Not just Sharpie-gate: 7 other times officials tried to fabricate Trump's ‘truth’  —  As you've heard, President Trump displayed a chart that appeared to be doctored with a Sharpie to retroactively demonstrate that he had been right when he falsely warned that Alabama was threatened by Hurricane Dorian.

PM's brother quits as Tory MP and minister  —  Jo Johnson, younger brother of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is quitting as a Conservative MP and minister, saying he is “torn between family loyalty and the national interest”.  —  The business minister and MP for Orpington, tweeted that there was an “unresolvable tension” in his role.

REVENGE OF THE NEVER TRUMPERS: HOW A “KAMIKAZE” PRIMARY COULD PIERCE THE FOX NEWS BUBBLE, PUT NEW HAMPSHIRE IN PLAY, AND HIT TRUMP WHERE IT HURTS  —  It's not just a pipe dream for frustrated Weekly Standard fanboys.  If the president's mental fitness becomes a viable conversation on the center right …

Tensions mount between Trump, Pence camps heading into 2020 election  —  WASHINGTON — When Vice President Mike Pence flew to Europe as the stand-in for President Trump at the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II, it appeared to be another sign that the famously fickle president trusted his vice president.

Trump Somehow Replaces Unqualified Mideast Envoy With Even Less Qualified One  —  One of President Trump's most absurd personnel moves was appointing his real-estate lawyer Jason Greenblatt as special envoy to the Middle East.  Greenblatt had no serious foreign policy experience …

Donald Trump Has Never Explained a Mysterious $50 Million Loan.  Is It Evidence of Tax Fraud?  —  Donald Trump's massive debts—he owes hundreds of millions of dollars—are the subject of continuous congressional and journalistic scrutiny.  But for years, one Trump loan has been particularly mystifying …

Trumpworld Anxiety Grows Over a Rising Elizabeth Warren  —  They once thought they'd delivered the political kill shot.  But now GOP operatives are complaining that nothing sticks to Warren.  —  Over the summer, Trumpworld operatives, Republican Party oppo researchers …

Trump administration unveils plan to revamp the housing market  —  Proposal would release Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government control  —  President Trump's administration on Thursday released a sweeping plan that could remake the U.S. housing market starting with ending more than a decade …

Miners union president: 'Coal's not back.  Nobody saved the coal industry.'  —  (CNN)The president of United Mine Workers of America said Wednesday that the coal industry is not “back,” despite President Donald Trump's claims.  —  Cecil Roberts said at an event in Washington that his message …

Beto O'Rourke: Meghan McCain Is Almost Giving People ‘Permission to Be Violent’  —  The ex-congressman has championed a mandatory gun buyback proposal.  He says those warning it could spark violence are creating a permission structure for that violence to occur.

Jim Mattis and the surrender of America's adults  —  The thing about grown-ups is they are supposed to say when enough is enough.  Jim Mattis had obviously had enough when he resigned as Donald Trump's secretary of defence in December.  Now the retired general — and the former leading …

It's Time for Black Athletes to Leave White Colleges  —  In the summer of 2018 Kayvon Thibodeaux, who was then ranked as the top high-school football player in America, visited Florida A&M University, in Tallahassee.  When a player of Thibodeaux's caliber visits a perennial football power—say, Alabama—it's called Wednesday.

Sen. Ernst says lawmakers should discuss fixing Social Security ‘behind closed doors’  —  Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said at a recent town hall that lawmakers should discuss fixing Social Security “behind closed doors,” prompting a wave of criticism from liberal and advocacy groups.

The Daily 202: The biggest losers from Trump's diversion of military funds for his wall  —  THE BIG IDEA: Sometimes it's worthwhile to step back and remember how we got here.  —  President Trump promised repeatedly that he would get Mexico to pay for a border wall when he ran in 2016.

