Leaked Documents From Kavanaugh's Time in White House Discuss Abortion and Affirmative Action  —  WASHINGTON — As a White House lawyer in the Bush administration, Judge Brett Kavanaugh challenged the accuracy of deeming the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision to be …

Exclusive: Trump's nightmare: “The snakes are everywhere”  —  President Trump is not just seething about Bob Woodward.  He's deeply suspicious of much of the government he oversees — from the hordes of folks inside agencies, right up to some of the senior-most political appointees …

Revealed: Trump inauguration crowd photos were edited after he intervened  —  Exclusive: documents released to Guardian reveal government photographer cropped space ‘where crowd ended’  —  A government photographer edited official pictures of Donald Trump's inauguration …

State Senate Candidate Julia Salazar Was Arrested in 2011 On Suspicion of Criminal Use of Personal Information  —  Julia Salazar, the Democratic Socialist candidate running for New York State Senate, was arrested in 2011 on allegations of fraudulently attempting to access the bank account of Kai Hernandez …

Marc Kasowitz denies Kavanaugh ever spoke to anyone at his firm about Mueller probe, contradicting Kamala Harris claim  — “There have been no discussions regarding Robert Mueller's investigation between Judge Kavanaugh and anyone at our firm,” a spokesman for Marc Kasowitz said in a statement first provided to CNBC on Thursday.

Trump administration to circumvent court limits on detention of child migrants  —  The Trump administration said Thursday it is preparing to circumvent limits on the government's ability to hold minors in immigration jails by withdrawing from the Flores Settlement Agreement …

Prosecutors use grand jury as investigation of Andrew McCabe intensifies  —  Federal prosecutors have for months been using a grand jury to investigate former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe — an indication that the probe into whether he misled officials exploring his role …

Donald Trump's approval ratings are pulled down by college-educated whites  —  His current numbers are only just above the low point of December 2017  —  ANYONE wondering how long it takes Americans to digest the news that their president has been implicated in a conspiracy …

Source: NY Catholic dioceses subpoenaed in sex abuse probe  —  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood has subpoenaed all eight Roman Catholic dioceses in the state as part of her office's investigation into the church's handling of sex abuse allegations.

U.S. indicts North Korean national for Sony hack, massive cyberattacks  —  U.S. prosecutors unsealed charges today against a North Korean national who they say helped orchestrate the 2014 Sony Pictures hack at the behest of Pyongyang officials.  —  In addition to the indictment …

Burt Reynolds, Movie Star Who Played It for Grins, Dies at 82  —  The ex-jock from Florida starred in ‘Deliverance’ and ‘Boogie Nights’ but preferred making such populist, fun fare as ‘Smokey and the Bandit,’ ‘The Cannonball Run’ and ‘Starting Over.’  —  Burt Reynolds, the charismatic star …

Abandoned trucks litter California highway as wildfire rages  —  REDDING, Calif. (AP) — An explosive wildfire closed down dozens of miles of a major California freeway only weeks after a nearby blaze that left neighborhoods in ruins and killed eight people.

D.C. Wise Man Had Early Access To Trump's Pro-Russia Speech  —  Photos obtained by The Daily Beast show that controversial think tank chief Dimitri Simes was closer than previously known to the speech's drafting.  —  In the morning of April 21, 2016, a staffer at the Center for the National Interest …

Senate 2018: At Least for Now, the Elephant Endures  —  GOP maintains edge in race for upper chamber, but Democratic path to majority remains open  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — In what is a somewhat unusual development, the incumbent party is not a clear underdog in any single Senate race with just two months left to go.

Christopher Steele Again Eludes His Republican Pursuers  —  When the news broke earlier this summer that the elusive former British spy Christopher Steele had for the first time testified under oath and on camera in a deposition about his explosive and controversial dossier outlining …

The Bullet in My Arm  —  I was shot on a Sunday.  It was late and it was hot and I was 21, on my way home from dinner during summer break.  I'd rolled the windows down because the breeze felt good.  —  I pulled up to a red light, about half a mile from my home in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Four UFOs are spotted flying over US president's Scottish golf course  —  Trump's visitors!  Four UFOs are spotted flying over US president's Scottish golf course  —  Four UFOs were spotted flying over US President Donald Trump's golf course in Scotland.  —  A golf fan shared a picture …

The Trump Administration Needs a ‘Disparate Impact Inventory’  —  I wrote last week to give kudos to the Department of Justice for its filing against Harvard in the lawsuit where the school is charged with discrimination against Asian Americans in admissions.

Zephyr Teachout Sues Sean Patrick Maloney Over Campaign Finances  —  The Democratic congressman funneled $1.4 million from his federal re-election campaign to his state AG run.  —  Zephyr Teachout filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) of violating state campaign finance law …