Why Trump Stands by Roy Moore, Even as It Fractures His Party  —  By the time Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, made the last of his repeated pleas to President Trump to keep his distance from the Senate candidacy of Roy S. Moore, it was too late.

The shrinking profile of Jared Kushner  —  A month ago, Jared Kushner — President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser — made a surprise trip to Riyadh to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the fellow son of a world leader who is making waves with crackdowns and modernization efforts.

In America's Heartland, the Nazi Sympathizer Next Door  —  HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio — Tony and Maria Hovater were married this fall.  They registered at Target.  On their list was a muffin pan, a four-drawer dresser and a pineapple slicer.  —  Ms. Hovater, 25, was worried about Antifa bashing up the ceremony.

Diplomats Sound the Alarm as They Are Pushed Out in Droves  —  WASHINGTON — Of all the State Department employees who might have been vulnerable in the staff reductions that Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson has initiated as he reshapes the department, the one person who seemed least likely …

As he investigates Trump's aides, special counsel's record shows surprising flaws  —  Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III on Capitol Hill.  —  When he was named special counsel in May, Robert S. Mueller III was hailed as the ideal lawman — deeply experienced, strait-laced and nonpartisan …

While eyes are on Russia, Sessions dramatically reshapes the Justice Department  —  For more than five hours, Attorney General Jeff Sessions sat in a hearing room on Capitol Hill this month, fending off inquiries on Washington's two favorite topics: President Trump and Russia.

Trump visits his West Palm Beach golf club  —  President Trump traveled to his West Palm Beach, Florida golf club Saturday, marking the fourth consecutive day he's visited one of his golf properties.  —  Trump departed his Mar-a-Lago resort at 7:45 a.m. Saturday and arrived …

PIEGATE: Sarah Sanders accused of using stock photo for Thanksgiving tweet; Update  —  Apparently, Sarah Sanders can't even tweet a photo of a pie without triggering the MSM:  —  I dont cook much these days, but managed this Chocolate Pecan Pie for Thanksgiving at the family farm! …

The CFPB now has two acting directors.  And nobody knows which one should lead the federal agency  —  President Trump and the outgoing head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau both named acting directors to head the watchdog agency on Friday, throwing its leadership into disarray.

‘Morning Joe,’ did you really just pretape your post-Thanksgiving banter?  —  The hosts of MSNBC's “Morning Joe” did the usual day-after Thanksgiving kibitzing on the air on Friday morning, telling viewers about their turkey dinners and mentioning the big football game the night before.

Want to Know Why Roy Moore Might Win?  Blame the Media.  —  In the wake of the Roy Moore fiasco, a number of “hot takes” have made their rounds in the media.  How obviously hypocritical it is, for example, for evangelical leaders to stand behind a man crediblay accused of sexually assaulting a minor.

He thought he saw a deer and fired his pistol.  Now his neighbor is dead.  —  Wednesday was a typical afternoon but an exciting one — Thanksgiving was the next day, and Jamie Billquist and his wife, Rosemary, would partake in one of their favorite traditions: the Turkey Trot.

A flat-Earther's plan to launch himself in a homemade rocket just hit a speed bump  —  A California man who planned to launch himself 1,800 feet high Saturday in a homemade scrap-metal rocket — in an effort to prove that Earth is flat — said he is postponing the experiment …

How a powerful senator schooled Betsy DeVos  —  Several months ago, Sen. Lamar Alexander phoned Education Secretary Betsy DeVos with a message: Back off.  —  Alexander, the Republican chairman of the Senate HELP Committee, was furious that a top DeVos aide was circumventing a new law aimed …

Judge rules Seattle's tax on the wealthy is illegal; city vows to appeal  —  Seattle's controversial tax on the wealthy failed its first legal test this week after a judge ruled the new ordinance violates state law - but the city isn't backing down and vows to appeal, setting the stage for a Washington State Supreme Court showdown.

The Rise and Fall of a Law-School Empire Fueled by Federal Loans  —  Don Lively's mission to offer legal education to students rejected elsewhere is coming unraveled  —  Don Lively had a plan to bring more blacks and Hispanics into the practice of law.  —  Mr. Lively, a professor who is white …