Trump Administration Drops Effort to Add Citizenship Question to 2020 Census  —  The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would be printing forms for the 2020 census without a question asking about citizenship, abandoning its quest to add the query after being blocked last week by the Supreme Court.

Park Service diverts $2.5 million in fees for Trump's July Fourth extravaganza  —  The National Park Service is diverting nearly $2.5 million in entrance and recreation fees primarily intended to improve parks across the country to cover costs associated with President Trump's Independence …

At border, grim realities of crisis collide with 2020 campaign politics  —  Homeland Security officials thought they finally were getting a handle on the crisis at the Mexican border, after warning for months that agents and holding cells were beyond “the breaking point.”

Teenager Accused of Rape Deserves Leniency Because He's From a ‘Good Family,’ Judge Says  —  The family court judge also said the victim should have been told that pressing charges would destroy the accused's life.  —  The 16-year-old girl was visibly intoxicated, her speech slurred …

Bernie Sanders 2020 is in big trouble  —  (CNN)Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign is in trouble.  —  While much of the attention in post-debate polling has focused on the drop of former Vice President Joe Biden, Sanders' polling looks far worse.

Lee Iacocca, father of the Ford Mustang who later rescued Chrysler, dies at 94  —  Lee A. Iacocca, an ambitious immigrant's son and salesman extraordinaire whose blunt and swaggering persona dominated the automobile industry like nobody since Henry Ford, died Tuesday.  He was 94.

These Pictures Reveal How Immigrants Are Crammed Into Small Spaces At Border Patrol Facilities  —  The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General on Tuesday released its final report on overcrowding at several border facilities in the Rio Grande Valley …

Trump Facebook ads use models to portray actual supporters  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A series of Facebook video ads for President Donald Trump's re-election campaign shows what appears to be a young woman strolling on a beach in Florida, a Hispanic man on a city street in Texas and a bearded hipster …

Mike Pence Cancels a Trip to New Hampshire, and a Mystery Ensues  —  Within the Trump administration, Vice President Mike Pence is known as a port of calm and stability amid the churn of chaos.  So on Tuesday, when he abruptly abandoned a planned trip to New Hampshire after he had already boarded Air Force …

A Leftist Mob Attacked Me in Portland  —  I have been targeted by Antifa and its allies for my critical reporting of their violent extremism.  —  Portland, Ore.  —  'No hate!  No fear!" chanted the left-wing crowd as they marched downtown Saturday.  I walked to the front of the line …

Mitch McConnell tells Nike he'll buy first order of ‘Betsy Ross’ sneakers if they released after Kaepernick controversy  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, expressed his support for the Betsy Ross flag shoes that Nike pulled from the shelves, saying he'd “make the first order” if they were on sale again.

Whatever happened to Breitbart?  The insurgent star of the right is in a long, slow fade  —  In January 2017, Breitbart.com was flying high.  Donald Trump, the candidate it had backed during the 2016 campaign, was sworn in as president.  Its former executive chairman, Stephen K. Bannon …

Russian oligarch's story could spell trouble for Team Mueller  —  Sometimes it is the quiet, elusive ones who come back to haunt you.  And for ex-special prosecutor Robert Mueller, one of those might be a Russian billionaire named Oleg Deripaska.  —  The oligarch who once controlled Russia's …

Mark Kelly raised $4.2 million during his second quarter, exceeding first quarter haul  —  Democrat Mark Kelly, the retired astronaut who is hoping to unseat Republican Sen. Martha McSally in Arizona's 2020 Senate race, raised $4.2 million during April, May and June, exceeding his first-quarter fundraising.

Buttigieg introduces national service plan  —  The Navy veteran has emphasized national service as a way of bringing Americans together.  —  SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg will unveil a his proposal to dramatically expand national service programs during a town hall here on Wednesday.

Trump Is Packing the July 4 Fireworks Because He's Afraid of Getting Booed  —  President Trump has yearned to combine his political rallies with militaristic displays that visually conflate support for American troops with his political identity.  After some false starts …