The Day Trump Told Us There Was Attempted Collusion with Russia  —  August 5, 1974, was the day the Nixon Presidency ended.  On that day, Nixon heeded a Supreme Court ruling and released the so-called smoking-gun tape, a recording of a meeting, held two years earlier, with his chief of staff, H. R. Haldeman.

Trump, LeBron James and our oracular first lady  —  One of the most intriguing things about Melania Trump is the pointed yet cryptic way she seems to have found to drag her husband.  —  She leaves clues that appear to be subversive invitations to draw larger theories about what she's really trying to tell us.

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 …

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.

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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.

‘Too Little Too Late’: Bankruptcy Booms Among Older Americans  —  For a rapidly growing share of older Americans, traditional ideas about life in retirement are being upended by a dismal reality: bankruptcy.  —  The signs of potential trouble — vanishing pensions, soaring medical expenses …

The real lesson Trump learned from Charlottesville  —  The president emerged from a low point of his presidency unscathed with his loyal voters, and has turned race into a key issue for the midterms — and beyond.  —  The content of President Donald Trump's dig at basketball superstar LeBron James might …

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 …

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.

The British Heat Wave and Aerial Archeology  —  The U.K. is experiencing its driest summer in fifty-seven years.  It's not been great.  A British summer is usually a doubtful, fleeting thing.  Sunshine and heat arrive in bursts from June until September, as if you were walking …

Steel Giants With Ties to Trump Officials Block Tariff Relief for Hundreds of Firms  —  WASHINGTON — Two of America's biggest steel manufacturers — both with deep ties to Trump administration officials — have successfully objected to hundreds of requests by American companies that buy foreign steel …

Cities' Offers for Amazon Base Are Secrets Even to Many City Leaders  —  Jared Evans, a member of the Indianapolis City-County Council, is proud that the city is among 20 finalists for one of the most coveted prizes in the country: the planned second headquarters of Amazon.

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 …

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 …

Inside Russia's invasion of the U.S. electric grid  —  In the Cold War, the U.S. and Russia deterred any major attack by the other with existentially dangerous arsenals of nuclear-tipped missiles.  Now, Russia has what it views as a potent new deterrent, experts say — cyber implants in the U.S. electric grid.

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.

“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 …