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.

Trump: Manafort trial is a ‘very sad day for our country’  —  President Donald Trump on Friday refused to say whether Paul Manafort, his former campaign chairman who's been wrapped up in the special counsel's Russia investigation, could count on a pardon from the White House.

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” …

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 …

Free-speech conservatives, this is your call to arms  —  To all those supposed constitutional conservatives out there, consider this your call to arms: The First Amendment is under direct attack, and this time from a much more powerful foe than misguided college freshmen.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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).

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 …

Democrats Question Kavanaugh's Testimony About Bush Nominee  —  WASHINGTON — As a White House lawyer working for President George W. Bush, Brett M. Kavanaugh helped the administration's effort to win Senate confirmation for one of Mr. Bush's most disputed judicial nominees …

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.

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 …

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,” …

Half-naked Athens woman punches officer  —  A 32-year-old Athens woman was arrested early Wednesday after she created a disturbance on Bray Street and then fought with a police officer, Athens-Clarke County police said.  —  Police said they responded to the area at about 12:30 a.m. on a report …

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 …

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 …

In a Divided Era, One Thing Seems to Unite: Political Anger  —  Ken Storey was in a pique, the kind that often seizes and overwhelms the better judgment of people who follow politics closely these days.  —  Hurricane Harvey was about to douse Texas with deadly flooding, and Mr. Storey had identified the culprit: Republicans.

POLITICO Playbook PM: NEW: Dem super PAC hammers House GOP leadership in new ad  —  NEW ... YOU NEED TO WATCH THIS BOMBSHELL AD ... HOUSE MAJORITY PAC — a top super PAC that aims to elect Democrats to the House — drops a shockingly tough and sharp ad on House GOP leadership …