The Danger of President Pence  —  Trump's critics yearn for his exit.  But Mike Pence, the corporate right's inside man, poses his own risks.  —  On September 14th, the right-wing pundit Ann Coulter, who last year published a book titled “In Trump We Trust,” expressed what a growing number of Americans …

The Mystery Of Wilbur Ross' Missing Billions  —  Dressed in a blue suit and red tie, Donald Trump's 79-year-old pick for Secretary of Commerce sat before a panel of senators for nearly four hours in January, deflecting dozens of questions with relative ease.

Miami politician says aliens took her on a spaceship.  Now she's running for Congress.  —  WASHINGTON  —  Florida has a U.S. senator who once flew aboard the Space Shuttle.  —  A congressional candidate from Miami can go one better: Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera says she's been aboard a spaceship too.

Bowe Bergdahl, Called a ‘Traitor’ by President Trump, Pleads Guilty  —  FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009, setting off a military manhunt and political furor, pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy on Monday before a military judge in Fort Bragg, N.C.

Trump allies worry that losing the House means impeachment  —  (CNN)Top White House aides, lawmakers, donors and political consultants are privately asking whether President Donald Trump realizes that losing the House next year could put his presidency in peril.

Inside the ‘adult day-care center’: How aides try to control and coerce Trump  —  President Trump listens as officials heap praise on him at a Cabinet meeting June 12.  From left, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.

Judge deals blow to Menendez  —  NEWARK — After raising Sen. Robert Menendez's hopes last week, a federal judge crushed them on Monday morning.  —  U.S. District Court Judge William Walls refused to toss any of the 18 charges in the corruption case against Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat …

Kushner Plan for Fifth Avenue Tower Is Being Blocked by Partner  —  Vornado wants modest renovation and to rent out offices  —  The building has been losing money since it was bought in 2007  —  An ambitious plan by Jared Kushner's family to recast its indebted Fifth Avenue office building …

GOP Sen. Thad Cochran grappling with illness  —  Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran is continuing to grapple with a urinary tract infection that has delayed a planned return to Washington, his office announced on Monday..  —  The GOP veteran, 79, has been absent from Washington for a month.

Pilot boots New York activist Tamika Mallory from American Airlines flight over seat dispute  —  New York activist Tamika Mallory says she was booted from an American Airlines flight in Miami after a pilot inserted himself into a dispute over her seat assignment.

An ex St. Petersburg ‘troll’ speaks out Russian independent TV network interviews former troll at the Internet Research Agency  —  Dozhd calls him “Maxim,” but that's not his real name.  The TV network says Max's employment records confirm that he spent 18 months at 55 Savushkina in St. Petersburg …

Right-Wing Victory in Austria Today  —  The populist right, though scorned by the Left as Islamophobic, gains ground in yet another European election.  —  Angela Merkel's misguided migration policy — which allowed nearly 1 million people from Africa and the Middle East to enter Germany in 2015 — has claimed another political victim.

Here's the Memo the Kremlin-Linked Lawyer Took to the Meeting With Donald Trump Jr.  —  No dirt on Clinton, a passing mention of adoptions, and a lot on Bill Browder and the Magnitsky Act.  —  Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya arrived at a June 2016 meeting with Donald Trump Jr. armed …

Kate Winslet didn't thank Harvey Weinstein when she won the Oscar.  Here's why  —  When Kate Winslet won the lead actress Oscar for “The Reader” in 2009, she thanked 19 people by name along with many others in general.  —  She did not mention Harvey Weinstein, whose company financed and distributed the movie.

Dem lawmaker: One Republican is considering articles of impeachment against Trump  —  (D-Tenn.) in an interview on Sunday said at least one Republican is considering supporting articles of impeachment against President Trump.  —  “I have one Republican that has said he is looking at it …

The Daily 202: Trump's attacks on Senate Republicans are paying political dividends  —  THE BIG IDEA:  —  NEW YORK—Scapegoating the Senate GOP is proving to be an effective political strategy for President Trump.  Activists and donors on the right are primed to blame congressional Republicans …

The ‘Resistance’ vs. George Washington  —  If a president can't take emoluments, the founders were crooks.  —  The Trump administration has been under siege from the left's self-professed “legal resistance.”  Perhaps the highest-profile example involves President Trump himself.

WPA2 security flaw puts almost every Wi-Fi device at risk of hijack, eavesdropping  —  Security experts have said the bug is a total breakdown of the WPA2 security protocol.  —  A security protocol at the heart of most modern Wi-Fi devices, including computers, phones, and routers …

The Fussy Attack of the Domesticated Conservatives  —  Getting named to Salon's list of The 25 Conservatives Actually Worth Following On Twitter is either a grievous insult or a certification that you suck.  Salon is saying that you're not a carrier of a hardcore conservative contagion …

Florida's Senate race shaping up as a clash of titans  —  Sen. Bill Nelson went to Democratic leader Chuck Schumer this summer with an urgent plea.  —  Florida's Democratic Party was in disarray after the 2016 presidential debacle, the senator said, and he needed help from D.C. to prepare …

Sen. Dick Durbin: Democrats can lose to Trump if they ‘overdo it’ by being too liberal  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Sen. Dick Durbin, the number two Democrat in the Senate, said in a radio interview Sunday that his party could lose to President Donald Trump in 2020 if they “overdo it” and become too liberal.

The next CIA director could be Tom Cotton  —  We told you about internal administration conversations about sliding CIA Director Mike Pompeo over to replace SecState Rex Tillerson, whenever he heads back to Texas.  —  Now we're hearing about a top possibility for the next chess move …

Trump's Campaign Paid His Son's Russia-Probe Law Firm $238,000  —  Donald Trump Jr. faces scrutiny over 2016 meeting with Russian  —  Campaign spent $1.1 million overall on legal expenses in Q3  —  President Donald Trump's re-election committee paid almost $238,000 in the third quarter …

Facebook Is Looking for Employees With National Security Clearances  —  Social media giant wants help to spot future election meddling  —  Russian group bought ads to sow discord during 2016 campaign  —  Facebook Inc. is looking to hire people who have national security clearances …