How Trump's Plan to Secretly Meet With the Taliban Came Together, and Fell Apart  —  WASHINGTON — On the Friday before Labor Day, President Trump gathered top advisers in the Situation Room to consider what could be among the profound decisions of his presidency — a peace plan with the Taliban …

'It's a deceptive lead': Why Biden's rivals are planning around his big collapse  —  Most rivals have some variation of ‘when Biden fails’ written into their campaign plans.  —  He continues to outdistance the rest of the Democratic primary field in most polls.

Democrats to Broaden Impeachment Inquiry Into Trump to Corruption Accusations  —  WASHINGTON — House Democrats return to Washington this week poised to significantly broaden their nascent impeachment inquiry into President Trump beyond the findings of the Russia investigation, but they will confront a fast-dwindling political clock.

Air Force leaders order probe of Trump resort stays  —  The U.S. Air Force has ordered a world-wide review of how it chooses overnight accommodations on long flights following revelations that air crews had occasionally stayed at President Donald Trump's Scotland resort while refueling at a small commercial airport nearby.

Donald Trump To Attend GOP Retreat In Baltimore, City He Called ‘Disgusting’  —  The president is scheduled to speak at the House Republican Conference retreat this week despite his previous insults.  —  President Donald Trump will attend a Republican retreat in Baltimore …

Trump heads to N.C. for House special election — and 2020 test run  —  Tuesday's congressional election features a stark suburban-rural divide, one of the hallmarks of the Trump era.  —  WEDDINGTON, N.C. — The last, lingering piece of the 2018 election is about to preview …

Internal Kamala Harris document acknowledges ‘Summer Slump’  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — A briefing memo accidentally left behind at a restaurant here showed Kamala Harris' staff expected her to be grilled on her lack of presence in the state as well as her campaign's “summer slump.”

In photos: Students form protest chains around Hong Kong as authorities issue warning to U.S.  —  Thousands of students formed human chains for a silent protest outside schools across Hong Kong Monday to show solidarity after another violent weekend of clashes during pro-democracy demonstrations …

He Who Must Not Be Tolerated  —  Joi Ito's fall from grace for his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was much deserved.  But his style of corner-cutting ethics is all too common in tech.  —  Ms. Swisher covers technology and is a contributing opinion writer.  —  Voldemort?

No sign of Trump's hurricane here in Alabama  —  MOBILE, Ala. — The city stands.  —  The grocery stores are fully stocked, the Home Depot has no lack of generators, tarps and plywood, and it's business as usual at the Waffle Houses.  —  Boaters on the Mobile River have been urged to caution …

Trump Raids Funds Meant to Deter Russia to Pay for His Wall  —  National security experts believe it could be a gut punch to U.S. diplomatic and security interests in a part of the world that's been a sore spot for the president: Europe.  —  The Trump administration's move to divert billions …

Train wreck Britain still shows America a thing or 2 about political courage, cowardice  —  Who would ever want to live in this train wreck of a Western democracy?  The government is led by an utter buffoon — an oversize clown with yellow hair blowing every which way who can't utter …

'Someone's Gotta Tell the Freakin' Truth': Jerry Falwell's Aides Break Their Silence  —  More than two dozen current and former Liberty University officials describe a culture of fear and self-dealing at the largest Christian college in the world. … At Liberty University …

Inside the Democrats' massive trove of Trump 2020 opposition research  —  The DNC research team has mined thousands of lawsuits from nearly 50 states as part of a massive new trove on President Trump that will be weaponized through pols and reporters in key battlegrounds.

Trump Is Not Well  —  Accepting the reality about the president's disordered personality is important—even essential.  —  During the 2016 campaign, I received a phone call from an influential political journalist and author, who was soliciting my thoughts on Donald Trump.