Ford wants FBI investigation before testifying  —  (CNN)The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault says the FBI should investigate the incident before senators hold a hearing on the allegations.  —  In a letter addressed to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa …

EXCLUSIVE: Trump says exposing ‘corrupt’ FBI probe could be ‘crowning achievement’ of presidency  —  in an exclusive interview with Hill.TV said Tuesday he ordered the release of classified documents in the Russia collusion case to show the public the FBI probe started as a “hoax,” …

Hill.TV INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE: Trump eviscerates Sessions: 'I don't have an Attorney General'  —  in an Oval Office interview with Hill.TV launched one of his most ferocious broadsides to date against Jeff Sessions  —  , suggesting the attorney general was essentially AWOL and performing badly on a variety of issues,

U.S. Loses Track of Another 1,500 Migrant Children, Investigators Find  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is unable to account for the whereabouts of nearly 1,500 migrant children who illegally entered the United States alone this year and were placed with sponsors after leaving federal shelters …

Flores defeats Gallego in Senate District 19  —  Voters elected political newcomer Pete Flores to the Texas Senate on Tuesday, flipping a Democratic district red for the first time in 139 years and further bolstering Republicans' supermajority in the chamber ahead of the November elections.

Democrats fear Shalala campaign is in ‘sleep mode’ while challenger surges  —  The congressional seat was supposed to be the easiest of Democratic pickups.  Hillary Clinton carried the Miami-based 27th District by nearly 20 percentage points just two years ago.

Political nonprofits must now name many of their donors under federal court ruling after Supreme Court declines to intervene  —  Advocacy groups pouring money into independent campaigns to influence this fall's midterm races must disclose many of their political donors beginning this week …

North Korea agrees to permanently dismantle main nuclear complex  —  Following a meeting with the North Korean leader, South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced Kim Jong-un has agreed to “permanently dismantle his main nuclear complex at Nyongbyon if the United States takes corresponding measures,” the AP reports.

Woman's perfect Tinder date with ‘The One’ shattered by five simple words  —  They had been messaging for a while and she thought she knew him pretty well - but she was very, very wrong  —  Tinder can be a tricky game, so when one woman went on the perfect date she thought that was it.

Can I Get a Hug?  Cory Booker's got a lot of love to give, and he's betting that's what it will take to win in 2020.  —  Anyone who thinks it's nothing but teeth-grinding paranoia and rank misery in Washington these days hasn't been to the office of New Jersey senator Cory Booker.  These people are happy.

The Five Battlefields for Control of the House  —  The sizzling-hot day in the Santa Clarita Valley seemed far away inside the air-conditioned food court where Victoria Rust, 57, waited for a cheese pizza.  Seeking refuge from the scorching heat is a familiar exercise for voters …

Trump rails on top Florida ally over Hurricane Maria flap  —  Republican Ron DeSantis accused of disloyalty for bucking the president.  —  President Donald Trump is privately lashing out at one of his top allies, Ron DeSantis, angrily accusing the Florida Republican gubernatorial nominee of publicly betraying him.