Authorities Suspect Man of Making and Selling Gun Used in Texas Shooting  —  Law-enforcement officials suspect Lubbock, Texas, man sold rifle to assailant in a private sale  —  Law-enforcement officials said they have identified a person of interest they suspect of illegally manufacturing …

Contaminant found in marijuana vaping products linked to deadly lung illnesses, tests show  —  State and federal health officials investigating mysterious lung illnesses linked to vaping have found the same chemical in samples of marijuana products used by people sickened in different parts …

How I Went From Nonsmoker To Craven Juul Addict  —  Last week, I received a friendly yet professional email from a publicity firm called Locust Street saying it was contracted by e-cigarette startup (and perfect companion to a black cherry White Claw) Juul.  This would be normal …

Melania's ‘Einstein Visa’ Was Based on Her Having a College Degree — Which She Lied About Having  —  Back in 2000, Melania Knauss, a Slovenian model dating Donald Trump, began petitioning the government for the right to permanently reside in the United States under a program reserved for people with “extraordinary ability.”

SCOOP: Former CIA Officer Has Not Had Upcoming Book Cleared By CIA, Sources Say  —  Subscribe … Former CIA Case Officer Amaryllis Fox has a book about her time in the intelligence agency coming out this October, but according to two sources, it has not officially been cleared for publication yet by the CIA.

California Democrat Raul Ruiz faces a challenge from ... Raul Ruiz  —  Voters in California's 36th Congressional District have a novel opportunity: They could switch their representative without the bother of having to learn a new name.  —  Rep. Raul Ruiz wrested his inland California district …

Why Was the FBI Incurious About a Hot Collusion Tip Involving This Man?  —  Even after the 2016 presidential election, Trump-Russia dossier author Christopher Steele and company kept coming up with allegations that Donald Trump and his campaign had conspired with the Kremlin.

District to raze RFK Stadium by 2021 — but not necessarily so Redskins can build a new one.  —  The District plans to tear down the dilapidated RFK stadium by 2021, a move officials say is driven by a need to save money and not to advance any plans for the Redskins to build a new football stadium there.

Leif Olson to Rejoin Labor Department Days After Resignation  —  Appellate lawyer Leif Olson will return to the Labor Department just days after he resigned.  —  Olson resigned from the agency Aug. 30, less than four hours after Bloomberg Law asked the department for comment on a Facebook conversation …

CNN climate town hall finishes last in viewers among cable news broadcasts  —  CNN's 7-hour town hall on climate change with 2020 White House contenders finished last among the three cable news networks in terms of average total viewers, according to early numbers from Nielsen Media Research.

Fox And Friends: Trump ‘Never Should Have Said Mexico Is Going To Pay For The Wall’  —  It's hard to keep the border wall lie going when Trump steals money from the military to start building his wall.  —  Views:  —  On Wednesday the Pentagon announced that Trump stole, er, “repurposed” …

Immigration officials deport 120 Cubans to Havana — and that's just the beginning  —  Immigration officials deported 120 Cubans on a single flight last week as part of one of the “largest” Cuba repatriation missions in recent history.  —  Last Friday's U.S. Immigration …

DOJ Staffer Accused of Using Social Media to Find Those Who Agree With Trump Agenda in Grants Process  —  A Trump-appointed Justice Department official is accused of using social media to weed out Trump critics from the process for awarding grants to organizations that assist victims of crime, Reuters reports.

Two Kentucky miners shown in Amy McGrath ad want it taken down.  Here's why.  —  Two miners shown in a campaign ad for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath have sent a cease and desist letter demanding the campaign stop using their images.  —  The ad, which McGrath launched August 23 …

John McWhorter thinks we're getting racism wrong  —  Hello everyone.  I'm Jane Coaston, senior politics reporter at Vox with a focus on conservatism (Ezra will be back from vacation next week).  “Antiracism... is now a new and increasingly dominant religion” writes John McWhorter …

Keller: Joe Kennedy Starting To Sound Like A Senate Candidate  —  BOSTON (CBS) - “Are you in or out?” we asked Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-Fourth District) about a possible Senate run as he sat down for an exclusive WBZ-TV interview Thursday.  “Working through it,” he said.

Here's what the Democratic National Committee doesn't understand about the Iowa caucuses  —  Caucuses are not elections and they're not built for convenience  —  Some Americans see the Iowa caucuses as the cockroaches of the presidential nominating season: Hardly anyone likes them but they are extremely hard to kill.