For Alabama Women, Disgust, Fatigue and a Sense Moore Could Win Anyway  —  VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. — Sallie Gunter, 61, a freelance court reporter, was having breakfast with her friend Lisa Hicks, 44, a legal assistant, at Panera Bread when the subject of Roy S. Moore came up.

Trump says he believes Putin's election meddling denials  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Da Nang, Vietnam (CNN)President Donald Trump suggested on Saturday he's done confronting Russian President Vladimir Putin over his country's election meddling since it's insulting to the Russian leader.

A London Meeting of an Unlikely Group: How a Trump Adviser Came to Learn of Clinton ‘Dirt’  —  WASHINGTON — At midday on March 24, 2016, an improbable group gathered in a London cafe to discuss setting up a meeting between Donald J. Trump, then a candidate, and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.

Exclusive: Rupert Murdoch twice discussed CNN with AT&T CEO - sources  —  Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video  —  (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch telephoned AT&T Inc (T.N) Chief Executive Randall Stephenson twice in the last six months and talked about cable network CNN, sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday.

George Takei Accused of Sexually Assaulting Former Model in 1981  —  Accuser Scott R. Brunton says he was groped by the ‘Star Trek’ icon at the actor's Los Angeles condo.  —  A former model and actor is accusing Star Trek icon George Takei of sexual assault in 1981.

U.S. soldier in Niger ambush was bound and apparently executed, villagers say  —  Troops salute the casket of U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson at his burial service in Hollywood, Fla., on Oct. 21.  Sgt. Johnson and three other American soldiers were killed in an ambush in Niger on Oct. 4.

Podesta Group on the verge of shuttering amid ties to Mueller probe  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)One of Washington's most prominent lobbying firms is on the verge of shuttering after becoming ensnared by special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.  —  Kimberley Fritts …

Cambridge Analytica Denies Working With Russia, Unconvincingly  —  There are several channels through which Donald Trump's campaign apparently cooperated with Russian efforts to help him win the presidency.  The first, and best known, is a Trump Tower meeting in June 2016 to pursue Russian promises of providing dirt on Hillary Clinton.

How Flynn — and the Russia scandal — landed in the West Wing  —  Michael Flynn wasn't even on the shortlist of potential national security advisers.  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the early transition chief for a newly elected Donald Trump, and his team had deep reservations about Flynn …

Philly police officers on Facebook: Krasner is #notmyDA  —  Critics of the campaign run by District Attorney-elect Larry Krasner have expressed concerns over how the civil rights lawyer who made a career of suing the Police Department will now create a working relationship with current prosecutors and Philadelphia police.

Saudi Arabia forcibly detained Lebanon's prime minister, sources say  —  Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri is being held by Saudi authorities under what Lebanese sources say amounts to house arrest in Riyadh, apparently as part of the Saudi campaign to squeeze Iran and its Lebanese ally, Hezbollah.