Trump claims serious trade negotiations with China to begin  —  BIARRITZ, France (AP) — President Donald Trump, under pressure to scale back a U.S.-China trade war partly blamed for a global economic slowdown, claimed Monday that the two sides will begin serious negotiations soon.

‘The rock star’ vs. ‘The rock’: Warren and Biden hurtle toward collision  —  SEATTLE — Elizabeth Warren has the crowds.  Joe Biden has the lead.  —  The split-screen story of one of the most intriguing match-ups of the Democratic presidential primary is unfolding in a glaring contrast of style and substance.

Scoop: Trump suggested nuking hurricanes to stop them from hitting U.S.  —  President Trump has suggested multiple times to senior Homeland Security and national security officials that they explore using nuclear bombs to stop hurricanes from hitting the United States, according to sources …

China says wants ‘calm’ resolution to U.S. trade war  —  BEIJING (Reuters) - China is willing to resolve its trade dispute with the United States through “calm” negotiations and resolutely opposes the escalation of the conflict, Vice Premier Liu He, who has been leading the talks with Washington, said on Monday.

Trump Allies Target Journalists Over Coverage Deemed Hostile to White House  —  WASHINGTON — A loose network of conservative operatives allied with the White House is pursuing what they say will be an aggressive operation to discredit news organizations deemed hostile to President Trump …

How Elizabeth Warren Is Courting the Democratic Establishment  —  With phone calls, texts and handwritten notes, the Massachusetts senator is continuing an unusually determined outreach effort to show party officials she is aligned with them.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — When Senator Elizabeth Warren …

House Judiciary Committee to subpoena ex-White House aide Rob Porter  —  The House Judiciary Committee will subpoena former White House staff secretary Rob Porter, a key witness in former special counsel Robert Mueller's obstruction of justice investigation into President Donald Trump …

France's Macron accuses Brazil's Bolsonaro of ‘incredibly disrespectful’ comments about his wife  —  French President Emmanuel Macron issued a fiery response to Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro for social media comments that appeared to criticize the appearance of French first lady Brigitte Macron.

The Sisters Who First Tried to Take Down Jeffrey Epstein  —  Nine years before any police investigation, Maria and Annie Farmer reported the troubling behavior of Jeffrey Epstein and his companion, Ghislaine Maxwell.  No one would act.  —  As more women have come forward in recent days …

The N.R.A. Has Trump.  But It Has Lost Allies in Congress.  —  The N.R.A. has been assigning fewer A's and more F's to Democrats elected to Congress each cycle.  —  The National Rifle Association has significantly fewer allies in Congress than it did a decade ago, a decline driven …

The opposite of journalism: CNN is encouraging government officials to lie  —  In March 2013, U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper lied under oath before the Senate Intelligence Committee.  —  Democratic Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, asked Clapper, “Does the NSA collect any type …

Experts propose alternative to Brexit backstop  —  LONDON - A team of experts, including a former high-ranking British official in the European Commission, has drawn up a plan to replace the Northern Ireland backstop, which has become the major hurdle to a Brexit deal.

Inside Susan Collins' reelection fight in the age of Trump  —  OLD TOWN, Maine — Shortly after Barack Obama won and Susan Collins was reelected in 2008, the president invited her to the White House to pitch the economic stimulus.  It was not particularly subtle.  —  “He said: 'You know Susan, they really like me in Maine.

‘A slap in the face’: Trump's ethanol waivers are sparking rebellion in farm country  —  Gripped with anger, some Iowa ethanol leaders say President Donald Trump should no longer count on their support in next year's election, given his administration's action to cut demand for the U.S. renewable fuel.