Justice Dept. Never Fully Examined Trump's Ties to Russia, Ex-Officials Say  —  The former deputy attorney general maneuvered to keep investigators from completing an inquiry into whether the president's personal and financial links to Russia posed a national security threat.

Trump Embraces Fringe Theories on Protests and the Coronavirus  —  In a Twitter barrage, the president advanced conspiracy theories claiming that protests are an organized coup and that the virus death toll is inflated.  He also reposted a call to imprison New York's governor.

DHS chief refuses to condemn violent Trump supporters under grilling by CBS host: ‘So you endorse this?’  —  Department of Homeland acting Security Secretary Chad Wolf on Sunday declined to condemn Trump supporters who have instigated or incited violence at Black Lives Matter protests around the country.

Leaked McGahn memo reveals alarms about Kushner's top-secret security clearance  —  Trump ultimately intervened to ensure Kushner got his top-secret security clearance.

Trump's favorability and perceptions of COVID-19 response stagnate post-convention: POLL  —  Trump's favorability didn't improve, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds.  —  President Donald Trump's efforts to build his appeal and define his opponent at the Republican National Convention …

Trump offered FBI director job to John Kelly, asked for loyalty  —  The day after President Trump fired FBI boss James Comey, the president phoned John Kelly, who was then secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, and offered him Comey's job, the New York Times' Pulitzer Prize-winning …

Inside Trump's pressure campaign on federal scientists over a covid-19 treatment  —  President Trump's accusatory tweet barreled in at 7:49 a.m. a week ago Saturday: The “deep state” at the Food and Drug Administration was trying to sandbag his election prospects by slowing progress …

WATCH NOW: Kenosha speaker strays from message at rally  —  KENOSHA - A peaceful march and rally took place in Kenosha on Saturday asking for justice for Jacob Blake, who was shot on Sunday.  —  Most of the speakers talked about justice peacefully.  But near the end of the rally …

How Angela Merkel's great migrant gamble paid off … Mohammad Hallak found the key to unlock the mysteries of his new homeland when he realised you could switch the subtitles on your Netflix account to German.  The 21-year-old Syrian from Aleppo jotted down words he didn't know, increased his vocabulary and quickly became fluent.

Trump Called Kimberly Guilfoyle After Her Roaring RNC Speech, Compared Her to Eva Perón  —  After Kimberly Guilfoyle's RNC speech became a target of memes and talk-show mockery, sources confirm President Trump called her and said, “That was fantastic...so amazing.”

Breonna Taylor's Life Was Changing.  Then the Police Came to Her Door.  —  An ex-boyfriend's run-ins with the law entangled her even as she tried to move on.  Interviews, documents and jailhouse recordings help explain how she landed in the middle of a deadly drug raid.

Biden to speak in Pennsylvania on Monday  —  Joe Biden will travel to western Pennsylvania on Monday to give remarks focused on how President Donald Trump has made America less safe, forgoing the chance to deliver that message in Wisconsin, where the president is planning a Tuesday visit.

DHS Chief Says He Was Unaware Naturalization Ceremony Would Be Aired At RNC  —  The video raised concerns that Donald Trump and acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf used the event to further the president's reelection chances.  —  Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf claimed Sunday …

Louisiana Sen. Kennedy on destruction from Hurricane Laura: It will ‘take your breath away’  —  The people of Louisiana have been ‘chewed up, spit out and stepped on and I wanted the president to see it,’ Kennedy says  —  Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy, Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee …

Ratcliffe defends end of election security briefings, accuses lawmakers of leaks  —  Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe on Sunday defended his announcement that in-person election security briefings to Congress will end, saying the move was necessary to prevent leaks.