A swastika was mowed into a field.  Was it part of a chain of events that led to murder?  —  Neighbors said the display of hate in a Lorton, Va., community was as large as it was shocking: a swastika roughly 40 feet across mowed into the grass of a community field.

Robert Mueller May Indict Paul Manafort Again … From its inception, two things about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation were clear: first, the White House's biggest concern was that Mueller would follow the money; and second, Mueller is following the money.

FBI says Russia dossier's collusion charges unsubstantiated  —  The FBI is declining to repudiate the Russia dossier on which it partially relied to start an investigation into the Trump campaign, but it concedes the document's major core charges of election collusion remain unsubstantiated.

Pro-Trump singer files assault claim against Lewandowski over butt-slap incident  —  The woman accusing President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, of unwanted touching at a Trump International Hotel party last month has filed a sexual assault report …

Russia is going to attack our next election.  The Trump administration may not even try to stop it.  —  The Russians are coming for our elections — to disrupt them, to discredit them, and even to affect their outcome.  They'll be coming in 2018, and in 2020.

13 Days in July: The Trump White House's crucible  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — They were the 13 days that transformed the White House.  —  Even for an administration that spent most of 2017 throwing off headlines at a dizzying pace, events in the second half of July unfolded at breakneck speed.

The Man Who Gave White Nationalism A New Life  —  Fifty years ago, France lost a war while trying keep millions of Muslims French citizens.  One French writer launched a movement to rethink “identity” in its aftermath, and helped reinvent nationalism for the 21st century.  —  Reporting From

Exclusive: Iconic White House tree to be cut down  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)The south facade of the White House will undergo a dramatic change this week: the historic Jackson Magnolia, a tree that has been in place since the 1800s, is scheduled to be cut down and removed.

America is on the brink of a historic break with Europe, thanks to Trump  —  Foreign service officers like me saw ourselves as guardians of this vital alliance.  But Trump isn't interested in leading it or writing its next chapter.  —  The Trump administration's newly unveiled national …

U.S. lawmakers question businessman at 2016 Trump Tower meeting: sources  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Georgian-American businessman who met then-Miss Universe pageant owner Donald Trump in 2013, has been questioned by congressional investigators about whether he helped organize …

What's a Wendy's doing there?  The story of Washington's weirdest traffic circle.  —  First things first.  There's a Wendy's in the middle of the intersection.  Hard to get around that.  —  It's been there since the mid-'80s, on a wedge of land bordered by First Street NE and Florida …

Democrat in tied Va. House race says she will challenge disputed ballot in court  —  Lawyers for a Democrat locked in a tied Virginia House of Delegates race were preparing a court challenge Tuesday, hoping to head off a name-drawing scheduled for Wednesday that will decide not only that race, but also which party controls the chamber.

To beat President Trump, you have to learn to think like his supporters  —  Scandals will never defeat a populist.  —  Almost a year later, Donald Trump is still president.  Powerful men in entertainment, media and even politics have seen their public lives implode under scandal almost instantly for months now, but Trump holds on.

Your Uber Car Creates Congestion.  Should You Pay a Fee to Ride?  —  The sputtering traffic in Manhattan has long been blamed on cars and delivery trucks pouring onto the streets from the rest of the city and beyond.  —  Since at least the 1970s, New York City officials have proposed various toll systems …

Analysts Cut iPhone X Shipment Forecasts, Citing Lukewarm Demand  —  High price and few innovations dimming buyer interest, JL says  —  Asian Apple supplier shares fell on iPhone X order cut reports  —  Apple Inc. looks like it's having a not-so Merry Christmas.

Melania Trump's favorite TV show is ‘How to Get Away With Murder’  —  is a fan of ABC's “How to Get Away With Murder,” according to The New York Times.  —  Trump reportedly told the Times's Katie Rogers that the ABC legal drama, about a lawyer and her students tied up in murder cover-ups, was her favorite TV show.

Why Black People Own Guns  —  HuffPost spoke with 11 black gun owners to figure out what gun ownership means in a country determined to keep its black populace unarmed.  —  As much as America loves her guns, she has never liked the idea of seeing them in black hands.

The inside story of Doug Jones's win in Alabama  —  A top Doug Jones staffer explains the Alabama win.  —  “The day before the Washington Post story came out, we were behind by one point, 46 to 45,” says Joe Trippi.  “And the day before the election, we were ahead in our own survey by 2 points.

Impeachment debate divides Democrats as 2018 wave builds  —  A tidal wave of liberal disdain for President Donald Trump may help deliver the House to Democrats in 2018.  And if it does, the new majority will face an immediate, fateful choice: to pursue Trump's impeachment as the base demands …

10 times the intel community violated the trust of US citizens, lawmakers and allies  —  BY SHARYL ATTKISSON, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 12/26/17 12:30 PM EST THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL  —  No matter where you stand politically …

What's Bill de Blasio's Problem?  —  DES MOINES—The website for the Progressive Agenda Committee that Bill de Blasio launched in 2014 is now just an error message.  —  The mayors of Detroit, Chicago, New Orleans and Boston all declined or didn't return several requests seeking comment on him.