Exclusive: Mitt Romney planning to run for Senate if Orrin Hatch retires  —  Sources tell UtahPolicy.com that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is preparing to run for Senate in 2018 if Sen. Orrin Hatch decides to retire.  —  Sources close to Romney say the two-time presidential candidate …

Trump promised not to work with foreign entities.  His company just did  —  WASHINGTON  —  A major construction company owned by the Chinese government was hired to work on the latest Trump golf club development in Dubai despite a pledge from Donald Trump that his family business …

John Kelly fires back at Democrat who called him ‘disgrace to the uniform’  —  EXCLUSIVE: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly fired back at a prominent House Democrat who called him a “disgrace to the uniform,” in the Gold Star father and retired Marine Corps general's first public response to the personal attack on his service.

Republican Sen. Bob Corker weighs whether to retire in 2018  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, the influential chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee who was once considered for a spot in President Donald Trump's Cabinet, is weighing whether to call it quits next year.

Conspiracies, Corruption and Climate  —  After the devastation wreaked by Harvey on Houston — devastation that was right in line with meteorologists' predictions — you might have expected everyone to take heed when the same experts warned about the danger posed by Hurricane Irma.

Sputnik, the Russian news agency, is under investigation by the FBI … WASHINGTON — The FBI recently questioned a former White House correspondent for Sputnik, the Russian-government-funded news agency, as part of an investigation into whether it is acting as an undeclared propaganda arm …

Pope Francis questions Trump's pro-life values over decision to end DACA  —  ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM COLOMBIA — Pope Francis has questioned President Donald Trump's commitment to pro-life values, suggesting that his administration's recent decision to end a program protecting undocumented young people …

Irma: Record flooding hits Jacksonville as Georgia braces for epic storm surge  —  (CNN)Editor's note: This is a developing story that is being constantly updated as the storm progresses.  Also, follow our live updates here.  —  Irma's rampage across Florida broke records in Jacksonville …

The Only Problem in American Politics Is the Republican Party  —  Political scientist Lee Drutman argues in a Vox essay that American politics is descending into what he calls “doom-loop partisanship.”  Drutman notes that Americans have been “retreating into our separate tribal epistemologies …

McCarthy wins Emmy for Spicer impression  —  Melissa McCarthy brought home an Emmy this weekend for her memorable impersonation of former White House press secretary Sean Spicer on “Saturday Night Live.”  —  The actress won an Emmy for best actress on a comedy series at the Emmy's creative …

Sen. Booker co-sponsoring Bernie Sanders' ‘Medicare for all’ bill  —  Sen. Cory Booker announced first on NJTV News that he is co-sponsoring Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' single-payer health care bill.  —  The plan, called “Medicare for All,” would expand the federal health care program that covers those over 65 to all Americans.

Breitbart's Bannon declares war on the GOP  —  Steve Bannon, Trump's ex-chief strategist, tells 60 Minutes why he's out at the White House and criticizes the GOP for not supporting the president.  “They're gonna be held accountable,” he says  —  Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon …

People!  Pay NO attention to the garbage the extreme left is trying to create!  —  They are trying to use the old confederate flag BS, etc. to stir the pot, when we all know none of this would be going on if I were not thinking of running for office.  Pretty funny how scared …

Russian pol: US intel missed ‘Russian intelligence’ stealing ‘the president of the United States’  —  On a Sunday panel show, a Russian politician said U.S. “intelligence missed it when Russian intelligence stole the president of the United States.”  —  Vyacheslav Nikonov …

Alex Jones: Sources tell me Trump is being “covertly drugged” and is now slurring his words by 6 or 7 p.m. each night  —  ALEX JONES (HOST): Ladies and gentlemen, I was told this by high level sources and it was evident and especially after [Ronald] Reagan was shot in his first year in office …

Nobody was hurt in the incident, but the echoes of Charlottsville are hard to miss.  —  Police in Vancouver this afternoon arrested a man after a Patriot Prayer rally when he nearly ran his truck into a crowd of antifascist counter-protesters.  —  After a rally organized …

Eric Chase Bolling Jr. Died in Bed After ‘Emotional Torture’ Over Dad's Firing  —  Eric Chase Bolling, Jr. — Died in Bed After Suffering ‘Emotional Torture’  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Eric Chase Bolling, Jr. died in his bed, TMZ has learned, after enduring “emotional torture” …

Rep. Dave Trott is retiring from U.S. House  —  Washington — Republican Rep. Dave Trott of Birmingham said Monday that he will retire from Congress at the end of his term.  —  Trott, a 56-year-old attorney serving his second term, is the latest in a string of GOP House members to announce …

Miss America Contestants Asked to Condemn President Trump  —  Though the ominous feeling of concern for those in the path of Hurricane Irma in Florida hung heavy in the air, the show must go on.  Miss America 2018 on ABC aired September 10th and throughout the show, donations for hurricane relief …

7 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Plano home; gunman killed by police  —  Seven people were fatally shot at a Plano home Sunday evening, and their attacker was killed by a police officer.  —  Authorities were called to the home in the 1700 block of West Spring Creek Parkway, near Custer Road, about 8 p.m. after gunshots were reported.

Where Trump's Hands-Off Approach to Governing Does Not Apply  —  The Trump administration opened the door to allowing more firearms on federal lands.  It scrubbed references to “L.G.B.T.Q. youth” from the description of a federal program for victims of sex trafficking.