megan McArdle recently argued in the Washington Post, to find our way back, we'll need …

Sasse tempts Trump's wrath by refusing to bow  —  The Republican senator and persistent Trump critic stokes speculation about his intentions with a soon-to-publish book and new nonprofit.  —  Ben Sasse has so far been spared the public floggings that Donald Trump inflicted …

Trump Making Supreme Court Pick to Cement Conservative Majority  — Prime-time event to announce president's ‘exceptional’ choice  — Hardiman said to be in play after Kavanaugh had inside track  —  Donald Trump is poised to continue his remake of the U.S. Supreme Court …

David Davis resigns as UK's Brexit secretary  —  LONDON — David Davis resigned late Sunday as the U.K.'s Brexit secretary amid ongoing tensions within Prime Minister Theresa May's Cabinet.  —  The Brexit secretary's resignation marks the biggest crisis for the British prime minister since …

Scott Pruitt, Fallen E.P.A. Chief, May Rise Again in Oklahoma  —  BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — Scott Pruitt's brief, tumultuous tenure as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency has left him disgraced in the eyes of many in Washington and across the country.  But it may not have done him much harm in his home state.

A journalist's conscience leads her to reveal her source to the FBI.  Here's why.  —  It's pretty much an inviolable rule of journalism: Protect your sources.  —  Reporters have gone to jail to keep that covenant.  —  But Marcy Wheeler, who writes a well-regarded national security blog …

Dem congressman reveals ‘rogue’ Devin Nunes has refused to even speak to the House Intelligence Committee for months  —  Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) is demanding that special counselor Robert Mueller release all of his information to the House Intelligence Committee, but according to one colleague he's …

The Liberal Backlash Is Coming  —  Demonstrators protest against the Trump administration's immigration policies on June 30, 2018, in New York.  —  Among the many privileges certain Americans enjoy—along with the presumption of competence and driving without being pulled over unless …

Mueller's ‘Pit Bull’ Arranged Meeting With Reporters To Discuss Manafort Investigation  —  Justice Department documents released on Friday confirm that the DOJ attorney known as Robert Mueller's “pit bull” arranged a meeting with journalists in April 2017 to discuss an investigation into Paul Manafort.

The Progressive Populist Who Wants to Help Democrats Win Back the Rust Belt  —  In early May, Richard Cordray was wrapping up a two-day campaign sprint during which he spoke to crowds of plumbers, pipefitters, ironworkers, teachers, firefighters, furniture workers, and now …

Electoral law has been broken - this is a fight for the soul of our democracy  —  Despite inadequate rules and toothless regulators, we must battle to safeguard our voting system  —  Seven years ago, during a night of rioting in London, a 23-year-old student popped into his local Lidl and carried out the …

Giuliani seems to say Trump asked Comey to give Michael Flynn ‘a break’  —  (CNN)Rudy Giuliani seemed to confirm on ABC's “This Week” Sunday that President Donald Trump actually did ask former FBI Director James Comey to drop the probe into ex-White House national security adviser Michael …

‘Where are the babies, Mitch?’:  McConnell pursued from restaurant by angry crowd  —  A group of Democratic Socialists and other angry protesters pursued Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) through a restaurant parking lot on Saturday, berating him with a mixture of immigration rhetoric …

San Francisco's crisis looks like New York's future  —  “A major medical association is pulling its annual convention out of the city — saying its members no longer feel safe,” reports the San Francisco Chronicle.  It's a loss of approximately $40 million dollars for the city and a warning …

De Blasio spends weekend at Bernie Sanders' summer home  —  Well at least it didn't involve a dead guy.  —  Mayor de Blasio, his wife, Chirlane, and their two kids spent a couple of days at Sen. Bernie Sanders' summer home on Lake Champlain in Vermont.  —  Photos show the progressive pols …

Trump supporters enraged by ‘angry baby’ balloon to fly over London during president's UK trip  —  Protest called ‘cringeworthy’ and ‘juvenile’, while counter-campaign to fly a similar Sadiq Khan blimp has now reached its funding target  —  POPULAR VIDEOS  —  Plans to fly a giant balloon …

Annexing Crimea was egregious.  Why does Trump disagree?  —  Inside the U.S. government there is virtual unanimity on the question of Crimea, the Ukrainian region invaded and abruptly annexed by Russia in 2014: It was an egregious act of aggression and, as the first forcible transnational seizure …

MSNBC Does Not Merely Permit Fabrications Against Democratic Party Critics.  It Encourages and Rewards Them.  —  During the 2016 primary and general election campaigns, various MSNBC hosts were openly campaigning for Hillary Clinton.  One of the network's programs featured Malcolm Nance …

Turkey to Be Transformed as Erdogan Sworn in With Vastly Expanded Powers  —  (Bloomberg) — Recep Tayyip Erdogan will cap his years-long drive to transform Turkey's government on Monday as he's sworn in as an executive president with vastly expanded powers.  —  Erdogan, modern Turkey's …

Former Trump lawyer Ty Cobb rocks out at the punk show of a band called Copstabber  —  Here's one way to relieve the stress of defending the president from that pesky Russia investigation: Former Trump lawyer Ty Cobb was spotted pumping his fists to the musical stylings of a punk band called Copstabber …

What to watch as Trump heads to Europe  —  I fly to Europe this week to cover President Trump as he meets with NATO allies in Brussels, Theresa May in London, then Helsinki for his first one-on-one summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin.  —  What we're hearing: Senior European officials …

Beto-mania Sweeps Texas  —  Ted Cruz's long-shot challenger is drawing riotous crowds.  Is it enough?  —  FORT WORTH, Texas — Beto O'Rourke is running to replace Ted Cruz.  Literally.  Sweat pours off his lean, 6' 4"-frame as the El Paso Democrat jogs along the southern bank …

Shine to join Trump in Helsinki for Putin meeting  —  Inclusion on the summit list suggests Shine will play a vital role in the White House.  —  White House communications director Bill Shine will be part of the West Wing delegation traveling to Helsinki next week to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin …