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.

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 …

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.

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's war on reality enters bizarre new terrain  —  Specifically: A not-exactly-hurricane-ravaged Alabama.  —  Hurricane Dorian seemed poised to slam directly into Florida as recently as last Thursday.  Projections from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed a track …

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.

How Trump's post-presidential Twitter feed could shape the future of the Republican Party  —  President Trump has remade the Republican Party in his own image, but whether the party will survive in its current form, or get remade again once he leaves office, is the source of great debate.

Williamson: Left shouldn't mock people who think prayers can turn away hurricanes  —  Marianne Williamson chided people who mocked her for a since-deleted tweet in which she argued the “power of the mind” kept Hurricane Dorian from doing more damage Wednesday.

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.

CNN Climate Town Hall: Here's What You Need to Know  — Ten Democratic presidential candidates presented their plans for tackling climate change in a seven-hour CNN town hall on global warming.  — Almost all of the candidates have a goal of achieving carbon neutrality across the U.S. economy by 2050 …

Devin Nunes' campaign drops lawsuit against constituents who claimed he was a fake farmer  —  The campaign for Devin Nunes on Tuesday dropped its lawsuit against the people who accused the Republican congressman of being a “fake farmer” and tried to get his ballot designation removed.

Congress Promised Student Borrowers A Break.  Education Dept. Rejected 99% Of Them  —  Toggle more options  —  A new report from a government watchdog, first obtained obtained by NPR, says an expanded effort by Congress to forgive the student loans of public servants is remarkably unforgiving.

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.

Trump congratulates Poland on the anniversary of Nazi invasion  —  Trump has a history of historical ignorance.  Sometimes, that ignorance results in an international embarrassment.  —  CONNECT  —  To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of Poland, President Donald Trump did what any world leader would do.

Trump attacks actress Debra Messing after she pushed to out his donors  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday amplified accusations of McCarthyism leveled at actress Debra Messing after the “Will & Grace” star made a public plea for a list of Trump donors in Hollywood and disparaged black Trump voters.

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 …

Bernie Sanders tells squealing baby to pipe down at campaign stop  —  Bernie Sanders slipped into a bit of a Larry David moment on the campaign trail Tuesday, grumbling at a squealing baby to pipe down.  —  “If we could keep that down a little bit,” the Vermont senator said in a moment captured …

Public Designation, Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption, of Romania's Liviu Nicolae Dragnea  —  Secretary Michael R. Pompeo is publicly designating the former Speaker of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, Liviu Nicolae Dragnea, due to his involvement in significant corruption.

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 …

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 …

A Nobel-Winning Economist Goes to Burning Man  —  Amid the desert orgies, Paul Romer investigates a provocative question: Is this bacchanal a model of urban planning?  —  BLACK ROCK CITY, Nev. — It was dusk on the opening night of Burning Man, and the makers and misfits were touching up their art projects and orgy dens.

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.

Republicans Think Democrats Want A Recession.  Polling Shows They Don't.  —  Just 9% of Democrats hope the economy tanks, but a plurality of Americans are expecting a recession.  —  It didn't take long after the U.S. economy showed signs of a potential economic downturn for conservative media figures …

Analysis: Black votes will define electability for Democrats  —  For all the strategic calculations, sophisticated voter targeting and relentless talk about electability in Iowa and New Hampshire, the Democratic presidential nomination will be determined by a decidedly different group: black voters.

San Francisco Declares the N.R.A. a ‘Domestic Terrorist Organization’  —  The city's lawmakers unanimously passed the resolution in response to recent mass shootings.  The National Rifle Association called it a worthless “sound-bite remedy.”  —  Unsettled by recent mass shootings across the nation …