CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi's assassination  —  The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last month, contradicting the Saudi government's claims that he was not involved in the killing …

How the Trump Administration Stepped Up Pursuit of WikiLeaks's Assange  —  WASHINGTON — Soon after he took over as C.I.A. director, Mike Pompeo privately told lawmakers about a new target for American spies: Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks.  —  Intent on finding out more about Mr …

RIP, California GOP: Republicans lash out after midterm election debacle  —  LOS ANGELES — In the wake of a near-political annihilation in California that has left even longtime conservative stronghold Orange County bereft of a single Republican in the House of Representatives …

Camp Fire refugees create new town of ‘Wallywood’ as officials struggle with housing crisis  —  As searchers sift through dirt and ash for remains of the dead in the Northern California foothills Friday, officials struggled with a growing crisis: How to help the living, many of whom are now homeless.

Here's what a primary challenge to Trump would accomplish  —  “I think we have to go all out.  I think this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part!”  — Otter, from 1978's “Animal House”  —  I confess that, for months now …

Democratic Rep. Moulton draws fire for campaign to deny Pelosi speaker's job  —  Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton, the hard-charging Marine who served four tours of duty in Iraq is leading the challenge to Rep. Nancy Pelosi and her bid for speaker — and is suddenly taking incoming fire from all quarters.

A Gay Councilman in Texas, Ousted From Office, Says He Was Blackmailed With Naked Photos  —  This month's midterm elections resulted in the election of more openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people than ever before.  But for Cross Coburn, who served as an openly gay councilman …

Lou Dobbs Loses His Mind After CNN Defeats White House Over Acosta's Press Access  —  Once again, the pro-Trump host openly contradicts his own network bosses, bashing CNN's win against the White House as ‘outrageous.’  —  Minutes after a federal judge ordered the White House …

Hyde-Smith Accepts $2,700 Donation from Notorious White Supremacist … JACKSON—U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith accepted a donation from Peter Sieve, a businessman in Washington state known for his white supremacist views, just days after a video published by Bayou Brief surfaced in which she says she would be …

Authorities find a rocket launcher and pipe bombs during massive Florida white supremacist sting  —  Thirty-nine members of the United Aryan Brotherhood and Unforgiven neo-Nazi groups were arrested in a Florida drug trafficking sting — and one had functional pipe bombs in his home.

D.C.'s Neo-Nazi Brothers Were Hiding In Plain Sight  —  A neighbor in Washington's Bloomingdale neighborhood warned a cop about extremists Jeffrey and Edward Clark.  It wasn't enough.  —  WASHINGTON By last summer, Kamau Bilal had heard enough.  When the Clarks became one of the first white families …

Rep. Mia Love jumps ahead of Ben McAdams by 419 votes after updates from Utah, Salt Lake counties  —  Two-term Republican Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, is winning the 4th Congressional District for the first time since Election Day after an updated vote count in Utah County pushed her narrowly …

More than 14,000 immigrant children are in U.S. custody, an all-time high  —  WASHINGTON — The number of undocumented immigrant children in government custody has topped 14,000 for the first time, a rise that shows no signs of slowing as the Trump administration enforces policies that are keeping them in government facilities longer.

Georgia's Stacey Abrams Admits Defeat, Says Kemp Used ‘Deliberate’ Suppression To Win  —  Republican Brian Kemp will be the next governor of Georgia, with Democrat Stacey Abrams admitting Friday afternoon that there was no path to victory, following a bitter 10-day battle since Election Day.

Decorated Navy SEAL Is Accused of War Crimes in Iraq  —  NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO — Edward Gallagher was something special, even by the punishing standards of the Navy SEALs.  Both a lifesaving medic and a crack sniper, he was repeatedly decorated for valor and for coolheaded leadership during 19 years of combat deployments.

American Civil Liberties Union, RIP  —  The ACLU no longer even pretends to believe in civil liberties.  —  In the late 1960s, the ACLU was a small but powerful liberal organization devoted to a civil libertarian agenda composed primarily of devotion to freedom of speech, free exercise of religion, and the rights of accused criminals.

‘Nelson has no path’: Democrats admit Scott beats Florida icon  —  Sen. Bill Nelson has run out of time, run out of favorable court rulings and is about to officially run out of votes.  —  After losing to Gov. Rick Scott on Election Day, losing after an automatic recount and appearing …

Why the Senate Shouldn't Grandstand on Mueller  —  Even if you think the special counsel should be protected, the bill is unconstitutional.  —  Jeff Flake may be leaving the Senate soon, but he's determined that his exit will be one of non-stop moral posturing.

Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’  —  Ask medieval historian Michael McCormick what year was the worst to be alive, and he's got an answer: “536.”  Not 1349, when the Black Death wiped out half of Europe.  Not 1918, when the flu killed 50 million to 100 million people, mostly young adults.

Russians impersonating U.S. State Department aide in hacking campaign: researchers  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hackers linked to the Russian government are impersonating U.S. State Department employees in an operation aimed at infecting computers of U.S. government agencies, think tanks and businesses, two cybersecurity firms told Reuters.

I'm fine with women in power, just not this one specific woman currently in power  —  The first thing I need to make clear is that I love and support women.  I am eager to see more women rise to positions of power.  Hashtag pink wave!  Hashtag pink hat!  —  But I have to say …