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 weigh a ‘Benghazi Trump’ strategy  —  Democrats may not be able to saddle President Donald Trump with impeachment proceedings or pry documents from his administration, but they have another means of bludgeoning him: hearings, hearings and more hearings.

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 …

Lindsey Graham kicked off Barr's testimony by whipping up a Hillary Clinton conspiracy theory  —  Sen. Lindsey O. Graham's metamorphosis over the past three years has been remarkable, transforming from one of President Trump's harshest critics on the campaign trail into one of his staunchest defenders on Capitol Hill.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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

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 …

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.