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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

'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 …

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Was Hacked On Twitter  —  Jack Dorsey's Twitter account was compromised on Friday afternoon and tweeted the n-word and anti-Semitic remarks.  A source confirmed he had his mobile device “SIM swapped.”  —  The official Twitter account of Jack Dorsey …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

Hong Kong protests turn to chaos amid tear gas and petrol bombs  —  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon on Saturday as pro-democracy protesters threw petrol bombs in the latest in a series of clashes that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades.