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.

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 …

Nancy Pelosi Wins Democratic Speaker Nomination  —  Challenges remain for the California Democrat as she faces a floor vote in January to secure the position.  —  WASHINGTON Despite a group of Democrats vowing to block her, Nancy Pelosi cruised through an internal House Democratic Caucus vote Wednesday …

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 …

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 …

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 …

John Kerry Offers Sharp Rebuke of Trump at Harvard IOP — And Says He Isn't Ruling Out a Presidential Run  —  Former Secretary of State John F. Kerry offered sharp criticism of President Donald Trump's policies on climate change and diplomacy during his Tuesday visit to the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum …

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 …

Vote on Mueller protection bill blocked by Senate Republicans  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans blocked a vote on a bipartisan bill sponsored by Democratic Senators that would protect special counsel Robert Mueller from White House influence, per NBC 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.

Oakland University to fight shooters with hockey pucks  —  It's a potential faceoff between bullets and thousands of hockey pucks at Oakland University.  —  The Auburn Hills university began equipping its faculty and some students with hockey pucks this month as a “last resort” …

Michigan Senate guts minimum wage hike, paid sick leave  —  LANSING — Republicans in the state Senate voted Wednesday to gut two initiatives that would raise the minimum wage to $12 per hour and require employers to provide paid sick time to employees.  —  The Senate passed the bills …

You are in Melania Trump's nightmare forest.  Keep to the path.  —  Listen to me.  The trees in the White House were all green when I got here.  They were all green as recently as Monday.  But the trees have turned.  —  Walk faster.  —  Don't be afraid.  The trees would smell it.

The Ugly Departure of Max Boot  —  Since Max Boot was reborn in the age of Trump, he's decided that conservatism — pretty much all of it — was corrupt from the start.  —  Max Boot and I agree on quite a few things with regard to Donald Trump and even a couple of things about today's GOP.

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.

Here's The Deal With The Smaller Cows Surrounding The Huge Cow  —  Yes, we all love Knickers.  But how tall are the smaller cows surrounding him?  —  BuzzFeed News Reporter, Australia  —  Hello!  If you, like me, have been on the internet today, you will have seen people talking about the enormous Australian steer Knickers.

'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.