Now the Trump administration wants to limit citizenship for legal immigrants  —  The most significant change to legal immigration in decades could affect millions of would-be citizens, say lawyers and advocates.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected to issue a proposal …

New Poll: 43% of Republicans Want to Give Trump the Power to Shut Down Media … Freedom of the press may be guaranteed in the Constitution.  But a plurality of Republicans want to give President Trump the authority to close down certain news outlets, according to a new public opinion survey conducted Ipsos …

New Details About Wilbur Ross' Business Point To Pattern Of Grifting  —  I write about Donald Trump, the people around him, and how they affect business.  Before he won the presidency, I covered billionaires, industrial America and sports.  My favorite stories focus on the hands-dirty businesses between …

This is the Way Paul Ryan's Speakership Ends  —  The Republican leader is walking away.  Don't ask him about Trump anymore.  —  Paul Ryan has a thing about punctuality and routine.  They bring a sense of order to the chaos that he otherwise must try to maneuver through.

Former Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Under Investigation for Tax Fraud  —  As legal pressures mount, Cohen's bank loans are also under scrutiny by prosecutors  —  The legal pressures facing Michael Cohen are growing in a wide-ranging investigation of his personal business affairs and his work …

Manafort Judge to Prosecutor: 'There's Tears in Your Eyes'  — Judge tells prosecutor to 'look at me when you're talking'  — Right-hand man Gates returns to witness stand on Tuesday  —  Tensions at the Paul Manafort fraud trial grew so heated Monday that the judge suggested …

A Better Way to Ban Alex Jones  —  “Hate speech” is extraordinarily vague and subjective.  Libel and slander are not.  —  Mr. French is a First Amendment litigator and senior writer for National Review.  —  Let me start by making a few things abundantly clear.

EPA is now allowing asbestos back into manufacturing  —  One of the most dangerous construction-related carcinogens is now legally allowed back into U.S. manufacturing under a new rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  On June 1, the EPA authorized a “SNUR” (Significant New Use Rule) …

Democrats seize on cherry-picked claim that ‘Medicare-for-all’ would save $2 trillion  —  “We know that Medicaid expansion and Medicare-for-all actually save this state and this nation $2 trillion if it were fully implemented.”  —  As our colleague David Weigel reported …

Here are six things to watch in today's elections  —  First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  WASHINGTON — Voters head to the polls for primary elections in Kansas, Michigan …

When a Trump supporter's wife is deported  —  Sgt. Temo Juarez was a Trump guy.  An Iraq combat veteran who served as a Marine infantryman and then an Army National Guardsman, his friends called him a “super conservative.”  With his wife, he brought up their two daughters in Central Florida.

Trump's Allies Struggle to Stop QAnon's Spread … Pro-Trump media personalities are scrambling to prevent the QAnon conspiracy theory from catching on with the GOP grassroots, after a Trump rally last week brought the bizarre movement to mainstream attention.

In Conversation: Kathleen Turner … When Kathleen Turner, standing in the Vulture reception area, introduces herself in her singular throaty rasp, the effect is almost comic — who else has a voice like that?  “This thing happens with restaurants,” says Turner as we walk to a conference room.

Fairfield losing another 126 jobs after TV-maker closes plant, citing Trump tariffs  —  COLUMBIA, SC  —  Beleaguered Fairfield County is losing another 126 jobs after TV-maker Element Electronics said Monday it will close its Winnsboro plant in response to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.

670 ballots in a precinct with 276 voters, and other tales from Georgia's primary  —  WASHINGTON  —  Habersham County's Mud Creek precinct in northeastern Georgia had 276 registered voters ahead of the state's primary elections in May.  —  But 670 ballots were cast, according …

Win or lose, Beto O'Rourke's campaign against Ted Cruz could shape Texas politics for years  —  Despite the excitement he's generated among Democrats, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke's bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is still widely viewed as a long shot.  Yet the El Paso congressman's campaign …

GOP fears steep losses in state legislatures  —  LOS ANGELES — Republicans hoping to hold on to their majorities in state legislative chambers across the country are nervously eying President Trump  —  's anemic approval rating, concerned that a wave of voter anger could undo years of gains.

