What happened when Trump visited the African American History Museum, according to its founding director  —  In his upcoming memoir, newly appointed Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III describes the private tour he gave President Trump of the National Museum of African American History and Culture …

How a Trump Tax Break to Help Poor Communities Became a Bonanza for the Rich  —  NEW ORLEANS — President Trump has portrayed America's cities as wastelands, ravaged by crime and homelessness, infested by rats.  —  But the Trump administration's signature plan to lift them …

Trump Tweets Sensitive Surveillance Image Of Iran  —  President Trump has tweeted what experts say is almost certainly an image from a classified satellite or drone, showing the aftermath of an accident at an Iranian space facility.  —  “The United States of America was not involved …

Amazon's Next-Day Delivery System Has Brought Chaos And Carnage To America's Streets — But The World's Biggest Retailer Has A System To Escape The Blame  —  Deaths and devastating injuries.  A litany of labor violations.  Drivers forced to urinate in their vans.

Trump wants to cut taxes for rich people yet again  —  Grover Norquist and Steve Mnuchin (right), two of the key figures behind this change.  Alex Wong/Getty Images  —  Indexing capital gains to inflation, as Trump is considering, would overwhelmingly benefit the top 1 percent.

Trump's Personal Assistant, Madeleine Westerhout, Shared Intimate Details of First Family  —  WASHINGTON — If a White House official wanted to talk to President Trump, it helped to have a good relationship with Madeleine Westerhout, his 28-year-old assistant.

Former Marine said he'd ‘slaughter’ antifa.  The FBI, using Oregon's new red flag law, took his guns away  —  Shane Kohfield stood outside the home of Portland's mayor in July wearing body armor and a “Make America Great Again” baseball cap, a large knife strapped to one shoulder and a copy …

Trump trails Democrats by a historically large margin  —  (CNN)First things first: The theme song of the week is Siskel & Ebert & the Movies.  —  Poll of the week: A new national Quinnipiac University poll finds that former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren …

World War II and the Ingredients of Slaughter  —  The spirit of certitude that dominated the politics of the 1930s is not so distant from us today.  —  World War II began 80 years ago this Sunday after Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a “nonaggression” pact that was, in fact, a mutual aggression pact.

The Federalist Society Says It's Not an Advocacy Organization.  We Found Documents Showing Otherwise.  —  This past March, when the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies held its 37th annual national gathering for conservative law students, the lineup of speakers and panelists included …

Parliament suspension: Thousands protest across the UK  —  Demonstrations are taking place across the UK against Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament in the run-up to Brexit.  —  Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in cities including Manchester, Leeds, York and Belfast.

Conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren admitted her ‘Freedom’ clothing line is not made in America after backlash  — Fox News commentator Tomi Lahren announced Friday that her “Freedom” athleisure line is not made in the United States.  — Lahren responded to the widespread backlash a week …

Amid Recession Worries, Trump Points Finger at American Businesses  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump wants Americans to understand that the economy is doing great, thanks to him.  But if in fact the economy sours, then it is someone else's fault.  —  Mr. Trump's Blame List is long.

Bolton sidelined from Afghanistan policy as his standing with Trump falters  —  As the president's top aides prepared for a high-stakes meeting on the future of Afghanistan earlier this month, one senior official was not on the original invite list: national security adviser John Bolton.

Sen. Bernie Sanders teases plan to cancel $81 billion in Americans' medical debt  —  FLORENCE, S.C. — Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to release a new proposal to cancel $81 billion worth of medical debt Americans are struggling to pay off, according to his presidential campaign …

You may have seen him on a prayer candle, but James Comey is no saint  —  New revelations have made clear the conclusion many of us had already come to: James Comey was a reckless and untrustworthy FBI director.  —  CONNECT  —  Since President Trump fired FBI director James Comey in May 2017 …

'I'm rooting for a direct hit on Mar a Lago!'  Former Canadian prime minister creates Twitter storm  —  A powerful storm has formed in the Atlantic, threatening Florida and parts of the Bahamas.  But another one formed on Twitter this week, after a former Canadian prime minister tweeted …

Germany's far-right AfD party might be the big winner in tomorrow's regional elections.  Here's what that means.  —  AfD is likely to emerge as the main opposition party in both Brandenburg and Saxony.  —  In eastern Germany on Sunday, two populous states (or Bundesländer) …

Trump pledged not to use his office to help his business.  Then he pitched his Florida club for the next G-7.  —  When President Trump decided to keep ownership of his company and continue to do business with foreign governments, he said nobody could stop him.  —  But voters could trust him to police himself, he said.

Why People Hate Religion  —  The charlatans and phonies preen and punish, while those of real faith do Christ's work among refugees.  —  You don't hear much about Sister Norma Pimentel in the secular press.  She's not a wacko, a hypocrite, a sexual predator or a political operative.

Woman tosses Molotov cocktail into Fla. Citizenship office  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman tossed a lit Molotov cocktail into the lobby of a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Oakland Park, Florida.  But no major injuries were reported, according to a report of the incident sent …

California appeals court overturns sole conviction in Kate Steinle death  —  A California state appeals court Friday overturned the lone conviction against an undocumented immigrant who shot and killed Kate Steinle on the San Francisco waterfront in 2015, a case which drew national attention …

Testimony: Dad of Alison Grimes left $20K in cash, $25K check in consultant's couch  —  Lexington businessman Jerry Lundergan left $20,000 in cash and a $25,000 check in the couch of a political consultant's home to pay for work the consultant did for Lundergan's daughter …

Their Own Two Feet  —  As the new public face of the Trump administration's draconian immigration policies, acting USCIS Director Ken Cuccinelli has wasted no time stirring up collective ire.  Most notably, he set off a firestorm of criticism by rewriting the iconic Emma Lazarus poem …