Black Sea standoff intensifies tensions between Russia, Ukraine  —  MOSCOW — Russia and Ukraine accused each other of provoking an incident at sea on Sunday, rapidly escalating tensions between the neighbors and spurring Moscow to close a vital water route the two nations use.

Migrants march toward US border in show of force  —  TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Several hundred Central American migrants on Sunday pushed past a blockade of Mexican police standing guard near the international border crossing between Tijuana and California to pressure the U.S to hear their asylum claims.

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 …

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 …

“It Makes Sense Now”: Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski Tie the Knot in a Secret Washington D.C. Ceremony  —  The Morning Joe co-hosts made it official during an intimate Saturday ceremony at the National Archives, in front of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, officiated by Rep. Elijah Cummings.

Trump to Iraqi PM: How about that oil?  —  President Trump twice raised to the Iraqi prime minister the idea of repaying America for its wars with Iraqi oil, a highly controversial ask that runs afoul of international norms and logic, according to sources with direct knowledge.

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.

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.

Democrats' Senate losses jeopardize national spotlight for possible 2020 hopeful  —  Senate Democrats' midterm losses have created a dilemma for the party's leadership over a key committee seat held by Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.), a prospective 2020 presidential contender who is at risk …

When Did NASA Go to Pot?  —  If you study the history of NASA's Apollo program in the 1960s, one thing you come to realize is that the tight timetable to reach the moon by the end of the decade meant that NASA didn't have time to ossify into a bureaucracy, and they did things (i.e., took risks) …

California Democratic Party chairman under investigation over allegations of sexual misconduct  —  The California Democratic Party has launched an investigation into unspecified allegations of sexual misconduct against Chairman Eric Bauman involving party staff members.