A Series Of Suspicious Money Transfers Followed The Trump Tower Meeting  —  The June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower has become one of the most famous gatherings in American political history: a flashpoint for allegations of collusion, the subject of shifting explanations by the president and his son …

Jamie Dimon says he could beat Trump in an election: 'I'm smarter than he is'  —  J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon made some interesting comments on today's political affairs, even though he's said publicly he won't run for president and is committed to head the bank for the next five years.

Trump administration diverted nearly $10 million from FEMA to ICE detention program, according to DHS document  —  The Trump administration appears to have diverted nearly $10 million in funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement …

The Policymakers Saved the Financial System.  And America Never Forgave Them.  —  It's hard to overstate how deeply Americans despised their government's response to the global financial crisis.  It has helped shape the last decade of American politics, fueling distrust of powerful institutions …

Another hurricane is about to batter our coast.  Trump is complicit.  —  YET AGAIN, a massive hurricane feeding off unusually warm ocean water has the potential to stall over heavily populated areas, menacing millions of people.  Last year Hurricane Harvey battered Houston.

Laura Ingraham's Brother Goes to War Against Her  —  Curtis Ingraham wants people to know that his sister, the right-wing Fox News host Laura Ingraham, is the ultimate ‘hypocrite.’  —  Curtis Ingraham uses Twitter to vent his political frustrations—like many left-leaning users in the Trump era.

Voters Divided in CD19  —  Dem challenger seen more positively than GOP incumbent  —  West Long Branch, NJ - First-term Congressman John Faso is in a tight race with attorney and former hip-hop performer Antonio Delgado in New York's 19th Congressional District, according to the latest Monmouth University Poll.

Trump and his flunkies: Why aren't staffers standing up to him?  —  On this particular day, the architect had come to Donald Trump's office to show him what the interior of the residential elevator cabs would look like.  —  Trump looked at the panels where the buttons you push to reach a floor were located.

Bob Woodward's ‘Fear’ is the fastest-selling adult title in three years  —  Sales of “Fear,” Bob Woodward's new book about the first year of the Trump administration, are off to a phenomenal start this week.  —  Barnes and Noble announced that “Fear” is the fastest-selling adult title since Harper Lee's …

In Texas, Ted Cruz Has ‘A Dogfight on His Hands,’ Some Republicans Admit  —  HOUSTON — Days after a top adviser to President Trump questioned Senator Ted Cruz's chances of winning re-election, the Texas lawmaker casually stepped into the pinnacle of his hometown's energy industry on Tuesday …

‘Designing Women’ Creator Goes Public With Les Moonves War: Not All Harassment Is Sexual (Guest Column)  —  Linda Bloodworth Thomason, one of CBS' biggest hitmakers, reveals the disgraced mogul kept her shows off the air for seven years: “People asked me for years, ‘What happened to you?’

Not just Salazar: 12 women cite pattern of improper behavior by PM's aide Keyes  —  As well as NY State Senate hopeful, 2nd woman, insisting on anonymity, alleges physical aggression; others say Keyes was kept away from female interns; he denies claims  —  A total of 12 women have accused David Keyes …

Surprisingly, the Senate Is Now in Play  —  ANALYSIS — I have argued repeatedly that while the House is up for grabs — and indeed likely to flip to the Democrats in November — the Senate is not in play.  I now believe that it is, so I must revise and extend my remarks.

CNN Poll: More approve of Mueller than of Trump  —  (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's approval rating for handling the Russia investigation stands at 50% in a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS.  That outpaces President Donald Trump's approval rating on the matter by 20 points.  —  CNN'S SEPTEMBER POLL

Brett Kavanaugh wants to do away with legal abortion.  He told us so.  —  WASHINGTON — Watching Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh  —  testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, legal analyst Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza noticed something curious: In his exchanges with Democratic legislators …

George W. Bush Raising Money to Maintain Trump Cover-up  —  George W. Bush, who declined to endorse Donald Trump (or anybody) in 2016, and made muttered elliptical criticisms of the 45th president, has thrown himself into the task of covering up Trump's many crimes.

Exclusive: Three-quarters of the secret money in recent elections came from 15 groups  —  WASHINGTON - Just 15 groups account for three-quarters of the anonymous cash flowing into federal elections since the Supreme Court paved the way for corporate and union money in candidate races eight years ago …

GOP Chief Shocked to Discover His Candidate Jim Hagedorn's Crazy Remarks  —  Republican congressional nominee Jim Hagedorn's greatest hits list is epic.  But, apparently, National Republican Congressional Committee chairman Steve Stivers had no clue.  —  The head of House Republicans' campaign arm …

Henry Cavill Out as Superman Amid Warner Bros.' DC Universe Shake-Up (Exclusive)  —  Talks broke down for a cameo in ‘Shazam!’ due to scheduling conflicts, and the door is now closing on other potential appearances for the actor.  —  The DC cinematic universe appears to be losing its Man of Steel.

