Manafort held secret talks with Assange in Ecuadorian embassy  —  Exclusive: Trump ally met WikiLeaks founder months before emails hacked by Russia were published  —  Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort held secret talks with Julian Assange inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London …

‘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 …

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 …

EXCLUSIVE: Jerome Corsi Says He Has Defense Agreement With Trump, Received Limited Immunity From Mueller  — Jerome Corsi makes several stunning disclosures in a new book about his interactions with the special counsel's office  — The right-wing author also writes that he received 'limited use immunity …

House Republicans unveil giant tax package  —  House Republicans on Monday evening unexpectedly released a 297-page tax bill they hope to move during the lame-duck session of Congress.  —  The legislation would revive a number of expired tax provisions known as “extenders,” …

The Pathetic Pelosi Putsch  —  All year, Rep. Seth Moulton has insisted it was time for a “new generation of leadership” who would put “people over politics.”  The Massachusetts Democrat created the Serve America PAC to endorse candidates he felt fit that bill, starting with military veterans like himself …

A Shadow Over Europe  —  Anti-Semitic stereotypes are alive and well in Europe, while the memory of the Holocaust is starting to fade, a sweeping new survey by CNN reveals.  More than a quarter of Europeans polled believe Jews have too much influence in business and finance.

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 …

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.

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 …

Liberal Parents, Radical Children  —  The generation gap returns.  —  When I meet someone who runs an organization in a blue state, I often ask: Do you have a generation gap where you work?  The answer — whether the person leads a college, a nonprofit, a tech company …

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.

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.

Democrat TJ Cox grabs lead over Republican David Valadao in nation's last remaining undecided House race  —  Democrat TJ Cox slipped past Republican incumbent David Valadao on Monday to take the lead in the country's sole remaining undecided congressional race, positioning Democrats to pick …

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.

Why Mark Zuckerberg's ‘empty chair’ policy is backfiring  —  LONDON — Mark Zuckerberg wants you to know he's listening.  —  The Facebook chief executive traveled to all 50 U.S. states to better understand people's everyday lives.  He testified to Congress (twice) on how his social networking giant helped …

Maybe They're Just Bad People  —  Not all Trump support is ideological.  —  Seven years ago, a former aide to Ralph Reed — who also worked, briefly, for Paul Manafort — published a tawdry, shallow memoir that is also one of the more revealing political books I've ever read.

Condé Nast CEO Bob Sauerberg to Step Down  —  Publisher says Condé Nast and Condé Nast International will combine  —  Condé Nast said Chief Executive Bob Sauerberg is stepping down, just months after he outlined an ambitious plan to return the magazine publisher to profitability by 2020.

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 …

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.