Real Hedge-Fund Managers Have Some Thoughts on What Epstein Was Actually Doing  —  Long before Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to prostitution charges in Florida more than a decade ago, his fellow Palm Beach resident and hedge-fund manager Douglas Kass was intrigued by the local gossip about his neighbor.

Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost Was a Member of Secret Facebook Group  —  When news broke that thousands of current and former Border Patrol agents were members of a secret Facebook group filled with racist, vulgar, and sexist content, Carla Provost, chief of the agency, was quick to respond.

Trump tells confidants he's eager to remove Dan Coats  —  President Trump has told confidants he's eager to remove Dan Coats as director of national intelligence, according to five sources who have discussed the matter directly with the president.  —  The state of play: Trump hasn't told …

Mueller testimony delayed by one week  —  Former special counsel Robert Mueller's highly-anticipated Capitol Hill testimony will be delayed one week under a tentative arrangement he reached with House Democrats, according to multiple sources briefed on the discussions.

CBC lawmakers rip Justice Democrats for targeting black lawmakers for primaries  —  Congressional Black Caucus members are furious at Justice Democrats, accusing the outside progressive group aligned with firebrand Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) of trying to oust lawmakers of color, specifically African-American lawmakers.

Trump's cave on Census stuns allies  —  Top figures in the conservative legal community are stunned and depressed by President Trump's cave in his fight for a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.  —  The state of play: Sources say Leonard Leo and other Federalist Society stalwarts …

Now that Ross Perot is gone, I can tell this story  —  This week, the nation remembers Ross Perot for his success in business, his two independent White House bids and his no-nonsense, straight Texas talk.  His love of country, larger-than-life personality and generosity are all part of his legacy that will live on.

House Votes to Check Trump's Authority to Strike Iran  —  Uranium ore contains less than 1 percent of U-235, an isotope used to fuel reactors and make bombs.  A process called enrichment increases the percentage of U-235.  —  ENRICHMENT PROCESS  —  3.7% enrichment

Arizona Gov. Ducey has change of heart for Nike following Betsy Ross flag controversy  —  Ducey previously tweeted in regard to Nike that “we don't need to suck up to companies that consciously denigrate our nation's history.”  Now he's saying, “welcome.”  —  Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is ready …

Bernie Sanders Faces Pressure from Allies to Sharpen Message  —  WASHINGTON — When Senator Bernie Sanders brought his presidential campaign to Pittsburgh earlier this year, he quietly added a poignant stop to his schedule: a visit to the Tree of Life synagogue, where 11 congregants were killed in an anti-Semitic shooting last fall.

House votes to restrain Trump on war with Iran, setting up showdown with the Senate  —  The House voted Friday to prevent President Trump from launching into war with Iran without getting Congress' approval first, after more than two dozen Republicans joined Democrats to include the provision …

ICE Is Dangerously Inaccurate  —  Even American citizens are not immune from immigration raids.  —  Ms. Cunha is a freelance journalist and an adjunct professor at the University of Florida.  —  Tracy Nuetzi, a Trump voter and resident of Florida, was an American citizen for 60 years, until the country decided she wasn't.

D.C. attorney general issues subpoenas to NRA, its charitable foundation  —  D.C's attorney general issued subpoenas Friday to the National Rifle Association and its charitable foundation, putting additional pressure on the embattled gun rights organization from nonprofit regulators.

“Congratulations Again, Mr. President”: Trump and the Co-opting of the G.O.P.  —  He is a Twitter cry baby, but it's more calculated than it looks.  —  Donald Trump hates criticism but loves to criticize.  As President, he's done more of it than perhaps any of his predecessors.

Why Pence spiked a Trump judge  —  In January 2018, Judge Michael Kanne received an unexpected call from the White House.  Kanne, an Indiana native who sits on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, was then 79 years old.  —  Under leadership of Don McGahn, the White House counsel's office …

A Father, a Daughter, and the Attempt to Change the Census  —  How Stephanie Hofeller's estrangement from her family may have altered American political history.  —  At around half past nine on the last day of September, Stephanie Hofeller was parked at a Speedway in Kentucky, where she lives …

President Trump Says Only Trump Supporters Deserve Free Speech  —  President Trump held a confab at the White House Thursday to promote his Orwellian notion of “free speech” online.  It confirmed yet again the president's implacable hostility to basic liberal freedoms.

Pentagon in its longest-ever stretch of leadership limbo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — When he resigned as defense secretary last December, Jim Mattis thought it might take two months to install a successor.  That seemed terribly long at the time.  —  Seven months later, the U.S. still …