Trump, for first time, signals regret China trade war has escalated  —  BIARRITZ, France — President Trump on Sunday for the first time expressed regret that his trade war with China had spiraled into an international quagmire, answering “yes” when a reporter asked if he regretted the way things had played out.

The great crackup: Trump is coming even more undone  —  “Our great American companies are hereby ordered...”  —  The subtle meter in Americans' brains that tracks the degree to which the universe seems off its axis has been in a state of constant flux since Donald Trump's election in 2016 …

Blame Economists for the Mess We're In  —  Why did America listen to the people who thought we needed “more millionaires and more bankrupts?”  —  Mr. Appelbaum is a member of The New York Times Editorial Board and the author of the forthcoming “The Economists' Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets and the Fracture of Society.”

ALGOP passes resolution calling for Ilhan Omar's expulsion from Congress- 'Let Alabama be first and let's see how many other states follow'  —  AUBURN — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (R-Minn.) is no friend of the Alabama Republican Party.  —  That was the takeaway on Saturday at the ALGOP's summer meeting hosted …

Virtual Caucus at Risk After DNC Experts Hacked Conference Call  — Iowa, other state officials outraged that system may change  — Democrats required states to try a virtual option in 2020  —  The Democratic National Committee has raised substantial cybersecurity concerns over virtual caucusing …

Under Trump, the deficit has ballooned, exploding a GOP myth  —  Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, and author, with Kevin Kruse, of the new book “Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974.”  Follow him on Twitter at @julianzelizer.

Mazel Tov, Trump.  You've Revived the Jewish Left.  —  ‘Only one political party is quite literally inciting white nationalists to shoot up our synagogues.’  —  On Aug. 11, more than 1,000 people marked Tisha B'Av, the saddest day in the Jewish calendar, by occupying an Amazon Books store in Manhattan …

Terror-sponsor Iran threatens Washington think tank with actions by ‘security apparatuses’  —  Iran, an international sponsor of terrorism, has announced sanctions against a hawkish Washington think tank, threatening that any actions taken against it by “security apparatuses” will be “considered legitimate” by Tehran.