Kelly moves to control the information Trump sees  —  Confronted with a West Wing that treated policymaking as a free-for-all, President Donald Trump's chief of staff, John Kelly, is instituting a system used by previous administrations to limit internal competition — and to make himself …

Roger Stone: Any Politician Who Votes To Impeach Trump “Would Be Endangering Their Own Life”  —  Roger Stone, a former Trump campaign advisor and personal friend of the President says if Congress impeaches Donald Trump, there will be all-out Civil War in the U.S.

Virginia judge denies bail to crying neo-Nazi Christopher Cantwell  —  A judge has denied bail to Christopher Cantwell, a neo-Nazi who obtained internet infamy after video of him crying about Charlottesville went viral.  —  According to local news outlet WMUR-TV, Cantwell is being held without bail …

Intel chief sheds light on ‘beautiful letter’ Trump says he wrote him  —  Clapper's full interview on Trump's rally  —  (CNN)When former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper questioned President Donald Trump's “fitness to be in this office” after the President's wild speech …

Trump seriously considering ending DACA  —  President Trump is seriously considering ending DACA, the Obama-era policy that shields some illegal immigrants from deportation, before conservative state attorneys general file a court challenge to the program.  —  Sources familiar …

Videos show East High cheerleaders repeatedly forced into splits, police investigating … DENVER - Editor's note: the video included in this story is difficult to watch and may not be suitable for all viewers.  —  Denver Police are now investigating incidents involving multiple cheerleaders …

Police: ‘Active shooter situation’ in popular King Street area in downtown Charleston … There is an “active shooter situation” in a popular tourist and commercial area of downtown Charleston, according to police spokesman Charles Francis.  King Street is currently closed between Calhoun and Morris Streets.

Turd Reich: San Francisco dog owners lay minefield of poo for rightwing rally  —  ‘I just had this image of alt-right people stomping around in the poop,’ says the organizer of an unusual protest ahead of Saturday's Patriot Prayer rally … When a group of far-right activists come …

Breitbart, other ‘alt-right’ websites are the darlings of Russian propaganda effort  —  Amid an investigation into Russian meddling in the last U.S. presidential election, a Russian propaganda Twitter network aimed at American audiences consistently spreads links to Breitbart and other right-wing …

Court orders company to produce data on anti-Trump site  —  A court in the District of Columbia on Thursday ordered web hosting company DreamHost to produce data and information requested by the Department of Justice (DOJ) related to an anti-President Trump website.

Soldiers on Pence Detail Reassigned for Bringing Women to Hotel  —  The U.S. Army detail assigned to Vice President Mike Pence's communications team has been removed from White House duties after being caught on video bringing women back to their hotel in Colombia, according to three U.S. defense officials.

Texas House map must be redrawn, federal court says  —  Federal judges on Thursday found fault with some of the state's 150 state House districts, which must now be redrawn ahead of the 2018 elections.  —  Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.

Emmanuel Macron has spent €26,000 on makeup in his first three months as French president  —  Emmanuel Macron spent €26,000 (£24,000) on makeup during his first three months as president of France, it has emerged.  —  In potentially damaging news for the 39-year old centrist leader …

Access to Health Insurance Restored in All Ohio Counties  —  Insurance Department and CareSource announce Paulding County will have health insurance coverage for 2018  —  COLUMBUS - Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment today joined CareSource to announce Paulding County …

Zinke won't eliminate any national monuments  —  BILLINGS, Mont. — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said he's recommending that none of 27 national monuments carved from wilderness and ocean and under review by the Trump administration be eliminated.  —  But there would be changes to a “handful,” he said.

Counter-protester who allegedly ‘sucker-punched’ Trump supporter at O.C. rally tried to flee state, police say  —  A 20-year-old Ohio man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of battery after he allegedly “sucker-punched” a Trump supporter at an anti-illegal immigration rally in Laguna Beach on Sunday, police said.

Amazon and Whole Foods Market Announce Acquisition to Close This Monday, Will Work Together to Make High-Quality, Natural and Organic Food Affordable for Everyone  —  SEATTLE & AUSTIN, Texas—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Aug. 24, 2017— (NASDAQ:AMZN)—Amazon and Whole Foods Market today announced …

After Charlottesville, It's Time to End the Assault on Voting Rights  —  the wake of the events in Charlottesville, President Trump's refusal to promptly and unequivocally denounce the radical, white-supremacist movement in this country was disgraceful.  It was shameful, un-American, and it was wrong.

Apple Is Planning a 4K Upgrade for Its TV Box  —  Company plans to announce new Apple TV model in September  —  New model will play 4K HDR content from movie studios, apps  —  Apple is planning to unveil a renewed focus on the living room with an upgraded Apple TV set-top box …

Some In Congress Don't Get The “Gravity” Of Russian Election Meddling, Former CIA Director Said  —  John Brennan, CIA director under President Barack Obama, also bemoaned a “barrage” of “inaccurate and misleading” news reports.  He made these statements in an internal memo to CIA employees obtained through …

Sen. Jeff Flake: Trump ‘inviting’ 2020 primary challenge by how he's governing  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Republican Sen. Jeff Flake said Wednesday that President Donald Trump is inviting a primary challenge in 2020 with his style of governing.  —  Flake, who is up for re-election in 2018, has been a frequent critic of Trump.

New GW Battleground Poll Finds Widespread Public Concern About President Trump's Behavior  —  MEDIA CONTACTS:  —  Jason Shevrin: jshevrin@gwu.edu, 202-994-5631  —  John Brandt: johnbrandt@gwu.edu, 202-994-3199  —  Democrats Hold Edge on Health Care, Climate Change …

Kellyanne Conway says journalists should be “forced” to report favorably on Trump  —  It is no secret that Donald Trump resents the media's constant pushback on his lies, corruption, and bigotry.  His allies and surrogates constantly make the rounds on TV to complain about it.

Young Chinese are ‘too fat and masturbate too much to pass army fitness tests’  —  Chinese army  —  A rising number of young Chinese people are failing fitness tests required to join the army because they are too fat and masturbate too much, state media has proclaimed.

Trump's Tax Cuts Delight Wall Street as Debt Worries Fade  —  Goldman's Blankfein, a Fix the Debt advocate, said after Trump won that tax reform “will be good for growth” and “good for our clients and for our firm.”  —  It was only about five years ago that powerful people in finance loved talking …

The ACLU's Twitter account gets a lesson in political correctness  —  Earlier this week, the Twitter account for the American Civil Liberties Union posted an innocuous picture of a toddler wearing a tyke-sized ACLU T-shirt with the words “Free Speech” on the front.

Secret Service spent $7,100 renting luxury portable toilets for Trump's Bedminster trip  —  291 Shares  —  The financial strains on the Secret Service under the Trump administration are now well-known.  —  And you can add luxury portable restrooms to their mounting bills.

Did enough Bernie Sanders supporters vote for Trump to cost Clinton the election?  —  On Tuesday night, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was in Detroit to host a town hall meeting with Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.).  It felt, writes The Washington Post's Dave Weigel, like a “campaign rally.”

Driver pushes into protesters in St. Louis street; 3 people sustain minor injuries … A car drives up to a group of protesters blocking Manchester Avenue, the car stopped and then accelerates through the protesters in St. Louis on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017.  Only minor injuries were reported by people on the scene.

How a New Generation of Progressive Activists Is Leading the Trump Resistance  —  Grassroots progressives are rising up and fighting Trump - with or without the Democratic Party  —  During the Fourth of July congressional recess, grassroots activists in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin …