Trump bashes CNN, NBC media executives  —  President Donald Trump lashed out Thursday morning at top media executives from NBC and CNN, continuing his tirade against media coverage that he considers unfair from outlets he has labeled “fake news.”  —  “The hatred and extreme bias of me by @CNN …

National Enquirer Had Decades of Trump Dirt.  He Wanted to Buy It All.  —  Federal investigators have provided ample evidence that President Trump was involved in deals to pay two women to keep them from speaking publicly before the 2016 election about affairs that they said they had with him.

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.

How the Democratic Party Can Turn the Sun Belt Blue  —  From Florida to Texas, November's elections provide an opening for Democrats to shift the balance of power—and make up for lost ground in the heartland.  —  This week's competitive primaries in Arizona and Florida suggest the midterm elections …

Trump rages against fake everything  —  President Trump raged on Twitter Thursday morning against the “totally dishonest” media, lashing out at the heads of NBC and CNN, before turning his ire to “fake books.”  —  The big picture: His tweetstorm comes after continued attacks on Google …

A Broken Relationship and Accusations of Emotional Abuse: The Case of Keith Ellison  —  MINNEAPOLIS — When Keith Ellison became the first Muslim elected to Congress in 2006, it made him an instant national star: a charismatic young black leader who was now a symbol of the Democratic Party's commitment to diversity and equal rights.

Take Salena Zito Neither Seriously Nor Literally On Trump Voters  —  Is the populist whisperer of Trump Country full of crap?  —  You might not know who Salena Zito is off the top of your head, but you're almost certainly familiar with her work.  She writes in publications such as the New York Post …

How McCain Got the Last Word Against Trump  —  WASHINGTON — Not long after Senator John McCain learned last summer that he had terminal brain cancer, he began convening meetings every Friday in his Capitol Hill office with a group of trusted aides.  The subject was his funeral.

Trump's team just took out one of the most dangerous terrorists since Bin Laden  —  Amid all the controversies and scandals from Washington dominating our news cycle, a major counterterrorism success by the United States last week did not get the attention it deserved: Government officials …

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 …

“It Seems Like Iowa in 2007”: Is Beto O'Rourke the Left's Obama-Like Answer to Trump in 2020?  —  O'Rourke offers not just a path to victory in Texas but an antidote to the entire stupid artifice of American politics in the Trump era.  He's authentic, full of energy, and stripped of consultant-driven sterility.

The Republican Party is now Trump's Corruption Party.  Here's how to fix the GOP and DC.  —  Trump and Republicans have a massive corruption problem.  Democrats must run on bold political reforms that really will drain the swamp.  Here are 3 to start.  —  CONNECT

Palin not invited to McCain's funeral: report  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has reportedly not been invited to attend funeral services for Sen. John McCain  —  (R-Ariz.), her onetime running mate.  —  NBC News reported Wednesday that Palin had not been invited.

Please be sensitive to our snowflake president's need for safe space  —  President Trump doesn't read his intelligence briefings.  He's too busy Googling himself.  On Tuesday morning, he tweeted: “Google search results for ‘Trump News’ shows only the viewing/reporting of Fake News Media.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sought to cap 9/11 payouts to victims' families at $500G  —  Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh wanted to cap the amount victims of 9/11 and their family members could receive from the federal government at $500,000, records obtained by the Daily News show.

Wells Fargo Fires Bankers Amid Probe of Dinner Receipts That Were Allegedly Doctored  —  More than a dozen employees have left Wells Fargo during expenses investigation  —  Wells Fargo WFC -.31% & Co. has fired or suspended more than a dozen employees in its investment bank and is investigating dozens …

California Man Charged with Making Violent Threats Against Boston Globe Employees  —  BOSTON - A California man was arrested today and charged with making violent threats against Boston Globe employees in retaliation for the newspaper's editorial response to political attacks on the media.

Commute Discrimination Is a Thing  —  Commuting distance comes with an economic penalty in Washington, D.C. Applicants who live farther from a low-wage job in the center of the city are less likely to be called back for an interview.  —  That's the main takeaway of a new study by researchers at the University of Notre Dame.

'Ain't nobody been locked up.  And they ain't trying to solve nothing.'  —  CHICAGO — Deangelo Norwood had been in the hospital for three days when the detectives appeared, asking questions about the man who had shot him in the stomach, chest and wrist.  —  “Is this the guy?” they asked, holding up a grainy photo.

Getting to Know White Voters  —  There are LOTS of opinions and narratives out there about white voters. … Most of these narratives are built on data supplied by the 2016 exit polls and the “education level” cross-tabs in current polling.  However, new data and analysis of the 2016 vote suggest …

Trump, without evidence, says NBC altered 2017 interview on Russia  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, without offering any evidence, accused NBC News of “fudging” his May 2017 interview that came days after he fired then FBI Director James Comey and in which he cited the federal Russia investigation.

John McCain and the Dying Art of Political Compromise  —  He had strong views, but his willingness to reach across the aisle has become all too rare.  —  The death of Sen. John McCain is not just a moment to commemorate the life of an extraordinary man; it is an occasion to reflect on his principles.

Putin's Financial ‘Consigliere’ Is Trying to Make Elon Musk's Dream Come True  —  A sanctioned Russian fund managed to invest in Hyperloop.  And now, U.S. officials and lawmakers are taking a fresh look at the deal.  —  Between intermittent green wisps of shrubbery in the bare Nevada desert …

Google Calls BS on Trump's Claim It Blacklisted His 2017 and 2018 ‘State of the Union’ Speeches  —  On Wednesday, Donald Trump escalated his war with major U.S. tech companies he and other prominent conservatives have been baselessly accusing of censoring right-wingers.

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.

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.”

Chris Cuomo, who compared Antifa to WWII soldiers, says he never endorsed Antifa  —  According to Mediaite, CNN's Chris Cuomo got into a heated exchange Wednesday night with former President Donald Trump Hispanic Advisory Council member Steve Cortes about the president's remarks …

Democrats Are Going To Get Trump's Tax Returns If They Win The House  —  “You're damn right,” one Democrat said.  —  If Democrats win control of the House in November they will finally have the votes to force an issue they've been hammering for nearly two years: Making President Donald Trump disclose his tax returns.

When it comes to Iran, will we ever learn?  —  The Administration's new policy toward Iran has zero chance to succeed in changing Iranian behavior or regime change.  The policy of maximum pressure and unachievable demands is based on deeply flawed assumptions about Iran and the wise use of American power.