David Pecker Granted Immunity in Cohen Case  —  Federal prosecutors granted immunity to David Pecker, CEO of the company that publishes the National Enquirer and a longtime friend of President Trump, in the Michael Cohen investigation.

Trump sought his lawyers' advice weeks ago on possibility of pardoning Manafort but they counseled against it, Giuliani says  —  President Trump sought his lawyers' advice several weeks ago on the possibility of pardoning Manafort, Trump attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani said Thursday.

Key Republicans Give Trump a Path to Fire Sessions After the Election  — Sessions defends his performance in advancing Trump's agenda  — A new attorney general could take control of the Mueller probe  —  Two key Republican senators signaled to President Donald Trump …

White House blocks bill that would protect elections  —  WASHINGTON — A bill that would have significantly bolstered the nation's defenses against electoral interference has been held up in the  —  Senate at the behest of the White House, which opposed the proposed legislation, according to congressional sources.

Manafort juror reveals lone holdout prevented Mueller team from convicting on all counts  —  NORTHERN VIRGINIA - Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team was one holdout juror away from convicting Paul Manafort on all 18 counts of bank and tax fraud, juror Paula Duncan told Fox News in an exclusive interview Wednesday.

Reality Winner, who pleaded guilty to leaking secret U.S. report, gets 63-month sentence  —  AUGUSTA, Ga. — A former government contractor who pleaded guilty to mailing a classified U.S. report to a news organization was sentenced to more than five years Thursday as part of a deal with prosecutors …

Inside the progressive movement roiling the Democratic Party  —  Frustrated by a string of defeats at the polls, a progressive wing of the Democratic Party pushes a populist platform across the country.  Amid wins and losses, the movement aims to reshape a party in flux.

Despite Comey Assurances, Vast Bulk of Weiner Laptop Emails Were Never Examined  —  When then-FBI Director James Comey announced he was closing the Hillary Clinton email investigation for a second time just days before the 2016 election, he certified to Congress that his agency had …

Trump Cites False Claims of Widespread Attacks on White Farmers in South Africa  —  CAPE TOWN, South Africa — President Trump waded into South Africa's proposal to seize land from white farmers, saying in a post on Twitter late Wednesday that he had asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to …

Poll: Pennsylvanians give low marks to Trump and tariffs  —  Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and Democratic Sen. Bob Casey both hold double-digit leads over lesser-known opponents in new NBC News/Marist poll.  —  WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania, a state that helped put President Donald Trump in the White House …

Mollie Tibbetts' Family Is Pushing Back Against Trump And His Allies After They Seized On Her Death  —  Family members and friends of Mollie Tibbetts are pushing back against President Trump and his allies after they seized on the young Iowa student's killing as evidence that the US is suffering the consequences of lax immigration laws.

Trump Wants to Ban Flipping Because He Is Almost Literally a Mob Boss  —  Last November, a person close to the Trump administration speaking to the Washington Post invoked a chilling metaphor.  “This investigation is a classic Gambino-style roll-up,” the source said.

Trump speechwriter's ouster sparks racially charged debate  —  It took just 80 minutes after racially incendiary emails started flying for the Claremont Institute, a conservative think tank, to shut down an email Listserv connecting hundreds of high-profile conservatives.

Hunter steps down from House committee assignments  —  Indicted Rep. Duncan Hunter told Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday that he will step down from his committee assignments after initially declining to do so, according to a letter obtained by POLITICO.  —  Ryan (R-Wis.) called …

BREAKING: Elections consultant fired over proposal to close Georgia precincts  —  The elections consultant who proposed closing most voting locations in a majority African-American rural Georgia county has been fired ahead of a vote Friday on consolidating precincts.

Education Secretary Considers Using Federal Funds to Arm Schools  —  Updated Aug. 23, 2018: The education community has responded to Secretary DeVos's policy proposal.  Read the latest here.  —  WASHINGTON — The Education Department is considering whether to allow states to use federal funding …

Amazon Bans Gun Book  —  Amazon banned the sale of a gun book on Wednesday night for an unexplained violation of the company's rules.  —  The listing for The Liberator Code Book: An Exercise in Freedom of Speech, which had been available on Amazon since Aug. 1, was removed from Amazon's website.

Think Elizabeth Warren And Bernie Sanders Are The Same?  She Doesn't.  —  They are friends, partners in the Senate, and leaders of a progressive movement.  But Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are not the same.  “He's a socialist, and I believe in markets.”