More willful blindness by the media on spying by Obama administration  —  The Washington press corps seems engaged in a collective demonstration of the legal concept of willful blindness, or deliberately ignoring facts, following the release of yet another declassified document …

Videos Show How Federal Officers Escalated Violence in Portland  —  Peaceful protests were already happening for weeks when federal officers arrived on July 4.  Our video shows how President Trump's deployment ignited chaos.  —  Federal officers in military gear ... ... clouds of tear gas ... ... crowd control munitions ...

Reagan Foundation to Trump, RNC: Quit raising money off Ronald Reagan's legacy  —  The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, which runs the 40th president's library near Los Angeles, has demanded that President Trump and the Republican National Committee (RNC) …

Local TV stations across the country set to air discredited ‘Plandemic’ researcher's conspiracy theory about Fauci  —  New York (CNN Business)Local television stations owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group are set to air a conspiracy theory over the weekend that suggests Dr. Anthony Fauci …

DHS was a mistake.  I regret voting for it.  —  I never imagined a president like Trump when I voted to create the Department of Homeland Security.  —  Here are the three words that no elected official, serving or retired, wants to say: “I was wrong.”  —  Throughout my career, I was known for taking some very lonely votes.

Regis Philbin, Legendary Television Host, Dies at 88  —  “His family and friends are forever grateful for the time we got to spend with him - for his warmth, his legendary sense of humor, and his singular ability to make every day into something worth talking about,” the Philbin family shares with PEOPLE in an exclusive statement

The Supreme Court's surprising decision on churches and the pandemic, explained  —  Justice Samuel Alito speaks during the Georgetown University Law Center's third annual Dean's Lecture to the Graduating Class.  Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images  —  Nevada churches brought …

Ron DeSantis was supposed to star at Trump's Florida convention.  Not anymore.  —  A Jacksonville convention was a chance for the 41-year-old Republican to snag a top billing during Trump's final coronation and test the waters for a potential run at the GOP presidential nomination in 2024.

'That's an illegal order': veterans challenge Trump's officers in Portland  —  Two veterans asked federal agents if they understood their oath to defend the constitution as teargas was fired  —  The Black Lives Matter protest in Portland looked to be winding down last Saturday night …

Corporate Insiders Pocket $1 Billion in Rush for Coronavirus Vaccine  —  Well-timed stock bets have generated big profits for senior executives and board members at companies developing vaccines and treatments.  —  On June 26, a small South San Francisco company called Vaxart made a surprise announcement …

Rep. Ted Yoho removed from board of Christian charity over his comments about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez  —  A Christian nonprofit organization that fights world hunger asked Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) to resign from its board after he confronted a female colleague and then reportedly used …

Florida lawyers offering free living wills to teachers returning to school during the pandemic … A number of Florida lawyers are offering free or discounted living wills for teachers who may be required to return to the classroom this school year.  —  “I had read a story a few weeks ago …

As America tops 4 million COVID cases, the cult of Donald Trump has become a death cult  —  America has now passed the milestone of 4 million COVID cases, and we're still arguing with doctors and epidemiologists about masks and school closures.  I expected some of this …

Meadows, Mnuchin make rare weekend trip to the Hill amid coronavirus relief talks  —  In an unusual move, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows came to an empty U.S. Capitol on Saturday afternoon to huddle with Senate leadership staff.

Turning a Second Home Into a Primary Home  —  Those who are lucky enough to have a weekend house have discovered that living there full-time can require some adjustment.  —  20 PhotosView Slide Show  —  ›  —  When the pandemic slammed into New York City in March, Sally Fischer …

The Biggest Takeaway from Trump's Barstool Suck-Up Session  —  The president's anti-Black Lives Matter shtick is so extreme he's even lost the Barstool bros.  —  President Trump invited Dave “El Presidente” Portnoy to the White House on Thursday for a discussion vaguely resembling an …

Goodbye, Washington DC.  —  Mayor Bowser broke her contract with residents like me.  So we're leaving.  —  During the last night in my condo in DC, I had to walk my dog an extra lap around the block because a crazy person was outside screaming obscenities.  I wasn't afraid.

Key Trump campaign donor steps back from supporting president's 2020 election bid  —  Robert Mercer, a billionaire hedge-fund manager, donated $15.5m with his wife, Diana, to a number of organisations that supported Mr Trump in 2016 … One of Donald Trump's top presidential donors from 2016 …

Elon Musk, Blasting Off in Domestic Bliss  —  The billionaire space oddity on life with Grimes and Baby X, Trump, Tesla, tunnels, short shorts, stock surges, Facebook fumbles and everything else under the sun.  —  So how do the King of Mars, his Galactic Princess and their newborn son …

Jewish group asks head of Philadelphia NAACP to resign after anti-Semitic Facebook post  —  PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The NAACP and the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia have a long history of working together to combat racism and bigotry.  —  So, Jewish leaders say it was shocking …

American Catastrophe Through German Eyes  —  Trump says he wants to protect law-abiding citizens.  In 1933, Hitler issued his ‘Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State.’  —  PARIS — No people has found the American lurch toward authoritarianism under President Trump more alarming than the Germans.

Spin, deride, attack: How Trump's handling of Trump University presaged his presidency  —  The judge was out to get him, he said.  So was that prosecutor in New York, whom he called a dopey loser on a witch hunt.  So were his critics, who he said were all liars.

Once a Source of U.S.-China Tension, Trade Emerges as an Area of Calm  —  The trade deal is providing a rare point of stability as relations between the United States and China fray over Hong Kong, the coronavirus and accusations of espionage.  —  WASHINGTON — For the better part of three years …