Trump's Defenders: He Doesn't Hate the Troops, He Just ‘Sounds Like an Asshole’  —  Yes, his allies admit, Trump routinely makes callous comments about U.S. military personnel.  But it's because he hates the wars they're forced to fight, not the troops themselves.

White House directs federal agencies to cancel race-related training sessions it calls ‘un-American propaganda’  —  Administration seeks list of contracts for those that refer to ‘white privilege,’ according to memo  —  President Trump is moving to revamp federal agencies' racial sensitivity trainings …

John Kelly, at Center of Report on Trump Disparaging U.S. Soldiers, Keeps Silent  —  The former chief of staff's public reticence has frustrated groups that are hoping that he will publicly endorse Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democratic presidential nominee.  —  WASHINGTON — John F. Kelly left …

Captain ‘Sully’ Sullenberger Urges ‘Vote Him Out’ in Blistering Anti-Trump Tweetstorm: ‘President Has Repeatedly Shown Utter and Vulgar Contempt’ for Military  —  Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III unleashed a blistering tweetstorm on President Donald Trump on Friday night, condemning him …

Covid-19 Vaccine Developers Prepare Joint Pledge on Safety, Standards  —  Industry rivals come together to reassure public that urgency to develop coronavirus vaccine won't compromise scientific, regulatory rigor  —  Several drug makers developing Covid-19 vaccines plan to issue a public pledge …

Two Self-Described “Boogaloo Bois” Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to Hamas  —  The Justice Department today announced a federal criminal complaint charging Michael Robert Solomon, 30, and Benjamin Ryan Teeter, 22, with conspiring and attempting to provide material support …

Charges against Curtis Flowers are dropped  —  The Mississippi man who was tried six times for the same crime and whose case was the subject of Season 2 of the APM Reports podcast In the Dark sees his two-decade saga come to an end.  —  At long last, Curtis Flowers is free.

DHS draft document: White supremacists are greatest terror threat  —  White supremacists present the gravest terror threat to the United States, according to a draft report from the Department of Homeland Security.  —  Two later draft versions of the same document — all of which were reviewed …

Trump campaign going dark in Arizona, cancels planned TV blitz  —  Donald Trump's re-election campaign is going off Arizona airwaves after the Labor Day holiday, and may not resume television advertising in the Grand Canyon State until early voting begins in early October.

Michael Cohen says Trump will ‘do anything’ to stay in office, even start a war  —  Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen said Friday he believes his former boss will “do anything and everything” to win re-election and “even go so far as to start a war” to remain in office.

Congresswoman blocked from touring mail facility by Postal Service police  —  U.S. Postal Service police barred Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz from entering two mail sorting facilities in Florida in the early morning hours on Friday, threatening to escort her from the property if she didn't leave.

Exclusive: Nearly 700 U.S. Veterans Issue Open Letter in Support of Trump  —  Nearly 700 American veterans have issued an open letter affirming their support of President Trump against establishment media attacks weeks before the 2020 presidential election.  —  This week, The Atlantic …

Facebook's Political Ad Ban Also Threatens Ability to Spread Accurate Information on How to Vote  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Facebook this week said it would bar political ads …

Non-negotiable: all military members will be subject to Trump's payroll tax deferral  —  All active-duty military members as well as federal civilian employees will be subject to the president's upcoming payroll tax deferral, a senior administration official told Federal News Network Friday evening.

Sources: Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg weeps in his office ‘all the time’ … This week, the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg dropped what could be his biggest piece since he won a major award for drawing bogus links between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda.  The piece claims that during a 2018 visit …

Iran Caught Stockpiling Enriched Uranium Needed for Bomb  —  Nuclear watchdog: Tehran 3.5 months away from weapon  —  The United States has evidence that Iran is stockpiling enriched uranium, the key component in a nuclear weapon, in direct violation of international restrictions on Tehran's use of the fissile material.

NFL asked Snyder to ‘back off’ use of private investigators, lawyer says, as PI visits rattle ex-employees  —  While Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder pledged to “fully cooperate” with the probe into allegations of widespread sexual harassment at his organization …

Ignoring warnings from election officials, Trump again suggests supporters should try to vote twice  —  Trump appears to encourage people to vote twice  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump suggested to his supporters on Friday night that if they vote by mail they should also attempt …

A new Trump ad features some oddly placed footage.  Now its owner may sue.  —  A new ad launched by President Trump's campaign in Wisconsin offers viewers a split universe: The first half displays violence, looting, fires and imagery of Joe Biden shrouded in dark, sinister hues.

UPDATES: Breonna Taylor protesters say ‘No justice, no Derby’ ahead of race  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As Kentucky Derby weekend swiftly approaches, protesters are gathering in Louisville for the 100th-straight day to demand justice for Breonna Taylor.  —  Taylor, an unarmed 26-year-old Black woman …

The Metastasizing Cancer Of Trump  —  Vote as soon as you can.  Vote Biden.  —  2 hr … The Uighur women in exile in Istanbul are the fortunate ones.  They managed to escape the control of the Chinese Communist regime, thanks to relatives who found ways to get them out of the country.

Kanye spends nearly $6 million on presidential campaign  —  Rapper Kanye West is pouring in millions of his own money and hiring prominent political operatives to fuel his independent presidential bid, according to his first financial filing with the Federal Election Commission.

Trump's job losses are the worst of any American president on record  —  New York (CNN Business)President Donald Trump is heading into the general election with the worst jobs numbers of any president, based on records that go back to World War II.  —  That's not going to change …

Column: Here's why Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen shooting suspect in Kenosha killings, is likely to get off  —  Kyle Rittenhouse is going to walk.  —  This is my conclusion as I emerge, blinking in the light, from the rabbit hole I've been down all week of self-defense law, jury-instruction language …

CBP chief has no evidence of black-clad Antifa protesters taking planes to protests, says spokesman  —  WASHINGTON — In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Customs and Border Protection chief Mark Morgan said that “groups like Antifa” are sending organized protestors by plane to cities around the country to incite violence.

Pentagon reaffirms Microsoft's JEDI cloud contract win despite procurement mistake  —  The Pentagon reaffirmed its controversial decision to give its largest-ever cloud computing contract to Microsoft instead of to market-leader Amazon, defying a court decision that blocked the earlier award amid criticism …