Fox News Poll: Enthused Democrats give Jones lead over Moore in Alabama  —  Democrat Doug Jones holds a 10-point lead over Republican Roy Moore among likely voters in deep red Alabama.  —  Greater party loyalty plus higher interest in the election among Democrats combined …

MeToo spotlight increasingly pointed at past Trump conduct  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump sailed past a raft of allegations of sexual misconduct in last year's presidential election.  —  Now the national #MeToo spotlight is turning back to Trump and his past conduct.

The New Yorker Fires Star Reporter Ryan Lizza Over ‘Improper Sexual Conduct’ … The New Yorker has let go of its star reporter Ryan Lizza amid allegations of sexual misconduct, the magazine confirmed Monday.  —  “The New Yorker recently learned that Ryan Lizza engaged in what we believe was improper sexual conduct.

The Comprehensive Case against Roy Moore  —  There is no good reason for a faithful conservative to support this man.  —  Partisan politics does strange things to human minds.  I continue to see Twitter, Facebook, and my email inbox light up with the most bizarre comparisons.

‘Journalism for rent’: Inside the secretive firm behind the Trump dossier … Fusion GPS bills itself as a corporate research firm, but in many ways it operates with the secrecy of a spy agency.  No sign marks its headquarters above a coffee shop in Northwest Washington.

CNN exclusive: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand calls on Trump to resign  —  (CNN)Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York told CNN on Monday that President Donald Trump should resign over allegations of sexual misconduct.  —  “President Trump should resign,” Gillibrand told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview.

Suspected bomber in custody after explosion at Port Authority  —  A suicide bomber set off a device at the Port Authority bus terminal Monday morning, law enforcement sources said.  —  The suspected bomber - who had wires attached to him - was armed with a pipe bomb and a battery pack, sources said.

This big development in the Mueller probe could put Trump in danger  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  On Jan. 24, President Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, lied to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian ambassador during the transition.

A 12 Diet Cokes-a-day habit like Trump's is worth changing  — Drinking artificially sweetened beverages is associated with a higher risk of stroke and dementia  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump downs a dozen Diet Cokes each day, The New York Times reported this weekend.

They made her put out her cigarette.  She then threatened to kill everyone on the plane.  —  Southwest Airlines says it all started with a cigarette.  —  A passenger was smoking in the bathroom somewhere between Portland and Sacramento on Saturday, according to the airline, and had gone so far as to tamper with the smoke detector.

Mario Batali Steps Away From Restaurant Empire Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations  —  Four women accuse the chef of inappropriate touching in a pattern of behavior that spans at least two decades, according to dozens of Eater interviews  —  About 10 years ago, at the after-party …

Macron awards US scientists grants to move to France in defiance of Trump  —  France's president awards millions of euros to 18 American scientists to relocate in effort to counter Donald Trump on the climate change front … Eighteen climate scientists from the US and elsewhere have hit …

Texas Congressman Runs What Former Aides Call a Hostile Workplace  —  WASHINGTON — When Lauren Greene, a former communications director for Representative Blake Farenthold, sued him claiming sexual harassment, among her complaints was that he “disclosed that a female lobbyist had propositioned him for ‘a threesome.’”

APNewsBreak: Transgender people can enlist in military Jan 1  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is allowing transgender people to enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, despite President Donald Trump's opposition.  —  The new policy reflects growing legal pressure on the issue …

CNN Walks Back Jeff Sessions-Russia Bombshell  —  CNN has quietly walked back more of their “bombshell” reporting on the Trump-Russia collusion narrative, and this time it's a story relating to Attorney General Jeff Sessions' security clearance forms.  —  In May, CNN reported that Sessions …