How Trump Co-opts Leaders Like Bill Barr  —  Accomplished people lacking inner strength can't resist the compromises necessary to survive this president.  —  Mr. Comey is the former F.B.I. director.  —  People have been asking me hard questions.  What happened to the leaders in the Trump administration …

How Taxpayers Covered a $1,000 Liquor Bill for Trump Staffers (and More) at Trump's Club  —  A top-shelf, closed-door drinking session.  $546-a-night hotel rooms.  A special government credit card for Mar-a-Lago.  Taxpayers foot the costs — and the president profits.

Democrats Have Created an “Electability” Monster  —  Senator Kamala Harris was supposed to be a frontrunner.  According to the rules of “the invisible primary,” in which donors and party activists coalesce around their chosen nominees, sending signals about candidate quality that primary voters …

‘Make Sh*t Up’: Inside Jacob Wohl's Bonkers Investment Plan  —  The bumbling political operative pitched investors on a scheme to use fake news stories to manipulate political betting markets for profit.  —  Bumbling conservative provocateur Jacob Wohl pitched investors this spring on a scheme …

‘Democracy Dollars’: Gillibrand's plan to give every voter $600 to donate to campaigns  —  The Democratic presidential hopeful wants to use a voucher system to clean up politics — but it's got strings attached.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., unveiled a plan on Wednesday …

Source: UNCC shooting victim jumped on gunman to save others  — Two people were killed and four others injured after a gunman opened fire in a classroom at UNCC Tuesday  — Police arrested and charged 22-year-old Trystan Terrell with 2 counts of murder and 4 counts of attempted murder

Charlie Kirk And Candace Owens' Campus Tour Is All About The Owns  —  “If you disagree, go to the front of the line.”  —  That's what Charlie Kirk tells the 500-plus people gathered in a ballroom at Montana State University in Bozeman.  He and Candace Owens, his coheadliner …

Prolific Alt-Right Propagandist's Identity Confirmed  —  Thanks to the anonymity of the internet, a man can become a major player in the white supremacist “alt-right” movement without ever revealing his face to his audience.  And that's just what Joseph Jordan did.

MT Gov. Bullock preparing to announce candidacy for president  —  HELENA — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock will announce his bid for the presidency in two weeks, MTN News has learned — adding to the 20 Democrats already running for the 2020 nomination to challenge President Trump.

Camille Paglia Can't Say That  —  For more than 30 years, the critic Camille Paglia has taught at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.  Now a faction of art-school censors wants her fired for sharing wrong opinions on matters of sex, gender identity, and sexual assault.

Trump seeks $4.5 billion in emergency border aid  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked Congress for $4.5 billion in emergency aid to address the surge of Central American immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.  —  The funding request is the first major move by the White House to respond …

Trump Fires Off 60, Mostly Anti-Biden, Retweets in an Hour  — Firefighters union endorsed Democratic frontrunner Monday  — Trump retweets messages from dozens of purported firefighters  —  President Donald Trump retweeted more than five dozen messages in an hour Wednesday morning …

Poll: Most Democrats Back Impeachment Hearings, A Move That's Unpopular Overall  —  Most Democrats want impeachment hearings to begin now that special counsel Robert Mueller's redacted findings are public, but that idea is still unpopular overall, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in prison in bail-jumping case  —  LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced on Wednesday to 50 weeks in a British prison for jumping bail.  —  His sentencing comes a day before an extradition hearing in London related …