Prominent appeals court Judge Alex Kozinski accused of sexual misconduct  —  Judge Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, pictured in 2003.  Six women — all former clerks or externs in the 9th Circuit — alleged to The Washington Post in recent weeks that Kozinski …

Ex-Fox News anchor claims Trump tried to kiss her  —  Former Fox News anchor Juliet Huddy said President Donald Trump tried to kiss her in an elevator around the time he married First Lady Melania.  —  Huddy, who left Fox News after allegedly receiving a settlement after she made a complaint …

The Mueller Investigation Is in Mortal Danger  —  If there was any single event that would cause the Republican Party elite to openly revolt against the ongoing Trumpification of their party, it would be the nomination of Roy Moore for U.S. Senate in Alabama.

Trump asked RNC chairwoman to stop using ‘Romney’ in her name: report  —  asked current Republican National Committee (RNC) head Ronna Romney McDaniel if she would be willing to stop using her middle name publicly before she became chairwoman, according to The Washington Post.

Graphic video shows Daniel Shaver sobbing and begging officer for his life before 2016 shooting  —  After the officer involved was acquitted of second-degree murder charges, officials in Arizona publicly released graphic video showing Daniel Shaver crawling on his hands and knees and begging …

Female aides fretted Franks wanted to have sex to impregnate them  —  Arizona Rep. Trent Franks allegedly made unwanted advances toward female staffers in his office and retaliated against one who rebuffed him, according to House GOP sources with knowledge of a complaint against him.

Exclusive: Taxpayers Paid $220K to Settle Case Involving Rep. Alcee Hastings  —  The Treasury Department paid $220,000 in a previously undisclosed agreement to settle a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment that involved Florida Democrat Alcee L. Hastings, according to documents obtained by Roll Call.

F.B.I. Warned Hope Hicks About Emails From Russian Operatives  —  WASHINGTON — F.B.I. officials warned one of President Trump's top advisers, Hope Hicks, earlier this year about repeated attempts by Russian operatives to make contact with her during the presidential transition, according to people familiar with the events.

Cadet Run Out of West Point After Accusing Army's Star Quarterback of Rape … Madeline Lewis was born to go to West Point.  She says her parents brought her home from the hospital wearing a onesie with “West Point” emblazoned across the chest.  For several Halloweens in a row, she dressed up as a West Point Cheerleader.

Florida rally cheers when Republican predicts Trump's Jerusalem embassy decision may usher in Armageddon  —  A conservative politician at President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Pensacola, Florida suggested that the president's controversial decision to move the US Embassy in Israel …

This is how nuclear war with North Korea would unfold  —  In one all-too-plausible worst-case scenario, millions die from mistakes and a tweet. … MARCH 2019: For years, North Korea had staged provocations — and South Korea had lived with them.  The two had come close to war before …

Congress reeling from sexual harassment deluge  —  Congressional leaders are struggling to get ahead of the wave of sexual harassment allegations that are engulfing their institution.  —  With no clear roadmap for how to deal with such topics, Speaker Paul Ryan  —  (R-Wis.), Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi

The Racist Right Looks Left  —  At Richard Spencer's secret conference, white supremacists denounce corporate capitalism.  —  On the way to Richard Spencer's top-secret white-supremacist conference on November 19, a young African-American woman drove me in her Uber from Washington, DC, to the rolling hills of Maryland horse country.

Tillerson Criticizes Saudi Arabia, Citing Its Policies in Yemen and Lebanon  —  PARIS — The Trump administration's infatuation with Saudi Arabia — a defining element of President Trump's early foreign policy — is cooling.  —  The kingdom's impetuous effort last month to foment a crisis …

CNN corrects story on email to Trumps about Wikileaks  —  CNN on Friday afternoon corrected an exclusive report that said candidate Donald Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr. had received an email providing a web address and decryption key allowing them to access hacked documents from WikiLeaks …

Court papers show Manafort drafting op-ed under house arrest  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Mueller to Paul Manafort: I'm watching you.  —  Revealing that they know every word Manafort changed in a recently published op-ed, prosecutors for the special counsel argued Friday …

Trump will not speak publicly at opening of Mississippi's Civil Rights Museum  —  President Donald Trump will participate in a separate private event at the new Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Mississippi, on Saturday morning, rather than in the public ceremony.

Brzezinski questions Franken accuser: ‘Playboy model who goes on Hannity, voted for Trump’  —  MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski referred to an accuser of Sen. Al Franken  —  (D-Minn.) as a “Playboy model who goes on Hannity [and] voted for Trump” during a Friday morning discussion on Franken's resignation announcement.

Lobbyists Ask for Votes.  Some Lawmakers Want Much More.  —  Vanessa Alarid was a lobbyist in New Mexico when she asked a lawmaker over drinks one night if she could count on his support for a bill that appeared to be coming down to a single vote.  —  “You can have my vote if you have sex with me …

Sailor staged racist vandalism, Navy says  —  A sailor who claimed someone scrawled racial slurs on his bed aboard an aircraft carrier —sparking a viral Facebook post in the process — staged the incident himself, the Navy said Friday.  —  Marquie Little, a 27-year-old African American seaman …

First fire-related death confirmed in Southern California  —  (CNN)A woman whose body was found at a crash site along an evacuation route in Southern California became the first confirmed fire-related casualty in a series of raging wildfires that could gain strength this weekend.

Trump's National Security Strategy is Decidedly Non-Trumpian  —  The Trump administration is preparing to roll out its new National Security Strategy, a document meant to guide its national security policies.  Yet a Trump administration staffer who reviewed a draft of the document …