Special Report: Hong Kong leader says she would ‘quit’ if she could, fears her ability to resolve crisis now ‘very limited’  —  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she has caused “unforgivable havoc” by igniting the political crisis engulfing the city and would quit …

Does Joe Biden Want to Be Doing This?  —  On certain days, Biden 2020 can feel more like a dutiful slog than the last march of a happy warrior.  —  “How badly do you want to be president?”  Joseph R. Biden Jr. was asked after a recent speech in Prole, Iowa.

Tony Blair: BoJo's Laying A Trap, And Corbyn's The Bait  —  “We want a general election,” Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn declared today, in order to “do everything we can in the coming weeks to prevent a no deal [Brexit].”  His more wily predecessor warned in response that Corbyn's walking into “an elephant trap.”

Faced With Criticism, Trump Administration Reverses Abrupt End to Humanitarian Relief  —  LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration on Monday announced that it would reconsider its decision to force immigrants facing life-threatening health crises to return to their home countries …

No ‘Mixed’ or ‘Gay’ Couples, Mississippi Wedding Venue Owner Says on Video  —  LaKambria Welch claims her brother and his fiancée had been in contact with the owner of Boone's Camp Event Hall making wedding arrangements for about a week when, suddenly, the owner of the Booneville …

Trump Spends Labor Day Morning Attacking ‘LameStream Media’: ‘Beyond Fake, They Are Corrupt’  —  President Donald Trump spent Labor Day morning by sending out a series of tweets attacking what he calls the Fake News media.  —  While Category 5 Hurricane Dorian slowly makes …

Why's it so hard for us to say out loud that Trump has lost his mind?  —  OPINION: Why is it so hard for us to say out loud the blazingly obvious about the president of the United States: that he has utterly lost his mind.  If Donald Trump were appointed the principal of your local secondary school tomorrow …

the realities of a no-deal Brexit  —  As so often in the last three years, much of our political debate is ducking the central strategic questions and is obsessing, in increasingly hysterical fashion on all sides, about tactical ones.  —  We face the most explosive political week for years, perhaps decades.

Mark Di Stefano  —  With the country lurching from one political and constitutional crisis to another, you'll be happy to know that the start of Downing Street's daily media briefing on Monday, was dominated by one thing: Boris Johnson's new dog!  —  The Jack Russell rescue pup has been the centre …

Why Trump may protect 1 group of immigrants  —  The president may offer Venezuelans protections, in a move that could help win over Hispanic voters in Florida ahead of the 2020 election.  —  President Donald Trump is considering shielding one group of migrants in the U.S. — Venezuelans …

Texas Republicans just don't get it  —  Another mass shooting in Texas.  Once more, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is, oh, so concerned and sad, as new laws go into effect weakening gun regulation.  ("I am heartbroken by the crying of the people of the state of Texas.

The Impact of Mass Shootings on Gun Policy  —  NBER Working Paper No. 26187  —  NBER Program(s):Health Economics, Law and Economics, Labor Studies, Public Economics, Political Economy … You may purchase this paper on-line in .pdf format from SSRN.com ($5) for electronic delivery.

GOP Judiciary member predicts Horowitz FISA report will lead to indictments  —  Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz's investigation into alleged abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by the DOJ and FBI will result in indictments, a Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee said Sunday.

President Donald Trump, On Category 5 Hurricanes  —  Today Donald Trump stated in reference to Hurricane Dorian that “I'm not sure that I've even ever heard of a Category 5 [...] A Category 5 is something that I'm not even sure that I've ever heard the term.”

Reporter calls White House ‘unprofessional’ in cutting off his access  —  Playboy reporter Brian Karem on Sunday called the White House's decision to suspend his press pass “unprofessional,” adding that he had just made “a joke.”  “And I'll never apologize for a joke that got a laugh.”