FBI agent Peter Strzok fired over anti-Trump texts  —  The FBI has fired Agent Peter Strzok, who helped lead the bureau's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election until officials discovered he had been sending anti-Trump texts.  —  Aitan Goelman, Strzok's lawyer …

White House: It's in ‘Public Interest’ for Staff to Skirt Ethics Rules to Meet With Fox News … It is “in the public interest” for a pair of senior White House officials to be excused from federal ethics laws so they can meet with Fox News, according to President Donald Trump's top lawyer.

Trump's diplomatic learning curve: Time zones, ‘Nambia’ and ‘Nipple’  —  The president has often perplexed foreign officials and his own aides as he learns how to deal with the world beyond America's borders.  —  Several times in the first year of his administration, President Donald Trump wanted …

Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite.  I Know Because I'm His Uncle.  —  Let me tell you a story about Stephen Miller and chain migration.  —  It begins at the turn of the 20th century in a dirt-floor shack in the village of Antopol, a shtetl of subsistence farmers in what is now Belarus.

There's a big tell in Trump's latest defense of Donald Jr.  —  President Trump has spent the past year and a half emphatically declaring that there was “no collusion” between his campaign and Russia, adamantly and angrily insisting that any suggestion to the contrary is nothing but a “hoax.”

Democrats More Positive About Socialism Than Capitalism  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the first time in Gallup's measurement over the past decade, Democrats have a more positive image of socialism than they do of capitalism.  Attitudes toward socialism among Democrats have not changed materially since 2010 …

3 missing men at the Manafort trial  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. — As the trial of President Trump's former campaign chairman resumes today, it appears prosecutors from special counsel Robert Mueller's office have decided not to call three seemingly key figures.  The absence of these witnesses offers …

Update on Taking Tesla Private  —  As I announced last Tuesday, I'm considering taking Tesla private because I believe it could be good for our shareholders, enable Tesla to operate at its best, and advance our mission of accelerating the transition to sustainable energy.

I Was Detained At Ben Gurion Airport Because Of My Beliefs  —  Like many Jewish parents, I try to create memorable Jewish experiences for my kids.  Last weekend I can say, with some confidence, that I succeeded.  —  The weekend started on Rhodes, the Mediterranean island …

Keith Ellison denies allegations he abused ex-girlfriend  —  (CNN)Rep. Keith Ellison is denying allegations made public on Saturday that he physically abused an ex-girlfriend.  —  The allegations were detailed in a Facebook post by Austin Monahan, the son of Ellison's former girlfriend Karen Monahan.

AP Exclusive: Google tracks your movements, like it or not  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to.  —  An Associated Press investigation found that many Google services on Android devices …

She ran on responsible gun regulation, now she's accused of killing her campaign treasurer  —  ATLANTA - A former Georgia Congressional candidate has been charged with murder after her former campaign treasurer was found dead inside her apartment.  —  Kellie Collins, of Thomason …

Trump excludes McCain in speech about defense bill named in his honor  —  President Trump touted a defense spending bill Monday named in honor of Sen. John McCain, without mentioning McCain once.  Mr. Trump made the remarks at the signing of H.R. 515, the “John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act …

Jeremy Corbyn admits being present at wreath-laying for Munich terrorists but says 'I don't think I was actually involved in it'  —  Labour leader confirms he attended ceremony where ‘wreath was laid’ for attackers who murdered 11 Israeli athletes  —  POPULAR VIDEOS

The Archeology of Trumpism  —  Over what are now the years since Donald Trump entered, took over and now totally permeates American political culture, I now and again think back to something that happened years ago, long before his presidential campaign.  Starting in 2011 Trump started posting …

Trump poses with supporter with sexist patch at motorcyclist event  —  BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — The dress code for President Trump's by-invitation meet-and-greet with motorcycle enthusiasts here on Saturday was biker chic — leather, bandannas and for at least one of the supporters who posed …

Billionaire Steyer Adding $10 Million to Trump Impeachment Drive  — Steyer has already pledged to spend $110 million on election  — His groups target voters who have skipped midterm voting  —  Billionaire Tom Steyer plans to spend an additional $10 million on helping Democrats …

RPOF beats Snipes — Where's the blue wave, part 2 — Florida schools' new abnormal — TV cash not cutting it  —  By Marc Caputo (mcaputo@politico.com; @MarcACaputo) and Matt Dixon (mdixon@politico.com; @Mdixon55), with Emily Goldberg (egoldberg@politico.com; @ejgold94) and the staff of POLITICO Florida