She works for Trump.  He can't stand him.  This is life with Kellyanne and George Conway.  —  Kellyanne Conway is in her living room, showing me an enormous painting of Audrey Hepburn wearing a peacock on her head, but her husband, George, really wants us to come into his office and look …

I read six sycophantic pro-Trump books — and then I read Omarosa  —  Hagiographies of the president share seven core traits.  —  Some are born Trump sycophants.  Some achieve Trump sycophancy.  And some have Trump sycophancy thrust upon them — since he's a star, they let him do that.

Documents Reveal Successful Cyberattack in California Congressional Race  —  The FBI investigated hacking attempts targeting a Democrat who ran against “Putin's favorite congressman”  —  WASHINGTON — FBI agents in California and Washington, D.C., have investigated a series of cyberattacks …

Andrew Cuomo: America “Was Never That Great”  —  8.15.18

Trump Revokes Ex-C.I.A. Director John Brennan's Security Clearance  —  WASHINGTON — In a remarkable attack on a political opponent, President Trump on Wednesday revoked the security clearance of John O. Brennan, the former C.I.A. director under President Barack Obama, citing what he called Mr. Brennan's “erratic” behavior.

New poll suggests attacks on Nancy Pelosi won't matter in midterms  —  GOP using Pelosi in ads as a midterms motivator  —  (CNN)Republican House candidates have attacked their Democratic opponents over their future potential vote to make Nancy Pelosi the speaker of the House again.

The organizer of the Charlottesville rally just got humiliated by his own father  —  “Get out of my room,” Jason Kessler's father said to him during a live stream.  —  I reported from the “Unite the Right 2” rally in Washington on Sunday.  It was a dreary failure that attracted around 30 people …

Jack Dorsey says he's rethinking the core of how Twitter works  —  Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey said he is rethinking core parts of the social media platform so that it doesn't enable the spread of hate speech, harassment and false news, including conspiracy theories shared by prominent users like Alex Jones and Infowars.

Hostility unabated: Colorado seeks to punish cake artist Jack Phillips again  —  ADF attorneys file suit against state officials  —  DENVER - Although the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that Colorado cannot treat cake artist Jack Phillips differently than others, state officials have continued …

Mystery Russian satellite's behaviour raises alarm in US  —  A mysterious Russian satellite displaying “very abnormal behaviour” has raised alarm in the US, according to a State Department official.  —  “We don't know for certain what it is and there is no way to verify it,” …

Trump supporter beat up by Social Distortion singer at punk show after he protests anti-Trump rant  —  A punk rock concert went awry for Trump supporter Tim Hildebrand of Galt, California, when his heckling of Mike Ness, the lead singer of Social Distortion, led Ness to jump off-stage and wallop him.

Manafort trial Day 12: Prosecution hammers Manafort's ‘lies,’ defense chides ‘selective’ evidence  —  Prosecutors urged jurors in the trial of Paul Manafort to focus on financial records and Manafort's “lies” — and to set aside personal feelings about a tainted star witness …

House: Three More GOP Seats Join the Toss Up Column  —  For Republicans, the 2018 House playing field is a lot like a game of Whack-a-Mole: everywhere they turn, new problems keep popping up in surprising places.  In January, we rated 20 GOP-held seats as Toss Ups or worse, including three leaning towards Democrats.

The Weekly Standard's Ties to Fusion GPS  —  In his online appeal for money after being fired this week, disgraced former FBI agent Peter Strzok credited an unlikely source to vouch for his victim status: The Weekly Standard.  —  At one time a leading conservative magazine …

Elizabeth Warren has a plan to save capitalism  —  She's unveiling a bill to make corporate governance great again.  —  Elizabeth Warren has a big idea that challenges how the Democratic Party thinks about solving the problem of inequality.  —  Instead of advocating for expensive …

Kobach Primary Victory Moves Race to Toss Up  —  A week after the polls closed, Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer conceded the primary to Secretary of State Kris Kobach.  While Kobach's lead over Colyer dwindled to less than 100 votes two days after the primary, Kobach pulled ahead once county officials started counting provisional ballots.

SEC Sends Subpoena to Tesla in Probe Over Musk Tweets  —  Subpoena seeks information from each of Tesla's directors  —  Federal regulators have subpoenaed Tesla Inc., TSLA -2.57% according to a person familiar with the matter, ramping up an investigation into whether Chief Executive Elon Musk …

My father, Ronald Reagan, would never have stood for this  —  Patti Davis is the author, most recently, of the novel “The Earth Breaks in Colors” and the daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.  —  Early in my father's administration, when he and my mother flew to Rancho del Cielo …

New Estimates Show Overdose Deaths Surpassed 72,000, a New High, in 2017  —  Fentanyl is a big culprit, but there are also encouraging signs from states that have prioritized public health campaigns and addiction treatment.  —  Drug overdoses killed more than 72,300 Americans last year …

Ramen Noodle heist in Georgia  —  FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. - Fayette County deputies are investigating a string of thefts that included five car break-ins, one stolen motorcycle, and one high-dollar heist of Ramen Noodles.  —  Nearly $100,000 worth of Ramen Noodles was sitting in a large trailer parked …

Jim Carrey's (Reluctant) Return to Hollywood: At Home With an Actor, Artist and Trump-Era Agitator  —  In his first extensive profile in years, the one-time $20 million-a-movie star and current political cartoonist opens up about his disappearance, his personal pain, his outrage and why he's returning …

The Freedom of the Press Is Yours  —  It is your right as an American to read what you will, to write what you think, and to publish what you believe.  —  The press, says the 45th president of the United States, is “very dangerous & sick.”  It causes “great division & distrust.”

Said something you'd like to forget?  CNN's Andrew Kaczynski won't let it go.  —  Carl Higbie was a top Trump administration appointee until CNN's Andrew Kaczynski showed up bearing audiotapes.  Within a few days, amid regrets and apologies, Higbie was a former federal employee.

The Catholic Church's Rotherham  —  If the Church cannot govern itself from within, it will be governed from without.  —  e are deeply saddened.  " So begin the many perfunctory statements of many Catholic bishops today in response to the Pennsylvania grand-jury report detailing how priests …

A rising concern?  After straws, balloons get more scrutiny  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Now that plastic straws may be headed for extinction, could Americans' love of balloons be deflated?  —  The joyous celebration of releasing balloons into the air has long bothered environmentalists …