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.

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Democrats surging on eve of pivotal special election  —  Republicans have deployed the full machinery of the party to avoid defeat in the final special election before the midterms.  —  WESTERVILLE, OHIO — The entire Republican Party machinery has converged on this suburban Columbus district …

25 shot in multiple-victim shootings over 2.5 hours in Chicago: 'If they shoot you, they don't even run'  —  At least 41 people were shot in Chicago from 11 a.m. Saturday, August 4, 2018, through Sunday morning, four fatally.  Many of those injured were treated at Stroger Hospital.

Twitter Suspends Candace Owens' Account for Mimicking Sarah Jeong's Racism  —  Twitter slapped Turning Point USA Communications Director Candace Owens with a temporary suspension after she highlighted racist posts made by Sarah Jeong, the recent New York Times hire whose long history …

Amid James flap, Melania Trump again charts her own course  —  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — A deliberately crafted statement.  A conspicuous fashion choice.  A sudden silence or withdrawal from the public eye.  —  First lady Melania Trump's move to distance herself from President Donald Trump's criticism …

Accused of Harassment, and Seeking Redemption at the Ballot Box  —  YUMA, Ariz. — In Arizona, the list of women accusing former State Representative Don Shooter of sexual harassment includes a Republican colleague, a Democratic legislator, at least two lobbyists, a newspaper intern and the former publisher of The Arizona Republic.

‘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 …

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 …

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 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 …

Trump's New Obamacare Sabotage Could Really Stick It To Consumers  —  State officials explain why new rules for “short term” insurance are so dangerous.  —  BOSTON The Trump administration's new attack on Obamacare will expose consumers to surprise, sometimes staggering medical bills.

Indira Lakshmanan Joins Pulitzer Center as Executive Editor … The Pulitzer Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Indira Lakshmanan as executive editor.  —  Currently the Newmark chair in journalism ethics at the Poynter Institute and a Boston Globe columnist …

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 …

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 …

Man Arrested For Threatening Steve Scalise Had Ammo, Materials And Guides To Build Bombs  —  The man who threatened Rep. Steve Scalise and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers last week allegedly had different types of ammunition, materials and instructions on how to build bombs.

Steven Seagal Appointed by Russia as Special Envoy to the U.S.  —  The action-movie star Steven Seagal has played a former C.I.A. agent, a hit man and a killer of criminals.  On Saturday, Russian officials tapped him for another role: special representative to improve relations between the United States and Russia.