New York Times Publisher and Trump Clash Over President's Threats Against Journalism  —  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump and the publisher of The New York Times, A. G. Sulzberger, engaged in a fierce public clash on Sunday over Mr. Trump's threats against journalism …

Trump backers stand by president in face of Russia criticism — CBS poll  —  Nearly all Americans say Russian meddling in the 2018 midterm elections would be unacceptable, even if their party was the beneficiary of any interference.  But the investigation into Russian meddling …

Why Is the Trump Campaign Attacking Senator Kirsten Gillibrand?  —  Late last month, Brad Parscale, Donald Trump's campaign manager, wrote a tweet knocking Kirsten Gillibrand, the junior senator from New York.  She had recently become the first senator to join a call for abolishing the Immigration …

Top Koch network official: ‘The divisiveness of this White House is causing long-term damage’  —  Colorado Springs, Colo. (CNN)The influential conservative Koch network opened up their summer meeting with an emphasis on bipartisanship while also delivering sharp critiques of President Donald Trump and his administration.

How an Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald's Monopoly Game and Stole Millions … On August 3, 2001, a McDonald's film crew arrived in the bustling beach town of Westerly, Rhode Island.  They carried their cameras and a giant cashier's check to a row of townhouses, and knocked on the door of Michael Hoover.

Nunes: Americans Will Be ‘Shocked’ By Other Carter Page FISA Info  —  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes claimed Sunday that the American public will be “shocked” when it sees the remaining blacked out portions of the FBI's applications for spy warrants …

Judge orders Trump administration to help lawyers find ‘missing parents’ of migrant kids  —  The government on Friday said 650 children remained separated because their parents had been deemed ineligible for reunification.  —  LOS ANGELES — The federal judge overseeing the court-ordered reunification …

What do they know?  Mystery as Russia LIQUIDATED almost ALL of its holdings in US Treasury securities during run up to Helsinki summit, in move labeled ‘unprecedented’ by experts  —  The Russian government has sold off the vast majority of its holdings of US Treasury securities for reasons …

Trump willing to shut down government over border security  —  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would consider shutting down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for his immigration proposals, including a U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Mike Pence, Holy Terror  —  Are you sure you want to get rid of Donald Trump?  —  There are problems with impeaching Donald Trump.  A big one is the holy terror waiting in the wings.  —  That would be Mike Pence, who mirrors the boss more than you realize.  He's also self-infatuated.  Also a bigot.

City report on Confederate monuments raises idea of renaming Austin  —  Highlights  —  Renaming of seven streets worthy of immediate action, report states, but renaming Austin not a simple matter.  —  In discussion of possible changes, report also asks, 'What's next and where do we stop?'

Donald Trump's golf resort wrecked special nature site, reports reveal  —  US president's broken promises have ruined a fragile dune system in Aberdeenshire  —  The spectacular dunes system picked by Donald Trump for his golf resort in Aberdeenshire has been “partially destroyed” …

Trump lawyer Giuliani ‘confused’ in claiming attorney-client privilege, Michael Cohen's attorney says  —  President Donald Trump's legal team is on the attack against former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, saying he violated attorney-client privilege by releasing a taped conversation …

“Emails Are the Tools of the Devil”  —  How decadelong Republican gerrymanders could be undone by reckless GOP emails.  —  The master Republican mapmaker Tom Hofeller is among the visionaries who understood how sophisticated new GIS software and powerful new data sets provided an opportunity …

Netflix Exec Breaks Silence Over Aziz Ansari Controversy: ‘Happy’ to Keep Making ‘Master of None’ … Beverly Hills, CALIFORNIA — “I don't have anything to share with you today.”  —  That was the most common refrain from Netflix vice president of original series Cindy Holland as TV critics …

Billy Graham & the Synagogue of Satan  —  Lost Passage of Infamous Nixon Tape Makes a Bad Story Worse  —  EVANGELIST BILLY GRAHAM can be heard defending anti-Jewish conspiracies and admitting Hitler was right about some things to President Richard Nixon on a newly-released portion of an infamous Oval Office tape.

Iran currency extends record fall as U.S. sanctions loom  —  DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's currency hit a new record low on Sunday, dropping past 100,000 rials to the U.S. dollar as Iranians brace for Aug. 7 when Washington is due to reimpose a first lot of economic sanctions.

New Veterans Affairs chief plans to reassign, sideline Trump loyalists now in power  —  In one of his first acts as President Trump's Veterans Affairs secretary, Robert Wilkie intends to reassign several high-ranking political appointees at the center of the agency's ongoing morale crisis and staffing exodus …

Trigger warning: Empirical evidence ahead  —  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2018.07 .002 … Abstract  —  Background and objectives  —  Trigger warnings notify people of the distress that written, audiovisual, or other material may evoke, and were initially used to provide for the needs …

Bush Claimed Power to Override a Torture Ban.  What Did Brett Kavanaugh Think About That?  —  WASHINGTON — When Brett M. Kavanaugh came before the Judiciary Committee in May 2006 for his nomination to be an appeals court judge, senators pressed him on his role in President George W. Bush's use …