Parliament seizes cache of Facebook internal papers  —  Parliament has used its legal powers to seize internal Facebook documents in an extraordinary attempt to hold the US social media giant to account after chief executive Mark Zuckerberg repeatedly refused to answer MPs' questions.

Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith pushed resolution praising Confederate soldier's effort to ‘defend his homeland’  —  Photo surfaces of Senator with Confederate artifacts  —  (CNN)Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith once promoted a measure that praised a Confederate soldier's effort to …

Deal with Mexico paves way for asylum overhaul at U.S. border  —  MEXICO CITY — The Trump administration has won the support of Mexico's incoming government for a plan to remake U.S. border policy by requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their claims move through U.S. courts …

New book by Trump advisers alleges that the president has ‘embedded enemies’  —  Two of the president's longest-serving advisers allege in a new book that scores of officials inside the White House, Congress, the Justice Department and intelligence agencies are “embedded enemies of President Trump” …

Brexit: High Court to rule if referendum vote ‘void’ as early as Christmas after Arron Banks investigation  —  Exclusive: Judges poised to fast-track explosive legal challenge after Theresa May's ‘failure to act’ on growing evidence of illegality  — {{#singleComment}}{{total}} comment{ …

Students Who Made Apparent Nazi Salute in Photo Won't Be Punished  —  The Wisconsin students who appeared to make a Nazi salute in a widely criticized photo will not be punished, the school's superintendent said this week in a letter to parents.  —  The superintendent, Lori Mueller …

Senior Saudi prince says CIA cannot be trusted on Khashoggi conclusion  —  ABU DHABI (Reuters) - A senior Saudi prince cast doubt upon the reported CIA finding that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last month …

Lean Out  —  Perhaps it's only fair that, as women like Sheryl Sandberg rise to power, they pay the price for failure.  But why is everyone so ready to forgive the man who really runs Facebook?  —  Ms. Swisher covers technology and is a contributing opinion writer.  —  Suddenly, everyone wants Sheryl Sandberg to lean out.

Dozens arrested after ICE detains undocumented man living in Durham church for 11 months  —  MORRISVILLE, N.C. — More than two dozen people were arrested Friday while protesting the detention of an undocumented man who had been living in a Durham church for 11 months.

Donald Trump is attacking the rule of law and may well get away with it  —  On the evidence available, most Americans do not think President Donald Trump has committed a high crime or misdemeanour.  Only a third of voters say he should be impeached over his alleged complicity …

Parents were ‘dismissed as racist’ by school officials when they complained about 6ft 1ins Iranian migrant posing as a 15-year-old who appeared in their children's classroom  —  A couple of weeks after the start of this term, pupils at Stoke High School in Ipswich were told that a new boy was joining their GCSE class.

Nancy Pelosi Urges Democrats to Unite Ahead of First Leadership Vote  —  Nancy Pelosi, who's facing challenges to her possible return as U.S. House Speaker, urged her Democratic colleagues to unite and support her candidacy to be leader of the party in the new Congress.

Want Congress to look more like the people it serves?  Provide member housing, pay staff more  —  Sometimes a tumultuous election creates the elements in which both sides can come together to make some common-sense decisions that might seem unpopular.  —  Two of those possibilities …

Sinatra, a blue-eyed Husky from Brooklyn, turns up in Seffner after 18 months missing  —  SEFFNER — The bookends are clear in the life of Sinatra, a 5-year-old, brown-and-white, blue-eyed Husky.  —  Beloved by his teenage owner and her parents, Sinatra disappeared after the girl died in a tragic gun accident.

Texas Democrats won 47% of votes in congressional races.  Should they have more than 13 of 36 seats?  —  Updated Saturday at 4:20 p.m. with more examples of lopsided congressional delegations in other states.  —  WASHINGTON — Texas Republicans collected half of the votes statewide in congressional races this month.

House Democrats pile on to scrutinize DeVos  —  For two years, Democrats watched with fury as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos sought to dismantle nearly every significant Obama administration education policy.  —  Now, they're gearing up to fight back.  Lots of them.

New York State's Lawsuit Against Trump Foundation Can Proceed, Judge Rules  —  A state judge ruled on Friday that a lawsuit by the New York State attorney general could proceed against President Trump and the Trump Foundation over allegations of misused charitable assets …