White House Tells F.B.I. to Interview Anyone Necessary for Kavanaugh Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — The White House has authorized the F.B.I. to expand its abbreviated investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh by interviewing anyone it deems necessary as long …

Fired Contributor Rips Fox News For Hypocrisy, Identifies Hosts Who Had Affairs and Hung With Strippers  —  Kevin Jackson was swiftly fired as a Fox News contributor last week after he unleashed a torrent of tweets that, amongst other nuttery, referred to Brett Kavanaugh's accusers as “Lying skanks.”

McConnell: Senate will hold Kavanaugh vote ‘this week’  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said the Senate will hold a vote on Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination this week.  —  “The time for endless delay and obstruction has come to a close.  Judge Kavanaugh's nomination is out of committee.

Trump's International Ratings Remain Low, Especially Among Key Allies  —  America's global image plummeted following the election of President Donald Trump, amid widespread opposition to his administration's policies and a widely shared lack of confidence in his leadership.

APNewsBreak: Attorney: Ellison abuse claim unsubstantiated  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An ex-girlfriend's allegation that Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison once physically abused her could not be substantiated because she refused to provide video she said she had of the incident …

Brett Kavanaugh's Comments In That Hearing Raise Ethics Questions That Will Likely Follow Him Whether Or Not He's Confirmed  —  WASHINGTON — Last week, US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh railed against Democrats in Congress, the Clinton family, and “left-wing opposition groups.”

The Washington Times settles lawsuit with Seth Rich's brother, issues retraction and apology for its coverage  —  The Washington Times on Monday issued a lengthy retraction and apology for an editorial it published in March about Aaron Rich, the brother of the slain Democratic National Committee …

A Progressive Writer Was a Bad Boyfriend.  And Then He Was Fired for It.  —  A year after Harvey Weinstein was outed as an alleged rapist by the New York Times and the New Yorker, #MeToo is on the brink of evolving from being a movement about powerful men abusing women in the workplace to one more about men behaving badly in general.

CNN Polls: Missouri, Nevada Senators face close races in re-election bids  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)The sitting Senators in two of the most closely watched re-election fights this fall are running nearly even with their challengers, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS.

Manafort meets with Mueller prosecutors  —  The sit-down stems from a guilty plea that requires the former Trump campaign chairman to cooperate with the special counsel's probe.  —  Paul Manafort met Monday with special counsel Robert Mueller's office as part of his cooperation agreement …

The Government Is Moving Migrant Children to a Texas Tent City.  Here's What's Behind It.  —  More than 1,600 migrant children have been sent with little notice on late-night voyages to their new home: a barren tent city in West Texas, where they do not receive schooling and have limited access to legal representation.

Biden Is Preparing for 2020.  Can He Overcome the Hill-Thomas Hearings?  —  PROVIDENCE, R.I. — At a Democratic rally in a downtown ballroom Sunday evening, Gov. Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island spoke vividly about the Senate hearings on the sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh …

The Great White House Reporter Glow-Up  —  Thanks to the nonstop demands of cable news, the ink-stained wretches covering Trump have transformed into tightly tailored professional pundits.  —  Five years ago, Jonathan Lemire was hired by the AP to cover politics in the city and state governments of New York.

secret courts  —  Criminal charges often disappear without a trace.  There are few rules and fewer records.  In these private hearings, who you are — and who you know — may be just as important as right and wrong.  —  Leneeth Suazo, four months pregnant, had tried to ignore …

Landmark poll shows tight race for Georgia gov, a divide over Kavanaugh  —  New polling released Monday showed Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp in a tight contest for the state's top job, mirroring other recent surveys that showed a razor-thin race.

Saudi economist who criticized Aramco IPO charged with terrorism: activists  —  DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor has charged a man, identified by activists as a prominent economist who once criticized plans to float shares of Saudi Aramco, with joining a terrorist organization and meeting with foreign diplomats.