Trump Pushes for Interview With Mueller Against Lawyers' Advice  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump pushed his lawyers in recent days to try once again to reach an agreement with the special counsel's office about him sitting for an interview, flouting their advice that he should not answer …

Ivanka says family separation was White House “low point”  —  Ivanka Trump said during an Axios interview on Thursday that she agrees with White House colleagues who describe family separation as “a low point in the White House”:  —  “That was a low point for me as well.

A black Smith College student was eating her lunch when an employee called police  —  The rising sophomore at Smith College was quietly eating her lunch in a campus common room when a police officer approached her Tuesday afternoon.  —  A college employee had called police to report someone who …

Trump Unveils His Plan to Weaken Car Pollution Rules  —  Want the latest climate news in your inbox?  You can sign up here to receive Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled its long-awaited proposal to dramatically weaken …

Trump's undermining of Obamacare violates the Constitution, new lawsuit charges  —  Four cities are charging that the president is failing to execute the law by actively undercutting the Affordable Care Act.  —  WASHINGTON — After congressional Republicans repeatedly failed last year …

I'm a Liberal Feminist Lawyer.  Here's Why Democrats Should Support Judge Kavanaugh.  —  Sometimes a superstar is just a superstar.  That is the case with Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who had long been considered the most qualified nominee for the Supreme Court if Republicans secured the White House.

Mueller wants to interview Russian pop star Emin Agalarov, lawyer says  —  The son of a Russian oligarch helped set up the now infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting.  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller has requested an interview with Russian pop star Emin Agalarov, who helped set …

Here Are the Cable News Morning Show Ratings for July 2018  —  TVNewser has received a number of emails lately asking for a break down of cable news morning show ratings, specifically for 6-9 a.m. ET shows.  —  Ask, and you shall receive.  At least for the month of July.  Will we do more of these?

Media don't want to understand Trump voters, all 63 million of them  —  This courtroom sketch depicts Paul Manafort, fourth from right, standing with his lawyers in front of U.S. district Judge T.S. Ellis III, rear, and the selected jury, left, during the jury selection at the Alexandria Federal Courthouse …

Facebook Is The World's Biggest Right-Wing Media Company  —  The conservative movement, led by President Trump, has been engaged in a months-long campaign to intimidate tech-media platforms like Facebook out of policing disinformation, and into maximizing the reach of right-wing content …

Apple just hit a $1 trillion market cap  — The stock rose nearly 3 percent, briefly hitting a session high of $207.05 in midday trading before falling back below $207.  —  Apple hit a $1 trillion market cap on Thursday, making the iPhone maker the first publicly traded U.S. company to reach the record valuation.

Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Too Far Left for Hollywood?  —  The newly minted Democratic star makes her first appearance in Los Angeles on Thursday — but she isn't meeting with traditional Hollywood power brokers for now.  —  With rock-star Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez set …

Trump Says You Need an ID to Buy Groceries.  Shoppers Say, ‘Huh?’  —  WASHINGTON — Just when it seemed like Tuesday's “Make America Great Again” rally in Florida would end with the typical punch list — Democrats, journalists, immigrants — President Trump added new spice …

South Africa facing ‘mass STARVATION and RIOTS’ after white people's land seized  —  THERE will be huge food shortages and riots on the streets following plans to seize white South African farmers' land, it has been warned.  —  Experts have said the country will face dire consequences …

‘The Most Accurate Bellwether:’ GOP fears mount over Ohio special election  —  WASHINGTON  —  It's time for Republicans to start worrying again.  —  A special election next week in Ohio's 12th Congressional District is the last big electoral test before November's election …

AFL-CIO's Trumka Won't Rule Out Unions Endorsing Trump in 2020  —  Despite strong condemnations of the Trump administration for what he calls the “growing wage inequality” among Americans, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka on Wednesday refused to rule out his union endorsing President Donald Trump for re-election in 2020.

Donor helping fraudsters, offshore bettors backs Trump  —  NEW YORK (AP) — One customer was a debt collector that threatened to jail people if they didn't pay back loans that they never took out.  Another was an offshore gambling operation that hid bets behind innocuous-sounding websites, including one dedicated to orange cats.

Spotify removes Alex Jones's podcasts, citing policy on ‘hate content’  —  The music-streaming service Spotify pulled several episodes of “The Alex Jones Show” on Wednesday for violating its policy on hate content.  —  The move comes after other major media platforms, including YouTube and Facebook …

PSE sends racial slur to black woman  —  SEATTLE - An African-American woman says Puget Sound Energy emailed her a racial slur to use as the temporary password to her online account.  —  Erica Conway believes the insult was deliberate and wants the company to get to the bottom of it.

Woman accused of hitting car in Hyannis after confrontation over bumper sticker  —  Tuesday  —  BARNSTABLE — A Taunton woman accused of intentionally driving into a man's car a month ago after becoming enraged by a Trump bumper sticker pleaded not guilty Monday in Barnstable District Court …

The New York Times Hires an Apparent Racist for Their Editorial Board and That's Totally Fine  —  In the aftermath of the James Gunn affair, I'm going to have to cop to being a very bad person for writing this.  Because this story is, like Gunn's, about someone who was either too clever …

Pope Declares Death Penalty Inadmissible in All Cases  —  ROME — Pope Francis has declared the death penalty inadmissible in all cases “because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person,” the Vatican announced on Thursday, in a shift in Roman Catholic teaching on the issue.

How would individual market premiums change in 2019 in a stable policy environment?  —  DOWNLOAD  —  Editor's Note: … mattafiedler  —  In recent weeks, insurers in many areas of the country have unveiled the premiums they propose to charge for individual market health insurance policies in 2019.

The zombie claim that won't die: The media exposed bin Laden's phone.  —  “One of the worst cases was the reporting on the U.S. ability to listen to Osama bin Laden's satellite phone in the late '90s.  Because of that reporting, he stopped using that phone and the country lost valuable intelligence.”

Former Ohio State wrestling coach urged Rep. Jim Jordan's accusers to recant, texts show  —  Former coach Russ Hellickson told wrestlers he could help them release a statement in support of Jordan, according to texts shared with NBC News.  —  Retired Ohio State wrestling coach Russ Hellickson reached …

WBUR Poll: Capuano Maintains 13-Point Lead Over Pressley  —  Ayanna Pressley has yet to make inroads into Rep. Michael Capuano's lead in the race for the Massachusetts 7th Congressional District.  —  That's the finding of a new WBUR poll (topline results, crosstabs) of registered voters likely to vote in the Democratic primary there.

Two recession warning signs are here  —  Economist: Housing weakness is a red flag  —  Housing and rates are worrying some economists that a recession is looming.  —  “One of the biggest concerns is the housing market,” said Lindsey Piegza, chief economist for Stifel, on CNNMoney's “Markets Now” live show Wednesday.

Good news for the GOP  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION:  —  Are Hispanics shifting their allegiances to President Trump?  —  A recent Harvard/Harris poll recorded a 10-point spike in Hispanic support for Mr. Trump.  It hasn't received much attention from the mainstream media, which is heavily invested …

QAnon, the Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theorists, Now Believe JFK Jr. Faked His Death to Become Their Leader … Believers in the bizarre pro-Trump conspiracy theory called QAnon were out in force at the president's rally in Tampa, Florida on Tuesday, waving signs and cut-outs of the letter “Q” in front of the television cameras.

Obamacare is now optional  —  At long last, the Trump administration has created a “freedom option” for people suffering under Obamacare.  A final rulemaking issued Wednesday reverses an Obama-era regulation that exposed the sick to medical underwriting.  The new rule will expand consumer protections …