White House Falsely Says Trump Beat Obama on Black Employment  — Falsely claims that Obama created only 195,000 jobs for blacks  — African-American employment grew by 3 million under Obama  —  White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders falsely claimed that President Donald Trump …

Groundbreaking Night for Women and Diversity, While a Trump Critic Falls  —  HARTLAND, Wis. — Tim Pawlenty, the former Minnesota governor and onetime presidential candidate, was soundly defeated Tuesday in his bid to reclaim the Republican nomination for governor, a remarkable upset …

Catholic Church Covered Up Child Sex Abuse in Pennsylvania for Decades, Grand Jury Says  —  Bishops and other leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania covered up child sexual abuse by hundreds of priests over a period of 70 years, persuading victims not to report the abuse …

Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer concedes GOP primary to Trump ally Kris Kobach  —  Exactly a week after an election that produced one of the closest races in Kansas history, incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer conceded the Republican gubernatorial primary to Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state …

‘We pay for it, we should have access to it,’ but police close Nunes office during rally  —  Clovis police were called and the building housing Congressman Devin Nunes' office was locked during a rally for Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security on Tuesday.  —  For more than a year …

Poised to Make History, Jahana Hayes Wins the 5th District Democratic Primary  —  Jahana Hayes wins the Democratic primary for 5th district defeating Mary Glassman Tuesday night.  (John Woike / Hartford Courant)  —  Jahana Hayes, the daughter of a drug addict who grew up in public housing …

Exclusive: Pentagon spokeswoman under investigation for misusing staff, retaliating against complaints  —  Washington (CNN)One of Defense Secretary James Mattis' most senior civilian advisers is being investigated by the Defense Department Office of Inspector General for allegedly retaliating …

Why Trump will pardon Paul Manafort  —  Today saw a major development in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, as the defense decided not to call any witnesses.  So not only won't Manafort be testifying, neither will anyone else on his behalf.

Rep. Keith Ellison wins primary for Minnesota attorney general, despite abuse allegations  —  Ellison won out in a five-person field on Tuesday night.  —  Despite recent allegations of domestic violence, US Rep. Keith Ellison won the Democratic primary election for Minnesota attorney general …

Trump Claims Power to Bypass Limits Set by Congress in Defense Bill  —  WASHINGTON — When President Trump signed a $716 billion military spending bill on Monday, he claimed the authority to override dozens of provisions that he deemed improper constraints on his executive powers.

Senate Intel Wants To Follow The Money In The Russia Probe.  But Treasury Isn't Making That Easy.  —  In its investigation of Russia's interference in the 2016 election, the Senate Intelligence Committee has spent more than a year trying to follow the money.

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.

Twitter suspends conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for one week  —  Why Facebook,YouTube and Apple are removing InfoWars content  —  Twitter has suspended far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from its platform for one week.  —  The news was first shared by an InfoWars personality …

Live results: The biggest Wisconsin and Minnesota primary races  —  There are primaries in four states tonight — Minnesota, Connecticut, Wisconsin and Vermont — but Wisconsin is the state to watch.  —  Data: Associated Press; Chart: Axios Visuals  —  The state of play …

How Can I Cure My White Guilt?  —  The thing about privilege is that it can be used for good. … Steve Almond: Shame and anger are powerful emotions, Whitey.  And yet your central struggle is around identity.  You write that you don't know your place.  In fact, your letter describes …

Mueller Probe Seen Pushing Past Trump-Demanded September 1 Deadline  — Giuliani says will ‘unload’ on Mueller if probe lasts longer  — DOJ guidelines don't bar indictments in period before election  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller doesn't have to shut down his Russia investigation …

Australian Senator Calls for ‘Final Solution’ to Muslim Immigration  —  SYDNEY, Australia — An Australian lawmaker invoked a Nazi euphemism for genocide on Tuesday, calling for a “final solution to the immigration problem” during a speech in Parliament in which he proposed a national plebiscite …

ACLU: Federal agencies setting ‘trap’ to deport immigrants  —  BOSTON (AP) — Federal immigration agencies have launched a coordinated campaign to arrest and deport immigrants seeking to become legal U.S. residents through marriage, according to documents released this week in a class-action lawsuit filed …