Conservative Lawyers Say Trump Has Undermined the Rule of Law  —  WASHINGTON — The annual convention of the Federalist Society, the conservative legal group, has long been a glittering and bustling affair.  In the Trump era, though, the group has become more powerful than ever …

Fox News backs CNN in lawsuit against Trump White House  —  Fox News is supporting CNN's lawsuit against the Trump administration over the White House's revocation of Jim Acosta's press pass and plans to file an amicus brief in the case, according to a statement from the network's president Jay Wallace.

Mueller Probes Possible Witness Intimidation by Roger Stone  —  Former Trump adviser angry that radio personality Randy Credico denies being WikiLeaks conduit  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office is exploring whether longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone tried to intimidate and discredit …

Top Dems Launch Investigation of Acting Attorney General's Involvement in Company Charged with Bilking Consumers of Millions of Dollars  —  “On November 7, 2018, President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions and put in his place Matthew G. Whitaker to serve as Acting Attorney General,” the Members wrote.

Marco Rubio roasted for ‘3 pt kick’ tweet about Florida election  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was reminded again Tuesday night that it's dangerous when he mixes sports with politics.  —  Rubio was roasted online for a tweet in which he referred to a “3 pt kick,” more commonly known as a field goal …

A frightful portrait of a president out of control  —  The Post reports: … Trump hollered at British Prime Minister Theresa May in a phone call, berated aides and insisted on personnel changes likely to worsen morale in an already besieged White House.  It is this ongoing funk that may explain …

The Best of the Biggest U.S. Airports  —  The first WSJ U.S. Airport Rankings uses 15 metrics to determine which of the 20 largest airports treat travelers better  —  Call it the Mile-High Miracle: Denver International Airport is the best airport in the U.S. in the first-ever Wall Street Journal U.S. Airport Rankings.

Scientists acknowledge key errors in study of how fast the oceans are warming  —  A major study claimed the oceans were warming much faster than previously thought.  But researchers now say they can't necessarily make that claim.  —  Scientists behind a major study that claimed the Earth's oceans …

Trump meddles in McCarthy-Jordan leadership brawl  —  On the eve of Kevin McCarthy's long-awaited defeat of his nemesis, Rep. Jim Jordan, President Donald Trump is jumping into the fray to play peacemaker.  —  Trump has privately urged the House majority leader to strike a deal …

France says Trump should have shown ‘decency’ on Paris attacks anniversary  —  PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, who attacked his French counterpart in a series of tweets on Tuesday, should have shown “common decency” instead since the country was mourning the anniversary …

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Says Decision On Nielsen Happening ‘Shortly’  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump expects to make a decision on the future of his Department of Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen “shortly,” he told The Daily Caller in an exclusive Oval Office interview Wednesday.

DC Neo-Nazi Who Called Pittsburgh Murders A ‘Dry Run’ Arrested; Has Deep Ties To ‘Alt Right’  —  Jeffrey Clark wasn't shy about being a white supremacist.  But it was only after his family reported him that authorities arrested him on gun charges.  —  WASHINGTON Jeffrey Clark …

Divided We Stand The country is hopelessly split.  So why not make it official and break up?  —  The year is 2019.  California's new governor, Gavin Newsom, recently elected on a platform that included support for the creation of a single-payer health-care system, now must figure out how to enact it.

Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell hang on to their Senate leadership roles  —  Republicans also added a woman to their ranks for the first time since 2010.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will both hang on to their leadership roles in Congress's new upcoming term.

Amazon's New York Home Qualifies as ‘Distressed’ Under Federal Tax Law  —  There are wine bars and a cycling studio along the riverfront in Long Island City, among gleaming high-rise apartment buildings with views of Midtown Manhattan.  The soon-to-open library branch is a modern art cube of concrete …

Yes, It Was A Blue Wave  —  Welcome to FiveThirtyEight's weekly politics chat.  The transcript below has been lightly edited.  —  sarahf (Sarah Frostenson, politics editor): So we're here today to talk about the midterm elections and the BLUE WAVE ... or blue trickle?  Which is it, team!?!

Betsy DeVos set to bolster rights of accused in rewrite of sexual assault rules  —  Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is set to release a sweeping overhaul of how colleges and universities must handle allegations of sexual assault and harassment, giving new rights to the accused including …

Federal prosecutors reviewing altered election documents tied to Florida Democrats  —  TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of State last week asked federal prosecutors to investigate dates that were changed on official state election documents, the first voting “irregularities” it has flagged in the wake of the 2018 elections.

Lawyers seek ‘Apprentice’ tapes in Trump immigration suit for evidence of racism  —  Lawyers for Civil Rights has issued subpoenas to MGM Holdings and Trump Productions for any footage in which Trump “uses racial and/or ethnic slurs.”  —  BOSTON — Lawyers suing President Donald Trump …

Public Wants Congress to be a Check on Trump  —  Few support re-electing the president in 2020; not too keen on Pelosi, McConnell as leaders  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Nearly 6-in-10 Americans say they would like to see someone other than Donald Trump elected president in 2020 …

The Emolument Suit Against Trump That Is Moving Ahead  —  There's lots of talk about congressional investigations of the Trump administration that may be coming.  Meanwhile, there is already a push to pull back the veil on the president's conflicts.  And it's making progress.

What Happened Last Tuesday: Part 2—Who Did They Vote For?  —  Last week, I shared the news that we at Catalist have developed a new methodology for projecting the true shape of an electorate, almost immediately following Election Day.  We followed it up on Friday with estimates of the composition of the electorate, going back to 2006.

After lynching comments, Google donates $5000 to Cindy Hyde-Smith  —  U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) was caught on tape “joking” about her willingness to attend a lynching at a campaign event in November.  “If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd be on the front row,” Hyde-Smith said on November 2.

SNL mocked my appearance.  Here's why I didn't demand an apology.  —  Dan Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL, is a Republican representative-elect from Texas.  —  The past couple of weeks have been unusual for me, to say the least.  After a year of hard campaigning for Congress in Texas …

Meet the Native American Woman Who Beat the Sponsor of North Dakota's ID Law  —  In the end, the Native American tribes of North Dakota could not save their preferred candidate, Senator Heidi Heitkamp, from a double-digit loss.  —  But, galvanized by anger over the state's voter ID law …

Sherrod Brown: If Stacey Abrams doesn't win, Republicans ‘stole it’  —  Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) blasted the GOP over the handling of Georgia's midterm elections, saying if Democrat Stacey Abrams does not win the race for governor, Republicans “stole it.”  —  “If Stacey Abrams doesn't win in Georgia, they stole it,” Brown said.