Republicans Try to Block Moore's Path as Candidate Denies Sexual Misconduct  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans scrambled on Friday to find a way to block Roy S. Moore's path to the Senate, exploring extraordinary measures to rid themselves of their own Senate nominee in Alabama …

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.

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.

“You should f**k her to make her realize she's gay.”  He said this about me during a cast and crew “meet and greet” before we began filming, X Men: The Last Stand.  I was eighteen years old.  He looked at a woman standing next to me, ten years my senior, pointed to me and said: “You should f**k her to make her realize she's gay.”

Snag in Media Merger Stirs Tensions Over Trump-CNN Feud  —  Uncertainty around AT&T deal arises after long stretch of hostility between network, administration  —  Early this year, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and aide, Jared Kushner, met a top executive at CNN parent Time Warner Inc. TWX 4.08% …

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.

Devin Nunes attended a breakfast with Michael Flynn and Turkey's foreign minister just before the inauguration  — Rep. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, attended a breakfast meeting at which Michael Flynn and Turkey's foreign minister were also present.

Data Firm's WikiLeaks Outreach Came as It Joined Trump Campaign  —  Cambridge Analytica said it reached out to Julian Assange to share Hillary Clinton-related emails in ‘early June 2016,’ when the company had already started working for the campaign  —  The chief executive …

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.

Trump adviser claims he lied to FBI out of loyalty to Trump: Source  —  George Papadopoulos, the Trump foreign policy aide who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, initially misled agents out of what he claimed was loyalty to President Donald Trump, according to a person with direct knowledge of the investigation.

What Will Mitch McConnell Do About the Democrats' Disgraceful Senate Blockade?  —  Despite being in office for nearly a year, President Trump has been unable to staff his administration.  In the early days, he was slow to make nominations-not surprisingly, given that he wasn't surrounded …

Vote count in close Stafford races fuels criticism, concern  —  Questions are swirling around two close elections in the Fredericksburg region that appear destined for recounts.  —  In a conference call Friday, House Democratic Caucus Executive Director Trent Armitage said that 55 military ballots delivered …

Russia Scandal Befalls Two Brothers: John and Tony Podesta  —  WASHINGTON — One is a rail-thin liberal idealist who spent his career in government, on campaigns and at think tanks.  The other is an overweight pragmatist who made a fortune lobbying for all manner of liberal boogeymen.

Hope Solo accuses Sepp Blatter of sexual assault at awards ceremony  —  The former Fifa president Sepp Blatter has been accused by Hope Solo, the USA women's football team goalkeeper, of having sexually assaulted her at Fifa's Ballon d'Or awards ceremony in January 2013.