The Latest: GM to slash 14,700 jobs in North America  —  DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on General Motors' restructuring plans (all times local):  —  General Motors will lay off 14,700 factory and white-collar workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it restructures …

A New Indictment Looms in the Mueller Probe  —  A far-right conspiracy theorist who landed in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's crosshairs over his friendship with longtime Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone now says Mueller has offered him a plea deal on one count of perjury related …

‘These children are barefoot.  In diapers.  Choking on tear gas.’  —  A little girl from Honduras stares into the camera, her young features contorted in anguish.  She's barefoot, dusty, and clad only in a diaper and T-shirt.  And she's just had to run from clouds of choking tear gas fired across the border by U.S. agents.

Mia Love slams Trump in concession speech: ‘No real relationships, just convenient transactions’  —  GOP Rep. Mia Love: Trump comments racist  —  Washington (CNN)Republican Rep. Mia Love sharply criticized President Donald Trump during a concession speech on Monday, saying Trump's vision of the world is …

Nooses, hate signs found at Mississippi State Capitol  —  State Capitol police took the nooses and signs down and are investigating.  —  JACKSON, MS (WLBT) -Two nooses and several hate signs were found hanging at the Mississippi State Capitol Monday morning around 7:15 a.m.

How a Liberal Couple Became Two of N.Y.'s Biggest Trump Supporters  —  In some ways, they are a typical political power couple seeking to “Make America Great Again.”  —  They are throwing a $5 million fund-raiser for President Trump this winter, and are quick to make it known …

Franken scandal haunts Gillibrand's 2020 chances  —  Just a month after Al Franken formally resigned from the Senate amid sexual misconduct allegations, the former senator met with an intimate group of Bay Area supporters at the home of major Democratic Party financiers Mary and Steve Swig.

White House lacks lawyers to deal with empowered Democrats  —  The White House counsel's office is down to a skeletal staff, potentially leaving it unprepared to deal with a flood of subpoenas for documents and witnesses when Democrats take control of the House.

Democratic rebel seeks negotiations with Pelosi on races for leadership  —  A high-profile critic of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi signaled on Monday that he is seeking to hold negotiations with her about changes to her leadership team, a development that makes her ascendancy …

In the United States, right-wing violence is on the rise  —  As a Republican, Mitchell Adkins complained of feeling like an outcast at Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky. “Hardcore liberals” made fun of him, he wrote, and he faced “discrimination on a daily basis.”  He soon dropped out and enrolled in trade school.

Jared Kushner pushed to inflate Saudi arms deal to $110 billion: Sources  —  President Donald Trump's reluctance to hold Saudi leadership accountable for the brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi stemmed from a partly aspirational $110 billion arms deal between the U.S. and Saudia Arabia …

Centrist Group Behind Pelosi Holdouts Plotted to Make Her ‘Bogeyman’  —  No Labels contemplated turning the incoming House Speaker into a political punching bag during a primary fight.  —  As incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi works to consolidate votes for her leadership bid …

Dictionary.com's 2018 Word Of The Year Is ...  WATCH: These Experts Help Explain “Misinformation” In 2018  —  Our 2018 Word of the Year Is ... Misinformation  —  The rampant spread of misinformation poses new challenges for navigating life in 2018.  As a dictionary, we believe understanding …

Video shows driver trying to run over Jews near Los Angeles synagogue  —  Los Angeles police over the weekend arrested a man who was allegedly caught on video repeatedly trying to run over two men near a synagogue.  —  Authorities are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime, CBS Los Angeles reported.

Another Winner of Amazon HQ2 in Queens?  Goldman Sachs  — Bank invested in housing the same day retailer announced move  — Timing was an ‘absolute coincidence,’ Goldman executive says  —  Amazon.com Inc.'s announcement that it's opening a major new office in a New York neighborhood sent developers …

He Says He Got Away With 90 Murders.  Now He's Confessing to Them All.  —  Nearly every day for weeks, a white-haired man in a wheelchair, his body ravaged by diabetes and heart disease, has been escorted under heavy guard from a Texas jail cell to an interview room to speak about evil.

Russia Isolated at U.N. as Western Nations Condemn Attack on Ukrainian Ships  —  Western countries rose to Ukraine's defense on Monday, using an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council to condemn Russia for opening fire on Ukrainian naval vessels a day earlier, impounding them and wounding several sailors.

Trans Woman Was Beaten in ICE Custody Before Death, Autopsy Finds  —  Roxsana Rodriguez died following lack of medical treatment in a privately run immigration detention center.  An autopsy concludes that she was beaten.  —  A transgender woman who died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody …

Trump Considering Ex-Michigan Senate Candidate for UN Ambassador, Sources Say  —  President Donald Trump is considering John James, a Michigan businessman who lost election to the U.S. Senate this year, to replace UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The Case for Beto O'Rourke  —  Is Beto O'Rourke running for President?  —  This question looms large over the early days of the 2020 Presidential campaign.  Sought-after campaign staffers and endorsers are champing at the bit to know the answer before they cast their lots with one of the dozens …

Border Agents: Rock-Throwing Migrants Pushed Women And Children To Front Of Horde  —  Border patrol agents revealed in interviews that the migrants storming the U.S.-Mexico border over the weekend were using women and children as human shields as they launched rocks at agents.

Trump's incoherence is too much — and it's getting worse  —  President Trump has never been a model of consistency or coherence.  However, as pressure builds both from looming investigations and the impending transfer of power in the House from the Republican majority to the Democrats …

'It's a Long Story': Justice John Paul Stevens, 98, Is Publishing a Memoir  —  WASHINGTON — Four years after Justice John Paul Stevens retired from the Supreme Court in 2010, his wife, Maryan, threw a surprise party for his 94th birthday.  The gathering of old friends summoned vivid memories …

GOP strategy on Democratic probes: Resist  —  Fact Check: Trump's false tax return claims  —  (CNN)Republicans are plotting a strategy to vigorously defend President Donald Trump amid a barrage of expected Democratic investigations into the President, with some of Trump's allies urging …