Trump claims serious trade negotiations with China to begin  —  BIARRITZ, France (AP) — President Donald Trump, under pressure to scale back a U.S.-China trade war partly blamed for a global economic slowdown, claimed Monday that the two sides will begin serious negotiations soon.

Joe Biden Has An Iowa Problem, Not An Enthusiasm Problem  —  If you've been following our coverage of the Democratic primary, you'll know that I don't think much of media really understands Joe Biden's popularity among Democrats.  That doesn't mean that Biden is destined to win the primary.

France's Macron accuses Brazil's Bolsonaro of ‘incredibly disrespectful’ comments about his wife  —  French President Emmanuel Macron issued a fiery response to Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro for social media comments that appeared to criticize the appearance of French first lady Brigitte Macron.

GOP Rep. Sean Duffy resigning to help care for child with ‘complications’  —  ‘This is the right time for me to take a break from public service in order to be the support my wife, baby and family need right now,’ Duffy says.  —  Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) will resign from Congress at the end of September …

China says wants ‘calm’ resolution to U.S. trade war  —  BEIJING (Reuters) - China is willing to resolve its trade dispute with the United States through “calm” negotiations and resolutely opposes the escalation of the conflict, Vice Premier Liu He, who has been leading the talks with Washington, said on Monday.

Scoop: Trump suggested nuking hurricanes to stop them from hitting U.S.  —  President Trump has suggested multiple times to senior Homeland Security and national security officials that they explore using nuclear bombs to stop hurricanes from hitting the United States, according to sources …

What Elizabeth Warren Is Quietly Telling Democratic Insiders  —  With phone calls, texts and handwritten notes, the Massachusetts senator is continuing an unusually determined outreach effort to show party officials she is aligned with them.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — When Senator Elizabeth Warren …

The N.R.A. Has Trump.  But It Has Lost Allies in Congress.  —  The N.R.A. has been assigning fewer A's and more F's to Democrats elected to Congress each cycle.  —  The National Rifle Association has significantly fewer allies in Congress than it did a decade ago, a decline driven …

We Should Buy Greenland  —  Trump isn't the only one to recognize the country's strategic importance.  Beijing does, too.  —  Mr. Cotton, a Republican, is a United States senator from Arkansas.  —  After news leaked last week that President Trump had expressed interest in acquiring Greenland …

As Trump zigzags wildly at G-7, one ugly truth remains constant  —  It took three days, but amid President Trump's wild gyrations in his trade wars, his erratic efforts to spread confusion and lies about the utterances of other world leaders, and his unstable lapses of attention into matters unrelated …

Stop the craziness  —  President Trump has an animal instinct for finding an opponent's vulnerability and then attacking it.  His nicknames not only denote disrespect but also serve to keep his opponents' weakness, or perceived weakness, front and center.  It was “Low Energy Jeb,” “Little Marco” and “Crooked Hillary.”

Why the CIA doesn't spy on the UAE  —  (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates finances the military leader trying to topple a United Nations-recognized government in Libya.  It helps lead a coalition of nations imposing an economic blockade of Qatar, despite U.S. calls to resolve the dispute.

Hi everyone —  —  I hope you're all having a great summer and getting a little break before fall kicks in.  I wanted to take a minute to check in — and to make sure you're hearing directly from me about my plans for 2020.  —  Over the past few weeks I've begun to consider a run for the U.S. Senate.

A Squeaker in 2020?  Not Likely  —  If history is any guide, the election will not be close — whether the incumbent wins or loses.  —  Will Donald Trump's reelection campaign be a nail-biter?  No Republican president has ever been reelected with less than 50 percent of the vote.

House Judiciary Committee to subpoena ex-White House aide Rob Porter  —  The House Judiciary Committee will subpoena former White House staff secretary Rob Porter, a key witness in former special counsel Robert Mueller's obstruction of justice investigation into President Donald Trump …

Inside Susan Collins' reelection fight in the age of Trump  —  OLD TOWN, Maine — Shortly after Barack Obama won and Susan Collins was reelected in 2008, the president invited her to the White House to pitch the economic stimulus.  It was not particularly subtle.  —  “He said: 'You know Susan, they really like me in Maine.