Russian Hackers Reach U.S. Utility Control Rooms, Homeland Security Officials Say  —  Blackouts could have been caused after the networks of trusted vendors were easily penetrated  —  Hackers working for Russia claimed “hundreds of victims” last year in a giant and long-running campaign …

“Did They Think I Was Just Going to Roll Over and Die?”:  The Cohen vs. Trump Battle Ratchets Up  —  What might Cohen know about the June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower between Don Jr., Kushner, Manafort, and a Russian lawyer with ties to the Kremlin who promised to provide them with “dirt” on Hillary Clinton?

‘The Briefing’ Review: Speaking for Himself  —  Donald Trump's rst White House spokesman compares the president to a rock star, the Energizer Bunny and a unicorn.  Jonathan Karl reviews “The Briefing” by Sean Spicer.  —  Early on a Saturday morning in January 2017, the day after the inauguration …

The city that never sleeps finds that it's running out of reporters to report  —  New York City and its environs are home to 20 million people, Wall Street, Broadway, the fashion and media industries, and a mix of cultures unlike few cities on the planet.  —  And yet news organizations operating …

The Untold Story of Otto Warmbier, American Hostage  —  President Trump hailed him as a catalyst of the summit with Kim Jong-Un.  But what happened to Warmbier—the American college student who was sent home brain-damaged from North Korea—is even more shocking than anyone knew.  —  1. Homecoming

Haley tells high schoolers to avoid 'own the libs'-style online behavior  —  U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley  —  kicked off a conservative conference of high school students on Monday by urging attendees to avoid inflammatory language in favor of demonstrating real leadership.

NBC/WSJ poll: Support for Roe v. Wade hits new high  —  A majority of Republicans — 52 percent — say the Supreme Court decision should not be overturned.  —  As President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick readies for his eventual confirmation hearing, support for the court's landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade has hit an all-time high.

The House Tilts Toward the Democrats  —  Big-picture factors help minority party, but battle far from over; 17 ratings changes in favor of Democrats  —  Editor's Note: This is a special Tuesday edition of the Crystal Ball.  We'll be back to our regular Thursday schedule next week.

Can the President Revoke Former Officials' Security Clearances?  —  White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders's announcement that President Trump is reviewing potential mechanisms by which to revoke the security clearances of several former senior government officials has …

A Sociologist Examines the “White Fragility” That Prevents White Americans from Confronting Racism  —  In more than twenty years of running diversity-training and cultural-competency workshops for American companies, the academic and educator Robin DiAngelo has noticed that white people are sensationally …

Can Nevada elect the first-ever female-majority statehouse?  Our analysis, experts say yes  —  Women have a real chance to win historic majority, but it won't be easy  —  Nevadans could soon make history by electing the nation's first female-majority state legislature.

Government signals 463 parents of migrant children may have been deported  —  The Trump administration said in a court filing Monday that 463 parents of migrant children are no longer present in the United States, indicating that the number of mothers and fathers potentially deported without …

Over four days, false claims dominated Trump's Twitter feed  —  President Trump tweeted a series of false or misleading claims over four days, ranging from the Russia investigation to NATO funding to North Korea to the price of soybeans.  —  From July 20 to July 23, accurate statements …

How Is This Shit Legal  —  This past spring, Michael Ferro resigned as chairman of publicly traded media-looting hell-company Tronc, Inc., just ahead of the publication of sexual harassment allegations against him.  As a parting gift, Tronc paid him $15 million, voluntarily bundling …

IDF shoots down Syrian fighter jet that entered Israeli airspace  —  Two Patriot missiles fired at Sukhoi aircraft that penetrated two kilometers into Israeli territory, military says  —  The Israeli Air Force shot down a Syrian fighter jet that traveled two kilometers into Israeli airspace on Tuesday afternoon, the military said.

How U.S. intelligence agencies can find out what Trump told Putin  —  A top-secret Special Collection Service has extraordinary capabilities to hoover up intel from foreign adversaries.  —  President Donald Trump's insistence on holding a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir …

Donations to Nunes improperly used to charter a private jet, says complaint to FEC  —  WASHINGTON  —  Political donations to Rep. Devin Nunes were improperly used to fund $5,518 in private jet travel, says a complaint filed by a nonpartisan watchdog group with the Federal Election Commission on Monday.

Eric Holder tells Stephen Colbert 'I'm thinking about' running for president  —  Eric Holder is considering a 2020 presidential run.  —  The former attorney general on Monday night told Stephen Colbert, “I'm thinking about it.”  —  “What I've said,” he added, “is that I'd make a determination sometime early next year.

Saltgrass COO, waiter say racism story made up  —  The Odessa waiter whose story about being called a terrorist by a customer spurred national attention last week now admits it was all a hoax.  —  The waiter, Khalil Cavil, 20, admitted he wrote the racist note himself in a Monday interview …

Is Erdogan's Turkey on the edge of a crash?  —  The Turkish lira is falling, prices are rising.  Experts warn that the Turkish economy is close to collapse, but President Erdogan wants growth at any price — and even more power.  Julia Hahn reports from Istanbul.

Democrats Are Moving Left.  Don't Panic.  —  If you want to beat Trump, centrism is not the answer.  —  In November, several outright Nazis and white supremacists will appear on Republican ballot lines.  Arthur Jones, a founder of a neo-Nazi group called the America First Committee …

Abolish the FISA Court  —  The introduction of judges shields the executive branch from accountability.  —  On the gentle summer evening that was last Saturday night, the Justice Department finally made public the October 2016 application for a warrant to spy on Carter Page, a former Trump campaign official.