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Gates is meant to be a star witness in the bank and tax fraud case against ex-lobbyist, Trump campaign boss

• The July jobs report showed that US employers added 157,000 jobs on net last month, fewer than economists had forecast.
• But the unemployment rate fell to 3.9%, closer to an 18-year low.
• Employers in the manufacturing sector extended a strong streak of job gains, suggesting that trade disputes aren't yet weighing on hiring decisions in a major way.

IN HIS latest outburst, US President Donald Trump has threatened to shut the government down unless he gets what he wants.

Growth is major boon for Trump administration, which pushed through $1.5tn in tax cuts, but economists warn it may unsustainable

Fox News stands ‘in strong solidarity’ after Kaitlan Collins excluded from meeting of Donald Trump and Jean-Claude Juncker

Republicans have launched a bid to remove the Department of Justice official overseeing the Russia inquiry dogging Donald Trump's presidency.

 

Four people are missing after an amphibious vehicle capsized with more than 30 on board, including children

The popularity of Confederate flag license plates in Tennessee has hit a 10-year high, according to data from the state’s department of revenue.

Maggie Gyllenhaal and dozens of other celebrities teamed up with the ACLU to give voice to Mirian, an immigrant separated from her 18-month-old son at the U.S. border. 

The Trump administration has said 27 young migrant children are "not eligible for reunification" with their parents, according to a court filing.

“So you’re saying it’s a swamp pick?!” asked co-host Pete Hegseth.

Trump: Kavanaugh is "one of the finest and sharpest legal minds of our time"

• US unemployment rate rises to 4% as more enter job market
• Wage growth of 2.7% again lags behind jobs growth

Scandal-hit Scott Pruitt has resigned as head of the US Environmental Protection Agency.

A Maryland man was charged with multiple counts of murder on Friday, a day after police say he rampaged through a newsroom in Annapolis with a shotgun and killed five people in one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in US history.

 Several others injured in Annapolis, Maryland with suspect charged and due in court on Friday morning 

• Several others injured in Annapolis, Maryland
• Suspect charged and due in court on Friday morning

• Five people were killed and several were "gravely injured" in a shooting Thursday afternoon at the Capital Gazette's newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland, police said.
• One suspect, described by officials as a white man, possibly in his late 30s, is in custody. Police haven't released information about a possible motive.
• Newsroom employees have been tweeting details of the shooting, with one reporter saying the gunman shot through a glass door and opened fire on employees.

AN INTERN at a local newspaper tweeted desperately for help as a shooter attacked his office. Five people were shot dead.

Anthony Kennedy was a swing vote on the US Supreme Court, albeit one that frequently tilted to the right. Replacing him with a solidly conservative justice, however, could have a significant impact on US jurisprudence - and politics - for decades to come.