Trump Labor Aide Quits After Anti-Semitic Facebook Posts Surface  —  A recently appointed Trump Labor Department official with a history of advancing controversial conservative and faith-based causes in court has resigned after revelations that he wrote a 2016 Facebook post suggesting the Jewish-controlled media “protects their own.”

Trump made ‘suggestion’ Pence stay at president's Irish golf club, VP's chief of staff says  —  “I don't think it was a request, like a command,” Pence's chief of staff Marc Short told reporters Tuesday.  “I think that it was a suggestion.”  —  President Donald Trump suggested …

President Trump, Weatherman: Dorian Updates and at Least 122 Tweets  —  WASHINGTON — Over the long weekend, President Trump monitored Hurricane Dorian from a golf cart at his club in Virginia, calling for regular updates from an aide trailing him around the course.

Bret Stephens Compared Me to a Nazi Propagandist in the New York Times.  It Proved My Point.  —  columnist Bret Stephens went searching for an online insult last Monday night.  He found a  —  Twitter joke I wrote  —  , calling him a metaphorical bedbug as a riff on the  —  actual bedbugs reported in the

Why Kamala Harris Hasn't Caught Fire in the Democratic 2020 Race  — Attacks on Biden appear to have backfired in the second debate  — Californian faces questions about ideology and prosecutor past  —  Kamala Harris entered the presidential race with impressive credentials …

‘Details Are Irrelevant’: Biden Says Verbal Slip-Ups Don't Undermine His Judgment  —  Toggle more options  —  Joe Biden wants voters to look at the big picture.  —  His campaign is focused on a mission to “restore the soul of this nation.”  —  That's also why the former vice president does …

Scoop: Trump allies raise money to target reporters  —  President Trump's political allies are trying to raise at least $2 million to investigate reporters and editors of The New York Times, The Washington Post and other outlets, according to a three-page fundraising pitch reviewed by Axios.

Congressional Democrats plan to launch inquiry into Trump's alleged role in scheme to silence affair accusations  —  House Democrats plan to make President Trump's alleged involvement in a 2016 scheme to silence two women who claimed they had affairs with him a major investigative focus this fall …

De Blasio logged a 7-hour work month at City Hall  —  Mayor de Blasio spent a mere seven hours — less than one full workday — at City Hall during the month he launched his bid for the White House, records reviewed by The Post show.  —  Hizzoner showed up at his office on just six occasions in May …

Democrats' messy impeachment push hits critical phase  —  House Democrats return to Capitol Hill next week with an impeachment mess on their hands and just weeks to make a choice that could define the rest of Donald Trump's presidency.  —  Lawmakers faced frequently contentious town halls during …

Amateurs Identify U.S. Spy Satellite Behind President Trump's Tweet  —  Amateur satellite trackers say they believe an image tweeted by President Trump on Friday came from one of America's most advanced spy satellites.  —  The image almost certainly came from a satellite known as USA 224 …

People Can't Believe How Easily Kim Jong Un ‘Played’ Donald Trump  —  “Kim has ridden Trump like a pony.”  —  President Donald Trump is accused of being “played” by North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un over the advancement of the Hermit Kingdom's weapons arsenal.

Trump's Wacky, Angry, and Extreme August  —  President Trump ended August as he began it, with a blast of angry tweets, ad-hominem insults, and bizarre fulminations that have become so standard that they no longer receive the attention they deserve—emanating, as they do, from the world's most powerful leader.

Obama-Defending NPR Reporter's Question To Trump At G7 Reinforces Media's Bias Problem  —  Much of what's wrong with the press was on full display in one question at the president's recent news conference at the G-7 meeting in France.  —  Anti-Trump press bias has become so routine that it's now taken for granted.

Sen. Joe Manchin III won't run for governor in West Virginia, spokesman says, passing on challenge to GOP incumbent  —  Manchin, 72, previously served as governor from 2005 to 2010 and last year considered retiring from the Senate before reluctantly agreeing to seek reelection in a state …

Netanyahu, Trump in Intensive Talks for Dramatic Diplomatic Gesture in Coming Days, Ahead of Israeli Election  —  Israeli prime minister in close contact with people close to U.S. president, with one option under consideration being an American statement on creating ‘defense pact’ with Israel

McConnell vows to give gun bill a vote if it is backed by Trump  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday stressed that President Trump's support is the key to a gun reform bill getting a vote on the Senate floor in the wake of recent mass shootings.

Freshman Previously Denied Entry to the United States Arrives at Harvard  —  Harvard freshman Ismail B. Ajjawi '23, who United States border officials turned away ten days ago, arrived on campus Monday in time for the start of classes Tuesday.  —  Ajjawi's family issued a statement Monday through …

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Despite promises, Trump's trade deficits are only growing  —  President Trump's trade war has led to even bigger trade deficits with China, even though it was intended to improve the trade balance.  But it's not just China — the deficit has increased with most of our other major trade partners, too.