Jeffrey Epstein's ‘Infinite Means’ May Be a Mirage  —  When federal prosecutors announced sex-trafficking charges against Jeffrey Epstein this week, they described him as “a man of nearly infinite means.”  They argued that his vast wealth — and his two private jets — made him a flight risk.

‘Outright disrespectful’: Four House women struggle as Pelosi isolates them  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi admonished Democrats for personally attacking one another, warning in a closed-door meeting Wednesday that the party's fracturing was jeopardizing its majority.

Trump invites right-wing extremists to White House ‘social media summit’  —  New York (CNN Business)Some of the right-wing media universe's biggest stars are set to descend on the White House Thursday for what has been billed as a “social media summit” and will likely become a forum …

U.S. Prepares to Arrest Thousands of Immigrant Family Members  —  Nationwide raids to arrest thousands of members of undocumented families have been scheduled to begin Sunday, according to two current and one former homeland security officials, moving forward with a rapidly changing operation, the final details of which remain in flux.

US rescued Ilhan Omar  —  Like many of you, we've been watching with amazement and alarm as the leaders of the Democratic Party, day after day, attack the country they say they want to govern.  —  It's remarkable, and a very new development.  Just a few years ago, even the most liberal Democrats …

Acosta Defends Role in Brokering Epstein Plea Deal  —  WASHINGTON — Labor Secretary R. Alexander Acosta on Wednesday publicly defended his role in overseeing the prosecution of Jeffrey E. Epstein for sex crimes committed in Florida over a decade ago, bucking a growing chorus of Democratic calls for his resignation.

AP Exclusive: Officer accuses general of sexual misconduct  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior military officer has accused the Air Force general tapped to be the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of sexual misconduct, potentially jeopardizing his nomination.

State Department Analyst Resigns After White House Blocked Climate Change Testimony  —  A State Department intelligence analyst has resigned in protest after the White House blocked portions of his written testimony to a congressional panel to exclude data and evidence on climate change …

Biden tells lawmakers he would end detention of migrant children  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged not to hold migrant children in detention centers if elected president, according to several lawmakers who met with him in Washington on Wednesday.

Amy McGrath: 'If President Trump has good ideas, I'll be for them'  —  Democrat Amy McGrath is hoping she can convince Kentuckians who voted for President Donald Trump and his pledge to “drain the swamp” that Republican Mitch McConnell is the biggest swamp-dweller in Washington.

‘It Could Have Been Any of Us’: Disdain for Trump Runs Among Ambassadors  —  WASHINGTON — Ask members of the Washington diplomatic corps about the cables that Sir Kim Darroch, the British ambassador who resigned Wednesday, wrote to London describing the dysfunction and chaos of the Trump administration …

Trump's company cancels strip-club-sponsored golf tournament at his Florida resort  —  President Trump's company has canceled a golf tournament that a Miami-area strip club planned to hold at his Doral, Fla., resort this weekend.  —  In a statement, the president's company …

Trump's July Fourth event and weekend protests bankrupted D.C. security fund, mayor says  —  President Trump's overhauled July Fourth celebration cost the D.C. government $1.7 million, an amount that — combined with police expenses for demonstrations through the weekend …

2019 Lincoln Fellows  — Publius Fellowship - Lincoln Fellowship - John Marshall Fellowship - Speechwriters Fellowship - Alumni Spotlights - Application Forms  —  Christopher Bedford is editor-in-chief of The Daily Caller News Foundation.  He is also the vice chairman of Young Americans …

How Many Florida Voters Could Tom Steyer Enfranchise for the Amount He Plans to Spend Running for President?  —  A proposal for a better investment in democracy.  —  Tom Steyer, a California investor/billionaire/liberal activist, announced this week that he is running for president …

The Clarence Thomas Effect  —  Clarence Thomas is the longest-serving justice currently sitting on the Supreme Court.  For much of his tenure, court watchers and critics have dismissed his jurisprudence as largely irrelevant, demoting him to the late Justice Antonin Scalia's judicial sidekick.

Trump administration's new human rights commission alarms LGBTQ advocates  —  The administration's Commission on Unalienable Rights is stacked with people who have a history of “fighting against LGBTQ progress,” critics say.  —  The Trump administration on Monday announced the formation …

FBI makes arrests in Puerto Rico corruption scandal, prompting calls for governor's ouster and concerns about billions in storm aid  —  The FBI on Wednesday arrested two former senior officials who served in the administration of Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló …