1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (212+ words) “President Donald Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to his executive assistant Natalie Harp and two of his other young, loyal White House employees, according to financial disclosures released by the administration,” the Washington Post reports. ”On their disclosure forms, which were…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (257+ words) “Republicans are putting an unpopular president at the center of their campaign to keep control of Congress,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “During the GOP’s two-day convention here this week, President Trump—term-limited and facing backlash from voters—will be…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago   (217+ words) “President Trump is poised to become far more visible outside of the White House than he has been for most of his term, starting with a Republican midterms convention in Texas and continuing with travel to boost candidates, according to…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago   (190+ words) “A dramatic season of closely watched political primaries is nearing its end. Tuesday night’s contests in New Hampshire — one of the final stops of the cycle — will set up key battles in the fight for control of both the House…...

6+ hour, 48+ min ago   (176+ words) “President Donald Trump ramped up the trade war with Canada by directing the U.S. government to reject Canadian products unless it immediately ‘restores full and fair reciprocity’ to America’s ‘Great Dairy Farmers’ and companies, which he said have been unfairly…...

6+ hour, 42+ min ago   (212+ words) “Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday refused to lift a block on Missouri’s new congressional map, which was poised to give Republicans a pickup opportunity in November,” The Hill reports. “Missouri officials held their primaries using Republicans’ new 7-1 House…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago   (286+ words) “President Donald Trump on Wednesday will head to a Republican midterm convention that will offer clues about the message he intends to deliver when he hits the campaign trail for a 30-day October blitz before Election Day,” Roll Call reports....

6+ hour, 50+ min ago   (196+ words) “House Republicans are effectively abandoning what was supposed to be a key battleground district in New York over concerns that their candidate, state Sen. Peter Oberacker, is too flawed to seriously compete,” Axios reports. “Expect to see more of this…...

7+ hour, 23+ min ago   (150+ words) “It marks the latest tit-for-tat strikes as Washington and Tehran lurch back toward fighting during more than six months of war.” Filed Under: Foreign Affairs, National Security You already know the problem with following the news today: the same story…...

7+ hour, 28+ min ago   (242+ words) Rolling Stone: “September 11th is the most solemn day on the U.S. calendar. The terrorist attacks that left nearly 3,000 people dead 25 years ago are still fresh in the minds of many, and no occasion calls for a greater show of reverence…...