Michael Cohen Is the Latest Former Trump Ally to Talk to Mueller  —  In the wake of Manafort's plea deal, sources confirm that it is now common knowledge among Cohen's inner circle that Trump's former lawyer has been in contact with the special counsel's office.  —  BY - EMILY JANE FOXSeptember 14, 2018,

Our System Is Too Broken to Assess the Sexual Assault Claim Against Kavanaugh  —  This, then, was the fatal flaw of #MeToo: We thought that patriarchal systems, based in entrenched power, and supported by others in power, could be brought down by individual, brave women.  —  Why don't women come forward?

Les Wexner renounces Republican Party affiliation after Obama stops in Columbus  —  After former Democratic President Barack Obama made a quiet stop in Columbus on Thursday night, the wealthiest Republican supporter in the state told a small audience at a Downtown event that he is fed up and has quit the Republican Party.

Are Women Penalized More Than Men in Tennis?  Data Says No  —  Serena Williams argued that she was subject to a double standard when she was cited for verbal abuse by the chair umpire Carlos Ramos during the United States Open women's final last Saturday.  —  “There are men out here who do a lot worse …

Texas board votes to eliminate Hillary Clinton, Helen Keller from history curriculum  —  Updated at 11:30 a.m. to include the board's vote, at 1:20 p.m. with comment from board member Barbara Cargill and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Chris Turner and at 4:10 p.m. with comment from a Christian advocacy organization.

Men, Please Brush Your Teeth  —  Teeth, teeth, TEETH, TEETH.  —  The other day, I saw a familiar lament on Reddit r/relationships.  “My husband does not brush his teeth,” a 41-year-old woman wrote, “and I'm at my wits end.”  She describes his horrible breath, how she has told …

Check Out What Appears To Be Amber Guyger's Pinterest Account … In the hours and days between shooting Botham Jean and her name being made public, Dallas police Officer Amber Guyger appeared to scrub as much of her life as possible from the internet.  By the time Guyger's name was widely known …

Why Did the New York Review of Books Publish That Jian Ghomeshi Essay?  —  Well before the world associated the phrase #MeToo with sexual assault, Jian Ghomeshi was a popular Canadian radio host and musician.  In 2014 and 2015, however, he became the subject of numerous allegations of sexual assault …

White House Considered Replacing FEMA Chief as Florence Was Gathering Steam  —  Internal investigation is looking into Brock Long's use of federal resources during frequent travel to his North Carolina home  —  WASHINGTON—As Hurricane Florence was barreling toward the East Coast …

Julia Salazar, the Left's Post-Truth Politician  —  The democratic socialist lied.  And lied.  And lied.  Then she won handily in Brooklyn.  —  Ms. Weiss is a staff writer and editor for the Opinion section.  — Sept. 14, 2018  —  According to The Washington Post's running count …

Former Trump Lawyer Says President's Legal Team Erred in Cohen Reversal  —  Goldberg says barrage of criticism weighs on president, legal team erred in Cohen reversal  —  NEW YORK—President Trump on Friday disputed one of his longtime lawyer's criticisms of his behavior and questioned whether …

A solar observatory in New Mexico is evacuated for a week and the FBI is investigating.  No one will say why.  —  SUNSPOT, N.M. — At a small solar observatory tucked away in the woods of a national forest here, scientists and other personnel were commanded last week to leave at once.

Andrew Cuomo says progressive wave is ‘not even a ripple’ after primary win  —  Governor discussed his vision of the Democrat party at a press conference on Friday, calling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's win ‘a fluke’  —  Democratic New York governor Andrew Cuomo has said the so-called insurgent progressive wave …

Deficit hawks are dead, and few in Washington can muster any outrage  —  The deficit hawks are dead.  —  Their demise technically came Tuesday when the Congressional Budget Office calculated the federal deficit at $895 billion for the first 11 months of fiscal 2018 — a stunning gap …

The Human Promise of the AI Revolution  —  Artificial intelligence will radically disrupt the world of work, but the right policy choices can make it a force for a more compassionate social contract.  —  Artificial intelligence is a technology that sparks the human imagination.

The IPAWS National Test  —  15, 30, and 60 second spots announcing the IPAWS National Test from FEMA Administrator, Brock Long  —  American Sign Language Video announcing the IPAWS National Test being held on September 20, 2018  —  IPAWS National Test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)