Navy acknowledges request was made to hide USS John S. McCain during Trump visit  —  “A request was made to the U.S. Navy to minimize the visibility of USS John S. McCain” during President Donald Trump's recent state visit to Japan, the Navy said in a statement.

At least 11 dead after disgruntled employee opens fire at Virginia Beach municipal center  —  (CNN)The shooter who opened fire indiscriminately in a Virginia Beach city building Friday afternoon, killing at least 11 people and sending six others to the hospital, was a disgruntled employee …

Justice Dept. Keeps Wiretaps Secret in Flynn Case, Rejecting Judge's Order  —  WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors rebuffed a judge's order to release by Friday highly classified transcripts of discussions that Michael T. Flynn, the president's former national security adviser …

Don't Expect Trump's Europe Trip to Go Smoothly  —  Facing troubles at home, beleaguered presidents often look abroad for a reset.  Richard Nixon dashed off to the Middle East to “wage peace” as his presidency wobbled during Watergate.  Bill Clinton flew to Russia and northern Europe a couple …

Guy Takes Pictures Of Car License Plates Outside Planned Parenthood To Later ‘Educate’ Women At Their Homes  —  In scenes reminiscent of the ‘morality police’ found in groups like the Taliban, a man in Tucson, Arizona has taken it upon himself to ‘reeducate’ women who visit the local Planned Parenthood office.

Trump's reliance on pressure tactics is showing diminishing returns  —  President Trump's brinkmanship with Mexico over immigration has opened a new and risky front in his global campaign to pressure other nations to capitulate to his demands, a strategy that has paid few dividends …

Nikki Haley heads to Iowa as White House chatter grows: 'She's going down the checklist'  —  Since leaving the United Nations last year, Nikki Haley's moves have been closely watched for signs that the former South Carolina governor will run for the White House in 2024.

Justin Amash's town hall revealed the cure for right-wing lunacy: right-wing common sense  —  Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), who advocates the impeachment of President Trump, held a rousing town hall in his home district Tuesday.  —  He spoke about Trump's many breaches of public trust.

Abortion Back-Up Plan: Some Women Are Ordering Abortion Pills Online |  NBC Left Field … What happens if Roe v. Wade is overturned?  As states including Alabama, Mississippi, Ohio and Georgia pass bills restricting abortion access, and as abortion remains an unaffordable option for many women …

Fox News Defends Laura Ingraham's Promotion of Virulent Anti-Semite Paul Nehlen  —  The cable channel called its star a ‘fierce protector’ of ‘freedom of speech,’ while ignoring how Ingraham attempted to paint Nehlen in a positive light.  —  Fox News on Friday afternoon issued …

Justice Department Is Preparing Antitrust Investigation of Google  —  The Justice Department is preparing an antitrust investigation into Google's practices related to search and other business, sources say.

PC insanity may mean the end of American universities  —  People used to talk about the ends of the university and how the academic establishment was failing its students.  Today, more and more people are talking about the end of the university, the idea being that it is time to think about closing them rather than reforming them.

Just a few of the reasons that Trump's Mexico tariffs are deeply stupid  —  Amid calls for impeachment, a persistently underwater approval rating, subpoenas for financial records and an ever-growing list of scandals, the strong economy is pretty much the only thing President Trump has going for him right now.

The High Church of the Low Blow  —  Sohrab Ahmari embraces Trump's sucker punch politics.  —  Until recently, Sohrab Ahmari was a mainstream conservative — urbane, intelligent and unfailingly good-humored — who wrote energetic defenses of classical liberalism against its enemies …

Hilda Solis, first Latina Cabinet secretary, endorses Biden for president  —  As many of the 2020 Democratic candidates descended on San Francisco for the state's party convention, former Vice President Joe Biden — who skipped the convention — picked up a new endorsement …

Mueller went out like a lamb when the country needed a lion  —  What happens when one side in a dispute plays carefully by the rules and the other side repeatedly lies, threatens and intimidates?  Too often, we know, the tough guys win.  —  That's what troubles me most at the end of this week …

MADE HER MARK Donald Trump shocked Meghan Markle was ‘nasty’ about him but says it's great to have an American princess  —  PRESIDENT Trump has revealed his shock at Meghan Markle's “nasty” comments about him — but believes she will make a great American princess.

New documents on the census confirm: Trump's raison d'etre is white power  —  This week, the hood came off.  —  The Trump administration has devised a fundamentally racist policy: adding a question to the 2020 Census that will suppress participation by nonwhite people and, therefore …

Hezbollah Isn't Broke.  So Why Is Everyone Claiming Otherwise?  —  “Terrorist groups like Hezbollah are withering on the vine as Iran sanctions take effect,” Sen. Tom Cotton tweeted last week, voicing what has now become a consensus in Washington.  In this age of polarization …

Supreme Court could overrule an unconstitutional impeachment  —  President Trump has said that if the House were to impeach him despite his not having committed “high crimes and misdemeanors,” he might seek review of such an unconstitutional action in the Supreme Court.