John Kelly Pushing Out Omarosa for ‘Triggering’ Trump … Newly minted White House chief of staff John Kelly has sought to put a dent in the influence of one of President Donald Trump's most famous advisers: Omarosa Manigault.  —  The former Apprentice co-star—who currently serves …

Justice Department: No evidence Trump Tower was wiretapped  —  (CNN)The Justice Department said in a court filing Friday evening that it has no evidence to support President Donald Trump's assertion in March that his predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped the phones in Trump Tower before last year's election.

President Trump returning to Texas to meet with ‘families’ affected by Harvey  —  President Donald Trump returns to Texas today, this time to meet with families whose lives have been upended by Hurricane Harvey as well as volunteers with the rescue and recovery efforts.

Trump preparing withdrawal from South Korea trade deal, a move opposed by top aides  —  President Trump has instructed advisers to prepare a withdrawal from the United States' free-trade agreement with South Korea, several people close to the process said, a move that would stoke economic tensions …

Waiting for a Perfect Protest?  —  Media outlets and commentators representing a range of political persuasions have called attention to recent outbreaks of violence in Berkeley, Calif., Boston and other locations where anti-racist and anti-fascist demonstrators have gathered.

'I've done nothing wrong': Utah nurse's arrest prompts police apology  —  (CNN)Salt Lake City police apologized Friday for arresting a nurse who, citing hospital policy, refused to let officers draw blood from an unconscious crash victim.  The arrest of Alex Wubbels, who was later released without charge …

When The Truth is Messy and Hard  —  As the leader at New America for nearly four years, my staff, our work and our mission are my priorities.  I am completely committed to the intellectual independence and integrity of our work; it is the foundation of our reputation.

Fire Spotted at Russian Diplomatic Building in D.C.  —  First San Francisco.  Now Washington.  —  A fire could be seen burning in the back of the Russian diplomatic building in Washington Friday evening, just one day after President Donald Trump ordered Moscow to scale back its diplomatic presence in the United States.

Far-right German candidate promises to get rid of Arabic numerals  —  A mayoral candidate for the far-right, anti-immigrant NPD party promised to get rid of Arabic numerals if elected, German media reported Friday.  —  Otfried Best, who is hoping to become mayor of Völklingen …

Maybe Colin Kaepernick Is Just Not That Good  —  Whether or not Colin Kaepernick plays another down in the N.F.L., I'm going to say that he can achieve more off a football field than he — or anyone else in the sport — can achieve on one.  —  Football, in the larger scheme of things, is not that important.

Hurricane Harvey's Public-Health Nightmare  —  For the thousands of people traveled through Harvey's flood waters to Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center, safety was not yet at hand.  Although delivered from the worst of the storm, the packed masses were one of the loci of another brewing problem …

I am starting to see reports...  I am starting to see reports from the misinformed press and the fake news on how I am in violation of breaking campaign law.  —  #1 I have still not officially announced my candidacy.  —  #2 See #1 and go f**k yourselves.  —  Everyone else, Have a great Labor Day …