Regrets?  In Alabama Senate race, Trump had a few  —  President Donald Trump began distancing himself from Sen. Luther Strange before ballots were even cast in Alabama's GOP Senate primary, saying at a dinner on Monday night that the candidate he backed was likely to lose …

Exclusive: IRS shares information with special counsel in Russia probe  —  Washington (CNN)The IRS is now sharing information with special counsel Robert Mueller about key Trump campaign officials, after the two entities clashed this summer over both the scope of the investigation …

U.S. denies request for Puerto Rico shipping waiver  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday denied a request to waive shipping restrictions to help get fuel and supplies to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, saying it would do nothing to address the island's main impediment to shipping, damaged ports.

Head of Drug Enforcement Administration to Leave, Alluding to Dismay Over Trump  —  WASHINGTON — The acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration will resign at the end of the week, according to law enforcement officials, who said he had become convinced that President Trump had little respect for the law.

Price's private-jet travels included visits with colleagues, lunch with son  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price took a government-funded private jet in August to get to St. Simons Island, an exclusive Georgia resort where he and his wife own land, a day and a half before he addressed …

EPA spending almost $25,000 to install a secure phone booth for Scott Pruitt  —  The Environmental Protection Agency is spending nearly $25,000 to construct a secure, soundproof communications booth in the office of Administrator Scott Pruitt, according to government contracting records.

Sen. Bob Corker will not seek re-election next year  —  Sen. Bob Corker said Tuesday he will not seek re-election next year.  —  “After much thought, consideration and family discussion over the past year, Elizabeth and I have decided that I will leave the United States Senate when my term expires …

Giving you more characters to express yourself  —  Trying to cram your thoughts into a Tweet - we've all been there, and it's a pain.  —  Interestingly, this isn't a problem everywhere people Tweet.  For example, when I (Aliza) Tweet in English, I quickly run into the 140 character limit and have to edit my Tweet down so it fits.

Method to the “Madness”: Dissecting Roger Stone's Statement to Congress, by a Former Fed Prosecutor  —  Dissecting Roger Stone's statement was a very different exercise than my prior dissections of statements by Jared Kushner, Donald Trump Jr., and Michael Cohen.

Special counsel probing flow of Russian-American money to Trump political funds  —  WATCH: One of the FBI's top investigators, tapped by special counsel Robert Mueller just weeks ago to help lead the probe of Russian meddling in last year's presidential election, has left Mueller's team, sources tell ABC News.

You Are Jonathan Chait's Enemy  —  New York's Jonathan Chait writes today about the “dangerous consequences” of the left's use of the label “white supremacist” to describe Donald Trump, the alt-right, and American conservatism in general.  —  In the course of defending his piece on Twitter …

Saudi Arabia Agrees to Let Women Drive  —  Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that it would allow women to drive, ending a longstanding policy that has become a global symbol of the repression of women in the ultraconservative kingdom.  —  The change, which will take effect in June of next year …

DirecTV Allows Some NFL Refunds After Anthem Controversy  —  Satellite broadcaster will let at least some customers get refunds for its Sunday Ticket package of NFL games if they cite players' national anthem protests.  —  DirecTV is letting at least some customers cancel subscriptions …