Jeffrey Epstein Was a ‘Terrific Guy,’ Donald Trump Once Said.  Now He's ‘Not a Fan.’  —  WASHINGTON — It was supposed to be an exclusive party at Mar-a-Lago, Donald J. Trump's members-only club in Palm Beach, Fla. But other than the two dozen or so women flown in to provide the entertainment …

Migrant kids in overcrowded Arizona border station allege sex assault, retaliation from U.S. agents  —  Migrant children held in Yuma, Arizona, report sex assault and retaliation for protests in addition to unsanitary conditions and overcrowding.  —  WASHINGTON — The poor treatment …

Federal Judge Blocks Justice Department's Effort to Withdraw Lawyers on Census Citizenship Case  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge in New York on Tuesday rejected the Justice Department's request to switch its legal team midway through a case challenging the Trump administration's effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

Justice Dept. Tells Mueller Deputies Not to Testify, Scrambling an Agreement  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is seeking to discourage Robert S. Mueller III's deputies from testifying before Congress, potentially jeopardizing an agreement for two of the former prosecutors …

Appeals court skeptical Obamacare can survive  —  NEW ORLEANS — A panel of federal appeals judges aggressively questioned whether Obamacare can survive during Tuesday afternoon oral arguments in a case that could upend the 2010 health care law.  —  Two Republican appointees …

An Explosive Secret Recording Reveals How Russia Tried To Funnel Millions To The “European Trump”  —  A close aide to Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini held covert talks to pump Russian oil money to his far-right party.  BuzzFeed News has the tape.

Robert Foster, GOP governor candidate, denies woman reporter access because of her gender  —  In recent weeks, in an attempt to better inform readers about candidates in the upcoming Republican gubernatorial primary, Mississippi Today has asked to shadow each contender seeking the GOP nomination.

Billionaire insists he has legal parking spot on West Village street, infuriating neighbors who say he created a fake space for himself  —  A billionaire hedge fund honcho carved out a personal driveway in a West Village sidewalk — and didn't pay a dime for the brazen annexation of public space.

How Ross Perot paved the way for Donald Trump  —  The first paragraph of H. Ross Perot's obituary was written decades before his death: He's a self-made billionaire who became the most successful third-party presidential candidate in nearly a century.  —  But the legacy of Perot …

McConnell likens himself to Obama: ‘We both are the descendants of slave owners’  —  The Senate majority leader, who opposes reparations, was asked about NBC News' report that two of his great-great-grandfathers owned at least 14 slaves.  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …

GOP at war over fundraising  —  Tensions over the future of the GOP's grassroots fundraising are reaching a breaking point, with the national party turning to strong-arm tactics to get Republicans behind its new, Donald Trump-endorsed platform for small donors.

Strip club to host golf tournament at Trump resort in South Florida  —  President Trump's golf resort in Doral, Fla., is scheduled to host a golf tournament Saturday put on by a Miami-area strip club, which will allow golfers to pay for a dancer to serve as their “caddy girl” while they play at the president's club.

In the aftermath of Khashoggi's murder, Saudi influence machine whirs on in Washington  —  After the killing in October of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, a handful of lobbying firms and think tanks made a move rare in Washington: They publicly severed ties with Saudi Arabia …

Trump looks to rally controversial online allies at White House social media summit  —  President Trump has summoned Republican lawmakers, political strategists and social-media stars to the White House on Thursday to discuss the “opportunities and challenges” of the Web —but his upcoming summit …

Judge Nap: Trump could find himself in hot water following Biden's tax return release  —  Fox News Senior Judicial Analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano said former Vice President Joe Biden's release of his personal tax returns would put pressure on President Trump if Biden were the Democratic nominee in 2020.

Trump dossier author Steele gets 16-hour DOJ grilling  —  The interview was contentious at first, according to two people familiar with the matter, but investigators ultimately found his testimony credible and even surprising.  —  Christopher Steele, the former British spy behind the infamous …

A black principal, four white teens and the ‘senior prank’ that became a hate crime  —  The students swore they weren't racists.  Now a Maryland judge would decide their fate.  —  The principal saw a swastika first.  It was inky black, spray painted on a trash can just beside the entrance to the high school.

Boris Johnson dodges questions on US ambassador  —  LONDON — Boris Johnson, the front-runner to become the U.K.'s next prime minister, repeatedly refused to say Tuesday whether he would keep the British ambassador to the U.S. in office if he wins the top job later this month.

‘American Carnage’ Shows How War Between Republicans Led to Their Peace With Trump  —  Over the weekend we learned that President Trump — who has taken credit for an economic turnaround that began under Barack Obama and a hot streak by the Boston Red Sox — insists that he predicted …

BIJAN RAFIEKIAN, et al...EDVA Case Update it's a LOT  —  Apparently Flynn lied bigly  —  By way of background you might find these previous write ups informative and it will help you understand how we got here and what's going on in … For the record there's been a crushing amount of Docket Activity, specifically July 8th.

North Carolina likely sending another white male Republican to Congress  —  State Rep. Greg Murphy has won the Republican nomination in North Carolina's heavily red 3rd District, making him the strong favorite to succeed the late Walter B. Jones, who died in February.