New Poll: 43% of Republicans Want to Give Trump the Power to Shut Down Media … Freedom of the press may be guaranteed in the Constitution.  But a plurality of Republicans want to give President Trump the authority to close down certain news outlets, according to a new public opinion survey conducted Ipsos …

Now the Trump administration wants to limit citizenship for legal immigrants  —  The most significant change to legal immigration in decades could affect millions of would-be citizens, say lawyers and advocates.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected to issue a proposal …

Manafort Judge to Prosecutor: 'There's Tears in Your Eyes'  — Judge tells prosecutor to 'look at me when you're talking'  — Right-hand man Gates returns to witness stand on Tuesday  —  Tensions at the Paul Manafort fraud trial grew so heated Monday that the judge suggested …

Former Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Under Investigation for Tax Fraud  —  As legal pressures mount, Cohen's bank loans are also under scrutiny by prosecutors  —  The legal pressures facing Michael Cohen are growing in a wide-ranging investigation of his personal business affairs and his work …

New Details About Wilbur Ross' Business Point To Pattern Of Grifting  —  I write about Donald Trump, the people around him, and how they affect business.  Before he won the presidency, I covered billionaires, industrial America and sports.  My favorite stories focus on the hands-dirty businesses between …

This is the Way Paul Ryan's Speakership Ends  —  The Republican leader is walking away.  Don't ask him about Trump anymore.  —  Paul Ryan has a thing about punctuality and routine.  They bring a sense of order to the chaos that he otherwise must try to maneuver through.

Iran crowds reportedly chant ‘death to the dictator!’ as US sanctions increase economic unrest  —  A look at why people are gathering in the streets and protesting across Iran  —  Days of unprecedented protests aimed at Iran's sluggish economy along with “biting” sanctions imposed …

Lindsey Graham Quips That Trump Brought Up Mueller and Russia ‘About 20 Times’  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday night that he has told President Donald Trump that ending the special counsel investigation of Robert S. Mueller III would undermine GOP chances in November.

Taking Tesla Private  —  The following email was sent to Tesla employees today:  —  Earlier today, I announced that I'm considering taking Tesla private at a price of $420/share.  I wanted to let you know my rationale for this, and why I think this is the best path forward.

EPA is now allowing asbestos back into manufacturing  —  One of the most dangerous construction-related carcinogens is now legally allowed back into U.S. manufacturing under a new rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  On June 1, the EPA authorized a “SNUR” (Significant New Use Rule) …

A Better Way to Ban Alex Jones  —  “Hate speech” is extraordinarily vague and subjective.  Libel and slander are not.  —  Mr. French is a First Amendment litigator and senior writer for National Review.  —  Let me start by making a few things abundantly clear.

Fairfield losing another 126 jobs after TV-maker closes plant, citing Trump tariffs  —  COLUMBIA, SC  —  Beleaguered Fairfield County is losing another 126 jobs after TV-maker Element Electronics said Monday it will close its Winnsboro plant in response to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.

Why Trump's GOP fears this midterm election  — Midterm elections have always given voice to Americans' discontent with incumbent presidents, which means the opposition party almost invariably gains ground.  — Strategists in both parties now consider Democrats likely to gain the 23 seats …

America might be ready for democratic socialism.  It's not ready for the bill.  —  Single-payer health care, a jobs guarantee, and free college would require massive tax hikes.  There's no way around it.  —  Democratic socialism is having a moment.  Sen. Bernie Sanders mobilized millions …

'I'm a white, clean girl': DUI suspect is the picture of entitlement  —  A boozed-up South Carolina woman pulled over for blowing past a stop sign at 60 mph told cops she shouldn't be arrested because she's a “very clean, thoroughbred, white girl,” according to a police report.

GSA chief may have misled Congress about White House involvement in FBI headquarters, according to draft of inspector general report  —  The administrator of the General Services Administration, which manages the FBI headquarters project, may have misled Congress about White House involvement in the project …

Bill de Blasio: Murdoch's media empire is behind Trump's election  —  The New York mayor discussed the role Fox News has played in US politics and the progressive shift in the Democratic party  —  To New York mayor Bill de Blasio, Rupert Murdoch is directly responsible for Donald Trump.

670 ballots in a precinct with 276 voters, and other tales from Georgia's primary  —  WASHINGTON  —  Habersham County's Mud Creek precinct in northeastern Georgia had 276 registered voters ahead of the state's primary elections in May.  —  But 670 ballots were cast, according …

In Conversation: Kathleen Turner … When Kathleen Turner, standing in the Vulture reception area, introduces herself in her singular throaty rasp, the effect is almost comic — who else has a voice like that?  “This thing happens with restaurants,” says Turner as we walk to a conference room.

Here's the Internal Report Proving the FCC Made Up a Cyberattack  —  An investigation carried out by Federal Communication Commission's own inspector general officially refutes controversial claims that a cyberattack was responsible for disrupting the FCC's comment system in May 2017 …

WV House judiciary introduces articles of impeachment against all Supreme Court justices  —  The West Virginia House of Delegates Judiciary Committee has drafted 14 articles of impeachment against the four sitting justices on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.

Meerkat unaccounted for after ‘unprecedented’ hail storm at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo  —  Fourteen people were reported injured by falling hail at the zoo in Colorado Springs Monday afternoon, the Fire Department there said.  —  KUSA — Just one day after a devastating and unprecedented hail storm …

Win or lose, Beto O'Rourke's campaign against Ted Cruz could shape Texas politics for years  —  Despite the excitement he's generated among Democrats, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke's bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is still widely viewed as a long shot.  Yet the El Paso congressman's campaign …

Mattis and Trump in “complete alignment” on establishing Space Force  —  Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, Secretary of Defense General James Mattis expressed support for creating a combat command specifically to cover space as well as the need for the military to address space “as a developing warfighting domain.”

Facebook's Teen App Used A “Psychological Trick” To Attract High School Downloads  —  When Facebook purchased TBH last October it got more than just a viral polling app that amassed 2.5 million daily users, mostly teens, a few months after launch.  The social network also acquired …

Police Capture Illegal Posing With ‘Daughter’ He Was Raping  —  U.S. officials have arrested an illegal alien for multiple counts of rape after he tried to gain entry to the United States with a child he claimed was his daughter, a DHS official said in a Tuesday statement.

If Trump meeting is illegal, then Clinton dossier is criminal too  —  has ignited yet another firestorm with a tweet admitting that the meeting in Trump Tower between Russians and his son, Donald Trump Jr.  —  , was an effort to gather dirt on Hillary Clinton

Trump's political base is weaker than it seems, our new study finds  —  In July, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faced tough questions from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers over President Trump's recent summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  Republican criticism …