Manafort Breached Plea Deal by Repeatedly Lying, Mueller Says  —  WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, repeatedly lied to federal investigators in breach of a plea agreement he signed two months ago, the special counsel's office said in a court filing late on Monday.

Tear gas used once a month at border under Obama  —  DHS data shows deployments dating back years  —  The same tear-gas agent that the Trump administration is taking heat for deploying against a border mob this weekend is actually used fairly frequently — including more than once a month during …

POLITICO Playbook: 10 days until the shutdown  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  COULD A SHUTDOWN SIDELINE MUELLER? ...  ONE OF THE SEVEN appropriations bills that needs to get passed in the next 10 DAYS is the Commerce, Justice, Science bill, which has some funding for BOB MUELLER'S probe of the White House.

Trump judicial pick is one defection away from failure  —  Some Senate Republicans are still weighing whether to confirm one of President Donald Trump's judicial picks, raising Democratic hopes that they can defeat a nominee who they say is hostile to voting rights.

‘Fox & Friends’ Fed Interview Script to Trump's EPA Chief, Emails Show  —  The president's favorite cable-news show shared its interview scripts and its oh-so-hard-hitting questions in advance with an embattled Trump official.  —  Former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt …

EXCLUSIVE: Fmr. WH aide for Gulf affairs joins top Saudi-linked DC lobbying firm  —  After President Donald J. Trump has clearly stated his intention to side with Saudi Arabia despite intelligence reports that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi …

Democrats smash Watergate record for House popular vote in midterms  —  Nationally, Democrats have 53.1 percent of all votes counted while Republicans took 45.2 percent.  —  Democrats won the House with the largest margin of victory in history for either party, according to NBC News election data.

Transcript of President Trump's Interview With The Wall Street Journal  —  President discusses U.S.-China trade, including the possibilities of additional tariffs; plant closures at GM, and Fed Chairman Jay Powell  —  President Trump spoke by phone Monday with Wall Street Journal reporter Bob Davis …

GM layoffs and plant shutdowns suggest U.S. economy may be starting to slow — and dent Trump's claim of an industrial renaissance  —  General Motors said Monday it will close five factories and lay off nearly 15,000 workers in a move that shows the economy may be starting to slow …

TUPELO  • Over the weekend, tailgate tents stocked with Trump merchandise began popping up around Tupelo.  The vendors signaling the President's imminent arrival knew his fans would want shirts, hats, flags and buttons.  —  So, in front of gas stations and beside roads, they cashed in.

Goodlatte: 'It's awfully tough' for Ivanka Trump to comply with email standards  —  The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), said on Monday that it was “awfully tough” for government officials such as Ivanka Trump to comply with agency standards for secure communications when sending emails.

Farm bankruptcies on the rise in Upper Midwest  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The number of farms filing for bankruptcy is increasing across the Upper Midwest, following low prices for corn, soybeans, milk and beef, according to a new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

Trump Foundation tax return reveals finances during Trump's first year in office as lawsuit heats up  —  During his first year in office, President Donald Trump was listed as president of the Donald J. Trump Foundation, which was entirely funded by a half-million dollar donation …

Millennial poll: America ‘racist,’ not ‘great,’ Obama better than Washington  —  Younger Americans are turning on the country and forgetting its ideals, with nearly half believing that it isn't “great,” and many eyeing the U.S. flag as “a sign of intolerance and hatred,” according to a new and disturbing survey.

GAO to look into whether Mar-a-Lago trio inappropriately influenced VA  —  (CNN)The Government Accountability Office will investigate whether individuals connected to President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida have had inappropriate influence over the Department of Veterans Affairs …

Video shows explosion at border agent's gender-reveal party that sparked Arizona wildfire  —  The Sawmill Fire is shown erupting from an exploding target — with blue smoke curling off the fire's fringes — in a video just obtained by the Arizona Daily Star.

Google accused of manipulation to track users  —  Seven European consumer groups filed complaints against Google with national regulators Tuesday, accusing the internet giant of covertly tracking users' movements in violation of an EU regulation on data protection.