Release Detail  —  August 28, 2019 - All Top Dems Beat Trump As Voters' Economic Outlook Dims Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Dem Primary Stays Stable With Biden Holding The Lead  —  If the 2020 presidential election were held today, 54 percent of registered voters say that they would vote …

‘Take the land’: President Trump wants a border wall.  He wants it black.  And he wants it by Election Day.  —  President Trump is so eager to complete hundreds of miles of border fence ahead of the 2020 presidential election that he has directed aides to fast-track billions of dollars' worth …

Duty, Democracy and the Threat of Tribalism  —  Lessons in leadership from a lifetime of service, from fighting in the Marines Corps to working for President Donald Trump  —  In late November 2016, I was enjoying Thanksgiving break in my hometown on the Columbia River in Washington state …

Breaking: Georgia's Isakson to resign from Senate at end of 2019  —  U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson said Wednesday he was stepping down from office at the end of 2019 as he struggles with Parkinson's disease, setting up two elections for U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2020.

Government asks Queen to suspend Parliament  —  The government has asked the Queen to suspend Parliament just days after MPs return to work in September - and only a few weeks before the Brexit deadline.  —  Boris Johnson said a Queen's Speech would take place after the suspension, on 14 October, to outline his “very exciting agenda”.

‘NO EXCESSIVE BARKING’: A Chevy Chase dog park divides the rich and powerful  —  Everyone knows there's a problem with Chubbs.  —  Dirt is smeared across his face.  His tongue is rolling out of his mouth.  He's surrounded by signs that say “NO EXCESSIVE BARKING.”

The Tea Party Didn't Get What It Wanted, but It Did Unleash the Politics of Anger  —  Ten years after a summer of rage over spending, trillion-dollar deficits are back.  —  In the late summer of 2009, as the recession-ravaged economy bled half a million jobs a month, the country seemed to lose its mind.

The Washington Post Newsroom Has a Roach Problem  —  A memo says it's “a newsroom problem and not happening on other floors.”  —  The New York Times may have bed bugs, but the Washington Post has a roach problem.  —  “We have a growing pest problem,” Post director of newsroom operations …

Ahead of 2020, Democratic Voters Are Moving Left on Immigration  —  The overall electorate prefers a harder line as the party looks to take on Trump  —  Demonstrators march through Chicago on Aug. 16 calling for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

U.S. Intel Gatekeeper Dragging Feet on Trump-Russia Files, Insiders Say  —  Above, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in Tysons Corner, Va. (Intelligence.gov)  —  More than three months after President Trump granted his attorney general unprecedented power to declassify intelligence files …

Doorbell-camera firm Ring has partnered with 400 police forces, extending surveillance reach  —  The doorbell-camera company Ring has quietly forged video-sharing partnerships with more than 400 police forces across the United States, granting them access to homeowners' camera footage …

Ilhan Omar Illegally Diverted Campaign Funds To Pursue Romantic Affair, Complaint Alleges  — Rep. Ilhan Omar used campaign funds to fund her affair with married Democratic consultant Tim Mynett, according to a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint filed by the conservative National Legal and Policy Center.

We Aren't Seeing White Support for Trump for What It Is  —  A crucial part of his coalition is made up of better-off white people who did not graduate from college.  —  Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C. on politics, demographics and inequality.

Trump, GOP fret loss in bellwether House special election  —  At a retreat with top GOP donors in Wyoming last week, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy broached a growing concern for senior Republicans: a crucial, do-over election for a North Carolina congressional seat.

Trump delivers another blow to Fox News: 'Fox isn't working for us anymore!'  —  President Donald Trump let loose on Fox News on Wednesday, saying the network “isn't working for us anymore” while encouraging his followers to look for an alternative to his long-cherished cable news channel.

I Called Bret Stephens a Bedbug.  Then He Tried to Squelch My Freedom of Speech.  What a Day.  —  Bret Stephens is above me in the status hierarchy.  He knows this.  I know this.  He has won a Pulitzer Prize and has a regular op-ed column in the  —  New York Times  —  . I am just some professor.

FBI, IRS raiding UAW president's home in Canton Township  —  CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — A raid was conducted at a home in Canton Township Wednesday morning.  —  It is a joint raid between the FBI and IRS, the FBI reported.  —  The raid is being carried out at what is believed to be at the home of UAW President Gary Jones.

U.S. has paid more than $1M in interest for late bailout payments to farmers  —  “We had farmers waiting at the door from 7 o'clock in the morning to 7 o'clock at night.  And if you've only got two people working at the counter ... it was just overwhelming,” one official said.

Overruled: Top Justice Department Appointees Quash Felony Charge Against Monsanto  —  This investigation was co-published with Yahoo News.  —  This spring, Justice Department prosecutors were on the verge of charging biotech giant Monsanto with a felony for illegally spraying a banned …

Exclusive: Falwell steered Liberty University land deal benefiting his personal trainer  —  LYNCHBURG, Va. (Reuters) - Evangelical leader and prominent Donald Trump backer Jerry Falwell Jr personally approved real estate transactions by his nonprofit Christian university that helped …

Trump wants Jewish voters in Florida.  He may be pushing them further away.  —  President Donald Trump's standing among Jewish voters may be deteriorating even further despite his efforts to court this critical demographic group, jeopardizing victory next year in the must-win state of Florida.

The Weekly Standard's Corporate Owner Considered Buying The Federalist  —  As Donald Trump rose to take over the Republican Party, conservative media splintered: Some outlets became his mouthpieces, some his enemies, and others found shelter in an anti-anti-Trump stand.

Russia came out the winner of this year's G7 summit despite being kicked out, and Trump looked like 'Putin's puppet'  — This year's G7 summit in France yielded little progress on many of the most pressing issues facing the global community.  — But there was one country that came away with significant gains: Russia.