Woman says Roy Moore initiated sexual encounter when she was 14, he was 32  —  Leigh Corfman says she was 14 years old when an older man approached her outside a courtroom in Etowah County, Ala. She was sitting on a wooden bench with her mother, they both recall, when the man introduced himself as Roy Moore.

Louis C.K. Crossed a Line Into Sexual Misconduct, 5 Women Say  —  In 2002, a Chicago comedy duo, Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov, landed their big break: a chance to perform at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colo. When Louis C.K. invited them to hang out in his hotel room for a nightcap …

Trump Bodyguard Keith Schiller Testifies Russian Offered Trump Women, Was Turned Down  —  WASHINGTON — After a business meeting before the Miss Universe Pageant in 2013, a Russian participant offered to “send five women” to Donald Trump's hotel room in Moscow, his longtime bodyguard told Congress this week …

Gary Cohn: Trickle-down is good for the economy  — Gary Cohn says, “I don't believe that we've set out to create a tax cut for the wealthy.  If someone's getting a tax cut, I'm not upset that they're getting a tax cut.”  —  Gary Cohn, 57, was in some ways an unlikely choice for Donald Trump's White House.

White House chief of staff tried to pressure acting DHS secretary to expel thousands of Hondurans, officials say  —  Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Elaine Duke meets with Britain's Home Secretary on Oct. 20.  Duke refused to bow to pressure from White House Chief …

Mueller interviews top White House aide  —  Washington (CNN)White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller has been interviewed as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, according to sources familiar with the investigation.  —  The interview brings the special counsel investigation …

Dear Sutherland Springs, you deserve an apology from the news media  —  When I drove into town Sunday afternoon, it was still quiet.  Just a few hours had passed since the massacre at First Baptist, and only a handful of local journalists were there.  By day's end, dozens more had descended.

AP Exclusive: Russia Twitter trolls deflected Trump bad news  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disguised Russian agents on Twitter rushed to deflect scandalous news about Donald Trump just before last year's presidential election while straining to refocus criticism on the mainstream media …

Christopher Plummer to Replace Kevin Spacey in ‘All the Money in the World’  —  As of now, director Ridley Scott plans to keep the film's Dec. 22 release date.  —  In a monumental and expensive move, Ridley Scott will remove embattled actor Kevin Spacey from his finished thriller All the Money …

Goodlatte: It's An Honor to Serve You  —  f t # e  —  Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following letter today announcing that he will not seek re-election in 2018:  —  Dear Friend,  —  When I first decided to run for Congress there were several things I wanted to achieve …

Prosecutors Seek Plea Deal With Manafort's Former Son-in Law  —  Jeffrey Yohai, who worked with his father-in-law on real-estate deals, hasn't been charged with any crime  —  The Justice Department is seeking to reach a plea deal in its criminal investigation of the former son-in-law of Paul Manafort …

The Anti-Trump Wave  —  Democrats come out in droves and the GOP is caught in the undertow.  —  Republicans took a thorough beating in Tuesday's elections, and no one should sugar coat the results because the voting was confined to a few states.  Democrats came out in droves to send a message …

Sean Parker unloads on Facebook: “God only knows what it's doing to our children's brains”  —  Sean Parker, the founding president of Facebook, gave me a candid insider's look at how social networks purposely hook and potentially hurt our brains.  —  Be smart: Parker's I-was-there account …

I was harassed at the New Republic.  I spoke up.  Nothing happened.  —  Leon Wieseltier, The New Republic, and the myth of silence.  —  In my mid-20s, I was an assistant editor toiling on the lower rungs of the New Republic, working late nights and long shifts.  One evening, most of the staff went to a bar after work.

André Balazs, Celebrity Hotelier, Is Accused of Groping  —  In November 2014, the married actors Jason Bateman and Amanda Anka attended a dinner party at the Chiltern Firehouse after the London premiere of “Horrible Bosses 2,” in which Mr. Bateman starred.

Ta-Nehisi Coates has an incredibly clear explanation for why white people shouldn't use the n-word  —  He said that white people could learn something from not being able to use the word.  —  It's a question that comes up again and again in discussions of race: Why can't white people use the n-word …

More layoffs planned at Carrier plant Trump promised to save  —  Carrier Corp., the HVAC manufacturer that had planned to move its operations to Mexico before President Trump staged a much-heralded intervention, said Tuesday it is gearing up for yet another round of layoffs.

The Leaks.  The Frustrations.  Omarosa's Shoes.  Mike Dubke on His 103 Days in the White House  —  Trump's former communications director talks about his brief but eventful stint.  —  On the frigid morning of February 16, 2017, Mike Dubke sat in front of the Resolute desk, facing Donald Trump.

America's ‘Retail Apocalypse’ Is Really Just Beginning  —  The so-called retail apocalypse has become so ingrained in the U.S. that it now has the distinction of its own Wikipedia entry.  —  The industry's response to that kind of doomsday description has included blaming the media for hyping …

Trump associates are getting buried in massive legal fees, and Roger Stone says his are more than $450,000  — Roger Stone, a longtime adviser to President Donald Trump, this week issued a plea for help paying his legal bills resulting from the Russia investigation — he says they exceed $450,000.