CNN's Jim Acosta Challenges Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Then Makes a Quick Exit  —  Jim Acosta, the square-jawed CNN correspondent, has stood out among the White House press corps for his impassioned on-air monologues about the importance of the First Amendment.

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.

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 …

Trump administration puts burden on ACLU to find deported parents separated from children  —  The U.S. government has deported hundreds of migrant parents without their children in the aftermath of President Trump's now-defunct family separation policy.  But now administration officials …

There's a virus in Trumpland  —  WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — It is a truism that the people who attend a rally for President Trump more than two years before he's on the ballot again are generally strong supporters of President Trump.  Especially when those supporters are willing to wait hours …

Top Trump Donor Agreed to Pay Michael Cohen $10 Million for Nuclear Project Push  —  Consulting deal with Franklin L. Haney could have been among the most lucrative struck by president's then-personal attorney  —  A major donor to President Trump agreed to pay $10 million to the president's …

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?

A note from the editorial leadership of The Verge  —  Newsrooms must stand up to targeted campaigns of harassment  —  Since announcing her new job with The New York Times, a widespread campaign of harassment has targeted Verge reporter Sarah Jeong for a number of tweets she wrote years ago.

The unemployment rate fell to 3.9% in July  —  American workers are in high demand  —  The economy keeps pumping out jobs.  —  The unemployment rate fell to 3.9% and the economy added 157,000 jobs in July, the Labor Department said Friday.  —  But workers' average hourly paychecks grew tepidly …

In Potential Kobach Candidacy, Kansas Faces Another Lurch to the Right  —  TOPEKA, Kan. — The evolution of the Kansas Republican Party mirrors that of the national party, a rightward shift from the moderation of Dwight D. Eisenhower to the mainstream conservatism of Bob Dole …

Trump Fury Over Mueller ‘Conflicts’ Dates to Oval Office Meeting  — Mueller met with Trump on FBI job day before taking over probe  — President suggested Sessions should remove special counsel  —  President Donald Trump sat with Robert Mueller in the Oval Office in May of last year …

China plans more retaliatory tariffs against U.S.  —  China is planning on hitting the U.S. with “differentiated tariffs on about $60 billion of U.S. goods,” according to Bloomberg.  —  The big picture: This comes days after reports that the White House was considering increasing the tariffs on Chinese goods from 10% to 25%.

In Tennessee Senate Race, Democrat Tries To Show He Can Overcome Political Tribalism  —  In the Trump era, the phrase “all politics is local” may feel like an anachronism.  But in Tennessee, Phil Bredesen is trying to prove that national partisan divides can be overcome in the most surprising Senate battleground of 2018.

Pompeo says North Korea weapons work counter to denuclearization pledge  —  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Less than two months after a landmark U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew back to the city state on Friday and said North Korea's continued work …

Police Report: Ex-GOP Official Calls Himself Second Christ, Sacrifices Dog  —  Todd Kincannon, former executive director of the South Carolina Republican Party, has reportedly killed his dog due to his belief that he is Jesus Christ and needed to perform a sacrifice.

Exclusive: suspected Russian spy found working at US embassy in Moscow  —  Russian is understood to have had full access to secret data during decade at embassy  —  US counter-intelligence investigators discovered a suspected Russian spy had been working undetected in the heart …

Exclusive: Bannon blasts ‘con artist’ Kochs, ‘lame duck’ Ryan, ‘diminished’ Kelly  —  Stephen Bannon is ratcheting up his war on the Koch network, accusing the billionaire brothers of running “a conscious scam” and a “con job.”  —  He also has a warning for Republican candidates …

Socialist candidate Ocasio-Cortez once saw herself as Smithian capitalist, viewed feminism as ‘relic’  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the socialist congressional candidate from New York who touts honesty and authenticity as her greatest strengths, used to describe herself as a follower of Adam Smith …

After investigating Clinton White House and Vincent Foster's death, Brett Kavanaugh had a change of heart  —  In early 1995, Brett Kavanaugh, a rising star in conservative legal circles, wrestled with one of the most inflammatory questions of the Clinton presidency: How did White House deputy counsel Vincent Foster die?

Democrats hopeful after poll shows plummeting trust in Trump  —  “Russia, Immigration and Trade War Sticking to Trump” is the headline of a new polling memo for Priorities USA by Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group and Global Strategy Group.  —  Why it matters: “This translates into the worst ratings …

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 …

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Generation Shapiro  —  Ben Shapiro and the future of American conservatism  —  I spend a few weeks every year teaching high school and college students, and in my interactions with young people in and around universities I have noticed a trend.  After class, at meals, and in walks around campus …

B'ham Subway manager fired for racial slur apologizes, calls it a “slip up”  —  The former manager of the Valley Ave.  Subway store is responding to a heated confrontation caught on video.  You can hear her using the “N” word in a video now going viral.  —  April Epperson is now telling …