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.

The Flynn Tapes: A New Tell  —  In early February 2017, a senior White House attorney, John Eisenberg, reviewed highly classified intelligence intercepts of telephone conversations between then-National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and Russia's ambassador to the US, Sergey Kislyak …

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

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 …

John McCain's 2008 Running Mate Sarah Palin Is Not Invited to His Funeral: 'It's Sad'  —  President Donald Trump and former John McCain presidential running mate Sarah Palin are not invited to memorial services for the iconic Arizona senator, multiple sources tell PEOPLE.

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

“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.

Charges dismissed against 3 in New Mexico compound case  —  TAOS, N.M. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday dismissed child neglect charges against three of five people arrested at a remote desert compound in northern New Mexico where 11 children were found living in filth and the body of a 3-year-old boy was discovered.

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.

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.

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.”

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 …

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.

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?

CIA Analyst Turned Candidate Fears She'll Get Doxxed Next … Elissa Slotkin has a sinking suspicion that her private life may be exposed by her political adversaries.  —  Slotkin is a former CIA analyst and senior Pentagon official running for Congress in Michigan as a Democrat.

The New Lobbying: Qatar Targeted 250 Trump ‘Influencers’ to Change U.S. Policy  —  Blockaded by Mideast neighbors, the emirate deployed an unconventional lobbying campaign to win over an unconventional U.S. president  —  Longtime New York restaurateur Joey Allaham visited Manhattan's Park East Synagogue late …

Maria Butina: Private Messages Reveal Accused Russian Spy's True Ties to D.C. Wise Man … When federal prosecutors charged Maria Butina with covertly infiltrating the conservative movement on behalf of the Kremlin, questions began to swirl around a Washington think tank that had published …

Tabloid that kept Trump secrets faces losses, legal trouble  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Enquirer has long explained its support for Donald Trump as a business decision based on the president's popularity among its readers.  But private financial documents and circulation figures obtained …