At U.S. Open, power of Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka is overshadowed by an umpire's power play  —  Chair umpire Carlos Ramos managed to rob not one but two players in the women's U.S. Open final.  Nobody has ever seen anything like it: An umpire so wrecked a big occasion that both players …

Top Trump Adviser Says Ted Cruz Could Lose Texas Senate Race  —  President Trump's budget chief, Mick Mulvaney, expressed confidence to Republican donors on Saturday that the party would overcome a Democratic “movement of hate” in November, but he acknowledged Republicans could lose races …

U.S. President Trump facing a ‘coup’: Bannon  —  ROME (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is facing a “coup”, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon told Reuters, pointing to an anonymous column in the New York Times detailing resistance within the Trump administration.

Papadopoulos: ‘My recollection differs from Jeff Sessions’ on reaction to idea of Trump-Putin summit  —  George Papadopoulos, the one-time foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump who became swept up in the special counsel investigation, says members of the Trump campaign team were “fully aware” …

At-risk House Republicans say no to new tax bill  —  The White House and GOP House leaders are pushing a second tax reform before the midterms.  —  The White House and top congressional Republicans want to push for a House vote on a second round of tax cuts ahead of the midterms in hopes …

3 Million People With Nowhere to Go  —  President Bashar al-Assad's forces are about to attack Idlib, the last rebel-held province in Syria.  Fear of mass slaughter is increasing.  —  Mr. Shaheen covered the Syrian war for The Guardian.  —  The first thing that struck me when I saw Idlib …

Perjury Complaint Filed Against Kavanaugh to be Reviewed by...Merrick Garland!  —  The Democratic Coalition, a controversial PAC, claimed on Saturday it had filed a perjury complaint against President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.  —  The group announced in a statement …

Trump to provide written answers under oath in Summer Zervos defamation lawsuit  —  President Trump will provide written answers under oath in the defamation lawsuit brought by former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos, who claims Trump sexually assaulted her in 2007, a new court filing stated.

China's trade surplus with US hits record $31 billion  —  BEIJING (AP) — China's trade surplus with the United States widened to a record $31 billion in August as exports surged despite American tariff hikes, potentially adding fuel to President Donald Trump's battle with Beijing over industrial policy.

What is anarchism?  —  Anarchism is a radical, revolutionary leftist political philosophy that advocates for the abolition of government, hierarchy, and all other unequal systems of power.  It seeks to replace what its proponents view as inherently oppressive institutions …

Trump won't enforce Stormy Daniels nondisclosure agreement  —  President Donald Trump said he will not attempt to enforce a nondisclosure agreement blocking porn star Stormy Daniels from revealing details of her alleged affair with him, according to papers filed Saturday.

Prosecutors back off claim that accused Russian agent Maria Butina traded sex for access  —  U.S. prosecutors have acknowledged they misunderstood text messages they used to claim in court that a Russian woman traded sex for access and should be jailed pending trial on charges …

Trump colors the fall campaign landscape: 'He's been the only thing that matters'  —  The striking split screen as this week wound down — former president Barack Obama made his campaign-trail debut mourning the departure of decency and lawfulness from the White House just as President Trump called …