'It's impossible' to finish recount by deadline, Palm Beach county election supervisor says  —  (CNN)The election overseer for a critical county in Florida confirmed to CNN on Sunday what observers in both parties had begun to predict: There is no way Palm Beach County's machine recount will be finished by the Thursday deadline.

Trump's Nationalism Rebuked at World War I Commemoration  —  PARIS — President Trump's brand of “America First” nationalism was repudiated on Sunday as leaders from around the globe gathered to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I and reaffirm …

Saudis Close to Crown Prince Discussed Assassinating Enemies a Year Before Khashoggi Killing  —  Saudis Close to Crown Prince Discussed Assassinations Before Khashoggi Killing  — Over a year before the journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death, Saudi officials discussed hiring companies to kill Iranian enemies of the kingdom.

Why Did Facebook Fire a Top Executive?  Hint: It Had Something to Do With Trump  —  Palmer Luckey, co-founder of virtual-reality pioneer Oculus, was ousted after his political activity sparked a furor within the social-media giant and Silicon Valley  —  Facebook Inc. FB -1.97% executive …

Famed First Amendment lawyer says CNN should sue the White House over Acosta access  —  New York (CNN)A veteran First Amendment lawyer says that CNN should sue the White House for revoking press access from reporter Jim Acosta.  —  Floyd Abrams, a constitutional law expert who has appeared frequently …

Dan Crenshaw started the week as an SNL joke and ended it as a GOP star.  The real story came before that.  —  HOUSTON — Dan Crenshaw's good eye is good enough, but it's not great.  The iris is broken.  The retina is scarred.  He needs a special oversized contact lens, plus bifocals sometimes, to correct his vision.

President Trump's tweet on California wildfires angers firefighters, celebrities  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's tweet blaming “gross mismanagement” for the devastating California wildfires is sparking a backlash from top firefighters' associations, politicians and celebrities.

Can ‘Minnesota Nice’ trump Manhattan mean?  The case for Sen. Amy Klobuchar in 2020  —  Lauren Underwood was on almost nobody's radar screen in the frantic run-up to last Tuesday's midterm election, and that's not surprising.  —  As the Democratic candidate in Illinois' 14th Congressional District …

Hillary Will Run Again  —  Reinventing herself as a liberal firebrand, Mrs. Clinton will easily capture the 2020 nomination.  —  Get ready for Hillary Clinton 4.0.  More than 30 years in the making, this new version of Mrs. Clinton, when she runs for president in 2020, will come full circle …

The Voice of the ‘Intellectual Dark Web’  —  One evening this fall at a house in West Hollywood, the Australian editor and writer Claire Lehmann had dinner with the neuroscientist Sam Harris and Eric Weinstein, the managing director of tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel's investment firm.

How the GOP Gave Up on Porn  —  The Year Was 1976.  Republicans were reeling from Watergate.  Christian conservatives were defecting to the Democratic Party.  And Jerry Falwell, the Virginia preacher with a booming Baptist congregation and a popular radio show, decided he could no longer sit …

Colorado Republicans' conundrum: Donald Trump and the unaffiliated voters who loathe him  —  Insiders say Cory Gardner's re-election prospects are grim unless GOP can develop new message  —  Before the election, Colorado Republicans controlled the state Senate, occupied three …

I Was the Subject of a Political ‘Witch Hunt.’ Matt Whitaker Directed It.  —  Matt McCoy is a state senator from Iowa's 21st District.  —  On the morning of April 7, 2006, two FBI agents knocked on my door.  They informed me that I was being investigated about issues related to bribery and violation of the Hobbs Act.

Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Joked About Going to a ‘Public Hanging’  —  Republican senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, who is facing a November 27 runoff election in Mississippi against Democrat Mike Espy, joked with supporters earlier this month about attending a “public hanging.”

What we're watching: Dems preview investigation onslaught on Sunday shows  —  In the first round of Sunday morning talk shows since the midterm elections, Democrats warned of the coming storm of investigations that they plan to unleash against the Trump White House now that they have taken control of the House of Representatives.

A White House Challenge: Balancing the Roles of the First Lady and First Daughter  —  WASHINGTON — When Melania Trump's chief of staff announced at a staff meeting months ago that the first lady would be traveling to Africa for her first solo journey abroad, aides to Ivanka Trump …

Mexico reshaping approach to Central American migrants as caravans push north  —  Central American migrants traveling on a flat bed trailer arrive in Queretaro, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018.  (Rodrigo Abd / AP)  —  The caravans of Central Americans currently traveling northward through Mexico …