If Trump meeting is illegal, then Clinton dossier is criminal too  —  has ignited yet another firestorm with a tweet admitting that the meeting in Trump Tower between Russians and his son, Donald Trump Jr.  —  , was an effort to gather dirt on Hillary Clinton

Bill de Blasio: Murdoch's media empire is behind Trump's election  —  The New York mayor discussed the role Fox News has played in US politics and the progressive shift in the Democratic party  —  To New York mayor Bill de Blasio, Rupert Murdoch is directly responsible for Donald Trump.

Giuliani preparing letter to Mueller expressing ‘real reluctance’ over obstruction questions  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's lead attorney for the ongoing special counsel investigation, said Monday that Trump's legal team is planning to send a letter to special counsel Robert S. Mueller III …

America is swarming with Paul Manaforts  —  One possible lesson of the many brazen, conspicuous scandals related to President Trump and others in his orbit: The U.S. government has been massively underinvesting in enforcement and prosecution of white-collar crime.

Dead Fetus Found on American Airlines Flight at LaGuardia Airport, Sources Say  —  A cleaning crew made the grisly discovery in the plane's lavatory Tuesday  —  Dead Fetus Found on American Airlines Plane at LaGuardia  —  A cleaning crew found a fetus in the toilet of a plane lavatory …

Trump's political base is weaker than it seems, our new study finds  —  In July, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faced tough questions from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers over President Trump's recent summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  Republican criticism …

Why in the world is Saudi Arabia sanctioning Canada?  —  What does Saudi Arabia think it can accomplish with sanctions?  Here are three possible explanations.  —  Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a regular contributor to PostEverything.

Exclusive poll: Trump's iron wall of defense  —  Data: SurveyMonkey online poll conducted August 1-3, 2018 among a total sample of 2,421 adults living in the United States.  Margins of error at the 95% confidence level are ±3 percentage points for Total, ±9.5 for African-American women …

Elon Musk tweets plan to on taking Tesla private  —  Arash Massoudi in London, Richard Waters in San Francisco and James Fontanella-Khan in New York August 7, 2018  —  Elon Musk took to Twitter on Wednesday to declare that he might take Tesla private shortly after a Financial Times report …

Nunes: FBI Failed To Include ‘Exculpatory’ Evidence In Carter Page FISAs  — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes claims that the FBI and Justice Department omitted ‘exculpatory evidence’ on Carter Page in spy applications.  — The Republican also claims that DOJ official Bruce Ohr …

Fox News Correspondent Conor Powell Resigns: ‘Lots of Reporters Are Very Unhappy’  —  Conor Powell was “uncomfortable with the direction of the news organization in recent months,” a person familiar with the matter told TheWrap  —  Fox News foreign correspondent Conor Powell has left the company after nine years with the network.

‘Maxine Waters’ America': Protesters swarm pro-Trump organization's leaders at a restaurant  —  Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens are outspoken leaders of the pro-Trump organization Turning Point USA.  Kirk, the founder, has been called a conservative provocateur with the ear of the president.

Apple could be used as a ‘bargaining chip’ in the trade war, Chinese state media warns  — Apple has benefited from cheap labor and strong supply chain in China which has helped it boost profit and get to a $1 trillion valuation, the state-backed People's Daily said.

Black Lives Matter Protesters Crash Wedding Of Cop Linked To Stephon Clark Shooting  —  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — One of the two officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark was confronted by Black Lives Matter protesters on his wedding day.  —  Sacramento police have not released the names …

Only one other president has ever acted this desperate  —  William D. Ruckelshaus served as acting director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and as deputy attorney general in 1973.  He was also administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 1970 to 1973 and 1983 to 1985.