Dianne Feinstein Withholding Brett Kavanaugh Document From Fellow Judiciary Committee Democrats  —  Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have privately requested to view a Brett Kavanaugh-related document in possession of the panel's top Democrat, Dianne Feinstein …

2018 Senate Forecast  —  FiveThirtyEight's predictions for the 2018 Senate elections

LEAKED VIDEO: Google Leadership's Dismayed Reaction to Trump Election  —  A video recorded by Google shortly after the 2016 presidential election reveals an atmosphere of panic and dismay amongst the tech giant's leadership, coupled with a determination to thwart both the Trump agenda …

Detention of Migrant Children Has Skyrocketed to Highest Levels Ever … Household incomes increased in 2017, the Census Bureau said, returning to roughly the levels before the recession.  —  President Trump is planning to pay Mexico $20 million to deport unauthorized immigrants there.

Scott Pruitt, Former E.P.A. Chief, Is in Talks for His Next Job: Coal Consultant  —  WASHINGTON — Scott Pruitt, the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, is in discussions to work as a consultant to the Kentucky coal mining tycoon Joseph W. Craft III, according to two industry executives familiar with the plans.

Meet the ‘new’ Texas Democrats fueling Beto O'Rourke's race  —  FORT WORTH  —  Beto O'Rourke is awakening a grassroots movement in Texas — one that's led by gray-haired, once-loyal Democrats who are aggressively working to end decades of their own political dormancy in Texas.

Threats and Deception: Why CBS's Board Turned Against Leslie Moonves  —  Why CBS's Board Turned Against Leslie Moonves  — After initial harassment allegations against the CBS chief, some board members reflexively defended Mr. Moonves.  It took weeks for his support to fade.

Fired “60 Minutes” boss warned CBS News reporter: “There are people who've lost their jobs trying to harm me”  —  NEW YORK — Jeff Fager, the longtime executive producer of “60 Minutes” who was fired on Wednesday, sent a text message to CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan with a warning …

A Series Of Suspicious Money Transfers Followed The Trump Tower Meeting  —  The June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower has become one of the most famous gatherings in American political history: a flashpoint for allegations of collusion, the subject of shifting explanations by the president and his son …

GOP senators: No Sessions replacement could get confirmed  —  The possible axing of Jeff Sessions is giving Republican senators a migraine.  —  Senate Republicans are in a jam when it comes to Jeff Sessions.  —  While resigned to President Donald Trump firing the attorney general …

Jamie Dimon says he could beat Trump in an election: 'I'm smarter than he is'  —  J.P. Morgan Chase Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon took a swipe at President Donald Trump, claiming that he could defeat the president in a head-to-head election.  —  “I think I could beat Trump,” …

Hurricane Florence grows larger as it bears down on Carolinas with ‘life-threatening’ fury  —  Decreasing in strength but expanding in size, Category 2 Hurricane Florence is within 36 hours of making landfall on the Southeast coast with potentially catastrophic impacts, from damaging winds to flash flooding to widespread power outages.

Trump and his flunkies: Why aren't staffers standing up to him?  —  On this particular day, the architect had come to Donald Trump's office to show him what the interior of the residential elevator cabs would look like.  —  Trump looked at the panels where the buttons you push to reach a floor were located.

The Weekly Standard's Kavanaugh Fact Check Was Correct  —  Can journalists on the right honestly fact-check journalists on the left?  That question erupted this week in a fight over Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.  The fight, as promised, has exposed media bias.

Mailer linking Nixon to anti-Semitism was approved by top Cuomo aides … The slimy mailer that sought to link Cynthia Nixon to anti-Semitism was drafted and approved by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's closest advisors, including former top aide Larry Schwartz, sources told The Post Wednesday.

Manafort seeking plea deal with special counsel that would avoid cooperation ahead of second trial: Sources  —  Sources familiar with negotiations tell ABC News former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been in ongoing negotiations with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office over a potential plea agreement.

Why I Changed the Way I Write about Police Shootings  —  Here's the truth: Most cops are good, and too many bad cops go free.  —  Yesterday I wrote a piece that's gone viral — an extended denunciation of a terrible police shooting in Texas.  A white officer went to black man's apartment, apparently thinking it was her own.

‘Designing Women’ Creator Goes Public With Les Moonves War: Not All Harassment Is Sexual (Guest Column)  —  Linda Bloodworth Thomason, one of CBS' biggest hitmakers, reveals the disgraced mogul kept her shows off the air for seven years: “People asked me for years, ‘What happened to you?’

‘Never give an inch’: Trump keeps touting perceived failures as successes  —  An estimated 3,000 people died after the devastating Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico last year.  Large swaths of the island were without power for months.  FEMA was short thousands of workers and underestimated …

Eric Trump's ugly ‘three extra shekels’ attack on Bob Woodward draws accusations of anti-Semitism  —  ‘Damn, That Is Some Top Shelf Antisemitism’  —  Eric Trump is lashing out at veteran Watergate journalist Bob Woodward, and his remarks are drawing accusations of anti-Semitism.

Damning New Strzok Text to Page: “The Times is Angry With Us About the WP Scoop”  —  Strzok's latest text message seems to contradict what his attorney said earlier this week  —  A series of text messages released Wednesday reveal that former FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok was in contact …

Poll: Gillum leads DeSantis by 4 points in Florida governor race  —  Democrat Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is leading Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) by 4 points in Florida's gubernatorial race, according to a new Florida Chamber of Commerce poll released Wednesday.

Mueller circles Roger Stone  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller appears to be zeroing in on Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump who briefly served on Trump's presidential campaign.  So far, prosecutors have secured testimony from at least nine Stone associates, including some who were subpoenaed.

GOP lawmaker caught on tape: Orphanages better than gay adoption  —  In an exchange with high school students that was caught on tape, a Republican congressman from New Jersey was tongue-tied over the prospect of same-sex couples adopting children and suggested kids would be better off in orphanages than with LGBT families.

GOP senator offers law to require presidential candidates release tax returns - CNN Video  —  Republican Senator Ben Sasse discusses an ethics reform package he plans to introduce Thursday.

‘First it was his vision, then his speech, and then his legs’ Pussy Riot member Pyotr Verzilov is hospitalized in critical condition and friends fear he was poisoned  —  Pyotr Verzilov, a member of Pussy Riot and one of the publishers of the independent news website Mediazona, was hospitalized in critical condition late on September 11.

How Elizabeth Warren Is Dominating the Democratic Presidential Race  —  Elizabeth Warren is often bracketed with Bernie Sanders, a fellow folk hero of the party's progressive activists, and a competitor for much of the same support base she will need to win the nomination.

Tax Change Helps Executives Afford Pricier Planes  —  Jet sales soar as business owners take advantage of new tax write-off  —  The recent changes to the tax code are giving business executives a new perk: the opportunity to deduct the entirety of a corporate-jet purchase.

Mother of slain journalist James Foley says filmmaker took their story  —  As Diane Foley watched the new movie “Viper Club,” about an American freelance journalist taken hostage by terrorists in Syria and his mother's struggles to free him, her suspicions were confirmed — and her anger stoked.

School safety commission poised to oppose new age limits on gun buys  —  It reportedly won't recommend new curbs on firearms purchases  —  The school safety commission established by President Trump after the deadly shooting in Parkland, Fla., will not recommend new age restrictions …

Betsy DeVos Loses Student Loan Lawsuit Brought by 19 States  — Judge says department's postponment of rule was improper  — Hearing on remedies in case scheduled for Friday in Washington  —  U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos lost a lawsuit brought by 19 states and the District of Columbia …