Trump's pick for intelligence director misrepresented role in anti-terror case  —  President Donald Trump's pick for the next director of national intelligence, Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, has misrepresented his role in an anti-terrorism case that he's repeatedly cited among his credentials related to national security issues.

Meadows' lackluster defense of Cummings speaks volumes  —  Meadows defends Cummings from Trump attacks  —  Washington (CNN)When Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib accused Republican Rep. Mark Meadows of racism earlier this year, one of his “best friends,” House Oversight Committee chairman …

College Financial-Aid Loophole: Wealthy Parents Transfer Guardianship of Their Teens to Get Aid  —  Education Department, universities are investigating the practice, which has been used in the Chicago area  —  CHICAGO—Amid an intense national furor over the fairness of college admissions …

The Note: Debate could mark moderates' last stand  —  What happens if the titans don't want to clash?  —  Two progressive powerhouses will be center stage for night one of the second Democratic debate on Tuesday.  The party will be watching for Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren to mix it up …

Stop dithering, Democrats.  Impeach Donald Trump now or change the channel for good.  —  Democrats look indecisive.  They are trapped in a cell of their own making and if they don't get out of it soon, they will hand Trump a second term.  —  CONNECT  —  It's the night of Nov. 3, 2020 …

Smearing Mitch McConnell  —  Democrats and the media distort his record on Russia.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Mitch McConnell, the most phlegmatic man in American politics, rarely gets riled up.  But on Monday the Senate Majority Leader let it rip in defense of his reputation, and we're glad he did.

Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooter Posted About Far-Right Book Moments Before Shooting  —  Santino Legan allegedly told an eyewitness he was “really angry” and ranted in white supremacist fashion on Instagram from the event.  —  The gunman who murdered three people at a food festival …

Capital One Data Breach Affects 100 Million; Woman Charged as Hacker  —  A software engineer in Seattle hacked into a server holding customer information for Capital One and obtained the personal data of over 100 million people, federal prosecutors said on Monday, in one of the largest thefts of data from a bank.

Trump aide submitted drafts of 2016 ‘America First’ energy speech to UAE for edits, emails show  —  When candidate Donald Trump prepared to give a major energy speech during the 2016 campaign, one of his closest advisers provided a pre-speech review to senior United Arab Emirates officials …

Trump Intel Pick John Ratcliffe Started Theory of FBI Anti-Trump ‘Secret Society’  —  The congressman debuted the mysterious text messages on Fox News.  It became a mini-scandal before the full context became known.  —  Donald Trump's new pick for Director of National Intelligence played …

Republicans don't think Trump's tweets are racist.  That fits a long American history of denying racism.  —  Even under Jim Crow, most whites thought that blacks were treated fairly.  —  During Donald Trump's campaign and presidency, there has been an ongoing debate about whether Trump's words …

Conservative Democratic Ringleader Josh Gottheimer Gets A Progressive Challenger  —  Arati Kreibich hopes to fight Big Money ― and the New Jersey congressman ― with “people power.”  —  Arati Kreibich says the “straw that broke the camel's back” was the immigration vote last month.

Chris Wray's FBI continues to cover for Team Comey's Russia shenanigans  —  The FBI is going to court to fight the public release of a small number of documents the State Department sent to agents from Christopher Steele, the British intelligence operative and Hillary Clinton-paid political muckraker, during the 2016 election.

Suburban women recoil as Trump dives into racial politics  —  BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Carol Evans approves of Donald Trump's immigration policy.  She gives him credit for the strong economy.  But the Republican from the affluent Milwaukee suburbs of Waukesha County, a GOP bedrock in the state …

Federal Borrowing Soars as Deficit Fear Fades  —  The Treasury expects to sell over $1 trillion in debt this year; issue has little traction in 2020 race  —  WASHINGTON—Borrowing by the federal government is set to top $1 trillion for the second year in a row as higher spending outpaces revenue growth …

Why the Mystery of Russiagate Hinges on the Mystery of Joseph Mifsud  —  For many, trying to follow Robert Mueller's testimony was like someone whose Italian is limited to grazie and ciao taking in an opera in Venice: You might follow the action but sorting out the story through the lyrics is another thing altogether.

Dems, Media Keep Handing the Narrative to Trump  —  OMG!  Did you see what Trump tweeted?!  Democrats, presidential candidates, and journalists losing their minds over the President's Twitter feed is hardly new, but the past week has been illuminating.  It also spells trouble for those trying to unseat him in 2020.