Netanyahu Says Will Begin Annexing West Bank if Re-elected Prime Minister  —  Netanyahu tells Channel 12 he will not divide Jerusalem nor ‘evacuate any community’  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israel's Channel 12 News on Saturday evening that he will start extending Israeli sovereignty …

In Iowa, Bernie Sanders says states should allow felons to vote from behind bars  —  MUSCATINE, Ia.  — While Iowa struggles on whether to restore voting rights to felons who have completed their prison sentences, Sen. Bernie Sanders said people convicted of felonies should never lose access to the ballot box in the first place.

Obama: I worry progressives may undercut Democratic allies  —  Former President Obama expressed concern about the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, saying he feared it could end up undercutting allies.  —  Speaking at a town hall event on Saturday for the Obama Foundation in Berlin …

A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy  —  The rise of Candida auris embodies a serious and growing public health threat: drug-resistant germs.  —  Last May, an elderly man was admitted to the Brooklyn branch of Mount Sinai Hospital for abdominal surgery.

‘No Celebrities’: Embarrassing Turnout at Trump's Beverly Hills Fundraiser  —  Tickets for the event allegedly started at $15,000 and went as high as $150,000.  —  BEVERLY HILLS, California—Late Friday afternoon, Donald Trump landed in Los Angeles for a re-election fundraiser.

Threats From Trump Often Fall Short  —  The president has issued threats to foreign countries, domestic corporations and an American state.  Then, he retreated.  —  WASHINGTON — For President Trump, a threat is frequently his first impulse.  —  He is forceful, declarative and speaks with unvarnished conviction.

POLITICO Playbook: W.H. resurrects health care push  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — W.H. HEALTH CARE PUSH NOT OVER ... NANCY COOK: “White House acting chief-of-staff MICK MULVANEY is convening a meeting at Camp David this weekend with top White House staffers and key Cabinet members …

Meet the Man Behind Trump's Biden Tweet  —  A stay-at-home dad in Kansas reveals how the lines have blurred between viral trolling and the business of politics.  —  Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large.  —  Welcome to 2019, where it takes just 19 hours for a faked homemade video …

Justin Trudeau Used To Make People Go — Now It's More Like  —  One recent opinion poll had the Canadian prime minister with a lower approval rating than Donald Trump.  How did this happen?  —  The last time you thought about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (if you're a US citizen) …

President Trump says has not read Mueller report  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had not read Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report investigating contacts between his 2016 campaign and Russia that his Democratic opponents say should be released in full.

Advocate's actions kill bill allowing no-permit gun carry  —  A bill to let gun owners legally carry handguns without obtaining a state-issued license is dead after an activist, upset that the measure had stalled, was met last week by state troopers outside the Lake Jackson home of House Speaker Dennis Bonnen.

3 Black Churches Have Burned in 10 Days in a Single Louisiana Parish  —  ATLANTA — Three historically black churches have burned in less than two weeks in one south Louisiana parish, where officials said they had found “suspicious elements” in each case.  The officials have not ruled …

Trump administration nearly doubles H-2B guest visa program, which brings many Mexican workers  —  As President Trump threatened to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border in recent days, his Department of Homeland Security nearly doubled the number of temporary guest worker visas available this summer.

‘As a bishop, it is my duty to warn the West’: An interview with Cardinal Sarah  —  Cardinal Sarah kneels before the Blessed Sacrament in Toronto (University of St Michael's College)  —  The Vatican cardinal discusses his hard-hitting new book in this exclusive interview with La Nef

Herman Cain Opens a New #MeToo Minefield for Republicans  —  WASHINGTON — Payments to women who complained of sexual harassment.  Accusations of groping.  Allegations of a 13-year extramarital affair.  —  As President Trump moves ahead with his plan to nominate Herman Cain …

Former SC Governor, U.S. Senator Ernest F.  ‘Fritz’ Hollings dies at 97 … Fritz Hollings celebrates his 1998 victory over Republican challenger Bob Inglis to retain his U.S. Senate seat.  It would be his final campaign.  File/Matthew Fortner/staff  —  Fritz Hollings is sworn …