Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father  —  The president has long sold himself as a self-made billionaire, but a Times investigation found that he received at least $413 million in today's dollars from his father's real estate empire, much of it through tax dodges in the 1990s.

I Know Brett Kavanaugh, but I Wouldn't Confirm Him  —  If I were a senator, I would not vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh.  —  These are words I write with no pleasure, but with deep sadness.  Unlike many people who will read them with glee—as validating preexisting political, philosophical …

A personal note  —  About four months ago, I contacted the VA to get help.  It had been about 11 years since I left Afghanistan as an Army Intelligence Officer, and my tour over there still impacted me every day.  So many men and women who served our country did so much more than me and …

How Trump Is Trying—And Failing—To Get Rich Off His Presidency  —  When Donald Trump opened Trump Tower in 1983, it marked a seminal moment in American retail, as six stories of glitzy shops like Harry Winston and Cartier beckoned luxury buyers who strode past a live pianist and a 60-foot indoor waterfall.

Hazmat Team Sent to Cruz Campaign Office in Houston  —  Staffers opened an envelope containing a white powdery substance.  —  A hazardous materials response team was dispatched to Texas Senator Ted Cruz's campaign office in Houston on Tuesday morning to investigate a mailed envelope …

Money laundering expert to leave Robert Mueller team  —  A money laundering expert working on Robert Mueller's Russia probe is leaving the special counsel's team to return to her previous role at the US Department of Justice, the FT has learnt.  —  Kyle Freeny, a trial attorney seconded …

APNewsBreak: EPA says a little radiation may be healthy  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is quietly moving to weaken U.S. radiation regulations, turning to scientific outliers who argue that a bit of radiation damage is actually good for you — like a little bit of sunlight.

What a Book Critic Finds in Mark Judge's ‘Wasted’ 21 Years Later  —  Alcohol warms some people up and gives them a little glow; for others, it offers almost instant access to their inner troglodyte.  Life is unfair this way.  —  Mark Judge started out as the first kind of drinker and quickly became the second.

Friends fear for safety of prominent Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi  —  LONDON — Friends and relatives of Jamal Khashoggi, a veteran journalist from Saudi Arabia who has recently become a vocal critic of the kingdom's leadership, said they were worried about his safety on Tuesday after losing contact …

Ricin detected in mail sent to Pentagon  —  (CNN)Two pieces of mail delivered to the Pentagon mail facility on Monday have initially tested positive for ricin, according to a US defense official.  —  The mail facility is in a separate building on the grounds of the Pentagon and the piece …

Dear dads: Your daughters told me about their assaults.  This is why they never told you.  —  A man emailed recently in response to something I'd written about street harassment.  He was so glad, he said, that his college-age daughter never experienced anything like that.  Less than a day later, he wrote again.

Feds Make Several Arrests In Connection With Charlottesville Unite The Right Weekend  —  Federal charges came more than a year after violence surrounding the August 2017 rally.  —  WASHINGTON Federal authorities in Virginia have arrested several individuals in connection with the violence …

Some Democrats see Michael Avenatti's entry into the Brett Kavanaugh scandal as a ‘distraction’  — Michael Avenatti, the lawyer known for representing the porn actress Stormy Daniels in her case against President Donald Trump, is now representing one of the three women accusing Supreme …

White House Edits Trump Insult to Reporter Out of Official Transcript  —  After President Trump was caught on-camera telling a reporter she “never” thinks during a Monday afternoon press conference, the White House moved to retroactively fix the president's blunder by changing a word in the official transcript.

U.S. would destroy banned Russian warheads if necessary: NATO envoy  —  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia must halt its covert development of a banned cruise missile system or the United States will seek to destroy it before it becomes operational, Washington's envoy to NATO said on Tuesday.

CAPS - Harris Poll on Kavanaugh Nomination and Economic Attitudes  —  The September 2018 CAPS - Harris Poll study features pre- and post- Kavanaugh hearings research, as well as polling on the Russia investigation and economic attitudes.  The poll was conducted September 26-27 …

Renovation Records Undercut Ford's Exit-Door Account  —  Real estate and other records undercut a key part of Christine Blasey Ford's account of why she finally came forward with charges of attempted rape against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after some 30 years.

Trump Administration to Deny Visas to Same-Sex Partners of Diplomats, U.N. Officials  —  The new policy will insist they be married—even if they're from countries that criminalize gay marriage.  —  The Trump administration on Monday began denying visas to same-sex domestic partners …

D.C. Council takes initial vote to overturn wage hike for bartenders, servers - four months after voters approved it  —  D.C. lawmakers on Tuesday took initial steps to overturn an initiative that would have raised the minimum wage for servers, bartenders and other workers who rely on tips …

Dem Maintains Lead in CD10  —  Incumbent improves standing, but does not erase deficit  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Democrat Jennifer Wexton continues to lead Republican Barbara Comstock in the race for Virginia's 10th Congressional District, according to the Monmouth University Poll.

Alex Trebek moderated a gubernatorial debate in Pennsylvania.  It didn't go well.  —  It was a surreal moment in the middle of a surreal news cycle.  Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) and his Republican challenger, Scott Wagner, sat on stage, their faces frozen and their hands clasped.