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 …

‘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.

Steuben County man makes death threats against Rep. Ilhan Omar, federal official say  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and other forms of hate after an upheaval that split Democrats and clouded their agenda.

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.

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 …

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 …

A 2016 hangover: Some Bernie Sanders supporters still upset  —  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — It was hard to miss Cheri Pichone's excitement about Bernie Sanders' second presidential run.  She showed up to a recent Iowa rally decked out in Sanders gear, complete with a figurine of the Vermont senator and progressive icon.

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 …

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.

Republican Senator John Kennedy Suggests Someone Could Be ‘Killed’ if Unredacted Mueller Report Is Released  —  Republican Senator John Kennedy suggested that someone could be “killed” if the unredacted version of the Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation is released to the public.

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 …

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) …

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.

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 …

‘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

Congress' new Mueller fight: Do Dems need to begin impeachment to see secret files?  —  Do Democrats have to begin the process of impeaching President Donald Trump in order to access special counsel Robert Mueller's secrets?  —  That legal debate began raging inside the House Judiciary Committee …

Trump's mental condition seems to be getting worse: He should subject himself to a rigorous assessment now  —  Two years after organizing a conference at Yale about how mental health professionals could warn the public ethically and effectively, our predictions have borne out to be true …