The west is on fire as heat records fall

Why Trump’s media intimidation strategy is bound to fail

Is Indonesia’s "pious democracy" safe from Islamic extremism?

The Democratic Party is such a mess — What are we going to do?

Mitch McConnell buys time by delaying Senate recess, but Republicans still refuse to play ball on Trumpcare

Donald Trump and the Religious Right: From a marriage of convenience to the bedrock of his support

Donald Trump Jr.'s emails won't change anything: His dad's supporters will stay loyal no matter how much collusion is exposed

Donald Trump Jr. loves far-right internet trolls — and they love him back

Senators to consider new FBI chief

Donald Trump says Russia didn't meddle in the presidential election because Vladimir Putin told him so

Russia scandal goes well beyond Trump: GOP leaders definitely knew about hacking — did they benefit too?

Stephen Colbert invites Trump and friends to audition for the voice of Kermit the Frog

As Jared Kushner enters the Russia spotlight, Donald Trump may be distancing himself

Donald Trump defends himself to Pat Robertson

Kellyanne Conway should learn that pieces of paper on TV invites memes

Jeff Sessions complies with court order on Russia disclosure by releasing completely redacted paper

Kid Rock isn't really running for Senate, unless he is

WATCH: Coral falls victim to climate change in Netflix film

Watch Andy Murray correct a reporter's sexist question

A conservative troll showed up at a net neutrality press conference and exposed himself as a fraud

Tucker Carlson, Max Boot get into petty exchange over who is more wrong on foreign policy

Tobacco lobbyists have a foothold in Donald Trump's Washington swamp

It's good that Shia LaBeouf is seeking help, but he's still a racist

Homeland Security employees criticize Congress bill that would restrict refugees

Surprise! The Emmy nominations (kind of) got it right for 2017

Milo Yiannopoulos may have inflated the sales figures of "Dangerous" by more than 400 percent

A Department of Education official suggested that "90 percent" of all campus rapes aren't real

CBO analysis: Donald Trump's budget plan won't be as great as he said it would

WATCH: Curtis Armstrong's ultimate nerd revenge

Donald Trump gets a bit creepy with French President Emmanuel Macron's wife

Read Kesha's touching, necessary essay about female empowerment

Meet Trump's imaginary friend "Jim," who makes his arguments for him

Revenge of the moderates: Senate GOP’s second health care plan is already falling apart

Trump lawyer Marc Kasowitz threatens stranger in emails: "Watch your back, b*tch"

Enough with the George W. Bush nostalgia

NPR faces possible SAG-AFTRA strike as contract negotiations stall

How I failed at Paris: Why I didn't fall in love with the City of Light

Emmy nominations: What voters got right and continue to get wrong

Can Obama un-rig the GOP's gerrymandered map? Here are the wins the Dems need first

What we know — and don’t know — about hate crimes in America

"Our city is in ruins": Crushing wars are raging on in Syria and Iraq with no end in sight