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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

‘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.

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 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 …

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 …

Federal agency grants Trump D.C. hotel rental credit of $534,000 for maintaining clock tower  —  Leasing experts say credit illustrates unique arrangement between the Trump-owned business and the government.  —  The General Services Administration granted a $534,000 rental credit …

Paul Manafort Was Deep in Debt.  He Saw an Opportunity in Trump.  —  WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort's services did not come cheap.  His consulting work helped prop up foreign strongmen, who in turn kept him in $12,000 bespoke suits from Beverly Hills.  —  But by 2016, Mr. Manafort was broke.

Obstruction of justice bombshell will explode before midterms  —  escalating his attacks against special counsel counsel Robert Mueller  —  , the Department of Justice, the FBI and the free press to a fever pitch in recent days?  —  The reason is that the odds are very high that Mueller …

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 …

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 …

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 …

There's Trump's Foreign Policy and Then There's His Administration's  —  WASHINGTON — In the last five days, President Trump has thanked Kim Jong-un of North Korea for his “nice letter,” reminisced about his “great meeting” with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and offered to meet Iran's president …

Air Force remains silent after huge meteor hits near US military base  —  A meteor hit the earth and exploded with 2.1 kilotons of force last month, but the US Air Force has made no mention of the event.  —  NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirmed an object of unspecified size travelling …

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 …

Metro considering separate trains for white nationalists attending ‘Unite the Right’ rally  —  Metro is considering providing separate trains for participants of the “Unite the Right” white-nationalist rally Aug. 12, board chairman Jack Evans said Friday.  —  Evans said the move would be an effort …

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.

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.

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 Will Have Blood on His Hands  —  His demonization of the news media won't fall on deaf ears.  —  The voice, if I had to guess, belongs to that of a white American male in late middle age.  The accent is faintly Southern, the manner taunting but relaxed.