FBI didn't tell US targets as Russian hackers hunted emails  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI failed to notify scores of U.S. officials that Russian hackers were trying to break into their personal Gmail accounts despite having evidence for at least a year that the targets were in the Kremlin's crosshairs, The Associated Press has found.

Why a historically conservative county in Virginia is making national Republicans nervous  —  (Julia Rendleman/For The Washington Post)  —  CHESTERFIELD, Va. — In this bastion of Virginia-brand conservatism, dozens of Democratic women roared on a recent night as their organization's leader crowed …

Rep. John Conyers steps down from committee leadership position amid harassment accusations  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., stepped down as the ranking Democratic member of the House Judiciary Committee on Sunday, following multiple sexual harassment accusations.

What's Dangerous About Donald Trump's Foreign Policy?  —  When critics argue that Donald Trump is an exceptionally reckless commander in chief, they tend to highlight how the American president deviates from the norm.  —  By issuing “diplomatic pronouncements” on Twitter …

Republicans fret over White House sales job on taxes  —  When photos of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his wife, Louise Linton, posing with freshly printed sheets of money ricocheted across the internet earlier this month, Democrats fighting the GOP tax bill saw an opportunity to whack it.

Nazis Are Just Like You and Me, Except They're Nazis  —  Editor's Note: This essay was inspired by “A Voice of Hate in America's Heartland,” published in The New York Times on November 25, 2017.  The Times reflected on the shortcomings of the piece after it was met with outrage and ridicule.

Trump and his voters are drawn together by a shared sense of defiance  —  The American tradition is not deference to authority; it's defiance of authority, even when the cause is hopeless.  Sociologist Seymour Martin Lipset once wrote that the United States was, in fact, peopled by …

Congress has handed Trump a historic presidential victory  — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is giving President Trump yet another major victory on judicial nominations.  —  President Donald Trump should give special thanks to two U.S. Senators this Thanksgiving weekend.

Graham: Failure ‘not an option’ on taxes  —  (R-S.C.) said Sunday that “failure is not an option” when it comes to the GOP's effort on tax reform.  —  “The economy needs a tax cut and the Republican Party needs to deliver, so I think we'll get there,” Graham told CNN's “State of the Union.”

The age of outrage  —  Jonathan Haidt is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University's Stern School of Business and author of The Righteous Mind, among other books.  He is also cofounder of Heterodox Academy and is a voice of sanity in the asylum of higher education.

Special Report: ‘Treacherous shenanigans’ - The inside story of Mugabe's downfall  —  MacDonald Dzirutwe, Joe Brock, Ed Cropley  —  HARARE (Reuters) - Inside State House in Harare, Robert Mugabe was in the tightest spot of his 37-year rule.  Tanks were on the streets and troops had occupied …

IU Health investigating after nurse allegedly posts controversial tweet  —  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - IU Health is investigating after one of their nurses allegedly posted a controversial Tweet that surfaced Friday on social media.  —  Taiyesha Baker is facing an internal investigation by IU Health …

Charles Barkley decries Roy Moore links to ‘white separatist’ Steve Bannon  —  The NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley on Saturday denounced Roy Moore, the Republican Alabama Senate candidate who faces allegations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls, for his ties to “white separatism”.

Trump recommends reading this insane website  —  In a Saturday night tweet, Trump attacked CNN, saying the network's international division “represent our Nation to the WORLD very poorly.”  A few minutes later, Trump tweeted an alternative: MagaPill.com.

Statement regarding the Russian Federation's media law  —  President Putin has signed a law under which foreign media organizations can be classified as “foreign agents.”  Russian officials have indicated that, under this law, even more restrictions may be placed on the BBG's networks …

White House consulted Justice Department before naming CFPB critic to lead agency, administration says  —  The White House is preparing for a showdown over who will be the next leader of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a high-stakes battle that could end up in court …