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 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 …

Trump's Twitter Threat vs. Iran: Loud but Hardly Clear  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's vituperative tweet against Iran late on Sunday showed his determination to use the same approach that he took to engineer a diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea.  But Mr. Trump's top advisers are far …

Donald Trump's Legal Team Submits Counteroffer for Possible Interview in Mueller Probe  —  Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani says president open to questions on possible collusion, less willing to discuss possible obstruction of justice  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump's legal team has submitted …

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.

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.

Trump Weighs Stripping Security Clearances From Officials Who Criticized Him  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump threatened on Monday to strip the security clearances of former national security officials who have criticized his refusal to confront Russia over its election interference …

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 …

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 …

Trump advisers quietly begin thinking about ‘life after Sarah’  —  The press secretary says she has no plans to step down, but a shortlist of potential replacements is starting to take shape.  —  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says publicly that she has no plans to leave …

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

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.

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 …

This Shooting Should Sicken America's Armed Citizens  —  If a person shoves you, you can shove back.  You don't have the right to kill him.  —  In a world awash with disturbing videos and images, some stand out.  Over the weekend, I saw a video that's bothered me ever since.

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.

‘Handmaids’ Greet Vice President Mike Pence During Protest in Philadelphia  —  Groups of women dressed as characters from 'The Handmaid's Tale' greeted Vice President Mike Pence Monday during his visit to Philadelphia.  —  ‘Handmaids’ Protest Pence's Visit to Philadelphia

On WhatsApp, fake news is fast — and can be fatal  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Americans associate misinformation with Facebook and the ways it shaped debate around the 2016 presidential election.  But in other countries, falsities are just as likely to spread on private messaging services — sometimes with deadly consequences.

Islamic State makes comeback in Iraq with switch to guerrilla tactics  —  Relatives of Saad Khudair Abbas, who was killed with a group of youth by Islamic State militants at Kirkuk road, are seen outside a house in Kerbala  —  BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - Months after Iraq declared victory over Islamic State …

Trump to Seek Repeal of California's Smog-Fighting Power  — Proposed revision to auto emission standards to come out soon  — Will propose end of state's waiver from federal standards  —  The Trump administration will seek to revoke California's authority to regulate automobile emissions …

‘True definition of evil’: Alleged Shawnee murderer is white supremacist, family says  —  Those who knew Ronald Lee Kidwell were not surprised to learn he was charged with the murder of a black woman — her body discovered in the Shawnee home where he lived.  —  “This was a hate crime,” said his neighbor Kathleen Brown.

Adult Film Star Stormy Daniels' Husband Files For Divorce  —  FORNEY (CBSDFW.COM) - The woman at the center of a political scandal - Stormy Daniels - will soon join the single life.  —  Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford lives in Forney.  —  Her husband, Glendon Crain filed …

Tariffs Trim a Factory's Profit, but Loyalty to Trump Endures  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — You might think that managers and workers at Banner Metals would be up in arms over the Trump administration's trade policies.  After all, tariffs on imported steel and aluminum have pushed raw-material prices …

Venezuela's Inflation to Reach 1 Million Percent, IMF Forecasts  — IMF compares Venezuela with Germany in 1923, Zimbabwe in 2000s  — Venezuelan economy seen contracting 18% this year, 5% in 2019  —  Venezuela's inflation will skyrocket to 1 million percent by the end of the year …

What Do Voters Care About?  Illegal Immigration, For One Thing  —  The post immediately below addresses the fact that voters don't care much about the Democrats' Helsinki hysteria.  Most voters, I think, are smart enough to understand that Donald Trump, unlike his predecessor, is unabashedly pro-America.

The Proud Boys, Racist Alt-Right Group, Plan Meeting At Oakland's Make Westing Bar For July 23rd  —  The Proud Boys, seen as a racist, alt-right group that was founded in 2016 by Gavin McInnes, the Vice Media co-founder, are coming to Oakland's Make Westing Bar to start trouble.