White House bans network pool reporter from Rose Garden event  —  The White House took retaliatory action against Kaitlan Collins, a White House reporter for CNN, after Collins asked President Trump questions at an Oval Office photo op on Wednesday.  —  Collins was representing …

GOP lawmakers introduce articles of impeachment against Rosenstein  —  A group of conservative House lawmakers on Wednesday introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein  —  , the top Department of Justice (DOJ) official overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller

Putin's Soccer Ball for Trump Had Transmitter Chip, Logo Indicates  — World Cup feature opens fan experience, isn't a spy device  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin's gift of a soccer ball to U.S. President Donald Trump last week set off a chorus of warnings — some of them only half in jest …

Henry Kissinger Pushed Trump to Work With Russia to Box In China … Henry Kissinger suggested to President Donald Trump that the United States should work with Russia to contain a rising China.  —  The former secretary of state—who famously engineered the tactic of establishing diplomatic relations …

Trump pushes 25 percent auto tariff as top advisers scramble to stop him  —  Several of President Trump's senior economic advisers believe he plans to impose a 25 percent tariff on close to $200 billion in foreign-made automobiles later this year, three people briefed on discussions said.

Polls: Trump approval sags in trio of Midwest states  —  Democrats also enjoy an advantage on congressional preference in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.  —  WASHINGTON — In three politically important Midwest states — including two that were key in deciding the 2016 election …

Whistleblower provides emails that show Stormy Daniels' arrest was pre-planned  —  In an exclusive investigation, the Advocate has obtained emails from a whistleblower from inside the Columbus Police Department that outline the arrest of Stormy Daniels earlier this month may have been pre-planned days before she ever arrived in town.

Most deported migrants were not asked about leaving children behind, Trump official says  —  That migrant parents gave consent to leave their children behind has been a key talking point for Trump administration officials defending the deportations.  —  Homeland Security officials …

“We Didn't Expect to Make Money”: How The Daily's Michael Barbaro Unexpectedly Became the Ira Glass of The New York Times  —  He's the star of the Times's most promising new-media franchise.  But will his success eventually carry him away from 620 Eighth Avenue?  —  BY - JOE POMPEOJuly 25, 2018,

Men Are Panicking About Their Sperm Count  —  A study suggests that sperm counts have been dropping for decades.  Is this how the big dystopia begins?  Silicon Valley is at hand to help men get their mojo back.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Dr. Paul Turek was on his way to speak to employees …

An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2016 Election  —  Start exploring the map by searching for a place you know.

Dozens of lawmakers have reviewed unredacted Page surveillance documents; Nunes is not one of them  —  Nunes to reporter: Democracy dies in darkness  —  (CNN)Thirty members of Congress have reviewed largely unredacted copies of the highly sensitive surveillance-warrant applications …

Federal judge allows emoluments case against Trump to proceed  —  A federal judge on Wednesday rejected President Trump's latest effort to stop a lawsuit that alleges Trump is violating the Constitution by continuing to do business with foreign governments.  —  The ruling, from U.S. District …

Jerry Jones: Cowboys will require players to stand for anthem, not remain in locker room  —  Amid a pause in the NFL's implementation of a new policy regarding the national anthem and players' decisions to protest during the song, one owner appears to be going his own way.

Tech stocks set to crater on Thursday with Facebook on track for biggest drop ever  —  The tech-heavy Nasdaq was set for a big down day Thursday after disappointing quarterly results from Facebook sent the social media giant hurtling toward its biggest share price decline ever and on track to lose more than $125 billion in market value.

You're Not Too Old for a Tattoo  —  The new tattooed man is just as likely to get around by private jet as by Harley-Davidson.  How to ink elegantly  —  WE ARE LIVING in a Golden Age of Tattoos.  And while tattoos have heretofore mostly been brandished as signs of swagger by youthful sailors …

The Dead Can Vote (At Least on the Ninth Circuit)  —  A judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit casts a decisive vote four months after his death  —  Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided Altera Corporation v. Commissioner …

Making Sense of Maria Butina's Curious Blog Posts About the NRA  —  The accused Russian agent criticized the group's lack of diversity and organizational structure in 2014, and also mused about the American tradition of brunch  —  Maria Butina is 29 years old, and a very millennial sort of alleged Russian agent.

Browder Launches New Money-Laundering Complaint  —  Hedge-fund founder Bill Browder is hitting back, a week after the Helsinki summit press conference where Vladimir Putin asked Donald Trump to surrender the financier and human-rights activist to Russian interrogators.

The ‘Democratic Extremism’ Narrative Is a Handy Way to Distract Attention From Republican Extremism  —  There is a convention going back into the mists of time whereby the Democratic Party is thought of as a disorganized and divided mess.  The early 20th-century humorist Will Rogers, himself a Democrat, once said:

Maxine Waters: ‘Americans should be out in the streets screaming’ for Trump's head  —  Liberal Rep. Maxine Waters Wednesday urged Americans to take to the streets and scream for an end to President Trump's term, endorsed impeachment and vowed that the White House won't intimidate her.

Luxury Watch Dealer Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Laundering Narcotics Proceeds For International Drug Organizations  —  Joseph Stern Used Sales of Luxury Brand Watches to Conceal Approximately $2,000,000 for Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Organizations

Zuckerberg Loses $16.8 Billion in a Snap as Facebook Plunges  —  (Bloomberg) — Mark Zuckerberg is counting the cost of user disenchantment with Facebook Inc.  —  His fortune tumbled by $16.8 billion in late trading Wednesday, as shares of the social media giant slid 20 percent at 5:37 p.m. in New York on disappointing results.

CNN's Jake Tapper Went Ballistic at Staff Over Botched Clips  —  Jake Tapper, CNN's august and outwardly civil newsman, blew up at his staff during a commercial break last week after they botched airing a series of clips on his show The Lead, a reliable CNN production source told Mediaite.