The Misguided Rabbis of Twitter  —  My synagogue is on the west side of Los Angeles.  On a rough guess, about half of my congregants support Donald Trump.  Many of those who do, but certainly not all, are from the Persian community.  We have had frank discussions.

Military to Deploy 5,000 Troops to Southern Border, U.S. Officials Say  —  The U.S. military is deploying 5,000 troops to the southern border, U.S. officials say, an increase from the initial estimate of 800.

Enough platitudes: Let's name names  —  President Trump's defenders and even some of his tepid critics on the right seem determined to keep their moral blinders firmly affixed so as to narrow the discussion about the horrible incidents such as the mass murder at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.

Twitter to remove ‘like’ tool in a bid to improve the quality of debate  —  Twitter is planning to remove the ability to “like” tweets in a radical move that aims to improve the quality of debate on the social network.  —  Founder Jack Dorsey last week admitted at a Twitter event …

Texas Congressman Won't Say Why He Labeled Opponent ‘Indo-American Carpetbagger’  —  Republican Pete Olson also led supporters in a chant of “CNN sucks” at a recent event.  —  Rep. Pete Olson, a Texas Republican in a tough re-election battle, would not explain to a constituent why he recently called …

Trump Persuaded Struggling People to Invest in Scams, Lawsuit Says  —  A new lawsuit accuses President Trump, his company and three of his children of using the Trump name to entice vulnerable people to invest in sham business opportunities.  —  Filed in federal court in Manhattan on Monday …

Father shoots, kills masked man who opened fire at Birmingham McDonald's  —  BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - Police have confirmed that one person is dead and two people injured after a shooting late Saturday night.  —  The shooting took place at the McDonald's across from Princeton Hospital.

Trump Fan Convicted In Anti-Muslim Terror Plot Asks Judge To Consider Trump's Rhetoric  —  Patrick Stein's attorneys also said he learned about the Quran “from the internet and conservative talk-show hosts such as Sean Hannity and Michael Savage.”  —  WASHINGTON Attorneys …

Full text of Carter's letter to Georgia secretary of state  —  Former President Jimmy Carter, a Georgia resident, wrote on his official letterhead to his state's Republican nominee for governor, Brian Kemp, asking him to resign as Georgia secretary of state.  The secretary of state oversees elections.

EXCLUSIVE POLL: 4th Congressional District race between Love, McAdams widens by 6 points  —  (KUTV) — An exclusive poll by KUTV 2News and Dixie Strategies with voters in Utah's 4th Congressional District reports a 6 point lead for Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams over Republican incumbent Rep. Mia Love.

Partisan Polarization Dominates Trump Era: Findings from the 2018 American Values Survey  —  Voting Priorities  —  When asked to pick the top two most important issues for their vote this election cycle, Americans are more likely to point to the cost of health care than any other issue.

U.S.-Funded Broadcaster to Suspend Employees Behind ‘Multimillionaire Jew’ Soros Report  —  The taxpayer-funded U.S. Agency for Global Media is auditing content at its Cuba broadcasting office after seemingly anti-Semitic report surfaced.  —  The federal government's state-funded broadcasting arm …

GOP scrambles to save suddenly vulnerable House candidates in Trump districts  —  Republicans are scrambling to save suddenly vulnerable candidates in congressional districts that President Trump won in 2016, as Democrats have charged deeper into conservative strongholds in their bid to win the House.

President Trump, first lady to visit Pennsylvania on Tuesday to commemorate synagogue mass shooting victims  —  President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will visit Pennsylvania on Tuesday to commemorate the victims of last week's mass shooting at Tree of Life synagogue, the White House announced Monday.

James Cromwell: ‘There Will Be Blood in the Streets’ if Trump Isn't Stopped  —  Though James Cromwell was honored at the fourth annual Carney Awards for his work as a character actor, the industry veteran has worked as a political activist his entire career.

9 hours of ‘Executive Time’: Trump's unstructured days define his presidency  —  President Donald Trump had about three times as much free time planned for last Tuesday as work time, according to his private schedule.  The president was slated for more than nine hours of “Executive Time,” …

We saved 155 lives on the Hudson.  Now let's vote for leaders who'll protect us all.  —  Chesley B.  “Sully” Sullenberger, is a safety expert, author and speaker on leadership and culture.  —  Nearly 10 years ago, I led 154 people to safety as the captain of US Airways Flight 1549 …

'Trump's deporting your illegal cousins today!' man shouts at mother who was on her way to vote  —  The man's racist rant against a Houston mother was recorded and uploaded to Facebook.  —  A man was caught on video last week spewing hateful rhetoric and obscenities at a Houston mother who said she was on her way to vote.

Trump can refuse to accept asylum applications  —  Many people mistakenly believe that asylum seekers have a right to apply for asylum in the United States.  —  The first paragraph in the Immigration and Nationality Act's (INA) asylum provisions provides that aliens physically present in the United States “may” apply for asylum.

Evacuated after ‘health attacks’ in Cuba and China, diplomats face new ordeals in U.S.  —  Some diplomats and their doctors tell NBC they're concerned the U.S. wants to downplay what happened.  Some suspect harassment has continued inside the U.S.  —  WASHINGTON — Alone in her bed …

Beto O'Rourke Once Supported an El Paso Real Estate Deal.  Barrio Residents Remember.  —  EL PASO — At a special City Council meeting in 2006, a billionaire real estate investor unveiled his vision for redeveloping downtown El Paso.  To replace tenements and boarded-up buildings …