Joe Biden loses support of top campaign fundraiser in Bay Area after comments on segregationists and Hyde amendment  —  KEY POINTS  — Former Vice President Joe Biden lost a key financial supporter after his comments on working with segregationists and flip flopping on the Hyde Amendment.

Live Polling of the Debates: Good News for Harris, Warren, Biden, and Substance  —  While 20 Democratic presidential candidates debated over four hours on Wednesday and Thursday night, a group of 210 voters convened by leading party pollster Stanley Greenberg offered their live impressions …

Harris, Biden face-off is highest-rated Democratic primary debate in history  —  New York (CNN Business)Thursday night's Democratic debate featuring Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, and eight other candidates was the highest-rated Democratic match-up in Nielsen ratings history.

Revitalizing Diplomacy: A 21st Century Foreign Service  —  American security and prosperity depend on robust diplomacy.  Our diplomats are the front line of our engagement with the world.  They serve in over 270 posts worldwide, many in difficult or dangerous locations.

Matt Gaetz is afraid someone will throw pee at him  —  The Florida Republican congressman is pressing charges against a woman who threw a drink at him, saying he's worried about escalation.  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) went on Fox News Thursday night to complain about his harrowing encounter with a protester throwing a drink at him.

A New Racist Campaign Against Kamala Harris Is Taking Shape  —  Not long after Sen. Kamala Harris challenged Joe Biden's record on race during part two of the first Democratic debate last night, a barrage of tweets questioned her race and US citizenship.  While these claims erupted …

John Roberts Played This Supreme Court Term Perfectly  —  When Justice Anthony Kennedy retired a year ago, it was obvious that Chief Justice John Roberts—nobody's median anything—would become the court's center of gravity, while remaining its center of gravitas.

E. Jean Carroll Joked About Sex in Bergdorf's Department Store Years Before Alleged Trump Rape  —  NEW YORK — Author and advice columnist E. Jean Carroll referenced sex inside Bergdorf Goodman in a column published about two years before the timeframe in which she claimed to have been raped …

Jimmy Carter says Trump wouldn't be president without help from Russia  —  Former president Jimmy Carter said Friday that he believes a full investigation of the 2016 election would show that President Trump prevailed because of Russian interference on his behalf and otherwise would not be in office.

Kennedy: I now support Trump impeachment inquiry  —  EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Congressman Joe Kennedy III announced Friday he now supports opening an impeachment inquiry against President Trump, becoming one of the most high-profile House Democrats yet to break with Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the charged question.

Harris clarifies private insurance stance: ‘No, no’ I don't think it should be eliminated  —  Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Friday clarified her stance on health insurance, saying she doesn't support eliminating private insurers after appearing to back just that during the Democratic primary debate on Thursday.

The Democratic Candidates Are in a Bubble on Immigration  —  There is now a photograph that sums up everything wrong about America's broken and overwhelmed immigration system.  You've seen it, and it is hard to let it leave the mind or the conscience.  Together with the accounts of horrifying abuse …

Trump jokes to Putin they should ‘get rid’ of journalists  —  US president voices disdain for ‘fake news’ at G20 and makes light of election meddling  —  Play Video  —  Donald Trump joked with Vladimir Putin about getting rid of journalists and Russian meddling in US elections when the two leaders met at the G20 summit in Japan.

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes to Face Trial Next Year on Fraud Charges  —  August 2020 trial date set for former biotech entrepreneur, her top deputy  —  SAN JOSE, Calif.—Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of disgraced blood-testing startup Theranos Inc., will face trial in federal court …

Senate rejects attempt to curb Trump's Iran war powers  —  Senators blocked an effort on Friday to restrict President Trump's ability to go to war with Iran, handing a victory to Republicans and the White House.  —  Forty Republican senators have voted against the proposal from Democratic Sens. Tim Kaine …

U.S.: Saudi Pipeline Attacks Originated From Iraq  —  American officials have warned Iraq not to allow Iran-aligned groups to launch attacks from its territory  —  U.S. officials have concluded that drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil industry in May were launched from Iraq, not Yemen …

Vindicator announces it will stop production  —  After more than a century, The Vindicator will permanently cease production.  —  According to sources, the paper's final issue will be published in mid-August.  —  The announcement came Friday afternoon, just days after the newspaper marked its 150th anniversary.

The Latest: FBI: Fields sentenced to life in prison  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of a man who deliberately drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally (all times local):  —  An avowed white supremacist who drove his car …