A professor called Bret Stephens a ‘bedbug.’ The New York Times columnist complained to the professor's boss.  —  The tweet seemed harmless enough to David Karpf.  The associate professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University took a story that bedbugs had infested …

Incoming Harvard Freshman Deported After Visa Revoked  —  While most Harvard freshmen settle into their dorms Tuesday, one new student, Ismail B. Ajjawi '23, faces ongoing negotiations with immigration officers to allow him to enter the United States and study at the College.

Farmers' Frustration With Trump Grows as U.S. Escalates China Fight  —  WASHINGTON — Peppered with complaints from farmers fed up with President Trump's trade war, Sonny Perdue found his patience wearing thin.  Mr. Perdue, the agriculture secretary and the guest of honor at the annual Farmfest gathering …

‘Hell, No!’:  Trump Finally Goes Too Far, Even For Rick Santorum  —  Santorum says Trumps plan to use the presidency to promote one of his resorts would be a “violation of the law.”  —  President Donald Trump used the power of the presidency to promote one of his resorts on Monday …

The Fed Shouldn't Enable Donald Trump  —  The central bank should refuse to play along with an economic disaster in the making.  —  U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China keeps undermining the confidence of businesses and consumers, worsening the economic outlook.

SF restaurant owner says Bernie Sanders was ‘cranky,’ rude to staff  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders was in town for the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting and dined out with staff at San Francisco's iconic John's Grill on Thursday, according to Politico.

Column: Has Trump's cheese finally slid off his cracker?  —  Last week there was a sharp uptick in speculation that President Trump is a few fries shy of a Happy Meal.  —  Obviously, this is not the first time the idea has popped up that the commander-in-chief's cheese might have slid off his cracker.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Understands Democracy Better Than Republicans Do  —  The idea that proponents of greater electoral equity have to quiet down because we live in a ‘republic’ is absurd.  —  Spend enough time talking politics on the internet — or in any other public forum …

Joe Walsh ‘Completely Ghosted’ His Campaign Manager Days Before White House Run  —  “It's obvious to me that the campaign plan that we have all worked hard on together in anticipation of a launch today isn't going to happen,” Jacob Perry wrote.  —  August 16 was supposed …

Where Trump failed, Macron may have succeeded  —  Samantha Vinograd is a CNN national security analyst.  She served on President Barack Obama's National Security Council from 2009 to 2013 and at the Treasury Department under President George W. Bush.  Follow her @sam_vinograd.

Right-Wing Star Andy Ngo Exits Quillette After Damning Video Surfaces  —  The writer and photog is out of a job after being caught in incriminating undercover footage with right-wing activists.  His former employer insists the two events aren't related.  —  The conservative op-ed website …

Trump's net approval rating sinks in every battleground state  —  President Trump's net approval rating has plunged in every key battleground state since taking office in January 2017, according to Morning Consult's tracking poll.  —  Why it matters: These are the states that Republicans …

A Senator's Lake House vs. a Town Fighting Flooding  —  For years, there has been fierce debate over water levels at a popular lake.  Senator James Inhofe, who has a vacation home there, took the matter to Washington.  —  MIAMI, Okla. — On the shimmering waters of Grand Lake …

Russia denies Republican, Democratic senators visas for delegation trip  —  Two U.S. senators say that they were denied visas as part of an official delegation to Russia for talks with their counterparts in the country's parliament.  —  Amid tensions over arms control, human rights …

‘Pocahontas’ Could Still Be Elizabeth Warren's Biggest Vulnerability  —  Elizabeth Warren came to last week's Native American presidential forum in Sioux City, Iowa, with, as you might expect, a plan.  And she executed it perfectly.  —  First, the Massachusetts senator expressed sorrow for the …

Nervous Republicans focus energy on protecting Senate ‘firewall’  —  The GOP majority in the Senate is shaping up as a firewall for Republicans who are worried that President Trump might falter and lose the White House next year.  —  Republicans see winning back the House majority as a tough climb in 2020 …

Trump's Trade War Linked To Amazon Rainforest Destruction  —  As U.S. soybeans sit in silos, Brazilian farmers push to break new ground to satisfy the Chinese market.  —  As unsold U.S. soybeans are stored in silos across the farm belt, Brazilian farmers and corporations scramble to satisfy the voracious Chinese market.

Bernie Out-Raises Biden in Obama-Trump Swing Counties  —  The Vermont presidential contender has the most donors throughout the country as well as in the counties that swung from Obama to Trump.  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden has built his early polling lead in the 2020 Democratic primary …

How white nationalists aligned themselves with the antiabortion movement  —  Last fall, speaking to a far-right Austrian magazine, the Iowa Republican congressman Steve King succinctly laid out his theory of Western decline.  The problem, he suggested, was a demographic born at the nexus of reproduction and immigration.

Democrats' Emerging Tax Idea: Look Beyond Income, Target Wealth  —  Lawmakers and 2020 candidates offer a range of options focused on capturing some of the trillions of dollars in assets belonging to the nation's richest  —  The income tax is the Swiss Army Knife of the U.S. tax system …

Trial of High-Powered Lawyer Gregory Craig Exposes Seamy Side of Washington's Elite  —  WASHINGTON — It is a trial tailor-made to grab the attention of this city's power brokers: In a federal courtroom this month, one of Washington's most prominent lawyers — a former White House counsel …

Steve Schwarzman, a Top Financier of Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump, Is a Driving Force Behind Amazon Deforestation  —  Two Brazilian firms owned by a top donor to President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are significantly responsible for the ongoing destruction …

Investigators scrutinizing video outside Epstein's cell find some footage unusable, according to people familiar with the inquiry  —  At least one camera in the hallway outside the cell where authorities say registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself earlier this month had footage …

Trump pushes back on ‘nasty rumor’ of bed bug infestation at his Doral golf resort  —  President Trump on Tuesday blamed “Radical Left Democrats” for spreading a “false and nasty rumor” about a bedbug infestation at his golf resort in Doral, Fla., after he said he would like to hold next year's Group of Seven summit at the property.

In Mississippi Delta, Catholic abuse cases settled on cheap  —  GREENWOOD, Mississippi (AP) — The IHOP in Southhaven, Mississippi, was an unlikely place to settle a sex abuse claim against the Catholic Church.  But in January a white official from the Franciscan religious order slid …

Wary of Trump's Flip-Flops, China Prepares for the Worst on Trade  — Trump's tactics further deepen the distrust, analyst says  — Xi lacks wiggle room as hardliners around him feel emboldened  —  Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars.