The NRA Says It's in Deep Financial Trouble, May Be ‘Unable to Exist’  —  A legal filing against the state of New York paints a grim picture of the powerful gun group  —  The National Rifle Association warns that it is in grave financial jeopardy, according to a recent court filing obtained …

When Racism Is Fit to Print  —  Is the newest member of the New York Times editorial board, Sarah Jeong, a racist?  —  From one perspective — that commonly held by people outside the confines of the political left — she obviously is.  A series of tweets from 2013 to 2015 reveal …

Judge upholds ruling that DACA must be restored  —  Pro DACA and Dreamer supporters chain themselves to each other outside the US Capital on March 5, 2018 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for MoveOn.org)  —  (CNN)A federal judge on Friday upheld his order …

The Newseum is selling MAGA hats and ‘fake news’ T-shirts  —  If you're looking to stock up on the famous red hats that bear Donald Trump's favorite slogan, look no further than the Newseum's gift shop.  —  On its website, the interactive news museum in Washington, D.C., sells $14.99 …

O'Rourke Puts Race into Lean Republican Column  —  This race in a state that isn't usually competitive for Democrats in statewide races has generated an unusual amount of attention.  Most of it is thanks to U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic nominee, who is running an unconventional yet …

GOP consultants say Kobach campaign has white nationalists on payroll  —  Sherman Smith sherman_news  —  Kris Kobach's gubernatorial campaign employs three men identified as members of a white nationalist group by two political consultants who have worked with Republicans in Kansas.

Trump associate socialized with alleged Russian agent Maria Butina in final weeks of 2016 campaign  —  Maria Butina, the Russian gun-rights activist who was charged last month with working as an unregistered agent of the Kremlin, socialized in the weeks before the 2016 election …

It's True: Trump Is Lying More, and He's Doing It on Purpose.  —  On Thursday, the Washington Post published a remarkable story on its front page revealing a recent spike in the number of “false and misleading claims” made by President Trump.  In his first year as President, Trump made 2,140 false claims, according to the Post.

‘Manhattan Madam’ met with Mueller's team  —  (CNN)Kristin Davis, the woman famously known as the “Manhattan Madam,” met with special counsel Robert Mueller's team for a voluntary interview on Wednesday, according to four sources familiar with the situation.

Accountants testify Manafort inflated loans, failed to disclose foreign accounts  —  One of Paul Manafort's accountants testified Friday that she went along with falsifying his tax records because she was afraid to confront a longtime client.  —  Cindy Laporta said that in 2015 …

Under Trump's watch, the U.S. is on track for the highest trade deficit in 10 years  —  The United States trade deficit widened in June and is on track to be the biggest in a decade despite President Trump's efforts to slash it.  —  For the first half of 2018, the trade deficit in goods …

Melania's policy director leaves the White House  —  After just six months on the job, first lady Melania Trump's top policy aide has left the White House, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.  —  Reagan Hedlund, a 28-year-old former executive assistant at the National Security Council …

Assange in ‘solitary confinement’ at embassy, fears possible extradition to US, lawyer says  —  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's health is suffering, one of his lawyers says, in conditions she compared to “solitary confinement” in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

My son, Osama: the al-Qaida leader's mother speaks for the first time  —  Nearly 17 years since 9/11, Osama bin Laden's family remains an influential part of Saudi society - as well as a reminder of the darkest moment in the kingdom's history.  Can they escape his legacy?

Trump and Allies Seek End to Refugee Status for Millions of Palestinians  —  In internal emails, Jared Kushner advocated a “sincere effort to disrupt” the U.N.'s relief agency for Palestinians.  —  Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor …

The tender, terrifying truth about what happened inside the Trader Joe's hostage siege  —  About halfway through the three-hour siege at Trader Joe's in Silver Lake, the wounded gunman, Gene Atkins, looked at one of his hostages, MaryLinda Moss, and told her it was all over for him.

Trump has built a pyramid scheme of public fraud.  It's a taxpayer-backed cash grab.  —  Donald Trump is pulling off a taxpayer-backed cash grab.  It's an orchestrated, unprecedented scheme to enrich a president, his family and his friends.  —  Even after warnings that tariffs would wreak havoc …

DNC warns candidates: Don't use ZTE or Huawei phones  —  Democrats running in November's midterms were warned Friday not to use devices produced by Chinese manufacturers ZTE and Huawei.  The warning, which came from the Democratic National Committee, was sent out after the DNC learned …

At President Trump's hotel in New York, revenue went up this spring — thanks to a visit from big-spending Saudis  —  The general manager of the Trump International Hotel in Manhattan had a rare bit of good news to report to investors this spring: After two years of decline …

Kushner Family Close to Deal to Unload 666 Fifth Avenue  —  The record $1.8 billion real-estate investment became controversial when Jared Kushner joined the Trump White House  —  The Kushner family is on the verge of a deal to unload the office tower at 666 Fifth Avenue …

Trump blindsided staff with promise to halt elephant trophy imports  —  sent in November promising to halt imports of elephant trophies blindsided staffers in his own administration and cut off months of planning to ease the import process, newly released emails show.

The Clinton campaign sought dirt on Trump from Russian officials.  Where's the outrage?  —  All of Washington is waiting with bated breath to find out whether the Mueller investigation will provide evidence proving that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia.

‘Be brave’: Russian firm urges judge to nix Mueller indictment  —  Lawyers for a Russian company accused of financing a massive political influence operation in the United States urged a federal judge Friday to “be brave” and declare special counsel Robert Mueller's appointment invalid.

12 times Christopher Steele fed Trump-Russia allegations to FBI after the election  —  Congressional investigators know that Christopher Steele, the former British spy who compiled the Trump dossier on behalf of the Clinton campaign, kept supplying allegations to the FBI after the 2016 election …

Journalists are playing into Trump's hand  —  A question to my colleagues in the media: Why do we play President Trump's foil?  —  The scene in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Thursday night was familiar: journalists on an elevated platform in the middle of the arena, penned in, filming the proceedings …

Resistance Win: This Restaurant Just Refused To Serve Steve Bannon Dinner Because It Closes At 3 p.m.  —  Sorry alt-right idiots, but if you support President Donald DRUMPF (a.k.a. President DUMP/DRIMPF), then you shouldn't expect to be able to eat your meals in peace anymore.

Republicans don't think government is big enough.  Now they want ‘Ivankacare’  —  While Jared Kushner is promoting the Koch agenda for Willie-Horton-style jailbreak bills, his wife and co-president, Ivanka, is successfully getting one Republican after another to promote a new massive entitlement for paid family leave.

The tribulations of ‘oligarch’ No. 27  —  OXFORD, Mass. — Valentin P. Gapontsev is a 79-year-old laser physicist.  He has been a U.S. citizen for 10 years.  And he is chief executive and founder of IPG Photonics, a fast-growing company that makes specialized lasers and employs nearly 2,000 people …

“The Conservative Movement . . . Has Become a Racket”: Steve Schmidt Is Starting a Pod Save America for Never Trumpers  —  Co-hosted by NBC News star Elise Jordan, the new venture is called Words Matter, and the podcast's inaugural installment debuts on August 6.  —  BY - JOE POMPEOAugust 3, 2018,