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,

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.

‘The Apprentice’ book excerpt: At CIA's ‘Russia House,’ growing alarm about 2016 election interference  —  The warren of cubicles was secured behind a metal door.  The name on the hallway placard had changed often over the years, most recently designating the space as part of the Mission Center for Europe and Eurasia.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Larry Hogan has commanding lead over Ben Jealous, Goucher poll finds  —  Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan holds a commanding 22-point lead over Democratic challenger Ben Jealous in a new poll that suggests the Republican is consolidating substantial support from groups that traditionally back Democrats in the deep-blue state.

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 …