'He's losing his s—': Trump's advisers are increasingly worried about his mental state following days of erratic behavior  — President Donald Trump's aides and confidants are increasingly worried about his mental state after days of erratic behavior and wild outbursts.

Air Force crew made an odd stop on a routine trip: Trump's Scottish resort  —  In early Spring of this year, an Air National Guard crew made a routine trip from the U.S. to Kuwait to deliver supplies.  —  What wasn't routine was where the crew stopped along the way: President Donald Trump's Turnberry resort …

How An Élite University Research Center Concealed Its Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein  —  New documents show that the M.I.T. Media Lab was aware of Epstein's status as a convicted sex offender, and that Epstein directed contributions to the lab far exceeding the amounts M.I.T. has publicly admitted.

WATCH: Laura Ingraham Drinks Steak Impaled With Lightbulbs and Plastic Straws to Own the Libs  —  Fox News host Laura Ingraham engaged in several minutes of prop “comedy” when she attempted to “trigger” liberals with a plate of steak, incandescent light bulbs, and plastic straws.

House Judiciary panel preparing vote to define Trump impeachment probe  —  The House Judiciary Committee is preparing to take its first formal vote to define what Chairman Jerry Nadler calls an ongoing “impeachment investigation” of President Donald Trump, according to multiple sources briefed on the discussions.

Donald Trump Enters the Eccentric Dictator Phase of His Presidency  —  Laws?  Elections?  In the Dear Leader universe, these are mere echoes of the weak, corrupt past.  And the facts are whatever he says they are.  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  As we enter Day Six of Sharpiegate …

AP Interview: Gorsuch rues loss of civility but mum on Trump  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Neil Gorsuch is following the path of Supreme Court colleagues-turned-authors in a new book in which he laments the loss of civility in public discourse.  —  The 52-year-old justice wrote “A Republic …

Eric Trump Encounters Journalism, Is Confused  —  The manipulation of journalism is perhaps Donald Trump's only real talent.  His career was created by deceiving the media into presenting him as a budding tycoon when he had done almost nothing in business.  He used the media to reinflate …

BREAKING: What Is The Point of CNN?  —  Nothing  —  CNN is a mid-tier cable news network that provides non-stop breaking news to bored airport travelers and internet journalists.  The network has breathlessly covered President Donald Trump's every fart and utterance since 2015 and has contributed to the …

Breitbart Claims A Progressive Scalp and Reason, Predictably, Draws the Wrongest Possible Conclusion  —  So Breitbart has taken a leftist scalp.  —  They discovered tweets by Dr. Jamie R. Riley, University of Alabama's assistant vice president and dean of students, that show [shocked face::

Can Jared's millennial ‘mini-me’ bring peace to the Middle East?  —  Before his promotion this week to a leading role in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, 30-year-old Avi Berkowitz filled a number of odd jobs in the West Wing.  They have included shepherding distinguished visitors …

The Washington Post Nominated Glenn Kessler for a Pulitzer Prize  —  Earlier this year, the Washington Post nominated Glenn Kessler and his “Fact Checker” team for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in the National Reporting category.  Kessler was not named as a finalist by the Pulitzer committee …

Kevin Hart and Dave Chappelle's Privileged LGBTQ Blind Spots  —  The two superstar comedians have come under fire for their insensitivity to the LGBTQ community.  They have much to learn, writes Stereo Williams, as do their critics.  —  Oppressed people can oppress people.  It's an uncomfortable truism.

Joe Biden Said He Advised Hillary Clinton's Team Not To Debate With Donald Trump Over The “Access Hollywood” Tape  —  “Is he suggesting Hillary's reaction to the Access Hollywood tape should have been, ‘Oh, nevermind?’  That is a pretty Mad Men-era mentality,” a Clinton aide said.  —  Reporting From

Efforts to combat human trafficking slow under Trump  —  Several federal efforts to combat human trafficking in the U.S. have slowed under the Trump administration, according to government data and human trafficking advocates.  —  Why it matters: There are thousands of trafficking victims in the U.S. …

Dazed and confused, Johnson stumbles into the twilight zone with a police escort  —  Was it only five weeks ago that Conservatives believed the prime minister was the only possible answer to their problems?  —  Why do people still call it a Tory “split” on Europe?  It's not a split: it's an episiotomy.

Democrats face internal rancor over deep fakes, disinformation  —  Democrats are at war over disinformation.  —  As illegitimate tactics like manipulated videos, troll farms, and fake social media accounts spread, state Democratic officials are demanding an official policy disavowing disinformation warfare.

‘We either clean house, or Democrats take those seats’  —  Republicans are eager to see primary challenges to Rep. Steve King and other embattled lawmakers.  —  Party officials normally hate primary challenges and all the messy drama that comes with a family feud.

Donald Trump Was “Colluding” with Roger Stone on Four Different Direct Lines  —  The parties in the Roger Stone trial just released some pre-trial documents that include a stipulation for a bunch of emails and phone numbers that will be discussed at trial.  (I'm not linking them because they're not redacted.)

A Cruel Parody of Antitrust Enforcement  —  The Justice Department is roughing up Mr. Trump's political enemies and threatening the environment.  —  The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.  It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he will defy NRA, take lead on gun background checks  —  ‘Someone in the Republican Party has to take the lead on this,’ Patrick said, of requiring checks when strangers sell to strangers. … AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he's “willing to take an arrow” …