Exclusive: Trump targeting birthright citizenship with executive order  —  President Trump plans to sign an executive order that would remove the right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born on U.S. soil, he said yesterday in an exclusive interview for …

12 Young People on Why They Probably Won't Vote  —  As told to , Rachel Bashein, Zak Cheney-Rice, Amelia Schonbek, and Emma Whitford  —  More than half of American adults plan to cast ballots in November, but only a third of people ages 18 to 29 say they will.  Here, 12 young adults on why they probably won't vote.

Shooting victim's family, top officials shun Trump in Pittsburgh: ‘He was blaming the community’  —  PITTSBURGH — A mourning family doesn't want to meet him.  Top members of his own party refuse to join him.  The mayor has explicitly asked him not to come.

Land O'Lakes Pulls Support for Iowa Congressman Steve King Over Racial Remarks  —  Dairy giant Land O'Lakes is set to announce Tuesday that it will no longer make financial contributions to Representative Steve King of Iowa after a gun-fueled massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue brought …

Special Counsel Refers Scheme Targeting Mueller to FBI  —  An alleged scheme to pay off women to fabricate sexual assault allegations against Special Counsel Robert Mueller has been referred to the FBI for further investigation, according to a spokesman for the special counsel's office, Peter Carr.

Poll: Sinema leads McSally in Arizona Senate race  —  Democrat Kyrsten Sinema holds a 6-point lead over Republican Martha McSally, fueled by leads among Latinos, Independents and women.  —  WASHINGTON — Fueled by advantages among Latinos, Independents and women, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema holds …

Secretary Mattis, Defend This or Resign  —  If Defense Secretary Mattis believes the migrant caravan is a not threat requiring 5,000 active troops deploying to the border, he should say so and quit.  —  Let's put this into perspective.  Secretary of Defense James Mattis authorized …

Congressional leaders decline to join Trump in visit to Pittsburgh after massacre  —  President Trump will visit Pittsburgh later Tuesday to pay tribute to the 11 victims of the mass shooting at a synagogue there — yet is traveling with no official public itinerary, little planning …

We posed as 100 senators to run ads on Facebook.  Facebook approved all of them.  —  One of Facebook's major efforts to add transparency to political advertisements is to require those paying for the ads to make a “Paid for by” disclosure, which appears at the top of the ad and supposedly tells users …

Dem's Lead Inches Higher in CD19  —  Challenger increases lead among women  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Democratic candidate Antonio Delgado has increased his lead over first-term Congressman John Faso in New York's 19th Congressional District race, according to the latest Monmouth University Poll.

Mueller Investigators Probe Roger Stone Conference Calls  —  Longtime Trump adviser spoke of WikiLeaks' plans to release emails ahead of 2016 election  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators are examining comments by Roger Stone—a longtime adviser to Donald Trump …

Believe Republicans When They Say They're Coming After Your Health Care  —  It's not just the lies about pre-existing conditions.  The GOP still wants to go after Obamacare, Medicaid and Medicare.  —  Republicans have been very busy lying about health care: lying about their policy agenda …

Barbra Streisand Can't Get Trump Out of Her Head.  So She Sang About Him.  —  Her new album, “Walls,” is a rare instance of politics permeating her music, and in an interview, she could barely stop talking about her least favorite president.  —  Barbra Streisand has a new album …

Dems regain momentum in final days of battle for House  —  MATTHEWS, N.C. — The Republican Party base has been electrified by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings and a campaign blitz from President Donald Trump.  But the burst of enthusiasm has not reversed …

The Biggest Story of the Midterms Is One the Democrats Aren't Telling  —  Here's the real news of the 2018 midterm elections.  One week out, Democrats appear poised to win big on two of the three big playing fields.  They were never going to retake the Senate, if only because of the mix …

Fox News Undermined Megyn Kelly Long After She Left for NBC  —  For 18 turbulent months at NBC, when Megyn Kelly stumbled, her former employer was lurking in the shadows.  —  For 18 turbulent months at NBC, when Megyn Kelly stumbled, her former employer was lurking in the shadows—eagerly waiting to kick her while she was down.

Instagram Is the Alt-Right's New Favorite Haven  —  Instagram hosts accounts from prominent right-wingers who have already been banned from Twitter and Facebook.  —  Alt-right social network Gab shuttered itself over the weekend after one of its users allegedly killed 11 people …

Treasury Expects to Issue Over $1 Trillion in Debt in 2018  —  Debt issuance this year could be highest since 2010, the Treasury said, as higher government spending and stagnant tax revenues have pushed the deficit higher  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. Treasury Department estimates it will issue …

Don Lemon: 'I Don't See Democrats Killing People' Over Politics  —  CNN anchor Don Lemon said on his show Monday that he sees only “right-wingers,” not Democrats, committing murders over their political beliefs.  —  Conservative commentator Mike Shields argued on Lemon's show,"CNN Tonight …

Texas Congressman Won't Say Why He Labeled Opponent ‘Indo-American Carpetbagger’  —  Republican Pete Olson also led supporters in a chant of “CNN sucks” at a recent event.  —  Rep. Pete Olson, a Texas Republican in a tough re-election battle, would not explain to a constituent why he recently called …

Football league accused of racism after Reisterstown team ‘sidelined’  —  REISTERSTOWN, Md. (WBFF) - The championships for the Carroll County Youth Football and Cheer league have not even kicked off and six teams with the Reisterstown Mustangs have been “sidelined.”

At a Pittsburgh Crime Scene, Jewish Volunteers Guard the ‘Bodies of Holy Martyrs’  —  All night long, Jewish volunteers stood solemnly in the rain outside the Tree of Life synagogue, where 11 dead bodies lay inside, sealed off with yellow crime-scene tape.  The deceased were not supposed …

Humanity has wiped out 60% of animal populations since 1970, report finds  —  The huge loss is a tragedy in itself but also threatens the survival of civilisation, say the world's leading scientists  —  Humanity has wiped out 60% of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970 …

2 Sisters Were Found Dead in the River, Duct-Taped Together.  Police Have Few Answers.  —  A person strolling through Riverside Park last Wednesday afternoon spotted something jarring on the riverbank and called the police.  —  There, below a small pier that juts out from the park at 68th Street …

Outlets report famed mobster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger found dead in West Virginia federal prison  —  BRUCETON MILLS — Multiple news outlets report that James “Whitey” Bulger was found dead at the Hazelton federal prison in West Virginia.  —  NBC News reports that federal officials said Bulger was found dead at the prison Tuesday.

IndyStar columnist Matt Tully dies  —  Matthew Tully's love affair with journalism began when he was 3 years old, sitting on the sofa with his Uncle Rob while the two pored over Chicago-area newspapers.  A young Tully studied the comics first before his uncle introduced him to the sports pages.