U.S. is denying passports to Americans along the border, throwing their citizenship into question  —  PHARR, Tex. — On paper, he's a devoted U.S. citizen.  —  His official American birth certificate shows he was delivered by a midwife in Brownsville, at the southern tip of Texas.

‘Winter is coming’: Allies fear Trump isn't prepared for gathering legal storm  —  President Trump's advisers and allies are increasingly worried that he has neither the staff nor the strategy to protect himself from a possible Democratic takeover of the House, which would empower …

DeSantis Moderates Hate-Filled Facebook Group That Attacks African-Americans, Parkland Survivors and Muslims  —  UPDATE: Rep. Ron DeSantis has quit the Facebook group that trafficked in racist and offensive slurs, following American Ledger's reporting on Wednesday.  - 8:54 PM

Sarah Palin, Loyal Running Mate, Excluded from John McCain's Funeral  —  Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, who was Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)'s running mate in the 2008 presidential election, has been excluded from his funeral.  —  Breitbart News has independently confirmed an earlier report …

Inside The Trump Administration's Secret War On Weed  —  The White House has secretly amassed a committee of federal agencies from across the government to combat public support for marijuana and cast state legalization measures in a negative light, while attempting to portray the drug as a national threat …

Cuomo Received $25,000 From Weinstein Lawyer's Firm as He Suspended Probe  —  The contribution from Weinstein's former lawyer was made the same month Cuomo suspended an investigation into the New York district attorney's failure to prosecute Harvey Weinstein in 2015.  —  EDITED BY

New U.S. Sexual Misconduct Rules Bolster Rights of Accused, Protect Colleges  —  WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is preparing new policies on campus sexual misconduct that would bolster the rights of students accused of assault, harassment or rape, lessen liability for institutions …

After weeks of uncertainty, Papadopoulos decides to accept plea deal with Mueller  —  George Papadopoulos, a former foreign policy adviser to President Donald Trump's campaign, has decided to stick with his plea agreement with special counsel Robert Mueller, his wife told ABC News on Wednesday.

Democrats Just Confirmed Lots Of Trump's Judges So They Could Skip Town  —  The resistance wilts in August.  —  WASHINGTON Senate Democrats just gave a huge gift to President Donald Trump: They agreed to expedite votes on 15 of his nominees to lifetime federal court seats because they wanted to go home.

Two Women Describe Louis C.K.'s ‘Uncomfortable’ Comedy Cellar Set  —  As the New York Times reported, when Louis C.K. took the stage for a surprise set at the Comedy Cellar Sunday night, he was met with applause.  The short set was his first appearance after he released a statement …

The big problem with the animal crackers “cage free” box redesign  —  The new art doesn't address any of the underlying issues about ethics, exploitation, and corporate greed.  —  Nabisco's animal crackers are a staple of American snack food aisles, and the box — a red …

Could this be the next Trump scandal?  —  One way to look at the Trump presidency is to say that it's all a shrewd strategy: Trump overwhelms us with scandal and controversy, making it impossible to focus on one outrage for long before you're distracted by the next outrage.

Ohio, New Jersey Pension Funds Invested $625 Million in Hedge Fund That Controls National Enquirer Parent  —  Under Republican governors, two states pumped hundreds of millions of dollars of pension cash into a high-risk hedge fund that took control of the National Enquirer's parent company, American Media Inc.

Catholics face a painful question: Is it true?  —  A young Catholic friend called me as soon as the news broke about Pope Francis.  “Is it true?”  —  I told him I didn't know.  It might be, I said.  An anxious, pained tension filled the silence on the line.  “No,” he groaned, finally, “not him.”

“Suspicious” Transactions At Russian Embassy Sparked Deeper Bank Probe Than Previously Known  —  When BuzzFeed News reported earlier this year on dozens of suspicious financial transactions by Russian diplomats living in Washington, Kremlin officials objected with ferocity.

Body-cam vid shows Denver cops cuffed Indy editor as she photographed their badges  —  Police body camera footage released today shows two Denver officers told The Colorado Independent's editor, Susan Greene, to “act like a lady” as they handcuffed and detained her in July for attempting …

Exclusive: Trump promised Kim Jong Un he'd sign an agreement to end the Korean War  —  He hasn't followed through yet — and North Korea talks may have stalled because of it.  —  President Donald Trump told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their Singapore summit in June that he'd sign …

Several Women Say Airlines Don't Do Enough To Protect Them From Men Who Masturbate On Flights  —  Mikaela Dixon was sitting in the middle seat on a United flight from Orange County to Chicago on August 11 when she realized the stranger next to her was masturbating.

Mueller wants to review emails between Manafort, former lawyer  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller's team wants to review emails between Paul Manafort and one of his former lawyers — messages that would typically be protected by attorney-client privilege.  —  Manafort's emails are a special case …

Why is CNN avoiding the truth about Lanny Davis' lies?  —  Last Thursday, we asked how long it would take before Lanny Davis again changed his story about what his client, Michael Cohen, knows about President Trump.  It turned out to be four days.  —  Meanwhile, CNN is standing by a story …

Mollie Tibbetts, Racism and the Rule of Law  —  The hoopla over her killing is a classic example of bigotry.  But that's not the only thing going on.  —  The main reason that Mollie Tibbetts's horrible killing has received so much attention is racism.  Tibbetts's accused murderer …

Poll: Michael Cohen's guilty plea raises serious questions about Donald Trump's behavior  —  President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance and other charges.  Deputy U.S. Attorney Robert Khuzami told reporters that Cohen thought “he was above the law.”

Trump's Ludicrous Attack on Big Tech  —  The idea that Google and Twitter are rigging their platforms against him is patently false.  —  Ms. Swisher covers technology and is a contributing opinion writer.  —  Here's the truest conundrum of the social media age: Those who complain loudest about being silenced never ever shut up.

Southerners Tore Down Silent Sam.  Now Northerners Need to Tear Down Confederate Flags.  —  Contrary to what a Confederate sympathizer would tell you, it is not an erasure of history to remove a Confederate monument.  It is the opposite: a long-overdue acknowledgment of history and an attempt …

Democrat vows to impeach Clarence Thomas if elected  —  A Democrat running for the U.S. House in Massachusetts has made an unusual political promise: Put me in Congress and I'll impeach Justice Clarence Thomas for sexual harassment and perjury.  —  State Sen. Barbara L'Italien said the promise …

Sources: Second Trump Org employee discussed immunity deal  —  (CNN)A second Trump Organization employee discussed a potential immunity deal with the federal prosecutors who charged Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, according to people familiar with the matter.

La Vie on the Wharf is so bad I'm only writing about it as a warning  —  Every now and then I encounter a restaurant that's so dismissive of diners' senses, my initial reaction is simply not to write about it.  Why waste the money, the words and your precious time?

Poll: Facebook at Risk of Losing 32% of Conservative Users  —  Facebook is at risk of losing 32% of its conservative users due to concerns the social media giant is censoring its content, a new national omnibus survey by McLaughlin & Associates reveals.  —  Sponsored by the Media Research Center …

Women Rise as Raqqa Rebuilds Without the World's Help  —  Local women and local security are reawakening the Syrian city, with few Americans in sight.  —  RAQQA, Syria — Two things surprised me, as we walked into the courtyard.  We heard the music first and proceeded on foot toward security cordons blocking the way for cars.