In tell-all book, Michael Cohen says Trump hired a ‘Faux-Bama’ during White House run  —  (CNN)Before Donald Trump ever sought the Oval Office, he was preoccupied by its occupant President Barack Obama, publicly questioning his birthplace and privately describing him as “a Manchurian candidate” …

Multiple boats in distress, sinking at Trump Boat Parade on Lake Travis  —  Multiple 911 calls have been made regarding boats being in distress, some sinking at the ‘Trump Boat Parade’ scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Lake Travis, according to the Travis County Sheriff's Office.

Trump referred to Marines buried at cemetery in France in crude and derogatory terms, a former senior administration official says  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump referred to fallen US service members at the Aisne-Marne cemetery in crude and derogatory terms during a November 2018 trip to France …

Kamala Harris to make Labor Day stop in Milwaukee, same day Mike Pence campaigns in La Crosse  —  MADISON - Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris will appear in Milwaukee on Monday, the same day Vice President Mike Pence will speak in La Crosse.

Exclusive: Leaked meeting notes show Boris Johnson said Trump was ‘making American great again’  —  The Prime Minister is quoted telling the US ambassador in August 2017, when foreign secretary, that Mr Trump was doing ‘fantastic stuff’  —  Boris Johnson privately told US diplomats that Donald Trump was …

Anita Hill vows to vote for Joe Biden and work with him on gender issues  —  Anita Hill says she would work with Joe Biden  —  (CNN)Anita Hill never pictured herself voting for Joe Biden.  —  But given the political reality the nation is facing, she's not only going to vote for Biden …

Biden expands transition team, adding key campaign allies and top Obama-Biden policy hands  —  Biden fires back at Trump: My son wasn't a sucker  —  (CNN)Democratic nominee Joe Biden is expanding his transition team, adding a former presidential rival, vice presidential contenders …

Census Work Has Been Winding Down, But A Judge Says It Needs To Press On For Now  —  The Trump administration must, for now, stop winding down in-person counting efforts for the 2020 census, a federal judge in California ordered Saturday, while a legal fight over the shortened schedule for the national head count continues.

Fox News' Jennifer Griffin Defends Reporting After Trump Calls For Her Firing: ‘My Sources Are Unimpeachable’  —  Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin defended her reporting confirming The Atlantic's story detailing how President Donald Trump disparaged veterans and war dead as “losers” and “suckers.”

Osama bin Laden's niece says only Trump can prevent another 9/11  —  Another 9/11-style attack may be just around the corner if Joe Biden is elected president, warns Noor bin Ladin, the niece of Sept. 11 terror mastermind Osama bin Laden.  —  “ISIS proliferated under the Obama/Biden administration, leading to them coming to Europe.

Trump came to Dover after my wife was killed fighting ISIS.  He absolutely respects our service. … “Hey, Joe,” a quiet but familiar voice said to me from the doorway of a small room with plush furniture.  The room was meant to provide as much comfort as possible for the families …

The Ugly Numbers Are Finally In on the 2017 Trump Tax Rewrite  —  Radical Republicans Ramrodded that Law through Congress, and, You Guessed It, the Rich Made Out Like Bandits While the Rest of Us Got Bupkis  —  By David Cay Johnston, DCReport Editor-in-Chief

North Korea may be prepping submarine-launched ballistic missile test, U.S. weapons experts warn  —  U.S. weapons experts say they believe North Korea may be preparing to test a new strategic weapon system that would vastly expand Kim Jong Un's arsenal and defy President Donald Trump's threshold requirements …

New York attorney general to organize grand jury on Daniel Prude death  —  New York Attorney General Letitia James said Saturday she will empanel a grand jury as part of the state's investigation into the March 30 death of Daniel Prude, a Black man, who died seven days after being hooded and held down by Rochester police.

A Doctor Went to His Own Employer for a COVID-19 Antibody Test.  It Cost $10,984.  —  Physicians Premier ER charged Dr. Zachary Sussman's insurance $10,984 for his COVID-19 antibody test even though Sussman worked for the chain and knows the testing materials only cost about $8.

Kentucky Derby: Racial justice protesters, armed militia groups confront each other … LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hundreds of protesters demanding racial justice and an end to police brutality marched to the Churchill Downs racetrack on Saturday as the Kentucky Derby got underway.

‘The Princess Bride’ Cast Reunites for Wisconsin Democratic Party Fundraiser … Reiner, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Carol Kane, Chris Sarandon, Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn and Billy Crystal will read the script on Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. CT, followed by a Q&A with the cast hosted by comedian Patton Oswalt.

Parents Got More Time Off.  Then the Backlash Started.  —  Pandemic policies at tech companies have created a rift between parents offered more benefits and resentful workers who don't have children.  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — When the coronavirus closed schools and child care centers …

Court Approves Warrantless Surveillance Rules While Scolding F.B.I.  —  The release of a newly declassified ruling follows a separate decision by an appeals court that a defunct National Security Agency program was illegal.  —  WASHINGTON — The nation's surveillance court found that the F.B …