Rep. Will Hurd: It's time to serve my country in a different way  —  There are many reasons why I love America.  I have learned over my three terms in Congress, by representing people that voted for me, didn't vote for me or didn't vote at all, that America is better than the sum of its parts.

Exclusive: FBI document warns conspiracy theories are a new domestic terrorism threat  —  The FBI for the first time has identified fringe conspiracy theories as a domestic terrorist threat, according to a previously unpublicized document obtained by Yahoo News.  (Read the document below.)

Manhattan D.A. Subpoenas Trump Organization Over Stormy Daniels Hush Money  —  Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the Manhattan district attorney, is reviving an investigation into payments made to two women during the 2016 campaign.  —  State prosecutors in Manhattan subpoenaed President Trump's family business …

‘Stay away from Barack’: Dems seethe over criticism of Obama  —  Joe Biden is fair game.  Barack Obama is not.  —  Former Obama White House officials and allies responded in force Thursday to stress that message after several Democratic contenders criticized the former president in a debate …

No more debate.  Impeachment inquiry is underway  —  Although Special Counsel Robert Mueller's testimony may not have been a summer blockbuster, it confirmed the damning conclusions of his report.  The investigation revealed substantial evidence that President Trump obstructed justice.

Rep. Elijah Cummings' Baltimore Home Burglarized, Police Say  —  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police are investigating after the home of Rep. Elijah Cummings was broken into early Saturday morning.  —  The burglary occurred around 3:40 a.m. at his Baltimore home in the 2000 block of Madison Avenue.

Only 7 Candidates Have Qualified for the Next Democratic Debate  —  While 20 presidential candidates debated this past week, far fewer are assured the chance of doing so again in September.  —  So you made it through the second set of Democratic debates.  Congratulations!  Ready to talk about the next ones?

U.S. preparing to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan in initial deal with Taliban  —  The Trump administration is preparing to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan in exchange for concessions from the Taliban, including a cease-fire and a renunciation of al-Qaeda …

Bill de Blasio makes fliers wait on tarmac so he can rush to ‘The View’  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio made Delta passengers wait in their seats on the tarmac at La Guardia Airport for 10 minutes Thursday after flying back from his less-than-stellar performance in the Detroit debate — so that he and his security detail could deplane first.

After Trump cites Amazon concerns, Pentagon re-examines $10 billion JEDI cloud contract process  —  The White House has instructed newly installed Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper to re-examine the awarding of the military's massive cloud-computing contract because of concerns that the bid would go to Amazon …

Kris Kobach Uses Border Wall Group to Fund Senate Bid, Likely Illegally  —  The former Kansas secretary of state has used his perch at We Build the Wall to raise campaign money.  That's a no-no, experts say.  —  Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is using a nonprofit group …

A Christian Satire Site Says Fact-Checkers Are Helping Facebook De-Platform Conservatives  —  The Babylon Bee, a self-proclaimed Christian satire site with half a million followers on Facebook, has accused fact-checking site Snopes.com of unfairly debunking some of its satirical articles as fake news.

Trump's pick for national intelligence director is disengaged from committee work on Capitol Hill, officials say  —  President Trump's nominee to be the nation's next spy chief is regarded as a relatively disengaged member of the House Intelligence Committee and is little known across the ranks …

Fired by Google, a Republican Engineer Hits Back: 'There's Been a Lot of Bullying'  —  Search giant's culture wars flame anew; a senior executive contacts law enforcement over leaks  —  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Kevin Cernekee was still a “Noogler”—Google's term for a new employee …

Reagan and Race  —  Was the 40th president, and a hero to many, a racist?  —  On Tuesday, The Atlantic published an article by Tim Naftali headed “Ronald Reagan's Long-Hidden Racist Conversation with Richard Nixon.”  The subheading: “In newly unearthed audio, the then-California governor …

'I don't know that you can stop people,' Trump says of potential ‘Send her back!’ chants at upcoming Cincinnati rally  —  President Trump on Thursday voiced skepticism about his ability to stop his supporters from chanting “Send her back!” at his rallies, telling reporters outside the White House …

Revealed: Johnson ally's firm secretly ran Facebook propaganda network  —  Sir Lynton Crosby's firm CTF has built unbranded disinformation pages for Saudi Arabia and major polluters  —  The lobbying firm run by Boris Johnson's close ally Sir Lynton Crosby has secretly built a network of unbranded …

‘Moscow Mitch’ McConnell ‘fuming’ with trolling  —  New pressure on the top Republican in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, who blocked a series of elections security bills despite warnings from Bob Mueller and American intelligence that Russia is still at it.  McConnell is furious …

Marianne Williamson Knows How to Beat Trump  —  We need an uprising of decency.  —  If only ...  If only Donald Trump were not president, we could have an interesting debate over whether private health insurance should be illegal.  If only Trump were not president, we could have an interesting debate …

Fox News Stars Go After Tomi Lahren for Sexist Jab at Kamala Harris  —  “Do you have any idea how damaging this is to women who've actually been sexually harassed, assaulted or demeaned in the workplace?” one of Lahren's Fox co-workers tweeted at her.  —  Several of Tomi Lahren's Fox News colleagues …

Three NRA board members resign in latest sign of upheaval at gun rights group  —  Three National Rifle Association board members who have raised concerns about reports of reckless spending and mismanagement by the group's leadership resigned Thursday, another sign of mounting dissent within the nation's most powerful gun-rights group.

Families Go Deep in Debt to Stay in the Middle Class  —  Wages stalled but costs haven't, so people increasingly rent or finance what their parents might have owned outright  —  The American middle class is falling deeper into debt to maintain a middle-class lifestyle.

Leaders of religious right balk at labeling Trump a racist  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Many religious leaders have strongly condemned President Donald Trump's disparaging remarks about minority members of Congress.  Prominent figures on the religious right have not joined in, instead maintaining public silence …