'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 Ceremony, Is Reshaping Much of Europe  —  PARIS — Dozens of leaders from around the globe marched in the soaking rain down the Champs Élysée on Sunday, expressing solidarity for an international order that had its origins in the end …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

Scoop: Democrats to probe Trump for targeting CNN, Washington Post  —  House Democrats plan to investigate whether President Trump abused White House power by targeting — and trying to punish with “instruments of state power” — The Washington Post and CNN, incoming House intelligence committee …

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 …

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 …

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.”