Eric Trump Rips CNN's Coverage of Woodward's ‘Sensational Nonsense Book’  —  Eric Trump joined Fox & Friends on Wednesday in order to slam the “sensational nonsense” inside Bob Woodward's explosive new book on his father's administration.  —  Last night, the Trump scion spoke to Sean Hannity …

What's Dana Rohrabacher's Deal With the Racist Trope of Chinese People Eating Dogs?  —  In newly surfaced footage from a February 2018 interview on Voice of America (VOA) China, the U.S. government-funded broadcasting service, Republican U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher was asked if he wanted …

Report: Las Vegas professor shot himself in arm to protest Trump  —  College of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas Review-Journal File)  —  A longtime College of Southern Nevada sociology professor is facing felony gun charges in connection with an on-campus shooting on the second day of classes.

Manafort in talks with prosecutors about possible plea, according to people familiar with the discussions  —  Days before in-person jury selection is set to begin in his second trial, President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is in talks with the special counsel's office …

With all the world's crises, this is John Bolton's top concern?  —  IN A normal U.S. administration, the president's national security adviser would be preoccupied by the daunting array of current global crises, including: the incipient Russia-backed offensive in Syria that could kill …

Before It Was Hacked, Equifax Had a Different Fear: Chinese Spying  —  The credit-reporting company went to the FBI with its suspicions—then the investigation stalled  —  Two years before Equifax Inc. stunned the world with the announcement it had been hacked, the credit-reporting company believed …

Trump mandates sanctions against foreign governments that interfere in US elections  —  on Wednesday signed an executive order mandating that sanctions be placed on foreign entities or individuals determined to have interfered with or have assisted with interference in U.S. elections.

Trump eyes life under subpoena  —  President Trump, who rarely focuses beyond the moment before him, is starting to acknowledge the growing chance Democrats could very well win in November — and very well try to impeach him.  —  The big picture: A few months ago, he was scoffing at midterm consequences for him.

Novelist who wrote about ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ charged with murdering her husband  —  Nancy Crampton Brophy seemed to have a knack for writing about the murder of spouses.  —  The Portland, Ore.-based romance novelist wrote books about relationships that were “wrong” but …

Antifa groups are using Twitter and Facebook to advocate for the assassination of President Trump  —  While social media companies collude to silence right-of-center influencers, violent far-left extremist groups appear to be given a pass.  This NYC based antifa group has been using their …

Ex-NSA Boss Mike Rogers: I Wish Trump Had Pressed Putin on Election Meddling in Helsinki  —  Retired Admiral Mike Rogers says he wished President Donald Trump had pushed back more publicly over Russia's election meddling when Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland.

Why Susan Collins claims she's being bribed over her Kavanaugh vote  —  A Crowdpac crowdfunding campaign to encourage Collins to vote against Kavanaugh has the senator and others sounding the alarm.  —  Is Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins being bribed to vote against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh?

There's Never Been a President This Unpopular With an Economy This Good  — Trump's unpopularity poses problems for Republican candidates  —  President Donald Trump's unpopularity is unprecedented given the strength of the economy.  —  That's according to a Bloomberg analysis of polling data.

Senator Tammy Duckworth on the Attack that Took Her Legs—and Having a Baby at 50  —  Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, October 2018  —  ILLINOIS SENATOR Ladda Tammy Duckworth owns a great pair of legs.  They're painstakingly painted by an artist to match the skin tone of her arm …

Special Report: Slamming the door - How Trump transformed U.S. refugee program  —  WASHINGTON/KAKUMA, KENYA (Reuters) - On Jan. 19, 2017, Aden Hassan's long wait to start a new life ended when he stepped off a plane in Columbus, Ohio, half a world away from the Kenyan refugee camp where he had lived for a decade.

‘Black-ish’ Creator Kenya Barris Breaks Silence on That Shelved Anti-Trump Episode, His ABC Exit and “Unapologetic” Netflix Plans  —  The Emmy-nominated showrunner details the battle all of Hollywood has buzzed about, including the Spike Lee-narrated episode that led to his departure …

Trump set a new dishonesty record in August, his third straight record month  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump has broken his own dishonesty record for the third consecutive month.  —  Trump made 321 false claims in August.  That shattered his previous record of 280, in July …