SEE IT: Cynthia Nixon Orders Cinnamon Raisin Bagel With... Lox And Capers  —  There's something about New York's endless supply of authentic eateries that transforms aspiring politicians into weird aliens who've never before encountered the concept of food: Back in the 1970s …

Omarosa Releases Tape of Sarah Huckabee Sanders Agreeing With Trump's ‘Lies’  —  In a new tape played by Omarosa Manigault Newman on ‘The View,’ Sarah Huckabee Sanders can be heard confirming Trump's distortion of the Russia story.  —  With Bob Woodward's new book climbing the best-seller charts ahead …

Trump Administration to Close Palestine Liberation Organization Office in Washington  —  The Trump administration is expected to announce Monday it will close the Palestine Liberation Organization's office in Washington, widening a campaign of pressure amid stalled Middle East peace efforts.

State of The 2018 House Race  —  Dems do better in Dem precincts than GOP in GOP precincts;  —  Race, gender and education divide core support from persuadable voters  —  West Long Branch, NJ - The Monmouth University Poll finds the race for control of the House of Representatives to be tight …

Michael Caputo Says He Figured Out the Identity of NYT Op-Ed Writer: She ‘Believes that She is a Hero’  —  On Sunday, former Trump campaign director Michael Caputo claimed he knows who the author of the mysterious New York Times op-ed is and insisted the person behind the prose is a woman.

Alleged Russian agent Maria Butina was paid to pursue access to Vladimir Putin for TV show  —  Maria Butina, the alleged Russian agent who stands accused of developing a covert influence operation in the United States, boasted of connections to high-ranking Kremlin officials and was even paid …

Can Mark Zuckerberg Fix Facebook Before It Breaks Democracy?  —  The most famous entrepreneur of his generation is facing a public reckoning with the power of Big Tech.  —  At ten o'clock on a weekday morning in August, Mark Zuckerberg, the chairman and C.E.O. of Facebook …

GOP candidate for Fla. governor spoke at racially charged events  —  Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), a gubernatorial nominee who recently was accused of using racially tinged language, spoke four times at conferences organized by a conservative activist who has said that African Americans owe …

Evacuations ordered for SC coast as Hurricane Florence nears, effective Tuesday  —  COLUMBIA — Gov. Henry McMaster will order evacuations along South Carolina's entire 187-mile coastline border starting at noon Tuesday, saying residents and tourists must get out of Hurricane Florence's …

The Last 2018 Primary Briefing: New Hampshire, Rhode Island And New York  —  All good things must come to an end.  After six months, 19 election days and seven live blogs, it's time to say goodbye to primary season.  But before you grieve, a parting gift: three consecutive nights of electiony goodness.

A Mathematician Says Activists Made His Paper Disappear Because Its Findings Offended Them  —  Theodore Hill, a retired professor of mathematics at Georgia Tech, claims that activists successfully pressured the New York Journal of Mathematics to delete an article he had written …

Broadway Star Carole Cook on Trump, 'Where's John Wilkes Booth When You Need Him?'  —  Legendary Broadway star Carole Cook said something so shocking when asked about Donald Trump — “Where's John Wilkes Booth when you need him?”  —  Cook and her husband were leaving Craig's in WeHo Sunday night …

Inside the making of Ben Folds's ‘Mister Peepers’  —  The Washington Post Magazine asked Ben Folds to write a song about anything.  He chose Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.  Subscribe to The Washington Pos...

An Interview With George Papadopoulos  —  The former Trump campaign adviser speaks for the first time about why he lied to the F.B.I.

North Korea is still making nukes, and the Trump admin is taking a harder line  —  The newest intelligence shows Kim's regime has stepped up efforts to hide its nuclear weapons production, say three senior U.S. officials.  —  WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump issues a steady stream …

The Democrat Who Could Lead Trump's Impeachment Isn't Sure It's Warranted  —  BROOKLYN—"Right now, I don't want to talk about it," Jerry Nadler told his curious, concerned constituent.  “We don't want to talk about it.”  —  The man positioned to lead the House of Representatives' impeachment effort …

Cupich on scandal: ‘We have a bigger agenda than to be distracted by all of this’  —  The young man studying at Mundelein Seminary to become a Catholic priest seemed anguished as he vented to Cardinal Blase Cupich about the clergy sex-abuse scandal that threatens to topple Pope Francis and drive more people away from the faith.

Rep. Mia Love's campaign admits to improperly raising primary election funds  —  (CNN)Rep. Mia Love's campaign has informed the Federal Election Commission that it will refund or redesignate less than half of what the government says was more than a million dollars improperly raised for a primary …

Allegations of racism at Orange County high school football game underscore broader tension in the Trump era  —  The fallout over allegations of racism at a recent Orange County high school football game erupted on social media over the weekend, reflecting the broader tension gripping the country in the Trump era.

‘Scott Walker fatigue’ haunts Republicans  —  Signs that the Wisconsin governor is ripe to be taken down are everywhere.  —  GREEN BAY, Wisc.  — There's every reason to believe this is the beginning of the end for Scott Walker.  —  His presidential bid crashed and burned.

Scientists say ‘Neuroweapons’ were behind Cuba attacks  —  WASHINGTON — Could a foreign country build a directed-energy weapon tailored to target a single diplomat walking through a house, leaving other occupants unaffected?  What about drugs that target a person's brain, or even a specific part of the brain?

Les Moonves' CBS Replacement Dodges Sexual Misconduct Issues In Email To Staff  —  Joseph Ianniello only briefly alludes to diversity and cultural issues.  Meanwhile, Moonves stays on in an advisory role.  —  Interim CBS Corp. chief executive Joseph Ianniello took the helm at the media company on Monday …