Hyde-Smith Attended All-White ‘Seg Academy’ to Avoid Integration … JACKSON, Miss. — U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith attended and graduated from a segregation academy that were set up so that white parents could avoid having to send their children to schools with black students, a yearbook reveals.

The Democrats of Trump Country  —  How liberals in the reddest parts of America are starting to get their groove back.  —  I met Frank Nolen at Armstrong's Restaurant, an unassuming grill in Verona, Virginia, located in the Shenandoah Valley near the state's western border.  It was early September.

How Loneliness Is Tearing America Apart  —  When people have a hole in their life, they often fill it with angry politics.  —  Mr. Brooks is the president of the American Enterprise Institute.  —  America is suffering an epidemic of loneliness.  —  According to a recent large-scale survey …

‘The Enemy of the People’  —  Criticism of the media by a president is not necessarily a bad thing  —  Depending on your perspective, one of President Trump's real talents, or one of his most baleful traits, is his knack for the zinger label, pinned on a political or institutional foe.

Russia's national airline is revoking air miles from those who criticize its CEO  —  LIKE  —  Hello!  Find out this week why venting on Twitter about your delayed Aeroflot flight may not be such a good idea, and what this tells us about the country's national airline.

Report: Bill Shine to Get Paid by Fox News and White House Simultaneously  —  White House communications chief Bill Shine received an $8.4 million severance package upon leaving Fox News in May 2017 and will continue to be paid by the network for two more years, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Will shake-up at London embassy leave Assange out in the cold?  —  London (CNN)The Ecuadorian government has removed its ambassador to the UK, sparking speculation over Julian Assange's future at the diplomatic mission there.  —  The 47-year-old founder of WikiLeaks moved into the Ecuadorian Embassy …

Judge Rejects Trump's Request To Dismiss Lawsuit Against Trump Foundation  —  New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood's suit against the organization can go forward.  —  The New York State Supreme Court has rejected a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the Donald J. Trump Foundation.

Sheryl Sandberg Can't Have It All  —  The burdens and perils of the pedestal.  —  Well.  Our picture of Sheryl Sandberg has just gotten a bit more complicated, has it not?  —  Until not that long ago, she was Sandberg the feminist icon.  As chief operating officer of Facebook and author of …

It's not just Ocasio-Cortez: Here are 7 freshman Democrats to watch  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez first rocked the political world by toppling Queens party boss Rep. Joe Crowley and the incoming freshman continues to shake up the way things are done on Capitol Hill.

In his drive to dismantle American institutions, Trump is following in Erdogan's footsteps  —  Starting with the the media, the US president has systematically attacked symbols of trust and authority - but the courts are pushing back  —  This year's Thanksgiving holiday in the United States …

U.S. Climate Report Warns of Damaged Environment and Shrinking Economy  —  WASHINGTON — A major scientific report issued by 13 federal agencies on Friday presents the starkest warnings to date of the consequences of climate change for the United States, predicting that if significant steps …

Wanted: The ‘perfect babysitter.’ Must pass AI scan for respect and attitude.  —  When Jessie Battaglia started looking for a new babysitter for her 1-year-old son, she wanted more information than she could get from a criminal-background check, parent comments and a face-to-face interview.

Free-speech protects those in viral prom photo appearing to show Nazi salute, Baraboo district says  —  BARABOO - Students who appeared in a photograph that showed several high school boys giving what appears to be a Nazi salute are protected by free-speech rights and are unlikely to face discipline …

Trump Claims He Already Shut Down The Border In Puzzling Exchange With Reporters  —  “Actually two days ago we closed the border.  We said nobody's coming in because it was out of control,” president insisted.  —  President Donald Trump insisted — twice — in an odd exchange with reporters Thursday …

How the Khashoggi killing ruinously defined Trump  —  Sometimes a middling foreign policy crisis produces a presidential decision of far more consequence.  It clarifies and crystallizes the executive's core instincts, thereby establishing a road map for managing the United States that countries around the world then follow.

Congress's incoming class is younger, bluer, and more diverse than ever  —  The midterm elections are behind us and a new class of congressmen and women will start governing on Jan. 3, 2019.  We looked at the newest additions to the House and Senate — 100 non-incumbent winners* — and found their average age is 49.

AP Interview: Saudi royal says crown prince is here to stay  —  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent Saudi royal said Saturday that whether or not heads of state gathered in Argentina next week for the Group of 20 summit warmly engage with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, he is someone “that they have to deal with.”