Roy Moore Sues to Block Certification of Alabama Senate Election Results  —  MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Roy S. Moore, the first Republican to lose a United States Senate race in Alabama in 25 years, moved late Wednesday to block state officials from certifying the victory of his Democratic rival …

America and the Great Abdication  —  When great powers fade, as they inevitably must, it's normally for one of two reasons.  Some powers exhaust themselves through overreach abroad, underinvestment at home, or a mixture of the two.  This was the case for the Soviet Union.

Trump legal team readies attack on Flynn's credibility  —  President Trump's legal team plans to cast former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn as a liar seeking to protect himself if he accuses the president or his senior aides of any wrongdoing, according to three people familiar with the strategy.

Jailed Russian says he hacked DNC on Kremlin's orders and can prove it  —  WASHINGTON  —  A jailed Russian who says he hacked into the Democratic National Committee computers on the Kremlin's orders to steal emails released during the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign now claims …

CNBC director accused of spying on teenage nanny with bathroom cam  —  A CNBC director who worked on finance guru Suze Orman's show has been accused of peeping on his teenage au pair with a spy-cam in a bathroom of his Westchester home, the Daily News has learned.

This 17-Year-Old Was Brutalized During A Police Encounter And His Family Want To Know Why  —  Officials in Alabama have launched an investigation after 17-year-old Ulysses Wilkerson was brutally beaten during a police encounter on Saturday.  —  Officials are investigating how a 17-year-old was left bruised …

Trump, in Washington, stays close to home  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — After living in Washington for nearly a year, President Donald Trump has yet to enjoy a single non-working meal at a restaurant that doesn't pay him rent.  He hasn't taken in a performance at the Kennedy Center …

In Rebuke to Trump, Cuomo Pardons 18 Immigrants  —  In a jab at President Trump's promises to crack down on illegal immigration, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday pardoned 18 immigrants in an effort to free them from the threat of deportation or other immigration-related issues.

Crime in New York City Plunges to a Level Not Seen Since the 1950s  —  It would have seemed unbelievable in 1990, when there were 2,245 killings in New York City, but as of Wednesday there have been just 286 in the city this year — the lowest since reliable records have been kept.

2017 Was the Year I Learned About My White Privilege  —  I used to be a smart-alecky conservative who scoffed at “political correctness.”  The Trump era has opened my eyes.  —  In college — this was in the late 1980s and early 1990s at the University of California, Berkeley …

Sheila Jackson Lee's Long History Of Being An Entitled ‘Queen’  —  Sheila Jackson Lee has been a congresswoman for over 20 years.  However, she acts far more like an arrogant monarch than a humble servant of the people.  —  The Texas Democrat has regularly abused her power and position …

We Asked 615 Men About How They Conduct Themselves at Work  —  The victims of sexual harassment who have recently come forward are far from alone: Nearly half of women say they have experienced some form of it at work at least once in their careers.  But there has been little research about those responsible.

Within hours, a fashion website identifies Ms. Trump's bag, shoes and earrings as her own brand and provides links to retailers selling the items.  —  Yet every time she steps out sporting Ivanka Trump merchandise, Ms. Trump—wittingly or not—is a walking billboard for her brand …

McCain associate subpoenaed in Trump dossier probe … House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes has issued a subpoena to David Kramer, a former State Department official who, in late November 2016, traveled to London to receive a briefing and a copy of the Trump dossier from its author, former British spy Christopher Steele.

Melania Trump's Darkest Secrets Will Be Revealed in Omarosa Manigault's Tell All … From the moment President Donald Trump gave Omarosa Manigault Newman a job in his administration last January, she treated 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue like her own playground.  The polarizing reality TV personality brought …

Trump White House Saw Record Number of First-Year Staff Departures  —  Administration's 34% first-year turnover rate is twice that of Reagan's 17% in 1981—the next-highest in the past 40 years  —  President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was fired after 25 days on the job.