Fight over Trump wall could lead to shutdown  —  Marc Short, the White House director of legislative affairs, says the Trump administration has clear expectations for the fall: “We get tax reform and we also complete funding of the government which includes rebuilding of the military and securing our border.”

Rod Rosenstein addresses efforts to stop White House leaks  —  This is a rush transcript from “Fox News Sunday,” August 6, 2017.  This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.  —  CHRIS WALLACE, HOST: I'm Chris Wallace.  —  The Russia investigation hits up as the Trump White House deals with a barrage of leaks.

Emails: South Carolina AG coordinated with key figure in statehouse probe on letter booting special prosecutor off case  —  S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson criticizes his appointed special prosecutor, 1st Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe, during a March 2016 press conference regarding the Statehouse corruption probe.

Trump's Trade Pullout Roils Rural America  —  EAGLE GROVE, Iowa — On a cloud-swept landscape dotted with grain elevators, a meat producer called Prestage Farms is building a 700,000-square-foot processing plant.  The gleaming new factory is both the great hope of Wright County …

What's It Like to See a Democracy Destroyed?  —  What's it like to watch a country implode?  To see a democracy destroyed and an economy crater?  —  Since 2014, American journalist Hannah Dreier has documented just that in Venezuela, once one of the world's wealthiest nations and still home …

Fight over right to sue nursing homes heats up  —  Consumer groups are making a last ditch effort to stop the Trump administration from stripping nursing home residents and their families of the right to take facilities to court over alleged abuse, neglect or sexual assault.

Jason Chaffetz, Who Bailed Early From Congress, Rips Congress For Bailing Early  —  The irony of this one did not escape us.  —  Monday morning on Fox Business, former House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz was incensed over the idea that the Senate would leave early with such a lengthy list of things to do.

Former DNC chair criticizes ‘whiny’ left … Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Howard Dean ripped what he called the “whiny” portion of the Democratic Party on Saturday in response to criticism of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) by a number of progressives.

Someone in the White House is working overtime to drive a wedge between the president and his national security adviser.  —  The war on White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster continues, with allies of Steve Bannon using sympathetic media outlets to push a narrative that McMaster …

Diplomats Question Tactics of Tillerson, the Executive Turned Secretary of State  —  WASHINGTON — Several times a week the State Department sends a greeting to a foreign country on the occasion of its national day.  By tradition, the salutations have been written by low-level diplomats and routinely approved by their superiors.

Kayleigh McEnany appears in pro-Trump ‘news’ video after leaving CNN  —  Kayleigh McEnany appears in Pro-Trump ‘newscast’ after leaving CNN  —  Former CNN commentator Kayleigh McEnany is now hosting campaign-style videos for President Trump's Facebook page.

Chance to be governor lures members from House  —  Fully half of the 18 members leaving the House next year jumped in order to run for governor in their states, looking to trade in legislative gridlock for executive orders — and the chance to play a dominating role in redrawing their colleagues' districts in four years.

Trump's malignant pattern: He woos people, rips them off and then abandons them — and he won't stop  —  Trump has followed the same manipulative script over and over again, in politics as in business.  We're the marks  —  Donald Trump's astonishing New York Times interview from July 19 …

New York's Subways Are Not Just Delayed.  Some Trains Don't Run at All.  —  The nation's most crowded subway line is jammed every morning with a crush of people waiting to board trains.  Angry riders often have to let a train or two pass before they can wedge themselves inside.

U.S. Troops Train in Eastern Europe to Echoes of the Cold War  —  NOVO SELO TRAINING RANGE, Bulgaria — After more than a decade spent fighting Islamic insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States Army is scrambling to relearn Cold War-era skills to confront potential threats from Russia …

Dayton calls Bloomington mosque blast “act of terrorism”  —  Governor condemns Islamic center bomb attack; supporters rush in to show solidarity.  —  Video (00:54) : Gov. Mark Dayton speaks at the Dar Al Farooq Islamic Center while Alexis Lohse holds heart signs with her daughters and mother, on Sunday.

These 3 Federal Debt Ceiling Nightmares Should Keep You Awake At Night  —  This easily got lost amid all of last week's other Washington-related craziness: Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that Democrats should provide the votes the Trump administration …

The Congressional Map Is Historically Biased Against Democrats  —  When Democrats think about their party's problems on the political map, they tend to think of President Trump's ability to win the White House despite losing the popular vote and Republicans' potent efforts to gerrymander congressional districts.

Tax writers see peril in Trump's Obamacare persistence  —  Republicans acknowledge that the aggressive timeline they have set up for overhauling the tax code this fall leaves them little room for error.  —  There could be one problem with that: Obamacare isn't going away.

Trump Embraces a Senseless Immigration Proposal  —  President Trump has endorsed legislation that would slash legal immigration by half, mainly by cutting the number of visas granted to relatives of citizens, while favoring people who speak English and have advanced degrees.

America's Whiniest ‘Victim’  —  Donald Trump is the reigning king of American victimhood.  —  He is unceasingly pained, injured, aggrieved.  —  The primaries were unfair.  The debates were unfair.  The general election was unfair.  —  “No politician in history — and I say this with great surety …

Many Politicians Lie.  But Trump Has Elevated the Art of Fabrication.  —  WASHINGTON — Whit Ayres, a Republican political consultant here, likes to tell his clients that there are “three keys to credibility.”  —  “One, never defend the indefensible,” he says.  “Two, never deny the undeniable.