House divided: Vote temporarily halted after Pelosi calls Trump comments ‘racist’ on the floor  —  The resolution would rap Trump for racist tweets, but Collins said denigrating the president violates House rules.  He moved to have Pelosi's remarks stricken.

Planned Parenthood Removes Leana Wen as President  —  Planned Parenthood on Tuesday removed its president after less than a year in the job, seeking new leadership at a time when abortion rights have come under increasing attack from statehouses and Republicans in Washington.

EXCLUSIVE: Former Trump Aide Jason Miller Admits to Hiring Prostitutes in 2015 and 2017  —  Republican operative Jason Miller, the former communications chief for the Trump campaign and transition team, said he hired numerous prostitutes and visited “hand job” massage parlors as recently …

Mark Sanford, SC Republican, former US Rep considers presidential run against Trump  —  Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina congressman ousted from office after President Donald Trump urged voters to reject him, is considering a run for president.  —  Sanford, in an exclusive interview Tuesday …

A Judge Has Banned Roger Stone From Posting Anything On Instagram, Facebook, Or Twitter  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday issued an order prohibiting Roger Stone, a longtime ally and adviser of President Donald Trump, from posting anything on Instagram, Facebook …

Ex-CNN commentator at progressive summit: Major news outlets are ‘Zionist orgs’  —  PHILADELPHIA — Former CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill claimed that news outlets like NBC and ABC were “Zionist organizations” that produced “Zionist content,” during a panel on Friday at the annual Netroots Nation summit held …

Eric Garner's Death Will Not Lead to Federal Charges for N.Y.P.D. Officer  —  The decision came five years after Mr. Garner's dying words — “I can't breathe” — became a rallying cry.  —  The Justice Department will not bring federal charges against a New York City police officer in the death …

Jeffrey Epstein Abused Victims While Serving Time in Florida, Accuser's Lawyer Says  —  Attorney Brad Edwards says a new accuser has come forward to say Epstein took advantage of work release to prey on young women.  —  An attorney representing Jeffrey Epstein accusers said Tuesday that at least …

Caller Wants to Nominate a “Normal” Republican Instead of Trump  —  RUSH: Let's grab Douglas on line 4, San Diego.  Douglas, it's great to have you on the EIB Network, sir.  Hello.  —  CALLER: Well, thanks.  It's wonderful to be here.  Of course, I often... I listen to your show.

Trump's threat to investigate Google isn't based on evidence.  It's based on Fox News.  —  Trump at the White House on Monday.  —  Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images  —  How Peter Thiel's Google conspiracy theory made its way from Fox & Friends to the White House.

In 2020 Democratic Fund-Raising, Five Candidates Stand Out  —  Five Democratic presidential candidates raised a combined $96 million from individual donors in the last three months — about three-quarters of the total fund-raising by the entire Democratic field, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on Monday.

The 25 Most Influential People on the Internet  —  For our fifth annual roundup of the most influential people on the Internet, TIME evaluated contenders by looking at their global impact on social media and their overall ability to drive news.  Here's who made this year's unranked list.

Steve Scalise says House Republicans didn't disrespect Obama's position.  Let's go to the tape.  —  House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) made quite an assertion Tuesday about how Republicans treated President Barack Obama while he was in office.  —  “We had disagreements with a lot …

Strawman Elegy  —  I like and admire our friend J. D. Vance, but I do want to throttle him just a little bit — just a little! — when he says things like this: “The question conservatives confront at this key moment is this: Whom do we serve?  Do we serve pure, unfettered commercial freedom?

An Asylum Officer Said She Won't Enforce “Immoral” Asylum Standards At The US-Mexico Border  —  At least one asylum officer won't enforce a new regulation that ended asylum protections for hundreds of thousands of Central Americans and other immigrants, calling the change “illegal” and “immoral.”

A Border Patrol Agent Reveals What It's Really Like to Guard Migrant Children  —  With the agency under fire for holding children in deplorable conditions and over racist and misogynistic Facebook posts, one agent speaks about what it's like to do his job.  “Somewhere down the line people just accepted what's going on as normal.”

Judge Decides Neo-Nazi Owes Woman Over $14M After ‘Storming’ Her Family  —  A federal judge in Montana decided Monday that Daily Stormer founder Andrew Anglin owes real estate agent Tanya Gersh more than $14 million after rallying other white supremacists on his site to inundate her and her family with a barrage of threats and vitriol.

Donald Trump's ‘Go Back’ Slur All Too Familiar To Minority Members Of Congress  —  White lawmakers, however, acknowledged that people generally assumed they were American.  —  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump insists he wasn't being racist when he told four minority congresswomen who've …

Google VP grilled by senators over allegations of tech giant's bias against conservatives  —  Republican lawmakers on Tuesday criticized Google during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing over allegations of bias against and censorship of conservative groups on the tech giant's platforms.

Am I an American?  —  I live in envy.  I envy the people who know their nationality.  All the people whose nationality has never been a question in their mind.  —  I can imagine the woman staring at her reflection in the Volta River who knows she's Ghanaian, like her ancestors who liberated …

Freshmen Dems Fortify House Advantage With Massive Q2s  —  More than 30 newly elected members raised over $500,000 each in the second quarter.  —  Swing-seat freshman Democrats raised a collective $24 million in the second quarter of 2019, a staggering sum that will provide an early fortification …

Ikea is closing its only US factory and moving production to Europe  —  London (CNN Business)Ikea is shutting down its only furniture factory in the United States.  —  The Swedish company will end production this December at its plant in Danville, Virginia.  Operations will move to Europe, where the company says it can cut costs.