President Trump, Weatherman: Dorian Updates and at Least 122 Tweets  —  WASHINGTON — Over the long weekend, President Trump monitored Hurricane Dorian from a golf cart at his club in Virginia, calling for regular updates from an aide trailing him around the course.

Congressional Democrats plan to launch inquiry into Trump's alleged role in scheme to silence affair accusations  —  House Democrats plan to make President Trump's alleged involvement in a 2016 scheme to silence two women who claimed they had affairs with him a major investigative focus this fall …

Why Kamala Harris Hasn't Caught Fire in the Democratic 2020 Race  — Attacks on Biden appear to have backfired in the second debate  — Californian faces questions about ideology and prosecutor past  —  Kamala Harris entered the presidential race with impressive credentials …

Amateurs Identify U.S. Spy Satellite Behind President Trump's Tweet  —  Amateur satellite trackers say they believe an image tweeted by President Trump on Friday came from one of America's most advanced spy satellites.  —  The image almost certainly came from a satellite known as USA 224 …

Scoop: Trump allies raise money to target reporters  —  President Trump's political allies are trying to raise at least $2 million to investigate reporters and editors of The New York Times, The Washington Post and other outlets, according to a three-page fundraising pitch reviewed by Axios.

People Can't Believe How Easily Kim Jong Un ‘Played’ Donald Trump  —  “Kim has ridden Trump like a pony.”  —  President Donald Trump is accused of being “played” by North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un over the advancement of the Hermit Kingdom's weapons arsenal.

Trump made ‘suggestion’ Pence stay at president's Irish golf club, VP's chief of staff says  —  “I don't think it was a request, like a command,” Pence's chief of staff Marc Short told reporters Tuesday.  “I think that it was a suggestion.”  —  President Donald Trump suggested …

De Blasio logged a 7-hour work month at City Hall  —  Mayor de Blasio spent a mere seven hours — less than one full workday — at City Hall during the month he launched his bid for the White House, records reviewed by The Post show.  —  Hizzoner showed up at his office on just six occasions in May …

Freshman Previously Denied Entry to the United States Arrives at Harvard  —  Harvard freshman Ismail B. Ajjawi '23, who United States border officials turned away ten days ago, arrived on campus Monday in time for the start of classes Tuesday.  —  Ajjawi's family issued a statement Monday through …

‘Details Are Irrelevant’: Biden Says Verbal Slip-Ups Don't Undermine His Judgment  —  Toggle more options  —  Joe Biden wants voters to look at the big picture.  —  His campaign is focused on a mission to “restore the soul of this nation.”  —  That's also why the former vice president does …

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France Dangles $15 Billion Bailout for Iran in Effort to Save Nuclear Deal  —  A senior Iranian delegation arrived in Paris on Monday to work out the details of a financial bailout package that France's president, Emmanuel Macron, intends to use to compensate Iran for oil sales lost to American sanctions.

Netanyahu, Trump in Intensive Talks for Dramatic Diplomatic Gesture in Coming Days, Ahead of Israeli Election  —  Israeli prime minister in close contact with people close to U.S. president, with one option under consideration being an American statement on creating ‘defense pact’ with Israel

Climate change could be a problem in 2020 ... for Democrats  —  Elissa Slotkin has learned that climate change is both a national emergency and a political opportunity.  As an assistant secretary of defense under President Barack Obama, she helped lead the Pentagon's first study of how climate change threatens U.S. military bases.

Why young white evangelicals aren't likely to leave the Republican Party  —  Maybe they don't like Trump.  But that's not what counts.  —  In 2020, will white evangelical Christians stick with the Republican Party, where they've long been a reliable voting bloc?

The Tea Party-Trump Decade  —  Donald Trump speaks at a rally organized by Tea Party Patriots on Capitol Hill, September 9, 2015.  —  The following is an excerpt of RIP GOP: How the New America Is Dooming the Republicans, by Stanley B. Greenberg, out September 10 from Thomas Dunne Books.

Faced With Criticism, Trump Administration Reverses Abrupt End to Humanitarian Relief  —  LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration on Monday announced that it would reconsider its decision to force immigrants facing life-threatening health crises to return to their home countries …

Israel's Good and Bad New Realities  —  New alliances with Arab nations are positive but unstable, and old enemies are most dangerous when in a weakened state.  —  One of the most radical changes in the labyrinth of the Middle East is the near cessation of the old formal hostility of the Arab nations to Israel.