Five women accuse journalist and ‘Game Change’ co-author Mark Halperin of sexual harassment  —  Veteran journalist Mark Halperin sexually harassed women while he was in a powerful position at ABC News, according to five women who shared their previously undisclosed accounts with CNN and others …

Juliette Kayyem: Mueller Will Deliver On Russia Investigation Before Thanksgiving  —  National security expert Juliette Kayyem is predicting news from Robert Mueller's Russia investigation will be announced within the next month.  —  “I think it is safe to say that before Thanksgiving …

Announcement: RT and Sputnik Advertising  —  Twitter has made the policy decision to off-board advertising from all accounts owned by Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik, effective immediately.  This decision was based on the retrospective work we've been doing around the 2016 U.S. election …

Lisa Bloom Has ‘Files’ on Rose McGowan's Sexual History: Inside Her Scorched Earth Crusade for Harvey Weinstein … Ronan Farrow was stunned and disgusted early this year when famed feminist lawyer Lisa Bloom phoned him, in the midst of his investigation for NBC News of widespread allegations …

Like a lot of men, I've had a sinking feeling when I see how many friends have posted using the #MeToo tag.  I've also read suggestions on how men can play a role, and sadly I've had several ex-partners who were victims.  One is well-known, but hasn't shared her story (so neither will I).

Trump Declares the Opioid Crisis a ‘Public Health Emergency’  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump announced on Thursday that he was directing his Department of Health and Human Services to declare the opioid crisis a public health emergency, taking long-anticipated action to address …

The Republicans Have Developed a Theory of Alt-Collusion to Defend Trump From Mueller  —  Having apparently decided that defending the Trump campaign against charges of collusion with Russian cyberattacks is an impossible task, the Republican Party has decided to go on offense.

Ben Sasse On Alabama Senate Race: “It Feels Like This Party That I'm A Part Of Has Gone Post-Constitutional”  —  An interesting bit from Jonah Goldberg's podcast, The Remnant.  Goldberg puts Sasse on the spot by asking whether he'll be following the lead of his libertarian-ish colleagues in the Senate …

APNewsBreak: Georgia election server wiped after suit filed  —  https://apnews.com/877ee1015f1c43f1965f 63538b035d3f  —  Link copied!  —  A computer server crucial to a lawsuit against Georgia election officials was quietly wiped clean by its custodians just after the suit was filed, The Associated Press has learned.

Selma Blair and Rachel McAdams Share Their Stories of James Toback's Sexual Harassment  —  Both women encountered the director early in their careers.  Both describe remarkably similar experiences of his targeting and humiliation of young actresses.  —  A week after The New York Times …

Release of JFK Assassination File Is Delayed as Deadline Looms  —  The U.S. government was in danger Thursday of missing the deadline to release a trove of previously classified records from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, adding an unexpected twist to a saga already rife with rumors and conspiracies.

10-Year-Old Immigrant Is Detained After Agents Stop Her on Way to Surgery  —  A 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy has been detained by federal immigration authorities in Texas after she passed through a Border Patrol checkpoint on her way to a hospital to undergo emergency gall bladder surgery.

Scott Brown: more complaints surface over behaviour of US ambassador to New Zealand  —  Ambassador said to have been ‘culturally insensitive’ at party in Samoa and is alleged by one woman to have stared at her breasts … It was a balmy 32 degrees when the US ambassador to New Zealand …

Trump Spending $1.75 Million on Presidential Furniture, Redecorations  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration is spending $1.75 million on furniture for the White House and offices tied to it, according to government records.  —  That includes $17,000 for custom rugs …

Trump associate Cohen sold four NY buildings for cash to mysterious buyers  —  WASHINGTON  —  Donald Trump's long time business lawyer Michael Cohen may be best known for his aggressive campaign television defenses of the real estate mogul, his role in an abortive effort to build a Trump Tower …

‘I hope someone truly shoots you’: online conspiracy theorists harass Vegas victims  —  Those who lived to describe the mass shooting face flood of abuse on social media accusing them of being actors, as hoax claims flourish on YouTube  —  Braden Matejka survived a bullet to the head in the Las Vegas massacre.

Ryan to GOP: Stop calling each other names  —  (R-Wis.) implored Republicans to stop squabbling with each other and stay focused on passing tax reform during a week of feuding between lawmakers and the president.  —  “If we're calling each other names or calling each other out or saying things …

Trump pick for top environmental post once wrote Texas would be ‘better off’ as an independent republic  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's nominee to be White House senior adviser for environmental policy wrote an essay in 1995 in which she argued that because of federal overreach …

Waiter: MLB catcher Bruce Maxwell made up story about service refusal over anthem protest  —  Oakland A's catcher Bruce Maxwell, 26, claimed this week that a waiter in his Alabama hometown of Huntsville refused him service after identifying him as the MLB player who took the knee during …

Sessions threatened to quit over Chinese dissident  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions went to the mat recently against pro-China officials within the Trump administration to prevent the forcible return of a dissident businessman to China.  —  According to a person familiar with the issue …

Justice Department settles IRS lawsuits from 400 conservative groups claiming discrimination … WASHINGTON - Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday that the Justice Department is settling class action lawsuits brought by more than 400 conservative groups who said they were “improperly” …

Police: Delaware City man spies on ‘Muslims’ who were not Muslims  —  10/25/17 Damian Giletto/The News Journal  —  The man Delaware City Police arrested last week for threatening his neighbors believed they were Muslims bent on doing him and the nation harm, and he told investigators he would stop them.

Anne Frank's diary was read in Italian stadiums.  Some fans turned their backs and sang in protest.  —  “I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness, I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too, I feel the suffering of millions.

The Recruitables: Why Trump's Team Was Easy Prey for Putin  —  By now, it should be clear to anyone following the news that Russian intelligence made a formidable effort to approach the Trump campaign and assess the potential to manipulate its members.  As a former officer of the CIA's Directorate …

Threats are preventing Frederica Wilson from voting in Washington  —  WASHINGTON  —  Congressional Democrats celebrated Rep. Frederica Wilson on Wednesday by wearing stickers adorned with a red cowboy hat and posing for a group picture on the steps of the Capitol.  —  But one notable person was missing: Wilson herself.