Still Standing, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Step Back in the Spotlight  —  They have waited out, and in some cases ground down, their critics, and are ready to make a more visible push for their priorities.  —  WASHINGTON — They disappointed climate change activists who thought …

GOP Rep. Issa: 'Nobody's Going to be Surprised' If Trump Lied About Russia Meeting  —  Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) appeared on Fox News for an interview with Neil Cavuto Saturday, and trashed former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen as a “turncoat,” before downplaying the potential that President Donald Trump lied …

Our socialist president  —  For three months in 1917, Leon Trotsky lived in the Bronx, just south of the congressional district where Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently defeated a 10-term incumbent in a Democratic primary.  Because she calls herself a democratic socialist, the word “socialism” …

Devin Nunes, Washington's Public Enemy No. 1  —  What did the FBI do in the 2016 campaign?  The head of the House inquiry on what he has found—and questions still unanswered.  —  Tulare, Calif.  —  It's 105 degrees as I stand with Rep. Devin Nunes on his family's dairy farm.

Maria Butina is just the tip of the Russia iceberg  —  By day, he ran a travel agency.  Off hours, Jacob Golos worked for the Soviet Union.  Unlike some of his fictional successors, he did not pretend to be a native.  But from the time of its founding in 1927 until his death in 1943 …

EXCLUSIVE: US plans to host GCC summit in October  —  Working groups will meet in August to discuss framework and agenda  —  The United States plans to host a summit for the Gulf Co-operation Council and plans are in place to hold the meeting in mid October.

U.S. says farmers could get cash aid by October but will not be made whole  —  BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - U.S. farmers could receive cash payments from a planned $12 billion aid package as soon as late September, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told Reuters on Saturday …

Amsterdam ‘lawless jungle’ at night, ombudsman warns  —  Tourist hotspot Amsterdam transforms into a “lawless jungle” after dark with the police powerless to intervene against crime and violence, the city ombudsman has warned  —  Tourist hotspot Amsterdam turns into a “lawless jungle” …

Venezuela's inflation will hit 1 million percent.  Thanks, socialism.  —  According to the International Monetary Fund, by the end of the year, the annual inflation rate in Venezuela will reach 1 million percent.  —  A number like that is hard to grasp.  Simply put, a candy bar …

Capitalist Elizabeth Warren has the right antidote to socialism and Trumpism  — Warren's choice to own her capitalism is good news for the Democratic Party, and for capitalism.  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren's recent remark that she is a “capitalist to my bones” is being treated as some kind of news …

War Between Kimberly Guilfoyle and Fox News Explodes Over Dueling ‘D*ck Pics’ Claims … The bitter, long-brewing war between Fox News and former Fox host Kimberly Guilfoyle has taken a very public detour into territory strangely familiar for the conservative media behemoth: hotly disputed dick-pic allegations.

Trump chairs election security meeting but gives no new orders to repel Russian interference  —  President Trump chaired a meeting Friday of his most senior national security advisers to discuss the administration's effort to safeguard November's elections from Russian interference …

‘Deleted’ families: What went wrong with Trump's family-separation effort  —  When a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reunify migrant families separated at the border, the government's cleanup crews faced an immediate problem.  —  They weren't sure who the families were, let alone what to call them.

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Scandal  —  ROME — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington, from the College of Cardinals, ordering him to a “life of prayer and penance” after allegations …

Immigrant girl hides in auto shop after escaping attendants from Florida detention facility  —  The 15-year-old Honduran girl couldn't take it anymore.  She had been held in the Florida detention facility for three weeks, and it felt like a prison.  —  So when she saw an opportunity …

Trump supporters, opponents clash at Spicer book signing |  VIDEO  —  WARNING: This video contains strong language.  —  MIDDLETOWN — Supporters and opponents of President Donald Trump verbally clashed inside and outside Barnes & Noble on Friday evening during a book signing …

HHS official who made anti-Muslim comments and spread conspiracy theories resigns  —  (CNN)Ximena Barreto, a far-right political pundit who was appointed in December to a communications post at the Department of Health and Human Services, resigned on Friday, an HHS official confirmed to CNN.

Trump policy shop filters facts to fit his message  —  'It's just another example of how we're moving to a post-fact era,' a former official says.  —  President Donald Trump's appointees in the health department have deleted positive references to Obamacare, altered a report that undermined …

Actually, guns do kill people, according to a new study  —  A new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open underscores an often overlooked factor in gun-policy debates: When it comes to lethality, not all guns are created equal.  —  Analyzing data on hundreds of shootings in Boston …

U.S. Diplomats Held Face-to-Face Talks With Taliban, Insurgents Say  —  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — In a reversal of a longstanding policy, American diplomats held face-to-face talks with Taliban representatives in Qatar a week ago without Afghan government officials present, two senior Taliban officials said on Saturday.

Federal judge to appoint independent monitor for detained migrant children  —  Los Angeles (CNN)A federal judge said Friday she will appoint an independent monitor to keep tabs on the conditions migrant children are kept in after they are detained along parts of the southern border.