Roy Moore in 2011: Getting rid of amendments after 10th would ‘eliminate many problems’  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore appeared on a conspiracy-driven radio show twice in 2011, where he told the hosts in an interview that getting rid …

18 crucial days: What did the president know and when did he know it?  —  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller is trying to piece together what happened inside the White House over a critical 18-day period that began when senior officials were told that National Security Adviser Michael Flynn …

Did Roy Moore spend the final weekend of the campaign in Philly?  —  MOBILE, Ala. — In the last weekend of Alabama's wild special Senate election, Doug Jones barnstormed the state with A-list Democrats in a bid to turn out black voters he desperately needs to win in the deep-red state.

Nikki Haley Says Women Who Accuse Trump of Misconduct ‘Should Be Heard’  —  WASHINGTON — Nikki R. Haley, the American ambassador to the United Nations, said on Sunday that women who have accused President Trump of sexual misconduct “should be heard,” a surprising break from the administration's …

The Taxman Cometh: Senate Bill's Marginal Rates Could Top 100% for Some  —  Certain high-income business owners would face backwards incentives; lawmakers work to bridge gap  —  WASHINGTON—Some high-income business owners could face marginal tax rates exceeding 100% under the Senate's tax bill …

Trump Takes Credit for Killing Hundreds of Regulations That Were Already Dead  —  As the Trump administration nears its one-year mark, White House officials are touting cuts to regulations as one of their top achievements.  —  “In the history of our country, no president, during their entire term …

How Trump came around to an accused child molester  —  Mitch McConnell had publicly disavowed Roy Moore when the Senate majority leader received one of several phone calls from President Donald Trump.  McConnell wanted Trump's help to push Moore out of the Alabama Senate race after he'd been accused …

Poll: Most Americans doubt GOP bill will cut their taxes or boost the economy  —  WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are poised to pass the biggest tax overhaul in a generation, but Americans remain unconvinced that the measure will cut their own taxes or significantly boost the economy.

BOSTON.  RACISM.  IMAGE.  REALITY.  —  The Spotlight team takes on our hardest question  —  Google the phrase “Most racist city,” and Boston pops up more than any other place, time and time again.  —  It may be easy to write that off as a meaningless digital snapshot of what people say about us …

Trump nominates Cha as U.S. ambassador to S. Korea: sources … U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated former White House official Victor Cha as Washington's ambassador to South Korea and requested the approval of the Asian country's government, sources said Sunday.

Precision sacrificed for speed as GOP rushes ahead on taxes  —  Republicans are moving their tax plan toward final passage at stunning speed, blowing past Democrats before they've had time to fully mobilize against it but leaving the measure vulnerable to the types of expensive problems popping up in their massive and complex plan.

PUTIN in Syria — WSJ: Some will pay 100 percent marginal rate — WHERE IS ROY MOORE?  — SPOTTED: Jared and Ivanka take the kids skating — B'DAYS: John Kerry and Max Baucus  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  NEW IN THE MIDDLE EAST — AP at 3:41 a.m.: “RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) …