Senate Democrats Have Referred A Secret Letter About Brett Kavanaugh To The FBI  —  Senate Democrats on the Judiciary Committee have referred a letter concerning Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to the FBI.  —  The contents of the letter have been closely guarded by Sen. Dianne Feinstein …

Trump's FEMA chief under investigation over use of official cars  —  Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long is the target of an ongoing Department of Homeland Security inspector general investigation into whether he misused government vehicles during his commutes …

I Did Not Buy 6,500 Pairs Of Nikes To Send To The Dump, But Thousands Of Idiots Think I Did  —  First off, let's get something out of the way: I did not purchase $1.3 million dollars' worth of Nike Air VaporMaxes (White/Varsity Purple/Metallic Silver/Aqua, size 9.5) with the intent of shipping them to the Glendale city dump.

Congress planning to avert government shutdown  —  Congressional leaders from both parties have finalized a plan to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month over President Trump's demands to fund a border wall, and postpone that fight until after the November midterm elections.

This Is How It Starts: FBI Suspiciously Locks Down, Evacuates Solar Observatory in New Mexico  —  This is how it happens when extraterrestrials make contact with Earth.  —  It starts with a newspaper report about suspicious activity at a space research facility—government agents and military vehicles.

Exclusive: Audio Reveals Potentially Illegal Coordination Between NRA and Montana Senate Hopeful Matt Rosendale  —  The gun-rights group gave Jon Tester's challenger a heads-up that it'd be spending money trying defeat the senator.  That's a no-no, watchdogs say.

Trump Adviser Gina Loudon's Book Claims She Has a Ph.D. in Psychology.  She Doesn't.  —  Gina Loudon's book jacket proclaims she's 'America's favorite psychological expert.' The problem?  She doesn't have the credentials to be one.  —  Gina Loudon, the Republican commentator and author …

Trump Plans to Rebrand Nafta  —  President wants to call it the ‘USMC’ pact, telling donors he will drop the ‘C’ if Canada doesn't agree to changes  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump revealed plans to rebrand the North American Free Trade Agreement as the “USMC” pact—for the U.S. …

Rick Scott Is Preparing to Pack the State Supreme Court After His Term Ends  —  On Jan. 8, 2019, a new governor of Florida will be sworn in.  On that same day, three of the Florida Supreme Court's seven justices will complete their final terms.  Based on those facts alone …

Giuliani: Trump sees no danger in Manafort plea  —  Trump's lawyer says of Manafort: 'It's pretty clear if they were going to get anything from him they'd have gotten it already.'  —  The prospect of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort cutting a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller's office …

CNN Poll: Democrats' midterm advantage holds among likely voters  —  (CNN)Democrats maintain a wide lead over Republicans in the race for control of the House of Representatives, a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS finds, including a 10-point lead among those most likely to turn out this November.

6 people are dead after shooting spree in California  —  (CNN)Six people are dead — including the suspect — after a man opened fire at multiple locations in Bakersfield, California, on Wednesday, a local sheriff said.  —  Officers responded to calls of a shooting at a trucking business …

'We're not agents': UK's suspects in Skripal case talk exclusively with RT's editor-in-chief (VIDEO) … WATCH BELOW PARTS 1, 2 & 3 OF THE INTERVIEW THE FOURTH PART OF THE VIDEO TO FOLLOW SOON.  —  UK prosecutors claimed their names were not real, but Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov …

A new authoritarian axis demands an international progressive front  —  There is a global struggle taking place of enormous consequence.  Nothing less than the future of the planet - economically, socially and environmentally - is at stake.  —  At a time of massive wealth and income inequality …

Tim Allen gets candid about politics and Trump: 'I'm kind of an anarchist'  —  Tim Allen has a message for anybody on the fence about watching the revival of the conservative comedian's sitcom Last Man Standing this fall: “Who cares what I think?!” the actor-comedian declares.

Abusive media moguls harmed more than just individual women.  They shaped a misogynistic culture.  —  Two moments on Wednesday.  Both startling, both telling.  —  Jericka Duncan, live on the CBS Evening News, looked unflinchingly into the camera as she explained how the story she had been covering …

U.S. Has Highest Share of Foreign-Born Since 1910, With More Coming From Asia  —  WASHINGTON — The foreign-born population in the United States has reached its highest share since 1910, according to government data released Thursday, and the new arrivals are more likely to come from Asia …

The one thing Trump can't sell: A booming economy  —  White House aides and other top Republicans are giving up on their efforts to keep the president on message to rescue the GOP this fall.  —  In an alternate universe, President Donald Trump would be heading into the midterms relentlessly touting …

“Trump Believes There's a Coup”: Freaked by the Times Op-Ed, the President Is Seeing Enemies Everywhere  —  With Anonymous still on the loose and the “administrative state” unchecked, the last person Trump trusts is Stephen Miller.  —  BY - GABRIEL SHERMANSeptember 13, 2018,

Under Fire, Robert Mueller Has a Novel P.R. Strategy: Silence  —  Since his appointment 16 months ago as special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III has granted no interviews and held no news conferences.  The spokesman for his office is known around Washington as “Mr. No-Comment.”

Trump's historic gift to media  —  Aboard Air Force One recently, an aide was showing President Trump detailed data, complete with graphics and fine print.  Usually the president prefers top lines and the big picture.  This time, he was going deeper.  The topic of the commander-in-chief's attention …

The NRA's Catch-22 for Black Men Shot by Police  —  The city of Dallas, Texas, has been rocked by news of an off-duty police officer shooting a black man in his own apartment.  On September 6, the off-duty police officer Amber Guyger entered Botham Jean's apartment and shot him dead.

DHS transferred $169 million from other programs to ICE for migrant detention  —  DHS pulled extra money for ICE detention and removal of migrants from across the department, including several key national security programs.  —  The Department of Homeland Security transferred $169 million …

The Weekly Standard's Kavanaugh Fact Check Was Correct  —  Can journalists on the right honestly fact-check journalists on the left?  That question erupted this week in a fight over Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.  The fight, as promised, has exposed media bias.

Here's A Totally Incredible Story About Pro-Russian Mercenaries And A Close Aide To Italy's De Facto Leader  —  LONDON — A close aide to Italy's hard-right de facto leader has links to mercenaries fighting alongside pro-Russian and neo-Nazi militias in Ukraine, according to court documents seen …

Two Republican Congressmen Hobnob With an Alleged Holocaust Denier.  Again.  —  A Republican congressman who earlier this year got into trouble for hobnobbing with an accused Holocaust denier held a small fundraiser this summer, and the attendees included, yes, the very same alleged Holocaust denier.