Exclusive: Two key answers from Trump to Mueller  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump told special counsel Robert Mueller in writing that Roger Stone did not tell him about WikiLeaks, nor was he told about the 2016 Trump Tower meeting between his son, campaign officials …

How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime  —  On a muggy October morning in 2007, Miami's top federal prosecutor, Alexander Acosta, had a breakfast appointment with a former colleague, Washington, D.C., attorney Jay Lefkowitz.

Stormy Daniels: Michael Avenatti Sued Trump For Defamation Against My Wishes  —  The porn star also says her lawyer refused to give her information about how her crowdfunding money was being spent, and launched a second crowdfund without her knowledge.  —  Michael Avenatti sued Donald Trump …

Meet Knickers, the giant cow that is neither a cow nor a giant  —  This week, a Holstein by the name of Knickers captured the heart of the Internet by standing horns and shoulders above a herd of cattle on a farm in Australia.  —  And there's no arguing that the lad is large.

Mississippi's Era of Outsize Clout in Washington Is Waning  —  OXFORD, Miss. — It is difficult to miss Mississippi's trophies of power.  —  There is the Thad Cochran Research Center, standing just off the University of Mississippi's tailgating hub, and in Hattiesburg …

Trump slams special counsel after retweeting image of Rosenstein behind bars … WASHINGTON - It was no accident that President Trump Wednesday retweeted an image of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein locked up.  —  When asked during an interview with The Post: “Why do you think he belongs behind bars?”

'If Bobbie Talks, I'm Finished': How Les Moonves Tried to Silence an Accuser  —  A trove of text messages details a plan by Mr. Moonves and a faded Hollywood manager to bury a sexual assault allegation.  Instead, the scheme helped sink the CBS chief, and may cost him $120 million.

White House Muzzled CIA on Khashoggi Slaying, Mattis and Pompeo Say  —  The secretaries of state and defense went to Capitol Hill to shore up support for Saudi Arabia.  It backfired.  —  The White House blocked CIA Director Gina Haspel from attending a highly anticipated Senate briefing on Saudi Arabia …

TJ Cox beats Republican Rep. David Valadao to give Democrats gain of 40 House seats, seven in California  —  TJ Cox defeated three-term Republican Rep. David Valadao on Wednesday, giving Democrats a gain of seven House seats in California and 40 nationwide — the party's strongest midterm showing since …

Veterans Affairs Dept. tells Capitol Hill it won't repay underpaid GI Bill benefits recipients  —  The news conflicts with a promise VA officials made to a House committee earlier this month that it would reimburse those veterans who received less than the full amount they were due.

CNN COMMENTATOR CALLS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF ISRAEL.  WILL LIBERALS REBUKE HIM?  —  Marc Lamont Hill used terrorist language to call for the destruction of Israel.  Now he denies it.  The truth is evident.  Will the left accept it?

Why Did Manafort Cooperate With Trump Over Mueller?  —  Lawyers for Manafort and Trump engaged in a brazen violation of criminal defense norms.  The move could pay off, or it could blow up spectacularly.  —  Mr. White, a criminal defense lawyer, is a former federal prosecutor.

An Insider Book Tries to Praise Trump, But Instead Exposes His Corruption  —  Trumponomics is a damning exposé of the corrupt bargain between Donald Trump and the party's wealthy insiders.  The odd thing is that the book is not intended as an exposé at all …

Papadopoulos's Russia Ties Continue to Intrigue  —  George Papadopoulos, a Trump campaign adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents about his interactions with a Russia-linked professor in 2016, went to jail on Monday after fighting, and failing, to delay the start of his two-week prison sentence.

Democrats overwhelmingly nominate Pelosi as Speaker amid rebellion  —  House Democrats voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to nominate Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to the Speakership in a 203-32 vote.  —  The outcome was no surprise despite an entrenched rebellion from insurgent lawmakers who want changes to Democratic leadership.

Trump threatens to declassify ‘devastating’ docs about Democrats … In a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with The Post, President Trump said Wednesday that if House Democrats launched probes into his administration — which he called “presidential harassment” — they'd pay a heavy price.

Will Trump let Russia take the Azov Sea?  —  Alexander Vershbow is a distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.  He was previously deputy secretary general of NATO, U.S. ambassador to Russia and assistant secretary of defense.

May Have Just Cracked the Code on Interviewing Trumpists  —  They showed Ivanka Trump the receipts—and made her answer the question.  —  One cornerstone of Donald Trump's political strategy is his belief that truth does not exist in the public discourse.  The truth is whatever …

Separated by travel ban, Iranian families reunite at border library  —  DERBY LINE, VERMONT/STANSTEAD, QUEBEC (Reuters) - During the six-hour drive from New York City to a tiny town in northern Vermont, Iranian student Shirin Estahbanati cried at the thought of seeing her father for the first time in nearly three years.

Data Shows Tucker Carlson Is The Daily Stormer's Favorite Pundit  —  It's no secret that Andrew Anglin, among the United States' most prominent white supremacists, loves Tucker Carlson.  —  Enamored of the Fox News host's antagonistic interviews with liberals and people of color …

Wisconsin Democrats fear GOP redistricting end-around  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats scored a huge win when Tony Evers captured the governor's office last month.  But an even bigger fight is looming as Republican lawmakers prepare to redraw legislative boundaries …

Did a Rave Review Really Shut Down Portland Burger Bar Stanich's?  Maybe It Was the Owner's Legal Troubles.  —  The personal life of the owner had been spiraling into chaos long before his restaurant landed on the national radar.  —  For almost a year, the sudden and unexplained closure …

Texas woman with four children gets eight years in jail for voter fraud  —  Rosa Maria Ortega, a green card holder, voted for the attorney general who prosecuted her, according to her attorney.  —  A Texas appeals court upheld the conviction of green card holder Rosa Maria Ortega for voter fraud …

Senate Judiciary cancels nominee hearings over Flake's Mueller stand  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee cancelled a Thursday hearing on judicial nominees as Jeff Flake's stand for a bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller continues to wreak havoc in the lame duck session.

White liberals ‘patronize’ minorities: study  —  Liberals present themselves as warmer, less competent to minority audiences  —  White liberals present themselves as less competent when addressing minorities, while conservatives use the same vocabulary no matter what the race of their audience, according to a newly released study.

Exclusive: Ivanka Trump defends use of private email, brushes aside Mueller probe  —  Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter and a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, defended her use of a private email account while transitioning to an administration job, insisting to ABC News …

What we know - and need to know soon - about the Board of Elections 9th District bombshell  —  What's going on in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District?  An election certification is being held up.  The person behind the delay is being a bit coy about it.  The public is in the dark.