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 …

Kavanaugh's testimony is starting to look more and more problematic  —  First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  WASHINGTON — Two reports last night — from NBC News and the New York Times …

I Suffer From Depression and Have PTSD Symptoms  —  After 11 years, I'm finally ready to do something about it  —  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.

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 …

THE NEW YORK TIMES PREPARING HIT PIECE ON BRETT KAVANAUGH FOR PARTY PLANNING  —  Multiple sources tell The Federalist that the New York Times is prepping yet another attack piece on Brett Kavanaugh for his party planning efforts in the 1980s.  —  Having failed to corroborate any allegations …

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.

Students Filed Title IX Complaints Against Kavanaugh to Prevent Him From Teaching at Harvard Law  —  In the days before Harvard Law School announced embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh will not teach in Cambridge this January, undergraduates eager to block his return to campus struck …

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.

Roger Stone built a ‘dirty trickster’ image.  Now Robert Mueller might build a case on it.  —  Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's team is combing through Roger Stone's track record as a self-proclaimed “dirty trickster” amid its investigation into whether Stone was involved …

Michael Bloomberg jolts Senate battle with $20 million for Democrats  —  Michael R. Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City who is considering a 2020 presidential campaign, will give $20 million to the main Democratic Senate super PAC this week — jolting the national battle …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

White House corrects Trump's insult in press conference transcript  —  The White House on Tuesday corrected its official transcript of President Donald Trump's Monday press conference in which he insulted an ABC reporter.  —  At Monday's Rose Garden press conference, held to mark …

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 …