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.

DOJ's Bruce Ohr wrote Christopher Steele was 'very concerned about Comey's firing — afraid they will be exposed'  —  A collection of Justice Department official Bruce Ohr's emails, texts and handwritten notes, reviewed by Fox News, reveals that he was deeply connected to the unverified Steele dossier …

Bill Nelson wasn't making things up when he said Russians hacked Florida election systems  —  Sen. Bill Nelson, who is in a tough reelection fight, was blasted for saying 10 days ago that Russians had penetrated his state's election systems.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat …

Officials worry Trump may back Erik Prince plan to privatize war in Afghanistan  —  “I know he's frustrated,” Blackwater founder Prince said of the president.  “He gave the Pentagon what they wanted.  And they haven't delivered.”  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump …

Alex Jones of Infowars Destroyed Evidence Related to Sandy Hook Suits, Motion Says  —  WASHINGTON — Lawyers for the families of two Sandy Hook shooting victims are accusing the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his Infowars media business of intentionally destroying evidence relevant …

Judge in Manafort trial says he's been threatened over case  —  The judge in ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's fraud trial revealed Friday he has received threats over the case and now travels with U.S. Marshals, as he turned back a media request to release juror information.

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 …

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” …

Leahy To McGahn: What Was Discussed At Private White House Meeting That Led Republicans To Abruptly Change Course On Kavanaugh Documents  —  Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), on Friday, asked White House Counsel Don McGahn for information on a pivotal July 24, 2018, meeting with Judiciary Committee Republicans …

Melania Trump, a Mysterious First Lady, Weathers a Chaotic White House  —  WASHINGTON — Hours after Melania Trump moved into the White House in June of last year, she peered out a window and took in a stunning view of the Washington Monument: “Looking forward to the memories we'll make in our new home! …

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 …

Officials Defend Plan To Close Almost All Polling Places In Majority Black Georgia County  —  Local officials say they need to close seven polling places because they aren't accessible to people with disabilities.  The ACLU says that doesn't make sense.  —  Election officials …

Rod Was Right and I Was Wrong  —  I became casual friends with Rod Dreher when he lived in Brooklyn with the beautiful Julie, and I lived in Manhattan alone.  Newly married and not yet a father, he was writing movie reviews for the New York Post; this was before his move to National Review and ever-increasing fame.

Exclusive: U.S. government seeks Facebook help to wiretap Messenger - sources  —  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. government is trying to force Facebook Inc (FB.O) to break the encryption in its popular Messenger app so law enforcement may listen to a suspect's voice conversations in a criminal probe …

A Church in Denial, Still  —  Too many priests and bishops aren't treating the Catholic Church's abuse scandal with the gravity it deserves.  —  “I don't think this is some massive, massive crisis,” said Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., in a statement that could not possibly be more wrong.

Wall Street Journal to Maddow: We didn't ‘bury’ our Trump scoop  —  Trump: Brennan led the ‘rigged witch hunt’  —  The Wall Street Journal fired back at Rachel Maddow on Thursday, after the MSNBC host said that newspaper “tried to bury” a story detailing President Trump's rationale …

Court throws out EPA delay of Obama chemical plant safety rule  —  A federal court Friday threw out the Trump administration's attempt to delay a chemical plant safety regulation written by the Obama administration.  —  In a major blow to the Trump administration, the Court of Appeals …

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.

“Rigged Witch Hunt,” Meet Trump's “Red Wave”  —  Donald Trump's Presidency is often described as a reality-show version of the White House, with Trump himself as the producer, director, and main character.  There's something to the metaphor, of course; Trump is a showman …

What to Care About When Everything Is Terrible  —  In the Trump presidency, everything is a distraction from everything else, because it all matters.  —  Ms. Jurecic is the managing editor of Lawfare.  —  As of Thursday, 565 migrant children — 24 of them under the age of five …

Democrats Hold Advantage Over Republicans in Michigan Statewide Races  —  Traverse City, MI - A new poll conducted by Strategic National for WJML News Radio shows Democrats with an advantage in the US Senate and Governor races as we head into the Republican State Convention.  —  Governor

Exclusive: new lawsuit claims Trump illegally denied asylum claims of separated parents  —  Hundreds of parents failed screening interviews for asylum while they were separated and traumatized.  Now, dozens of them want a second chance to make their case.  —  A group of parents who failed …

California homeowners get to pass low property taxes to their kids.  It's proved highly profitable to an elite group  —  Actors Jeff and Beau Bridges, along with their sister, own a four-bedroom Malibu home with access to a semi-private beach and panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean.

Trump will ditch US for Veterans Day because he can't have his parade  —  Since Trump's $92 million military parade in Washington, D.C., was canceled, he's decided to up and leave the country in November so he can watch a parade somewhere else.  —  Trump is abandoning veterans this Veterans …