Leaked Documents From Kavanaugh's Time in White House Discuss Abortion and Affirmative Action  —  WASHINGTON — As a White House lawyer in the Bush administration, Judge Brett Kavanaugh challenged the accuracy of deeming the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision to be …

White House officials flagged Trump's behavior to psychiatrist last year  —  White House officials reached out to a noted Yale University psychiatrist last fall out of concern over President Trump's increasingly erratic behavior.  —  Dr. Bandy Lee, who edited the best-selling book …

Twitter bans Alex Jones and InfoWars  —  Why Facebook, YouTube and Apple are removing InfoWars content  —  Twitter banned far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his website InfoWars from its platform Thursday afternoon, a month after several of its Silicon Valley counterparts did so.

Giuliani to AP: Trump will not answer obstruction questions  —  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump will not answer federal investigators' questions, in writing or in person, about whether he tried to block the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

We are a superpower run by a simpleton  —  One of the major problems with President Trump's impulsivity is its utter predictability.  —  A recent op-ed in the New York Times by an anonymous administration official accused the president of impetuous, reckless rants, and Trump responded with impetuous, reckless rants ("TREASON?").

Revealed: Trump inauguration crowd photos were edited after he intervened  —  Exclusive: documents released to Guardian reveal government photographer cropped space ‘where crowd ended’  —  A government photographer edited official pictures of Donald Trump's inauguration …

Another Democratic Ambush?  Not in Delaware, as Carper Rebuffs Outsider's Bid  —  Senator Tom Carper of Delaware fended off a primary challenge from his left on Thursday, dispatching a political newcomer, Kerri Evelyn Harris, in the latest test of strength between Democratic insurgents and the party establishment.

Russia warns US of pending attack in Syrian area with US troops  —  Washington (CNN)Russia has warned the US military twice in the last week that its forces, along with Syrian regime units, are prepared to attack in an area where dozens of US troops are located, according to several US defense officials.

College Removes Uniforms Featuring Nike Logo To Protest Kaepernick Deal  —  (AP) — The endorsement deal between Nike and Colin Kaepernick prompted a flood of debate Tuesday.  It was a trending topic on Twitter and other social networks, with some fans urging a boycott of the company's clothes …

Polling the 2018 Midterm Elections in Real Time  —  The Upshot has partnered with Siena College to poll dozens of the most competitive House and Senate races across the country.  Our poll results are updated in real time, after every phone call.  We hope to help you understand how polling works, and why it sometimes doesn't.

Prosecutors use grand jury as investigation of Andrew McCabe intensifies  —  Federal prosecutors have for months been using a grand jury to investigate former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe — an indication that the probe into whether he misled officials exploring his role …

NBC/Marist poll: It's a neck-and-neck Senate race in Tennessee  —  Democrat Phil Bredesen gets support from 48 percent of likely voters, compared with 46 percent for Republican Marsha Blackburn.  —  WASHINGTON — Democrat Phil Bredesen and Republican Marsha Blackburn are running neck and neck …

Dead even: AJC/Channel 2 poll shows Georgia governor's race is tied  —  The race for Georgia governor couldn't be closer just two months before the election, as an Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Channel 2 Action News poll showed Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp deadlocked at 45 percent.

Frustration and Finger-Pointing as a House Pact Over Hacked Materials Fizzles  —  WASHINGTON — Casting blame across the aisle, House Republicans withdrew on Thursday from negotiations with Democrats over a pact that would have effectively barred both parties from using hacked or stolen material on the campaign trail this fall.

Trump admin plans to hold migrant kids indefinitely, upending decades-old ban  —  DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said the new rule is necessary to enforce immigration laws.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced a new rule Thursday that would allow immigrant children …