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 …

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?”

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 …

Investigators are probing a letter that claims George Papadopoulos said he was pursuing a lucrative Russian business deal for himself and Trump after the election  — Trump-Russia investigators are reportedly looking into an uncorroborated letter that claims George Papadopoulos was pursuing …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

CNN commentator calls for elimination of Israel, endorses violent Palestinian ‘resistance’  —  CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill, in a Wednesday speech to the United Nations, called for violent resistance against Israel and advocated expanding Palestine “from the river to the sea,” …

'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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Holocaust scholar at Teachers College, Columbia University finds swastikas spray-painted on her office wall  —  A Jewish professor and Holocaust scholar at Columbia Teacher's College said she found two swastikas and an anti-Semitic slur spray-painted on her office wall 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 …

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 …

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.

At the White House, Even the Holidays Are Met With Grievances  —  Starting with the blood-red trees, it became abundantly clear this week that not even the frothiest of White House holiday events would be carried without the requisite Trump-era criticisms and presidential complaints.

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.

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.

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 …

Half the land in Oklahoma could be returned to Native Americans.  It should be.  —  A Supreme Court case about jurisdiction in an obscure murder has huge implications for tribes.  —  Rebecca Nagle is a writer, advocate and citizen of Cherokee Nation living in Tahlequah, Okla.

Mexicans Express Fury After President Gives Jared Kushner Highest National Honor  —  Mexicans have reacted with fury after their president granted Donald Trump's son-in-law and White House adviser Jared Kushner the nation's highest honor for foreigners.  Outgoing Mexican President Enrique …