Trump and Omarosa Had a ‘F*cking Weird’ Fight With Vietnam Vets … Early on in the Donald Trump administration, the president vested many of his nearest and dearest with tasks they were woefully unprepared for—and Apprentice superstar Omarosa Manigault Newman was no exception.

Top former intelligence bosses speak out in favor of John Brennan  —  Twelve former directors and deputy directors of the Central Intelligence Agency and a former Director of National Intelligence signed a letter of support for former CIA director John Brennan, calling the signal sent …

Press needs to restore its credibility on FBI and Justice Department  —  I will never call the mainstream media “the enemy of the people.”  But I will call them out for having strayed from fairly reporting some of the biggest stories of the last two years.  No matter how egregious their errors …

Elon Musk Confronts a Fateful Tweet and an ‘Excruciating’ Year  —  Elon Musk was at home in Los Angeles, struggling to maintain his composure.  “This past year has been the most difficult and painful year of my career,” he said.  “It was excruciating.”  —  The year has only gotten …

Resistance Twitter Hero Exposed as Pro-Trump Gamer … In the world of #Resistance Twitter, @GuardianRover was a hero.  As a former intelligence operative and Delta Force soldier, the person behind the account used a cartoon secret agent avatar and the alias “Mr. Smith” …

Ocasio-Cortez bans press from town hall  —  MEDIA WAS BARRED AFTER REPORTERS ‘MOBBED’ HER AT AN EARLIER EVENT  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Monday that stops on her “listening tour” throughout the district, like the one held a day earlier in Corona, are “intended for lively …

Trump cancels military parade, feuds with D.C. mayor over ballooning cost  —  President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has canceled plans for a military parade in Washington, and ignited a feud with the D.C. mayor after accusing “local politicians” of price gouging.

The extraordinary bias of the judge in the Manafort trial  —  Nancy Gertner, a retired U.S. District Court judge in Massachusetts, is a lecturer at Harvard Law School.  —  It is not unusual for judges to intervene in court proceedings from time to time — to direct the lawyers to move …

Judge says Trump campaign screwed up on wording of confidentiality agreements  —  A Manhattan judge issued a ruling on Thursday that thwarted the Trump campaign's attempts to keep a lawsuit out of open court, with potential implications for the looming battle over fired Trump aide Omarosa …

Detroit Rep. Bettie Cook Scott on Asian opponent: 'Don't vote for the ching-chong!'  —  More than a dozen community groups have called on Rep. Bettie Cook Scott (D-Detroit) to apologize for a series of racial slurs sources say she used to describe her primary election opponent, Rep. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit).

Signs of Trump-Putin collaboration, starting years before the campaign?  —  Shane Harris is a staff writer at The Washington Post.  He covers intelligence and national security and the Russia investigation.  —  Of all the allegations contained in the “Steele dossier,” …

As ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape Surfaced, Michael Cohen Changed Tune on Paying Stormy Daniels  —  Federal prosecutors investigating former Trump lawyer view October 2016 tape as trigger for burying potentially damaging information, people familiar with the matter say

Lehigh Valley velodrome board put Pennsylvania congressional candidate Marty Nothstein on leave after sexual misconduct allegation  —  Congressional candidate Marty Nothstein was the subject of a sexual misconduct investigation prior to leaving his job this summer as leader …

The Debt-Shaming of Stacey Abrams  —  Our pernicious double standard on politicians who owe money.  —  The campaign for governor of Georgia is a supersaturated microcosm of American politics right now, offering the starkest possible choice between irreconcilable visions of the country's future.

565 Migrant Children Remain Separated From Families 3 Weeks Past Judge's Deadline  —  The number of kids who have been reunited in the last couple of weeks can be counted on two hands, according to court filings on the immigration detentions.  —  Only a small fraction of the nearly 600 …

Our republic will never be the same  —  From the beginning of the American republic, its founders obsessed about how it all would end.  “Democracy never lasts long,” said John Adams.  “There never was a Democracy Yet, that did not commit suicide.”  —  George Washington used his farewell address …

DOJ Sues Ivanka's Ex-Business Partner for Massive Fraud  —  Moshe Lax and members of his family allegedly conspired to deprive the U.S. of $60 million.  —  The Justice Department is suing a friend and former business partner of Ivanka Trump for his alleged role in schemes to defraud …

APNewsBreak: AP Sources: US ends Syria stabilization funding  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is ending funding for Syria stabilization projects as it moves to extricate the U.S. from the conflict, citing increased contributions from anti-Islamic State coalition partners.

‘The Fighters’ Review: An Honest Reckoning  —  C.J. Chivers, an artist among war correspondents, fashions a vast mosaic of bravery and miscalculation from the lives of American combatants in Iraq and Afghanistan.  —  A full generation of American service members have gone across the globe to fight for their country since 9/11.

Rand Paul to ask Trump to lift sanctions on Russian leaders  —  (R-Ky.) says he will ask President Trump  —  this weekend to lift sanctions against top Russian officials so they can visit the United States later this year.  —  Paul said members of both bodies of Russia's legislature …

Woman accusing Rep. Keith Ellison of abuse speaks out  —  Rep. Keith Ellison — deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a candidate for Minnesota attorney general — has denied allegations that he abused his ex-girlfriend, Karen Monahan.  On Thursday, Monahan, 44 …

'Oh that's cool — do that!':  Super PACs use new trick to hide donors  —  Mere days after it sprang to life in a burst of paperwork, the new super PAC Red and Gold spent nearly $1 million attacking Rep. Martha McSally, a battleground GOP Senate candidate favored by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Forecasting the race for the House  —  Our forecast for every district  —  The chance of each candidate winning, with all 435 House districts shown at the same size  —  CartogramMap  —  Dem.  —  Solid  —  Likely  —  Lean  —  Rep.  —  ≥95%  —  ≥75%  —  ≥60%  —  Toss-up