Exclusive: Ex-Trump World Tower doorman releases ‘catch-and-kill’ contract about alleged Trump affair  —  (CNN)A former Trump World Tower doorman who says he has knowledge of an alleged affair President Donald Trump had with an ex-housekeeper, which resulted in a child, is now able to talk …

Democrats Strip Superdelegates Of Power In Historic Reform Vote  —  The Democratic National Committee's changes aim to heal the lingering divisions of the 2016 presidential primary.  —  CHICAGO In a long-awaited bid to reinvigorate the Democratic Party and heal the divides of the 2016 presidential primary …

What Will Mueller Do?  The Answer Might Lie in a By-the-Book Past  —  The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, has approached law enforcement consistently for decades: leading aggressive investigations marked by adherence to precedent and higher office.  —  WASHINGTON — Long …

Judge Strikes Down Key Parts of Trump's Orders Easing the Firing of Federal Workers  —  A federal district judge in Washington struck down most of the key provisions of three executive orders that President Trump signed in late May that would have made it easier to fire federal employees.

We Asked 1,000 People What Happened On Tuesday.  Here's What Some Of Them Said.  —  Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen, someone's lost cat and Post Malone.  —  On Tuesday, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was convicted of federal charges, and former Trump lawyer …

Beto O'Rourke says “nothing more American” than NFL players protesting the national anthem  —  Rep. Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic candidate challenging Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, was featured in a viral video posted to Twitter on Tuesday giving an answer at a town hall defending NFL players who kneel during the national anthem before games.

The three illegal acts that may have helped Trump win the presidency  —  The nation heard this week accusations that Donald Trump was personally involved in the decision to offer two women money shortly before the 2016 election to keep them from sharing stories of alleged affairs.

Bad blood between McCain and Trump lingers, even as the Arizona Republican nears the end  —  It got off to a bad start, and President Trump's venomous relationship with Sen. John McCain probably won't end well either.  —  The president was reportedly disinvited to McCain's funeral months ago …

Conor Daly loses Lilly Diabetes sponsorship over remark his father made over 30 years ago  —  ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Lilly Diabetes has pulled its sponsorship of Conor Daly's No. 6 car in the NASCAR Xfinity race at Road America, citing a racially insensitive remark made by the driver's father in the 1980s that surfaced this week.

Statement from Julia  —  I've received many questions from supporters today about a piece published yesterday in Tablet Magazine.  I'll be responding thoroughly to some of the questions raised in that irresponsible article in interviews, which will be published over the coming days …

Trump Meets QAnon Kook Who Believes Democrats Run Pedophile Cult … President Donald Trump posed for Oval Office photos on Thursday with one of the leading promoters of the QAnon conspiracy theory, which claims that top Democrats are part of a global pedophile cult.

Chapel Hill Police Officer With Anti-Government Militia Tattoo Will Keep His Job  —  The North Carolina officer's Three Percenters tattoo was visible as he stood guard near the “Silent Sam” Confederate memorial.  —  The Chapel Hill Police Department will not discipline a police officer …

Money Really Does Lead to a More Satisfying Life  —  New research suggests that more money really does lead to a more satisfying life.  Surveys of thousands of Swedish lottery winners have provided persuasive evidence of this truth.  —  Lottery winners said they were substantially more satisfied with their lives than lottery losers.

Trump renews attack on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, claiming ‘real corruption goes untouched’  —  President Trump lashed out again at Attorney General Jeff Sessions, saying he lets “real corruption” go untouched while special counsel Robert Mueller's team is “having a field day.”

How Far America Has Fallen  —  The thing with every shocking revelation about Trump is that it's already baked into his image.  I've never met a Trump supporter who did not know exactly who he is.  —  RIDGWAY, Colo. — It's different in the West.  It's easier to feel in touch with some essence of what America is.

Trump Asks Pompeo to Cancel North Korea Trip, Pointing to Stalled Diplomacy  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday abruptly called off a trip to North Korea by his secretary of state, citing a lack of progress in nuclear disarmament talks and acknowledging for the first time that his diplomatic overture …

A dirty plan that would kill Americans  —  OF THE many negative results stemming from President Trump's election, this was perhaps the most predictable: The Environmental Protection Agency revealed Tuesday a sorry new climate-change plan, seemingly designed to weaken as much as legally possible …

Paul Manafort's trial in D.C. to take 3 weeks, probe Ukraine lobbying world  —  The Paul Manafort trial set for September in Washington is expected to last three weeks and, on the basis of a list of 1,500 possible exhibits, will delve far more deeply into how he operated as a lobbyist …