Sensing opportunity, Trump presses for action on North Korea Source: Cox Media Group

With the date of a summit meeting with Kim Jong Un still to be determined, President Donald Trump continued this weekend to press the case that major changes are on the horizon between North and South Korea, as Mr. Trump spoke with both the South Korean and Japanese leaders about progress on a deal with the Pyongyang regime to rein in its nuclear weapons program. Headline: "Kim Prepared to Cede Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Pledges Not to Invade" - from the Failing New York Times.

Gowdy aimed to close the circle of South Carolina’s history

Trey Gowdy's emotions sometimes bubble disconcertingly close to the surface, but unlike many members of the political class, he is not all surface. At a breakfast four years ago, the South Carolina Republican had tears in his eyes as he explained when he would leave Congress: after Tim Scott, a Republican congressman who had been appointed to the Senate in 2013 when Jim DeMint resigned, had been elected in his own right.

GOP frets over ex-con seeking primary win in West Virginia

Republican Don Blankenship doesn't care if his party and his president don't think he can beat Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin this fall. The former coal mining executive - an ex-convict released from prison less than a year ago - is willing to risk his personal fortune and the GOP's golden opportunity in West Virginia for the chance to prove them all wrong.

Lawmakers warn White House to be cautious about trusting North Korea in nuclear talks

As the White House plans for a meeting with Kim Jong Un, Republicans and Democrats on congressional intelligence committees warned Sunday that President Trump needs to be cautious about talks with the North Korean dictator. North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in look at a rusted steel post of the military demarcation line at the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27, 2018.

Ap Fact Check: Trump distorts claims on Va nominee, vet care

President Donald Trump is distorting some of the reasons why his pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, White House physician Ronny Jackson, abruptly withdrew his nomination. Trump casts late-surfacing allegations against Jackson as entirely partisan.

Michael Avenatti: Trump, National Enquirer preparing for Michael Cohen to ‘flip’

The lawyer for adult-film actress Stormy Daniels says President Trump's longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen will betray him, and the president's team knows it. Michael Avenatti said in an appearance Sunday on CNN that because Mr. Cohen paid off his porn-star client, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, he could end up in jail and has thus become a prime target for prosecutorial pressure and White House distrust.

Weird requests put to punk poet Eileen Myles

One of the weirdest aspects of writing a memoir based on a 16-year-old relationship with a pit bull is the requests Eileen Myles gets at author talks. The punk poet and essayist, the inspiration for a new generation of feminist writers like Lena Dunham for her writings around sexuality and gender, is often called to dedicate copies of ''I sign books to a lot of dead dogs,'' Myles says.

President Trump Praises ‘Love’ At Campaign-Style Rally in Michigan

President Donald Trump took aim at familiar political targets and added a few fresh ones during a campaign-style rally in Michigan, an Upper Midwest state so crucial in sending him to the White House. Trump has been urging voters to support Republicans for Congress as a way of advancing his agenda.

Trump rally fires up crowd in Washington Township

President Donald Trump took aim at familiar political targets and added a few fresh ones during a campaign-style rally Saturday night in the county that helped give him a surprising victory in the 2016 election. Trump, in an 80-minute speech, has been urging voters to support Republicans for Congress as a way of advancing his agenda.

Sen. Marco Rubio’s cozy relationship with Democratic Sen. Bill…

GOP Sen. Marco Rubio's cozy relationship with Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson may be issue in Nelson re-election campaign. Sen. Marco Rubio's cozy relationship with Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson could sway Nelson's re-election bid GOP Sen. Marco Rubio's cozy relationship with Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson may be issue in Nelson re-election campaign.

Gov, Paul LePage, Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins, Congresswoman…

Gov, Paul LePage, Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and Knox County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Tim Carroll -- a former president of the Maine Lobster Festival -- are among those people who will not be allowed to march in this year's Festival parade. The Festival Board voted Tuesday to exclude all political organizations and candidates from the annual parade held on the first Saturday of August.

Gowdya s Departure Closes the Circle of South Carolinaa s History

Trey Gowdy's emotions sometimes bubble disconcertingly close to the surface, but unlike many members of the political class, he is not all surface. At a breakfast four years ago, the South Carolina Republican had tears in his eyes as he explained when he would leave Congress: after Tim Scott, a Republican congressman who had been appointed to the Senate in 2013 when Jim DeMint resigned, had been elected in his own right.