Warren releases results of DNA test  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA test that provides “strong evidence” she had a Native American in her family tree dating back 6 to 10 generations, an unprecedented move by one of the top possible contenders for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president.

Trump Speaks With Saudi King About Missing Journalist  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Monday that he spoke with the king of Saudi Arabia and that the ruler denied any knowledge of the disappearance of a Saudi dissident journalist.  After the call, Mr. Trump said he was …

Trump Hangs ‘Tacky’ Fantasy Painting of Himself With GOP Presidents in White House  —  Rep. Darrell Issa gave the painting to Trump, who called artist Andy Thomas to say he really liked how he looked.  —  President Trump's latest addition to White House decor is a kitschy fantasy painting …

GOP plays blame game while fighting to save House majority  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Republicans have begun to concede defeat in the evolving fight to preserve the House majority.  —  The party's candidates may not go quietly, but from the Arizona mountains to suburban Denver to the cornfields of Iowa …

President Trump on Christine Blasey Ford, his relationships with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un and more  —  Lesley Stahl speaks with President Trump about a wide range of topics in his first 60 Minutes interview since taking office  —  When Americans vote in next month's midterm elections …

US embassy in Australia apologises for Cookie Monster cat email  —  The US embassy in Australia has apologised for an email invitation featuring a cat dressed in pyjamas that was mistakenly sent out by the US state department.  —  The email, titled “meeting”, went to an unknown number of recipients, US officials in Canberra confirmed.

Republicans worry that Trump and his aides have no idea the hell that may await  —  WASHINGTON  —  Republicans who support President Donald Trump have grown fearful that the White House is unprepared for the onslaught that may await them in January.  —  If a “blue wave” succeeds in giving …

Minnesota GOP Senate Contender Compared Michelle Obama To A ‘Chimp’ On Facebook  —  Republican Karin Housley is challenging Democratic Sen. Tina Smith.  —  Republican Karin Housley, a state senator running to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate, compared then-first lady Michelle Obama to a “chimp” in 2009.

Among the Ruins of Mexico Beach Stands One House, Built ‘for the Big One’  —  MEXICO BEACH, Fla. — As they built their dream house last year on the shimmering sands of the Gulf of Mexico, Russell King and his nephew, Dr. Lebron Lackey, painstakingly documented every detail of the elevated construction …

Myanmar's Military Said to Be Behind Facebook Campaign That Fueled Genocide  —  NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — They posed as fans of pop stars and national heroes as they flooded Facebook with their hatred.  One said Islam was a global threat to Buddhism.  Another shared a false story about the rape of a Buddhist woman by a Muslim man.

Little Partisan Agreement on the Pressing Problems Facing the U.S.  —  Wide gaps in how younger and older voters view the midterms  —  With less than four weeks until the midterm elections, Republican and Democratic voters differ widely in views of the seriousness of numerous problems facing …

The Man Who Broke Politics  —  Newt Gingrich is an important man, a man of refined tastes, accustomed to a certain lifestyle, and so when he visits the zoo, he does not merely stand with all the other patrons to look at the tortoises—he goes inside the tank.

Future Perfect, explained  —  Welcome to Vox's home for stories about changing the world.  —  A few years ago, I was writing up a short article at the Washington Post explaining why then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was voting against his own cloture motion.

Woman Is Fired After Video Shows Her Blocking a Black Man From His Condo  —  A black man arrived at the entrance to the building where he lives in St. Louis late Friday night only to find himself blocked by a white neighbor who demanded he proved he lived there.

Mitt Romney's latest attempt to backtrack on Trump tells us what to expect from him in the Senate  —  During the 2016 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney was one of the leading voices encouraging his party to pick someone — anyone — but Donald Trump.  Romney was very clear, and very public, about how he felt about Trump.

Archaeologists find ‘vampire burial’ site of a child feared capable of rising from the dead  —  Inside a miniature tomb, in the middle of what used to be a sprawling Roman villa, is the body of a 10-year-old child who died more than 1,500 years ago.  The skeleton is on its side …

Anarchy in the USA: Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten sports a Make America Great Again t-shirt as he puffs on a cigarette before a gig in New Orleans  —  Former Sex Pistols frontman has been causing anarchy in the USA after he was caught sporting a Make America Great Again T-shirt as he puffed on a cigarette.

Trump makes new overtures to Democrats  —  President Trump is making overtures to Democrats about working together next year, a move that would mark a major shift in his approach to dealing with Congress but one that could prove necessary in order to secure big legislative achievements ahead of his reelection campaign in 2020.

Golden leads Poliquin in recent fundraising for 2nd District race  —  The Democratic challenger raised $2.7 million, or 5 times as much as Republican incumbent Bruce Poliquin, in the last three months, but Poliquin has more cash left to spend.  —  In the most recent quarter …

Biological Male Wins World Championship In Women's Cycling  —  A biological male who identifies as a transgender woman won a women's world championship cycling event on Sunday.  —  Rachel McKinnon, a professor at the College of Charleston, won the women's 35-39 age bracket …

President Trump and first lady to visit hurricane-ravaged areas in Florida, Georgia  —  President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrived in Florida Monday afternoon, where they are expected to highlight ongoing recovery efforts following Hurricane Michael as dozens still remain missing in the wake of the deadly storm.