Mexico Agreed to Take Border Actions Months Before Trump Announced Tariff Deal  —  WASHINGTON — The deal to avert tariffs that President Trump announced with great fanfare on Friday night consists largely of actions that Mexico had already promised to take in prior discussions with the United States …

Iowa Poll: Joe Biden leads, followed by Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg  —  The field of Democratic presidential candidates is starting to settle into tiers: Joe Biden leads the pack, and Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg are in close competition for second place …

Eric and Donald Trump, Jr. Still Have Not Paid Irish Bar Tab  —  When Donald Trump's sons Eric and Donald, Jr. went on their Irish pub crawl last week and offered free rounds for the house, they failed to pay the tab, according to at least one pub owner.  Caroline Kennedy …

Some U.S. embassies still hoisting rainbow flags, despite advisory from Washington  —  Since the State Department began rejecting all embassy requests to hoist rainbow flags outside the mission buildings during LGBTQ Pride Month this year, some U.S. diplomats have been finding ways to defy, or at least get around, the new policy.

‘Whitey’ Bulger prison letters: Love for Trump, disdain for Mueller  —  The Boston gangster raved about the president, and railed against ex-special counsel Robert Mueller, in a series of letters to an unlikely pen pal.  —  In the final months of his life, James “Whitey” …

Kamala Harris says prosecutor past will help defeat Trump  —  WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democrat Kamala Harris played up her experience as a prosecutor on Saturday, telling a mostly black crowd in South Carolina that her prosecutorial credentials have given her a window in to helping improve …

The Making of a YouTube Radical  —  Over years of reporting on internet culture, I've heard countless versions of Mr. Cain's story: an aimless young man — usually white, frequently interested in video games — visits YouTube looking for direction or distraction and is seduced by a community of far-right creators.

Life Begins at Conception (Except When That's Inconvenient for Republicans)  —  It's almost as if abortion bans aren't actually about “life” at all.  —  When, exactly, do abortion opponents think life begins?  —  Over the past few months there has been a rush to pass abortion bans.

Mitch McConnell, Chuck Grassley scammed the nation on 2020 Supreme Court confirmations  —  Mitch McConnell talks about replacing another Supreme Court Justice … CONNECT  —  In a stunning confirmation of his complete lack of integrity, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has given …

Here's how much Pete Buttigieg, husband have in student loan debt  —  Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and his husband, Chasten Glezman, together have a six-figure student loan debt, but the two are far from being the only Americans who grapple with owing money.

Trump Mixes Economic and National Security, Plunging the U.S. into Multiple Fights  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is increasingly blurring the line between America's national and economic security, enabling him to harness powerful tools meant to punish the world's worst global actors …

Convicted murderer now linked to more than 60 deaths may be most prolific serial killer in U.S. history  —  Samuel Little drew their portraits in paint and in pencil, filling out the contours of the faces of women he said he killed over nearly four decades.  —  He recalled the color …

Ginsburg credits Kavanaugh for helping boost number of female Supreme Court clerks  —  Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave credit to her fellow Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh on Friday, touting the court's newest member for boosting the number of female law clerks serving the court.

Milo Yiannopoulos named marshal for ‘Straight Pride’ parade  —  Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been named the grand marshal for Boston's “Straight Pride” parade.  —  Organizers announced Friday the former Breitbart editor as the parade's grand marshal after they originally …

An author lost her book deal after tweeting about a Metro worker.  She's suing for $13 million.  —  Natasha Tynes, an award-winning Jordanian American author who lost a book deal following claims of online racism, is suing her publishing house for $13 million.

Why did Mueller team distort Trump attorney's voicemail?  —  The controversy over the selective editing of a voicemail message from President Trump's former attorney in the report by Robert Mueller has added fuel to the arguments against the appointment of special counsels.

For Democrats, Trump impeachment question is a personal struggle transcending politics  —  For two House Democrats from different backgrounds, the searing debate over whether to impeach President Trump prompted an identical question: What about my grandkids?