Alabama Sen. Shelby: 'I couldn't vote for Roy Moore'  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Sen. Richard Shelby says he wants a Republican elected to the Senate on Tuesday to represent Alabama, but that he didn't vote for GOP candidate Roy Moore in the special election.

The Trump-Russia Probe Is About to Get Uglier  —  Unpleasant facts are spilling out.  Republicans don't want to know them.  —  Here are two certainties about the Trump-Russia investigation.  It won't end soon.  It will get uglier.  —  A new shoe drops almost daily in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe.

Lindsey Vonn suffers back injury in World Cup race after Trump comments  —  American skiing star Lindsey Vonn has withdrawn from her Sunday events at the World Cup in Switzerland after suffering a back injury during a super-G race on Saturday.  —  The injury occurred two days …

Nikki Haley on Trump accusers: Women who accuse anyone “should be heard” and “dealt with”  —  U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Sunday, in light of a growing number of probes into sexual misconduct against lawmakers, that “the time has come” to start bringing “a conscience” …

10 Things Every Intersectional Feminist Should Ask On a First Date  —  As a queer femme of color, I keep close relationships with people who go beyond allyship; they're true accomplices in the fight against white supremacy, queerphobia, and misogyny.  If you're not going to support marginalized folks …

As tax plan gained steam, GOP lost focus on the middle class  —  The GOP tax plan on the cusp of becoming law diverges wildly from the promises President Trump and top advisers said they would deliver for the middle class — an evolution that shows how traditional Republican orthodoxy swamped …

The Baker and the Empire  —  There are fine constitutional lawyers who can argue back and forth about the Masterpiece Cakeshop case the Supreme Court heard last week, which will determine whether a Christian baker can decline to make a same-sex couple's wedding cake.

Liberals Hate Being Held to Their Own Standards  —  Aside from testosterone, the military, small businesses, the private sector, attractive women, private property, happily married heterosexuals, and people who refuse to conform to their Utopian-or-else drum circle mentality …

Republicans step up defense of ‘not qualified’ judicial nominees  —  Senate Republicans have declared war on the American Bar Association.  —  Since 1953, the venerable legal organization has played a critical, behind-the-scenes role in assessing judicial nominees and their fitness to serve on the bench.

Protests in Lebanon Near U.S. Embassy After Trump's Jerusalem Decision  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanese Army forces on Sunday fired tear gas and water cannons into crowds that had gathered near the United States Embassy to protest President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.