By Simon Denyear @ WashingtonPost.com, Aug. 23

BEIJING — China demanded on Wednesday that the United States immediately withdraw new sanctions on companies and individuals trading with North Korea, saying such punitive measures will damage Sino-U.S. ties.

A character calling himself “Michael the Black Man” has appeared in the crowd directly behind Donald Trump, his name is Michael Woodside....In the early 1990s, the New Times reported, Woodside, Yahweh and 14 other members of the Yahweh cult were arrested by federal agents and charged with racketeering and conspiracy in 14 murders and a firebombing.....His website, has links that lead to another one, honestfact.com, with this: “Real KKK Slave Masters” are “CHEROKEE Indians (Hidden Babylonians).”

By Aaron Blake @ WashingtonPost.com, Aug. 22

[....] the 2016 campaign wasn't just about media polarization and President Trump bashing the mainstream press; it was also about dubious information. A new study provides a troubling look at how much websites that peddle fake news and conspiracy theories infected Trump's base of support.

Treasury secretary's wife lashes out at Instagram user who called her 'deplorable'

By Meghan Keneally @ ABCNews.com, Aug. 22

[....] One user wrote in response to her photo, "Glad we could pay for your little getaway. #deplorable."

The comment apparently didn't sit well with Linton, who wrote back that she and her husband are making sacrifices for his government job.

Palmer notes the curious incident of the non-existent "Prime Minister".