Omarosa Secretly Recorded Trump and Played the Audio for People, Sources Say … Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal attorney and fixer, isn't the only one with secretly recorded audio of the president.  —  Multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell The Daily Beast …

Trump's Lawyers Counter Mueller's Interview Offer, Seeking Narrower Scope  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's lawyers rejected the special counsel's latest terms for an interview in the Russia investigation, countering on Wednesday with an offer that suggested a narrow path for answering questions, people familiar with the matter said.

New York Congressman Chris Collins Is Charged With Insider Trading  —  Representative Chris Collins, a New York Republican who was one of President Trump's earliest and most vocal supporters, was charged with insider trading on Wednesday.  He was accused of having sold his stock …

No law prevents Kris Kobach from overseeing the likely recount in his own race  —  No law requires Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to recuse himself from a recount in the governor's race, but legal and political experts say that he should to maintain trust in the election.

Tuesday Night Is a Bad Sign for GOP Chances in the House  —  On its face, Tuesday night seemed uneventful, or even good news for the Republican Party.  Aside from a few primaries here and there, the main event was the House special election in Ohio's 12th Congressional District.

'It's Fantastic!'  Trump Warms to Rosenstein  —  Nearly fired by the president, the No. 2 Justice official—the man in charge of the Mueller probe—builds a rapport  —  Before President Trump headed to meet Vladimir Putin last month, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein requested a meeting in the Oval Office.

Corey Stewart praised southern secession in 2017 campaign appearance  —  Senate candidate takes personal shot at Cuomo  —  (CNN)Corey Stewart, the Republican nominee for a US Senate seat for Virginia, praised in a speech last year Virginia's decision in 1861 to secede from the Union …

Alex Jones' Lawyer Seeks To Make Sandy Hook Parents' Home Addresses Public  —  “They're using an old, outdated law to intimidate these people and it's just sick,” said Mark Bankston, a lawyer for the parents.  —  When radio host Alex Jones published a video in 2017 titled “Sandy Hook Vampires Exposed …

Rashida Tlaib, With Primary Win, Is Poised to Become First Muslim Woman in Congress  —  DETROIT — By the time Rashida Tlaib was finished, not a dry eye remained in the room.  —  “I want people across the country to know that you don't need to sell out,” Ms. Tlaib said early Wednesday morning.

Trump administration to hit Russia with new sanctions for Skripal poisoning  —  The administration has signed off on a determination that Russia violated international law, triggering new U.S. sanctions.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is hitting Russia with new sanctions punishing …

Manafort Trial Day 7: Gates wraps testimony, tensions flare  —  As Rick Gates wrapped up his testimony against former boss Paul Manafort Wednesday, the defense got in an attention-grabbing parting shot at the government's star witness: suggesting Gates had as many as four extramarital affairs during the time he was working for Manafort.

Remains of boy found during search of New Mexico compound  —  (CNN)The remains of a young boy were found on a compound in rural New Mexico where 11 emaciated children were discovered last week, authorities said Tuesday.  —  But it is unclear whether the remains uncovered Monday …

We analyzed every QAnon post on Reddit.  Here's who QAnon supporters actually are.  —  The QAnon subreddit, analyzed with data.  —  Late on a recent Thursday night, a Reddit user posted a comment in a forum (or subreddit) devoted to the game Magic: The Gathering about how the company …

The Shadow Rulers of the VA  —  Last February, shortly after Peter O'Rourke became chief of staff for the Department of Veterans Affairs, he received an email from Bruce Moskowitz with his input on a new mental health initiative for the VA. “Received,” O'Rourke replied.

Exclusive: Pompeo told North Korea to cut its nuclear arsenal by 60 to 70 percent  —  But North Korea has consistently rejected the secretary of state's proposal.  —  The Trump administration has presented North Korea with a formal timeline for starting the process of denuclearization — and Pyongyang has rejected it several times.

Donald Trump Talks About a War on the Press.  Andrew Cuomo Is Waging One. … On July 19, Zack Fink, the Albany reporter for New York City's local cable news channel, NY1, asked Gov. Andrew Cuomo about the glaring lack of legitimate small donors to his reelection campaign.

Uber Hit With Cap as New York City Takes Lead in Crackdown  —  Even as Uber has become one of Silicon Valley's biggest success stories and changed the way people across the globe get around, the company has faced increased scrutiny from government regulators and struggled to overcome its image …

Trump's D.C. hotel, a clubhouse for his fans, may also be a 5-star conflict of interest  —  An NBC News analysis of FEC filings and social media shows GOP groups, foreign countries and federal agencies have spent big at the luxury hotel.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump International Hotel …

Man beaten with bike lock by cyclist who screamed racist slur in Georgetown shares story  —  A local man is facing a hate crime charge for allegedly smashing an African American man in the head with a bicycle lock after repeatedly screaming the “N-word” at him.

Unfriended!  Democrat drives to man's house and shoots him after heated political disagreement on Facebook  — Brian Sebring, 44, of Tampa, Florida, was arrested for shooting Alex Stephens, 46, also of Tampa, in the thigh and buttocks after their online disagreement

Bill Nelson: The Russians have penetrated some Florida voter registration systems  —  Nelson amplified concerns about the 2018 midterms.  —  Russian operatives have “penetrated” some of Florida's election systems ahead of the 2018 midterms, Sen. Bill Nelson said Wednesday, adding new urgency about hacking.

ICE Crashed a Van Full of Separated Mothers, Then Denied It Ever Happened  —  On July 18, a cargo van transporting eight Central American mothers separated from their children under Trump's “zero tolerance” policy crashed into a pickup truck in San Marcos.  An ICE contractor was taking …

Do Obamacare's Left-Wing Critics Actually Understand It?  —  Since the Obamacare wars began in 2009, Republicans have recognized the ideological stakes with perfect clarity.  Obamacare constituted a substantial redistribution of resources from rich to poor (and from healthy to sick), and the party has accordingly set out to destroy it.

The problem with Twitter, as shown by the Sarah Jeong fracas  —  Behind our Twitter wars lies Twitter's problems.  —  At National Review, Jonah Goldberg has a column on the Sarah Jeong fracas that is wrong in, I think, a useful way.  He begins with an anecdote: