Open Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee from Yale Law Faculty  —  As the Senate Judiciary Committee debates Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination, we write as faculty members of Yale Law School, from which Judge Kavanaugh graduated, to urge that the Senate conduct a fair and deliberate confirmation process.

Ex-Trump Lawyer Tried to Help Pay Legal Fees for Manafort, Gates  —  Advisers objected to John Dowd's efforts to divert funds and solicit donors for former Trump aides, citing impropriety  —  WASHINGTON—A top lawyer for President Trump this year sought to help pay legal fees for Paul Manafort …

Trump Tower Meeting Planners Moved Millions, Mueller Now Investigating  —  On June 3, 2016, Donald Trump Jr. received one of the most striking emails of the presidential campaign, offering dirt on Hillary Clinton as part of the Russian government's “support for Mr. Trump.”

Trump ditches plans to quickly release Russia probe documents  —  President Donald Trump on Friday abandoned plans to quickly declassify and release sensitive documents connected to the FBI's Russia investigation, citing a “perceived negative impact” on the probe and concerns raised by “key allies” about dumping the materials.

Revealed: Russia's secret plan to help Julian Assange escape from UK  —  Tentative plot to whisk fugitive from London embassy on Christmas Eve was considered too risky  —  Russian diplomats held secret talks in London last year with people close to Julian Assange to assess whether they could help …

Internal GOP Poll: Pelosi Beats Trump in a Head-to-Head Matchup  —  The Democratic leader is a frequent Republican target, but an RNC poll shows she's more popular than the president.  —  President Trump likes to mock Nancy Pelosi, but a private survey conducted for the Republican National Committee finds …

Russia's Pro-Gun Influence Accounts Copied The NRA — And Sometimes, Vice Versa  —  Russian social media agitators who pushed pro-gun messages in the United States sometimes copied the language of the National Rifle Association.  And sometimes, the NRA copied them.

September Senate Overview: Three Ratings Changes  —  As the political environment continues to favor Democrats and likely to rob Republicans of their majority in the U.S. House and a handful of gubernatorial seats, the conventional wisdom is that the fate of the GOP's Senate majority will rest …

Digital Publisher Mic Network Is Considering Acquisition Offer From Media Company  —  Mic Network board met last week to consider offer, as financial pressures mount  —  Digital publisher Mic Network is considering an acquisition offer, among other strategic options, as financial pressures mount …

Stephen Miller wins again: Haley, other foes excluded from immigration meeting  —  A planned cut in the number of refugees the U.S. admits is the latest win for hard-liner Stephen Miller, who keeps beating the Trump admin's pragmatists.  —  WASHINGTON — Days before the Trump administration announced plans …

A Way Out of the Immigration Crisis  —  The only answer to today's polarized debate is amnesty for those already here, new standards for those seeking entry and a return to the ideal of the melting pot  —  In 1979, shortly before I was born, my family visited Washington, D.C., in the middle of a snowstorm.

Google Workers Discussed Tweaking Search Function to Counter Travel Ban  —  Company says none of proposed changes to search results were ever implemented  —  WASHINGTON—Days after the Trump administration instituted a controversial travel ban in January 2017, Google employees discussed …

GOP, White House start playing midterm blame game  —  The White House and congressional Republicans are blaming one another for a difficult political environment that has bolstered Democrats' chances of winning control of the House, and possibly the Senate.  —  Republicans on Capitol Hill say President Trump

Witness says Ari Fuld's killer deliberately targeted an American  —  Falafel shop worker tells Times of Israel that terrorist twice asked her and others in restaurant if they spoke English and stood behind Fuld for a full minute before stabbing him  —  A falafel shop worker who was saved …