Trump opposes bipartisan Obamacare rescue plan  —  President Donald Trump will oppose any congressional attempts to reinstate funding for Obamacare subsidies — unless he gets something in return, his budget director Mick Mulvaney said in an interview Friday morning.

Former Playboy Playmate Carrie Stevens accuses Oliver Stone of sexual assault after director defends Harvey Weinstein  —  While Oliver Stone defended Harvey Weinstein amid more than a dozen allegations of sexual harassment and assault, a former Playboy Playmate accused the “Platoon” director of sexual assault.

How the Pentagon Spun Hurricane Maria  —  U.S. officials inadvertently included a Bloomberg reporter on an internal email list.  Here's a glimpse into their bid to put relief efforts in a positive light.  —  Late last month, Pentagon communications officials inadvertently included Bloomberg …

Social Media Guidelines for The Times Newsroom  —  The New York Times has been a dominant force on social media for years.  Our newsroom accounts have tens of millions of followers.  Many of our journalists are influential voices on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other platforms.

McMaster Wants to Save the Iran Deal by Hiding It From Trump … In a meeting with Senate Democrats last week, President Donald Trump's top national security aide had a message for those worried that the administration may scuttle the Iran nuclear deal: If Trump doesn't have to see it, he won't be able to kill it.

Lisa Bloom Reveals Why She Took On Harvey Weinstein as a Client  —  “I saw this as a unique opportunity to change the way these stories go,” says the lawyer.  “I was wrong.  It turns out nobody is ready to hear an apology when a shocking story comes out.”  —  When noted feminist …

Trump: 'We're saying merry Christmas again'  —  President Trump reignited the “war on Christmas” on Friday, telling a crowd of supporters that “we're saying merry Christmas again” now that he's president.  —  Speaking to a packed crowd at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C. …

Hecklers shout down California attorney general, assembly majority leader at Whittier College  —  Last week, Whittier College — my alma mater — hosted California's Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, in a question-and-answer session organized by Ian Calderon, the Majority Leader of the California State Assembly.

20 of America's top political scientists gathered to discuss our democracy.  They're scared.  —  “If current trends continue for another 20 or 30 years, democracy will be toast.”  —  Is American democracy in decline?  Should we be worried?  —  On October 6, some of America's top political …

What Jaguars owner Khan said today on Trump, NFL owners and a $20 minimum wage  —  NFL team owner Shahid Khan spoke his mind today on his fellow club owners, President Donald Trump and the politics of divisiveness at an executive conference for Crain's Who's Who in Chicago Business.

Trump's Tweets Are Damaging the Republican Character  —  No short-term political victory is worth the long-term cultural degradation the president is guaranteeing the GOP.  —  The vast majority of commentary about Donald Trump's tweets centers on Trump: What do they say about his state of mind?

For Trump, “Consequences Are Piling Up” with Republicans in Washington  —  Shortly after noon on Tuesday, after a morning in which President Trump challenged Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's I.Q. in an interview and insulted Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker's diminutive stature …

Twitter deleted data potentially crucial to Russia probes  —  Twitter has deleted tweets and other user data of potentially irreplaceable value to investigators probing Russia's suspected manipulation of the social media platform during the 2016 election, according to current and former government cybersecurity officials.

Kellyanne Conway accidentally admits she's complicit in Trump's “sexual predatory culture”  —  It's been one week since the bombshell report first broke about Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's history of sexual harassment and assault, and White House adviser Kellyanne Conway continues …

Flynn ally sought help from ‘dark web’ in covert Clinton email investigation  —  Barbara Ledeen, a staffer on the committee looking into Trump's Russia ties and a friend of Mike Flynn, tried to launch her own investigation into Clinton's emails … A close associate of Donald Trump's former …

Hannity hits back at Sasse: ‘Call me when you repeal ObamaCare loser’  —  Fox News host Sean Hannity fanned the flames of his feud with Sen. Ben Sasse  —  (R-Neb.) late Thursday, saying he has “done nothing” in D.C. and to “call me when you repeal ObamaCare loser.”

Ex-Green Beret Nate Boyer writes open letter to Trump, Kaepernick, NFL and America  —  Editor's note: More than a year after penning an open letter to Colin Kaepernick, former Army Green Beret and NFL player Nate Boyer writes another one, this time calling for unity across all sides of the United States.

The Massachusetts congressman is a white, centrist, Harvard-educated war hero who wants to remake the Democratic Party.  Too bad no one wants that.  —  I'm squinting through the sun at the Polk County Steak Fry, trying to size up Seth Moulton.  —  It's a late September Saturday in Des Moines …

Republican National Committee chief, in Colorado visit, says “I think we're in the best place we've ever been as a party”  —  Ronna Romney McDaniel was in Denver Thursday for an event honoring Hispanic Heritage Month  —  The chief of the Republican National Committee said Thursday during …