President Trump shows doctored hurricane chart.  Was it to cover up for ‘Alabama’ Twitter flub?  —  President Trump had erroneously stated Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama.  —  On Wednesday, it appears the White House attempted to retroactively correct a tweet that President Trump issued …

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.

Pentagon pulls funds for military schools, daycare to pay for Trump's border wall  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would pull funding from 127 Defense Department projects, including schools and daycare centers for military families, as it diverts $3.6 billion …

Jacob Wohl Charged With Felony in California  —  The blundering conservative operative faces one charge of unlawfully selling securities in California.  —  California authorities issued an arrest warrant for blundering conservative operative Jacob Wohl, who is now due to be arraigned on a felony charge next month, court records show.

Biden's eye fills with blood during CNN climate town hall  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden's left eye appeared to have a blood vessel burst while he was participating in CNN's town hall on climate change.  —  Biden, 76, has long been plagued by health issues.

Judge Rules Terrorism Watchlist Violates Constitutional Rights  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that a federal government database that compiles people deemed to be “known or suspected terrorists” violates the rights of American citizens who are added to the watchlist …

Suffer From Debilitating Back Pain?  So Does Seb Gorka, According to His New Gig as Spokesman For Fish Oil Pills  —  Former White House assistant Seb Gorka once suffered from debilitating lower back pain, but he is now miraculously “pain free” after taking a job hawking fish oil supplements …

Wisconsin Republican Jim Sensenbrenner won't run for re-election in 2020 after more than 40 years in Congress … (Photo: Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)  —  Wisconsin Republican Jim Sensenbrenner, the second longest-serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives, will not run for a 22nd term, he said Wednesday.

Joe Biden mocks gaffes to Stephen Colbert: ‘The reason I came on the Jimmy Kimmel show is ...’  —  NEW YORK — Joe Biden on Wednesday night alternated between humor and solemnity Wednesday when he was pressed several times by comedian Stephen Colbert on the frequency with which he commits gaffes …

House Ratings Changes: NC-9 do-over election going down to the wire  —  MN-7 moves to top tier of GOP targets  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — We're moving the NC-9 special from Leans Republican to Toss-up with less than a week to go until the election.

Hitler's ‘last living relative’ convicted of paedophilia after kissing girl, 13  —  Romano-Lukas Hitler claims to be the only man alive bearing the name of the murderous Nazi leader and claims to be related to the Fuhrer through Hitler's father Alois  —  A man who claims to be the last remaining relative …

Rep. Susan Davis Announces Her Last Term, Will Not Pursue Another Term in Congress  —  f t # e  —  In a personal letter to her constituents, Congresswoman Susan A. Davis today announced that this is her final term in Congress.  —  “I have struggled to make this very difficult decision.

EXCLUSIVE: Labor Department To Reinstate Aide Wrongfully Accused Of Anti-Semitism  — Trump appointee Leif Olson will return to his post after resigning following a Bloomberg Law article that falsely accused him of anti-Semitism.  — The Facebook post at issue was actually sarcastically mocking …

Alva Johnson Drops Lawsuit Against President Trump: 'I'm Fighting Against a Person With Unlimited Resources'  —  The former Trump campaign staffer first filed her case in February, claiming that Trump grabbed her and leaned in to kiss her at a Tampa rally in August 2016.

Republicans fear drubbing in next round of redistricting  —  Democrats were caught napping in the 2010 election ahead of the last round of redistricting — and it cost them control of Congress for nearly a decade.  —  Now Republicans are warning the same thing could happen to them.

Exclusive: Secretary of State Pompeo Declines to Sign Risky Afghan Peace Deal  —  The U.S. is closing in on a deal with the Taliban that is designed to wind down America's 18-year war in Afghanistan, but the best indication of how risky the pact may be is this: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo …

The Top US Asylum Official Has Been Pushed Out By The Trump Administration  —  The long-serving head of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services' Asylum Division was pushed out this week by the agency's hardline acting director, Ken Cuccinelli, according to a source with knowledge of the move …

It's time to create a conservative ecosystem that doesn't welcome racists  —  Liberal commentators will always say conservatives are just a bunch of racists.  This is a lie.  But conservatives need to do a better job convincing the racists that it's a lie.

Former Trump Supporter Tells ‘Moscow Mitch’ McConnell, 'If You Don't Like This Nickname, Do Your Job'  —  A well-known former supporter of President Donald Trump joined in on the “Moscow Mitch” criticism of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell with an open letter telling the Republican, “if you don't like this nickname, do your job.”

Marianne Williamson: 'I Didn't Think the Left Lied like This'  —  Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson (D) revealed that she did not think the left was “so mean” and “lied like this” until she ran for president as an outsider candidate.  —  “I know this sounds naive.  I didn't think the left was so mean.

Sarah Sanders' book is coming shortly before the 2020 election  —  St. Martin's Press will announce Thursday that former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders will publish a memoir about her Trump administration experiences in fall 2020 — right before the election.

Jussie Smollett lawyers: Even if actor faked attack, cops didn't need to investigate it so vigorously  —  SNEED EXCLUSIVE: The ex-"Empire" actor's latest court filing, while not admitting he staged the incident, pins the decision to spend so much money on the police probe squarely on law enforcement.

CNN Is Not Renewing A Political Reporter's TV Deal After She Got A New Job Running A Conservative News Site  —  Eliana Johnson, a leading White House reporter for Politico, will not have her contract renewed for her CNN political analyst role after she accepted a new job running the neoconservative Washington Free Beacon.

Trump Heads Into 2020 With No Clear Policy Agenda.  But It May Not Matter.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump heads into the closing months of the year before he faces re-election without a clear policy agenda and with an uphill path to achieving any major new accomplishments before he faces voters.

China, U.S. to resume trade talks in Washington in October  —  BEIJING — China said Thursday its trade representatives will fly to Washington in early October to resume negotiations with the United States, raising the possibility that both sides might arrest a recent deterioration …