New York GOP Rep. Chris Collins arrested over insider trading charges  —  Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., has been arrested on insider trading charges lodged by the Justice Department, law enforcement officials said Wednesday morning.  —  The indictment obtained from a federal grand jury …

Ohio Special Election Results: 12th Congressional District  —  CandidatePartyVotesPct.  —  Dem.  —  14,211  —  Rep.  —  6,114  —  Green  —  20,481 votes, <1% reporting (0 of 591 precincts)  —  What to watch: Voters in Ohio's 12th District are choosing a replacement for Representative Pat Tiberi …

'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.

Kansas Dems choose Sharice Davids to challenge Rep. Kevin Yoder for seat in Congress  —  Sharice Davids could make history in November after Kansas Democrats selected the Johnson County attorney as their nominee for a race that could help decide control of the U.S. House.

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.

Trump's Trade War Kills Another 126 Jobs  —  The latest casualties from President Donald Trump's trade war are 126 jobs at a plant where televisions are built.  —  Element Electronics announced Monday that it would close its facility in Winnsboro, South Carolina.

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 …

Kansas Primary Election Results  —  What to watch: The biggest race in Kansas is for governor, a job held by Jeff Colyer since Sam Brownback resigned to accept an ambassadorship.  Mr. Colyer is running against Secretary of State Kris W. Kobach, the face of President Trump's voter fraud panel, in the Republican primary.

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.

Trump surges to fore of Manafort trial  —  President Donald Trump says that the criminal trial of his former campaign aide, Paul Manafort, has nothing to do with him.  —  But jurors in a Virginia courtroom heard his name repeatedly on Tuesday.  —  Trump's name, his 2016 campaign …

Saudi Arabia Carries Out Rare Crucifixion for Murder, Theft  —  (Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia executed and crucified a Myanmar man in the holy city of Mecca on Wednesday in a rare form of punishment reserved for the most egregious crimes.  —  Elias Abulkalaam Jamaleddeen was accused of breaking …

Chief ‘extremely concerned’ after officer uses Taser on 11-year-old girl at Kroger  —  A Cincinnati police officer used a Taser to stun an 11-year-old girl suspected of stealing from a Kroger on Monday, according to police.  —  Police Chief Eliot Isaac has opened an investigation …

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 …

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 …

Obstruction questions still on table for Mueller-Trump interview, Giuliani says  —  President Donald Trump's lawyers plan to send a letter to special counsel Robert Mueller later this week signaling they remain open to allowing the president to sit for an interview and be questioned …

POLITICO Playbook: Republicans' dueling political pictures  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  GOOD MORNING from COLUMBUS, OHIO.  —  HOUSE REPUBLICANS, who appear to be the narrow winners of last night's special election here, face a conflicting political picture.  Here's the picture many of them want to see …

Ohio Squeaker Shows GOP Has A Lot To Learn About Winning  —  Republicans and Trump supporters needed some good political news, and they got it Tuesday night in the special election for Ohio's 12th Congressional District.  —  Republican Troy Balderson's narrow, one-point win doesn't mean a “red wave” is swelling.

At War: War Without End  —  War Without End  —  The Pentagon's failed campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan left a generation of soldiers with little to fight for but one another.  —  By C. J. CHIVERS  —  Listen to ‘The Daily’: Paul Ryan's Exit  —  As speaker of the House, the Republican lawmaker should be at the peak of his powers.

Why is The New York Times so interested in Australia?  —  An Australian explains.  —  Power  —  An Australian explains.  —  The news that derided New York Times opinion columnist and “intellectual dark web” cheerleader Bari Weiss is to be shipped off to Australia like a 19th-century bread thief …

Rand Paul delivers Putin letter from Trump  —  (Ky.) said on Wednesday that he delivered a letter from President Trump  —  to Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of his week-long trip to Moscow.  —  “The letter emphasized the importance of further engagement in various areas including …

China, Germany defend business with Iran in face of U.S. threats  —  BEIJING/BERLIN (Reuters) - China and Germany defended their business ties with Iran on Wednesday in the face of President Donald Trump's warning that any companies trading with the Islamic Republic would be barred from the United States.

How America stopped prosecuting white-collar crime and public corruption, in charts  —  Memo to all those supposed law-and-order fans out there, including in the White House: The United States is currently on track to notch the fewest prosecutions of white-collar and public corruption crimes on record.