Ivanka Trump used a personal email account to send hundreds of emails about government business last year  —  Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails last year to White House aides, Cabinet officials and her assistants using a personal account, many of them in violation of federal records rules …

Pompeo handed Riyadh a plan to shield MBS from Khashoggi fallout, says source  —  US Secretary of State gave Mohammed bin Salman a roadmap to insulate himself from the scandal, a senior Saudi source tells MEE  —  Mike Pompeo met MBS in Riyadh on 16 October, two weeks after Jamal Khashoggi's murder (Reuters)

Troops at U.S.-Mexican border to start coming home  —  The 5,800 troops who were rushed to the southwest border amid President Donald Trump's pre-election warnings about a refugee caravan will start coming home as early as this week — just as some of those migrants are beginning to arrive.

Rep. Seth Moulton faces town-hall pushback for opposing Pelosi  —  AMESBURY, Mass. — The push by Rep. Seth Moulton against House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's bid to become speaker took center stage on Monday night at a town hall in his district, where constituents shouted and interrupted Moulton …

Multiple people, including police officer and shooter, wounded in ‘active shooter’ attack at Mercy Hospital: Officials  —  Chicago police and Fire Department crews at the scene near Mercy Hospital, where multiple people were reported shot Monday afternoon.  (Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune)

Actress Files for Domestic Violence Restraining Order Against Michael Avenatti  —  6:04 PM PT: — Michael Avenatti just responded to The Blast's story, tweeting, “I look forward to a full clearing of my name and disclosure of all of the facts.  I have NEVER abused a woman or committed domestic violence against anyone.

2020 Democratic contenders already eyeing top staff in Iowa  —  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Andrew Turner was driving Iowa's Democratic candidate for state auditor back to Des Moines last month when a potential presidential contender called to make an introduction.  It was one of many such overtures the 23-year-old has fielded.

Trump privately praises Matt Whitaker's “courage”  —  President Trump has been telling people privately that he's impressed by the “courage” acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker is showing in the face of burgeoning legal challenges and questions about his history of publicly criticizing the Mueller investigation.

The Eerie Parallels Between Trump and the Watergate ‘Road Map’  —  Nearly 45 years ago, the House Judiciary Committee concluded that President Richard Nixon's contact with high-level Justice Department officials overseeing the Watergate investigation, detailed in a 62-page “road map” …

California fires: Trump administration now blames devastation on ‘radical environmentalists’  —  The political battle between the Trump administration and California over blame for the the devastating wildfires that have killed scores and left nearly 1,000 missing continued Monday.

Ocasio-Cortez pushes for a leftist revolt in the Democratic Party … New York Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backs calls from fellow progressives to mount primary campaigns against moderate Democrats whose politics they believe are to the right of their constituents'.

Mississippi Senate race devolves into racial melee  —  Republicans hoped to spend the final days of the special election in Mississippi coronating Cindy Hyde-Smith as the first woman to represent the state in the Senate.  —  Instead, the race has become a bare-knuckle brawl infused with ugly racial politics.

Once popular tech stocks like Facebook and Apple are now getting crushed: Here's what happened  — Facebook shares fell after a WSJ report that CEO Mark Zuckerberg is becoming much more aggressive in how he manages the tech giant.  —  Technology stocks were hit hard on Monday …

Steyer takes step toward 2020 presidential bid  —  If he can't impeach Donald Trump, he may try to oust the president the old-fashioned way.  —  Former billionaire investor, climate activist and impeachment agitator Tom Steyer will take several steps toward a 2020 presidential bid Tuesday.

The world can't let Russia run Interpol.  My experiences show why.  —  William Browder is the author of “Red Notice” and an activist who spearheaded the Global Magnitsky Act.  —  Early last month, the wife of Meng Hongwei, a Chinese national and the president of Interpol, reported that her husband had disappeared on a trip to China.

Democrats need someone they don't want in order to win in 2020  —  Joe Biden is a gaffe-prone 75-year-old Washington veteran — who is exactly what Democrats need.  —  The suburbs have turned against Republicans, but President Trump's working-class base is still with him in a geographic …

Power Up: Trump's ‘America First’ agenda often puts economics above human rights  —  Good morning, Power People.  Tips, comments, Thanksgiving recipes . . .  We want to hear from you!  Reach out, sign up, and thanks for waking up with us.  —  Fresh off the presses from The Post …

In Bosnia, Entrenched Ethnic Divisions Are a Warning to the World  —  MOSTAR, Bosnia and Herzegovina — When a fire breaks out in the Bosnian city of Mostar, Sabit Golos, a veteran firefighter, knows that he does not have to worry unless the flames take hold on the Muslim side of what …

Women's March Founder Calls on Leaders to Step Down amid Accusations of Bigotry  —  Theresa Shook, founder of the Women's March, called on leaders of the liberal political-protest movement to step down on Monday amid widespread backlash against their refusal to condemn anti-Semitic and homophobic allies.

Americans divide along partisan lines over protecting special counsel - CBS News poll  —  Seven in 10 Americans think President Trump should allow the Russia investigation to continue, and a slight majority think Congress should pass legislation to prevent Special Counsel Robert Mueller from being fired.

Trump's Border Stunt Is a Profound Betrayal of Our Military  —  The president used America's military not against any real threat but as toy soldiers, with the intent of manipulating a domestic midterm election.  —  Mr. Adams is professor emeritus at American University's School of International Service.

Spanish foreign minister: UK will split before Spain  —  The U.K. is more likely to break apart over Brexit than Spain is over the secessionist aspirations of some in Catalonia, said Spain's foreign minister.  —  In an wide-ranging interview with POLITICO's Ryan Heath …

Trump administration officials suggested sharing census responses with law enforcement, court documents show  —  Trump administration officials have discussed ways to circumvent the confidentiality of census responses, according to documents filed Friday in a California legal challenge to adding …

Shouting ‘Mexico First,’ Hundreds In Tijuana March Against Migrant Caravan  —  The message for the migrant caravan was clear from marchers on Sunday in Tijuana, Mexico: We don't want you here.  —  “We want the caravan to go; they are invading us,” said Patricia Reyes, a 62-year-old protester, hiding from the sun under an umbrella.

Big foreign cyber attack targets Italian certified email accounts  —  ROME (Reuters) - Unknown hackers gained access to thousands of Italian certified email accounts, including those of magistrates and security officials, in a major cyber attack earlier this month, a senior official said on Monday.