Inside Epstein's $56 Million Mansion: Photos of Bill Clinton, Woody Allen and Saudi Crown Prince  —  The townhouse where the financier Jeffrey Epstein is accused of abusing girls is one of the largest private homes in Manhattan.  —  The townhouse where the financier Jeffrey Epstein is accused …

Exclusive: The true origins of the Seth Rich conspiracy theory.  A Yahoo News investigation.  —  WASHINGTON — In the summer of 2016, Russian intelligence agents secretly planted a fake report claiming that Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich was gunned down by a squad …

Ross Perot, self-made billionaire, patriot and philanthropist, dies at 89  —  Ross Perot, self-made billionaire, renowned patriot and two-time independent candidate for U.S. president, has died after a five-month battle with leukemia.  —  He was 89.  —  The pioneer of the computer services industry …

“The Letter” — Amy McGrath for U.S. Senate … I'm running for Senate in Kentucky against Mitch McConnell.  Defeat Mitch.  Defend Democracy.

Tom Steyer Will Run for President and Plans to Spend $100 Million on His Bid  —  Tom Steyer, the former hedge fund investor turned impeachment activist, announced on Tuesday that he would challenge President Trump in 2020, reversing a previous decision not to enter the race.

House Dems set to subpoena Kushner, Sessions and 10 other Mueller witnesses  —  The House Judiciary Committee will vote on Thursday to authorize subpoenas for 12 of former special counsel Robert Mueller's witnesses — including President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner …

President Trump cannot block his critics on Twitter, federal appeals court rules  —  President Trump cannot block his critics from the Twitter feed he regularly uses to communicate with the public, a federal appeals court said Tuesday, in a case with implications for how elected officials nationwide interact …

Rapinoe 42, Trump 41  —  By popular demand PPP tested how a Megan Rapinoe v. Donald Trump 2020 match up would shake out, and we found that Rapinoe gets 42% to 41% for Trump.  —  Trump's 41% standing is familiar territory.  On PPP's last public national poll we tested 8 of the actual Democratic candidates …

'What's the point?'  Lawmakers fess up to not fully reading the Mueller report  —  Time for a Mueller report reality check: Only a small segment of America's most powerful have read it.  —  President Donald Trump can't give a straight answer about the subject.

The Breakup  —  It was bound to happen.  —  Like a summer romance, this relationship always felt doomed to fail.  Brought together by little more than the maxim “the enemy of my enemy is my friend,” Never Trumpers and Democrats seem like they're on the verge of a break up.

British Government Stands By Ambassador After Leaked Criticism Of Trump  —  British ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch had lambasted the Trump administration as “inept” and “incompetent” in leaked diplomatic messages.  —  The British government on Monday stood by its ambassador to the U.S. …

Government no longer wants Michael Flynn to testify against ex-partner  —  Michael Flynn will not testify against his former business partner at a trial starting in Alexandria federal court next week because prosecutors no longer believe his version of events, according to recently unsealed court filings.

Sen. Mitch McConnell's great-great-grandfathers owned 14 slaves, bringing reparations issue close to home  —  McConnell has opposed paying reparations to descendants of slaves, though census records show his family, like many others, benefited from their labor.

Trump ‘dossier’ author grilled by Justice Department watchdogs: sources  —  (Reuters) - Federal lawyers probing the origins of the investigation of ties between Russia and President Donald Trump's campaign have interviewed the author of a “dossier” that alleged misconduct between Trump and Moscow …

Obamacare returns to court, creating new uncertainty about health coverage for millions … The future of the Affordable Care Act, and the health coverage it has delivered to millions of Americans, is once again in doubt as a federal appeals court in New Orleans convenes Tuesday to hear arguments …

CBO report shows broad benefits from higher minimum wage  —  This afternoon, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report assessing the economic impact of raising the minimum wage to $15 in 2025 in six steps (this is a similar policy to the Raise the Wage Act, which would increase the minimum wage to $15 in 2024).

Elizabeth Warren shuns conventional wisdom for a new kind of campaign  —  When Elizabeth Warren said earlier this year she was swearing off fundraisers, many Democratic strategists saw it as a sign of desperation from a flailing candidate.  —  But that gamble against conventional wisdom …

Kudlow: Powell's job safe ‘presently’  —  President Donald Trump has no plans “presently” to dismiss Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell from his post, chief White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said today, despite Trump's unrelenting attacks on the central bank's monetary policy.

Republican Compared Anti-LGBTQ Proposal To Saving Jews From Holocaust  —  State Sen. Dan Bishop, who faces Democrat Dan McCready in a special election, used an Oskar Schindler analogy to characterize his advocacy against gay rights.  —  The Republican candidate for an open House seat …