Manafort's Lawyer Said to Brief Trump Attorneys on What He Told Mueller  —  WASHINGTON — A lawyer for Paul Manafort, the president's onetime campaign chairman, repeatedly briefed President Trump's lawyers on his client's discussions with federal investigators after Mr. Manafort agreed …

The U.S.-Saudi Partnership Is Vital  —  We don't condone Jamal Khashoggi's murder.  But the kingdom is a powerful force for Mideast stability.  —  The Trump administration's effort to rebuild the U.S.-Saudi Arabia partnership isn't popular in the salons of Washington …

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 …

Trump: 'I don't do anything ... just for political gain'  —  For the last two years, congressional Republicans have persuaded President Donald Trump to delay the fight to fund his border wall, convincing him he would pay a steep political price for such a high-stakes legislative brawl.

MSNBC declines to allow Sarah Sanders to dictate its programming  —  It had been nearly a month since Sarah Sanders had held what was once known as a “daily” briefing.  So when the White House press secretary — along with White House officials Larry Kudlow and John Bolton …

A Business With No End … Part I: Zooming Out  —  Recently, one of my students at Stanford told me a strange story.  His parents, who live in Palo Alto, Calif., had been receiving mysterious packages at their house.  The packages were all different shapes and sizes but each was addressed to …

Please Enjoy This Enormous Australian Cow  —  What you're looking at here is a cow named Knickers, a Holstein Friesian that lives on a farm in Western Australia with a bunch of other regulation-size cows that honestly look laughably small—like a child's toys, like a dull child's stupid playthings—in comparison.

Trump trashed new Pompeo aide as ‘major loser’  —  Mary Kissel often took a dim view of President Donald Trump's foreign policy.  As a Wall Street Journal editorial writer, she tweeted about his “frightening ignorance,” criticized his approach on Syria and China, and said Putin …

DOJ unseals charges in alleged massive online ad fraud  —  The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday unsealed charges against eight individuals in an alleged widespread digital advertising fraud that reportedly used botnets to give the appearance of billions of humans looking at online ads.

Obama meets George H.W. Bush during visit to Houston  —  Former President Obama met with former President George H.W. Bush in Houston on Tuesday prior to a speaking engagement at Rice University, Bush's spokesman said.  —  “The two had a very pleasant and private visit at the Bush residence …

Donald Trump Is Destroying My Marriage  —  “Shortly after the election is when I became aware of it,” says Lois Brenner, a New York-based divorce attorney.  “People were thinking about splitting up their marriages because of political differences.”  She'd never encountered this before …

‘A humiliation’: Outcry after Mexico president gives highest honour to Jared Kushner  —  Enrique Peña Nieto to hand Trump son-in-law the Order of the Aztec Eagle for trade work  —  Outgoing Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto has stunned the country by bestowing …

Eagles, not Redskins, only NFL team to contact police about latest arrest of Reuben Foster  —  Only one NFL team made inquiries into the police department responsible for Saturday's arrest of linebacker Reuben Foster — and it wasn't Washington Redskins, the team that claimed him off of waivers on Tuesday.

With McCain's replacement likely to leave, GOP is split over appointing this year's loser in Senate race  —  Days after the midterm election, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey spoke privately about a sensitive topic with far-reaching implications …

Obama World lovefest for O'Rourke is growing  —  Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) is inspiring aides and allies of former President Obama, who say they could support him if he decides to run for president in 2020.  —  The Obama allies are quick to point out similarities between O'Rourke, 46 …

Cindy Hyde-Smith Holds Off Mike Espy to Keep Mississippi Senate Seat  —  JACKSON, Miss. — Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Mississippi Republican who had to apologize for a cavalier reference to a public hanging, won a special runoff election on Tuesday, defeating the Democratic candidate …

A Defendant Shows Up in Immigration Court by Himself.  He's 6.  —  It was shortly before Thanksgiving in an immigration court in San Antonio, and the third defendant to come before Judge Anibal Martinez walked into the courtroom without an attorney, wearing a gray winter hat that was stitched …

Republicans fear they're squandering lame duck  —  Shortly after winning reelection this month, Ted Cruz implored his Republican colleagues at a private lunch to use the GOP's last days of unified control in Washington to ram through a boatload of conservative priorities.

The Weird Dwight Howard Saga Shows the NBA Still Has a Problem With the Closet  —  Will Leitch's Games column runs weekly.  Email him at will.leitch@nymag.com.  —  This past September, it was seven years since I wrote, in this magazine, “The Last Closet,” a feature about the total insanity that …

NC elections board refuses to certify 9th District race, leaving it in limbo  —  The state board of elections Tuesday declined to certify the results of the 9th Congressional District election after one board member cited what he called “unfortunate activities” in the eastern part of the district.

Another Ferguson Protester Has Died  —  Bassem Masri, a Palestinian-American activist who live-streamed throughout the protests against police brutality and the murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, has died.  Reports of his death circulated on social media on Tuesday …

The US has made migrants at the border wait months to apply for asylum.  Now the dam is breaking.  —  By limiting the number of asylum-seekers allowed to come legally, Trump made his own immigration crisis.  —  The center of the American asylum crisis is the El Chaparral plaza in Tijuana …

KFF Health Tracking Poll - November 2018: Priorities for New Congress and the Future of the ACA and Medicaid Expansion  —  Key Findings:  — The November KFF Health Tracking Poll, conducted the week after the 2018 midterm election, finds a majority of the public wants the new Democratic majority …

The Chevy Volt Is A Dream Car And Now GM Is Killing It  —  Even some of America's best engineering couldn't save it.  —  General Motors just killed the best car you've never owned.  —  I am talking about the Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid GM has been producing since 2010.