How a Trump Decision Revealed a G.O.P. Memo's Shaky Foundation  —  WASHINGTON — When President Trump declassified a memo by House Republicans in February that portrayed the surveillance of a former campaign adviser as scandalous, his motivation was clear: to give congressional allies …

Trump Threatens Iran on Twitter, Warning of Dire ‘Consequences’  —  President Trump threatened Iran late Sunday, warning of severe “consequences”, as rhetoric between the two countries' presidents escalated dramatically.  —  Mr. Trump, in an all-caps message on Twitter addressed …

Calling my fellow Republicans: Trump is clearly unfit to remain in office  —  President Trump's disgraceful performance in Helsinki, Finland, and in the days since is an indication that he is not fit to remain in office.  Trump's 2016 “America First” platform might be more aptly named …

Donald Trump's Approval Rating Inches Higher, Buoyed by Republican Support  —  In the latest WSJ/NBC News poll, the president's job approval rose to 45% but remains among the lowest of any modern president at this point his first term  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump's approval rating …

Scoop: World leaders turning Trump tricks against him  —  World leaders are learning to play President Trump using his own set of predictable negotiating tricks.  The most vivid example of this: French President Emmanuel Macron bragging to Trump that he was jamming him by stealing “The Art of the Deal” techniques, Axios has learned.

John Kelly Signed Off on a ‘Purge’ of Scott Pruitt Loyalists From EPA … The Trump White House has moved quickly to force out a trio of staffers loyal to former, scandal-plagued Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.

Leader of the Persistence … It was unremittingly hot at the farm in Natick, Massachusetts, where 1,500 people had gathered on the Sunday after the Fourth of July.  Remarkably, this crowd had assembled under a blistering sun not for a free concert, or outdoor theater, or even a protest, exactly.

Birthright Citizenship: A Response to My Critics  —  expected the reaction to a recent op-ed I published calling for the end of birthright citizenship to be cantankerous.  I even expected it to be hysterical—from the Left.  I did not expect self-described “conservatives” …

Gowdy: If There Was Evidence That President Trump Committed Any Crime, “Adam Schiff Would Have Leaked It”  —  Rep. Trey Gowdy told FNC's Bret Baier on FOX News Sunday that while there are documents he has not seen, he knows that if there were any evidence that President Trump committed any crime …

Tesla Asks Suppliers for Cash Back to Help Turn a Profit  —  Electric-car company, in memo, requests supplier returns meaningful portion of money spent since 2016  —  Tesla Inc. TSLA -2.08% has asked some suppliers to refund a portion of what the electric-car company has spent previously …

PICTURED: Hillary Clinton dining with Harvey Weinstein after her loss  —  Photos of Hillary Clinton having dinner with longtime pal Harvey Weinstein weeks after her election loss have emerged.

Southern Nationalist Group Creates Russian Language Website Page To Foster Relationship Between the ‘Two Natural Allies’  —  The League of The South, an organization described by analysts as a neo-confederate hate group, has launched a Russian language page on their website to explore shared ideas on “Southern nationalism.”

Lawmakers, Lobbyists and the Administration Join Forces to Overhaul the Endangered Species Act  —  WASHINGTON — The Endangered Species Act, which for 45 years has safeguarded fragile wildlife while blocking ranching, logging and oil drilling on protected habitats, is coming under attack from lawmakers …

James Comey warns Democrats against socialism: 'Please, please don't lose your minds'  —  Former FBI Director James Comey waded back into the political fray on Twitter Sunday, warning Democrats not to “rush to the socialist left” in upcoming elections.  —  “Democrats, please, please don't lose your minds,” Comey wrote.

Sanders' wing of the party terrifies moderate Dems.  Here's how they plan to stop it.  —  Party members and fundraisers gathered for an invitation-only event to figure out how to counteract the rising progressive movement.  —  Ocasio-Cortez joins Sanders to rally for Kansas Democrat, progressive values

Portugal Dared to Cast Aside Austerity.  It's Having a Major Revival.  —  At a time of mounting uncertainty in Europe, the country has defied critics who insisted on austerity as the answer to the Continent's economic and financial crisis.  —  LISBON — Ramón Rivera had barely gotten …

Defending Donald Trump, First Baptist's Robert Jeffress compares him to ‘known womanizer’ Ronald Reagan  —  Rev. Robert Jeffress went on Fox News Friday night to defend President Donald Trump amid the news that the president's longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, recorded him discussing payment of a Playboy model.

Exclusive: Accused Russian agent Butina met with U.S. Treasury, Fed officials  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Accused Russian agent Maria Butina had wider high-level contacts in Washington than previously known, taking part in 2015 meetings between a visiting Russian official and two senior officials …