President Admits Focus of Trump Tower Meeting Was Getting Dirt on Clinton  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Sunday that a Trump Tower meeting between top campaign aides and a Kremlin-connected lawyer was designed to “get information on an opponent” — the starkest acknowledgment yet …

Police: Armed bystander takes down gunman at Titusville back to school event  —  TITUSVILLE, Fla. - An armed bystander shot a man who open-fired on a back to school event at a Titusville park following a fistfight, police said.  —  The shooting occurred at Isaac Campbell Park on South Street shortly …

White Nationalists Love Corey Stewart.  He Keeps Them Close.  —  The Republican nominee for Senate in Virginia likes to engage the racial fringes of his party, creating a dilemma for mainstream G.O.P. leaders wary of his views.  —  WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Corey Stewart stands at the end …

The Trump Slump Hits U.S. Tourism … Summertime, but where are the foreign tourists?  —  Ever since our forty-fifth president was elected, tourism to the United States from foreign countries has steadily dropped—in the face of a world-wide boom in travel—and the authoritative U.S. Travel Association …

Kasich claims Balderson did not invite Trump to central Ohio  —  WASHINGTON — Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Republican congressional candidate Troy Balderson told him he did not invite President Donald Trump to campaign for him at a rousing rally Delaware County Saturday on the eve of Tuesday's special election.

“Red wave”: Inside Trump's frenetic rally schedule  —  Republican officials have started calling the midterms the “Barbell Election.”  —  The big picture: A House Republican aide explains that Trump's approval ratings are like barbells: bulging favorables and unfavorables on each end …

McConnell announces re-elect campaign at Fancy Farm picnic  —  FANCY FARM, Ky. (AP) — Saying it was never too soon to start, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell formally announced his 2020 re-election bid in his home state Saturday and tapped the young leader of the state's House Republicans as his campaign chairman.

Venezuelan President survives apparent drone assassination attempt  —  (CNN)Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro survived an apparent assassination attempt Saturday after several drones armed with explosives flew toward him during a speech at a military parade.

No Straw Man Here: The Mask Slips in Santa Barbara  —  A little noticed detail in Santa Barbara's recent drive to criminalize plastic straws, which culminated in the Santa Barbara city council taking testimony from a nine-year-old about the planetary menace, has come to light in recent days.

Trump leading ‘hate movement’ against media  —  Anthony Scaramucci and Joe Lockhart join Brian Stelter to discuss President Trump's “enemy of the people” tweets.  Stelter says Trump is promoting a “hate movement.”  Scaramucci says he has concerns about the rhetoric too: “When you use the word 'enemy …

The Assault on Free Speech, Continued  —  The Left's attack on free speech has many fronts, but two of the most important are Twitter and Facebook, simply because a large portion of political discussion, involving many millions of Americans, takes place on those platforms.

Multiple observers described the police use of explosive devices as more aggressive than ever before at Portland protests.  —  A police crackdown on antifascist protesters in downtown Portland today sent at least one woman to the hospital after being hit in the arm and chest with a “flash-bang” grenade police launched into the crowd.

Hamza bin Laden has married daughter of lead 9/11 hijacker, say family  —  Exclusive: union confirmed by Osama bin Laden's family during interview with the Guardian  —  Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al-Qaida leader, has married the daughter of Mohammed Atta, the lead hijacker in the 9/11 terror attacks, according to his family.

At least 40 shot in Chicago Sunday, including 8 wounded in Gresham shooting;  —  Dozens of people were wounded in shootings across Chicago Sunday, police said.  —  Since midnight, police said 40 people have been shot, four fatally.  Since Friday at 5 p.m., 57 people have been shot, six fatally, in shootings in Chicago.

Rubio signals changes to election meddling bill  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday signaled he is willing to alter bipartisan legislation that would automatically sanction Russia, or any other country, for any future election meddling in order to get is passed.

Metro no longer considering separate trains for white nationalists attending ‘Unite the Right’ rally  —  Metro is no longer considering running separate trains for protesters participating in the Aug. 12 “Unite the Right” white nationalists rally in the District, the transit agency's board chairman said Saturday.