Democrats should ask: What if Bannon was right?

In normal times, you could bank the bet that a man who was a Russian stooge, gave comfort to neo-Nazis and spent his first year in office trying to take health care from 22 million Americans was going to get destroyed when voters finally had a chance to send him a message. Add to that an approval rating that hit 34 percent last week, and a poll from swing states showing 1 in 5 of people who voted for Donald Trump are now embarrassed by his presidency, and you'd think Democrats were in great shape for next year's midterm elections.

Josh Mandel wants churches freed to endorse, raise funds

In announcing his "Faith Outreach Team" Tuesday, Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel took up a fight already declared by President Donald Trump. Mandel, who is seeking the GOP nomination to challenge Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, said the faith team's top goal would be to get rid of the Johnson Amendment, a 1954 law prohibiting churches and other non-profits from endorsing political candidates or raising money for them.

Michael Moore Predicts Trump Will Win Re-Election in 2020

"I should say re-appointed, because we will have an even larger population that will vote against him in 2020," filmmaker tells Fast Company Filmmaker and activist Michael Moore predicted that President Donald Trump will win re-election in 2020 in a Monday interview with Fast Company - but the Trump critic has a plan to stop it from happening. "I should say re-appointed, because we will have an even larger population that will vote against him in 2020," Moore told the magazine.

Mueller’s team is reportedly examining Trump’s role in drafting Trump …

The team led by special counsel Robert Mueller is looking into Trump's role in drafting the statement his son, Donald Trump Jr., gave in response to news that he met with a Kremlin-connected lawyer last June during the presidential campaign, NBC News reported on Monday. Mueller is spearheading the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow to tilt the 2016 election in Trump's favor.

Bill and Hillary Clinton relax with Hamptons friends

'Please send help!' Thousands are trapped on their roofs in flooded Houston as cops ask ANYONE with a boat to help rescue them amid warnings Harvey's destruction could be as bad as Katrina REVEALED: New York real estate executive who shot his wife and daughter then killed himself in double murder suicide was being SUED for stealing money from his clients Homeless man who was paid $5 to pour hot coffee on himself in a viral video dies in a New Jersey car crash 'Our country will not pay, under any circumstances, for a wall': Mexico insists it won't fund Trump's border barricade in response to the President's tweet Ready to burn: Thousands flock to Nevada for the annual Burning Man Festival where larger-than-life art installations take over the desert Navy and Marine Corps divers recover the bodies of all ten sailors killed in the USS John S McCain's collision with an oil tanker Forget ... (more)

Katy Perry Uses VMAs To Reiterate That She Wishes Hillary Clinton Were President

It's August 2017, and Hillary Clinton is not the president of the United States, even if she beat current President Donald Trump in the popular vote. For better and worse, Katy Perry has spent much of her hosting role for the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards reminding those watching of that fact.

Trump Organization sought deal on a Trump Tower in Moscow while he ran for president

As part of the discussions, a Russian-born real estate developer urged Trump to come to Moscow to tout the proposal and suggested he could get President Vladimir Putin to say "great things" about Trump, according to several people who have been briefed on his correspondence. President Donald Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit in Hamburg.

Love Island’s Georgia Harrison flashes legs in racy dress

'Money' Mayweather knocks out Conor McGregor in the tenth round - and insists $600MILLION 'fight of the century' will be his last as JLo, Leonardo DiCaprio and a host of stars look on One family's desperate fight to live through Harvey: Survivor says he 'didn't stand a chance' when his house blew apart in 130mph winds as one is confirmed dead, dozens hurt and flooding looms Texas prepares for 'catastrophic' floods as Hurricane Harvey stalls over the state and is set to dump 40 INCHES of rain Tied up and left to face the wrath of Harvey: Picture of abandoned dog that's breaking the hearts of Texans as flood waters rise Take cover! The moment a hawk flew into a taxi and refused to get out as Hurricane Harvey barreled towards Texas 'It's a 100 per cent loss': Mayor says Hurricane Harvey has completely wiped out parts of his Texas town and urges residents not to return 'Are you gonna take it ... (more)

Truly fake news: Charlottesville story shows dangers of alt-right

At one time, what happened to Brennan Gilmore in the aftermath of the Charlottesville violence would likely have been dismissed as the work of a few troubled people on the lunatic fringes of American society. Now, however, it's a deeply disturbing sign of how far anti-government zealots and hate groups are willing to go to turn Americans against each other, sow distrust in our institutions and destroy our nation from within.

Bondi man advertises flat to watch Mayweather vs McGregor

Floyd 'Money' Mayweather knocks out Conor McGregor in the tenth round - and insists $600MILLION 'fight of the century' will be his last as JLo, Leonardo Dicaprio and a host of stars look on ringside One family's desperate fight to live through Harvey: Survivor says he 'didn't stand a chance' when his house blew apart in 130mph winds as one is confirmed dead, dozens hurt and flooding looms Take cover! The moment a hawk flew into a taxi and refused to get out as hurricane Harvey barreled towards Texas Tied up and left to face the wrath of Harvey: Picture of abandoned dog that's breaking the hearts of Texans as flood waters rise 'Must be a Texas dog': German shepherd mix pictured carrying his own dog food the morning after Hurricane Harvey becomes an internet hero after the major storm 'I'm sick to my stomach': Mayor of Texas town says Hurricane Harvey left trailer park at '100 percent ... (more)

After Charlottesville Schumer Wants Trump to Shut Down Voter Fraud…

Following the Nazi-Alt-Left rioting in Charlottesville, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling on President Trump to shut down his voter fraud investigation. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is calling on President Trump to close down his voter fraud commission in the aftermath of the violence in Charlottesville, Va., and instead said the government should work to "end the assault on voting rights."

In 1883, this volcanic eruption claimed 36,000 lives

On Aug. 27, 1883, the island volcano Krakatoa erupted with a series of cataclysmic explosions; the resulting tidal waves in Indonesia's Sunda Strait claimed some 36,000 lives in Java and Sumatra. This depiction shows clouds pouring from the volcano on Krakatoa in southwestern Indonesia during the early stages of the eruption which eventually destroyed most of the island.

Mark Shields: Attacking Is Easier Than Governing, But Winning Presidents Know the Difference

Eric Hoffer , a San Francisco longshoreman and philosopher who died in 1983, the year President Ronald Reagan awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom , could have been analyzing contemporary American politics when he wrote, some 66 years ago, that "mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a God, but never without belief in a devil." Campaigns are easy.