The Man Who Couldn't Take It Anymore  —  On December 19 of last year, Admiral Michael Mullen, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met James Mattis for lunch at the Pentagon.  Mattis was a day away from resigning as Donald Trump's secretary of defense, but he tends to keep his own counsel …

E.P.A. to Roll Back Regulations on Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is set to announce on Thursday that it intends to sharply curtail the regulation of methane emissions, a major contributor to climate change, according to an industry official with knowledge of the plan.

DOJ watchdog says James Comey broke FBI policy by keeping, leaking Trump meeting memos  —  Washington (CNN)Former FBI Director James Comey violated agency policies when he retained and leaked a set of memos he took documenting meetings with President Donald Trump early in 2017 …

Texts With Donald Trump's New Challenger: (Woke?)  Joe Walsh  —  This is an excerpt from The Stakes 2020, BuzzFeed News' newsletter about what really matters in the 2020 campaign.  You can sign up here.  —  Joe Walsh came out of nowhere with the tea party surge in 2010 …

Sasha Obama set to begin college career at University of Michigan  —  Ann Arbor — Former President Barack Obama's younger daughter, Sasha, is poised to begin her college career at the University of Michigan next week.  —  Sasha, whose legal name is Natasha, was seen by students attending …

Trump had better be careful about hate-tweeting Fox News  —  The president is threatening to steer viewers elsewhere if Fox doesn't toe his line.  But in 2020, Trump arguably needs Fox more than Fox needs Trump.  —  President Trump, as he is wont to do, said the quiet part out loud Wednesday on Twitter.

Ruth Davidson quits as leader of Scottish Conservatives  —  LONDON — Ruth Davidson quit Thursday as the Scottish Conservatives' leader with a thinly veiled swipe at Boris Johnson over his approach to Brexit.  —  The Tory MSP said she had been struggling to juggle family life …

As he campaigns for president, Joe Biden tells a moving but false war story  —  HANOVER, N.H. — Joe Biden painted a vivid scene for the 400 people packed into a college meeting hall.  A four-star general had asked the then-vice president to travel to Kunar province in Afghanistan …

Senate Republicans tell Supreme Court not to be ‘cowed’ by Democratic senators  —  All 53 Republicans in the Senate urged the Supreme Court on Thursday not to be “cowed” by a brief from a handful of Democratic senators that warned that the court risks its impartial reputation if it continues …

Republicans grow anxious about the Trump economy  —  Republicans have sat patiently with President Donald Trump on his tariff roller-coaster ride with China.  Now they're starting to feel queasy.  —  Trump argues his escalating trade war will force China to the table for a deal.

The Washington Post's Latest Fact Check of Bernie Sanders Is Really Something  —  Why is did the paper's fact checker call Bernie Sanders's accurate claim about medical bankruptcies “false”?  —  Medical debt is a major driver of personal bankruptcy.  This is a fact that Bernie Sanders highlights …

Some children of US troops born overseas will no longer get automatic American citizenship, Trump administration says  —  Some children born to U.S. service members and government employees overseas will no longer be automatically considered citizens of the United States …

FBI studies two broken cameras outside cell where Epstein died: source  —  (Reuters) - Two cameras that malfunctioned outside the jail cell where financier Jeffrey Epstein died as he awaited trial on sex-trafficking charges have been sent to an FBI crime lab for examination, a law enforcement source told Reuters.

Tulsi Gabbard rules out running as an independent presidential candidate  —  Washington (CNN)Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said she will not run as an independent candidate if she fails to win the Democratic presidential nomination.  —  “I will not,” the Hawaii Democrat told CNN's Jim Scuitto on “Newsroom” Thursday.

Trump can change history by declassifying three Obama-era documents  —  My sources tell me President Trump is putting the finishing touches on a White House initiative to declassify documents that have remained hidden from the public for far too long.  —  This welcome effort to provide …

A STORM IS BREWING IN ROCKLAND.  —  If They Win, We Lose!  —  The stakes have never been higher.  The future of our County, our communities, and our homes hangs in the balance of this year's election on November 5th.  —  If Aaron Weider and his Ramapo machine win, they will control …

President Donald Trump Responds To Fox News Criticism With Brian Kilmeade On Fox News Radio  —  President Donald Trump spoke with Brian Kilmeade about why he is upset at Fox News, pulling troops out of Afghanistan, the impact of China tariffs on American farmers, telling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi …

Conservatives say we've abandoned reason and civility.  The Old South said that, too.  —  Conservatives say we've abandoned reason and civility.  The Old South used the same language to defend slavery.  —  After the El Paso shooting, Ben Shapiro — a popular conservative podcaster …

Kirsten Gillibrand Drops Out of 2020 Democratic Presidential Race  —  The New York senator anchored her candidacy in issues of women's equality, but she was unable to gain traction and her failure to qualify for the next debate convinced her to withdraw.  —  Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York …

Woman angry at Biden buys $500,000 in ads against him  —  A wealthy private citizen named Shirley Shawe has purchased $500,000 in ad time in early-voting states to slam Joe Biden over a business dispute that negatively affected her son's company years ago.  The ad, which has little …

Trump 2020 aide denies the President lies despite his repeated lies  —  Cuomo to Trump press secretary: He lies and you know it  —  Washington (CNN)A press secretary for President Donald Trump's reelection campaign disputed an assertion by CNN's Chris Cuomo that the President frequently lies …