Mueller report will be ‘devastating’ for the president: Frequent Trump defender  —  Alan Dershowitz, a frequent defender of President Donald Trump, said special counsel Robert Mueller's report will be “devastating” for the president.  —  The Harvard Law professor emeritus told ABC News Chief …

Congressmen who've seen classified intel dispute Trump on Khashoggi killing  —  Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) all disagree with President Trump's assertion that the CIA has not concluded that crown prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Ex-Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos must report to prison Monday, judge orders  —  A federal judge on Sunday ruled that George Papadopoulos must report to prison as scheduled on Monday, rejecting a bid from the former Trump campaign adviser to delay the start of his prison sentence …

Trump demands action to reduce deficit, pushes new deficit spending  —  President Trump is demanding top advisers craft a plan to reduce the country's ballooning budget deficits, but the president has flummoxed his own aides by repeatedly seeking new spending while ruling out measures needed to address the country's unbalanced budget.

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 …

Alabama GOP: Sessions not guaranteed to win back his old seat  —  Republicans are certain they can win back the Alabama Senate seat they lost in spectacular fashion last year.  They just aren't sure whether Jeff Sessions is the one to do it.  —  Sessions' name surfaced as a potential candidate immediately …

Andrea Long Chu's Fake Vagina  —  Sit down and read this essay in The New York Times by Andrea Long Chu.  It is, inadvertently, an icon of our radically disordered culture.  Here's how it starts: … Could there possibly be a more succinct statement of our very particular cultural madness?

First caravan-related violence reported in U.S. as rocks thrown at Border Patrol  —  The Border Patrol reported the first major instance of migrant caravan-related violence Saturday, saying a Honduran man threw rocks at agents to try to keep from being arrested Friday in Arizona.

Internal documents Facebook has fought to keep private obtained by UK Parliament  —  New York (CNN)The British Parliament has obtained a set of internal Facebook documents the social media giant has fought for months to stop from being made public, according to Facebook and a lawyer involved in a suit against the company.

Russian has opened fire on one of Ukrainian boats, at least one sailor wounded  —  Video from FSB helicopter showing Russian ships harassing Ukrainian boats this morning … Photo of vessel that blocked Kerch Strait earlier today  —  Lithuania MFA Linas Linkevicius: Strongly condemn Russia's move …

‘Never Trump’ Republicans went Democrat in 2018.  Are they gone for good?  —  Mocked as irrelevant after President Trump's election, voters who leaned Republican in prior races handed Democrats huge wins in suburban districts.  —  WASHINGTON — Kristin Olsen, who until 2016 led …

Migrant caravan: Mexican officials deny US border deal  —  Mexico's incoming foreign minister has said discussions on how to deal with migrants travelling to the United States are continuing despite reports a deal has been reached.  —  Marcelo Ebrard denied reaching an agreement …

Liberal Education as an Antidote to Identity Politics  —  Donald Trump's presidency has provoked an outpouring of anguished commentary about the norms — that is, customary behavior and moral standards — that underlie liberal democracy in America.  The president has certainly disrupted settled patterns …

A Little Free Library honored Michelle Obama.  Vandals tagged it 'Trump's'.  —  The Little Free Library went up a week after the inauguration, its wooden walls painted to evoke the White House eight blocks away.  But if the book box coincided with President Trump taking office, its tiny plaque pined for the previous administration.

EU leaders agree UK's Brexit deal at Brussels summit  —  EU leaders have approved an agreement on the UK's withdrawal and future relations - insisting it is the “best and only deal possible”.  —  After 20 months of negotiations, the 27 leaders gave the deal their blessing after less than an hour's discussion.