Top House Intel committee Democrat says Trump and his business were ‘compromised’  —  Rep. Adam Schiff, the leading Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said that there is now a witness in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, President Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen …

Cohen cooperation is proof of Russian ‘leverage’ over Trump, incoming House Judiciary chairman says  —  “The time that he can get away with lying to the American people all the time and evading accountability is coming to an end,” Rep. Nadler said.  —  WASHINGTON — New York Democrat Jerry Nadler …

George H.W. Bush had a love of sports and an affinity for at least one sportswriter  —  One day nearly 30 years ago, I got a call at home from the sports department of The Washington Post.  —  “You said not to give your home phone number to anybody,” a young news aide said.  “But can I give it to the president?”

He's Built an Empire, With Detained Migrant Children as the Bricks  —  The founder of Southwest Key made millions off of housing migrant children.  His nonprofit has stockpiled taxpayer dollars and possibly engaged in self-dealing with top executives.  —  Juan Sanchez grew up along …

Israeli police recommend indicting Netanyahu in telecom case  —  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Sunday recommended indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on bribery charges related to a corruption case involving Israel's telecom giant, prompting immediate calls for his resignation.

Curtains for the Clintons  —  TORONTO — The snow is falling lightly.  —  My thoughts are racing darkly.  —  I'm feeling something foreign, something I've never felt before.  It takes me a moment to identify it.  —  I'm feeling sorry for the Clintons.

Trump's new NAFTA faces uphill battle in Congress  —  President Trump's signing of a new trade pact with Canada and Mexico on Friday set the stage for a major fight next year with Democrats on Capitol Hill.  —  Democrats mulling presidential runs in 2020, as well as labor and environmental groups …

'He's going through a pretty rough time': Avenatti crashes and burns  —  Michael Avenatti's cable TV bookings have dwindled.  He was uninvited from one prominent Democratic event and skipped out on another.  Now his highest-profile client is bringing new allegations against him.

The Patrician President and the Reporterette: a Screwball Story  —  My faithful correspondent, Poppy Bush, scribbling and typing notes through decades of history.  —  Nobody understood our relationship — least of all us.  —  It was, admittedly, odd.  —  “I like you,” the first President Bush wrote …

Man at center of North Carolina election scandal was convicted of felony fraud  —  The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted unanimously to not certify the results of the congressional race between Republican Mark Harris and Democrat Dan McCready.  The unofficial tally has Harris ahead by just 905 votes.

Trump assents to shutdown delay  —  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump and congressional leaders are getting ready to punt on a major shutdown fight over Trump's border wall for at least a week.  —  The president said he would back a two-week delay of a government shutdown battle …

U.S. Navy admiral Scott Stearney found dead in apparent suicide  —  Vice Adm. Scott Stearney, who oversaw U.S. naval forces in the Middle East, was found dead Saturday in his residence in Bahrain, officials said.  Defense officials told CBS News they are calling it an “apparent suicide.”

Ross Spano acknowledges possible ‘violation’ of campaign finance law  —  The newly elected congressman made a news release Saturday.  —  Newly elected congressman Ross Spano has acknowledged that his campaign financing “may have been in violation” of federal law.

We're Living Inside The Russia Investigation Fandom Wars  —  If you want to understand what the Russia investigation is doing to America, and to us all, think of it this way: The Russia investigation is a TV show, and we are the fans.  But it's that second part — our fandom — that's important.

Saudi crown prince exchanged messages with aide alleged to have overseen Khashoggi killing  —  In the hours before and after journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and a senior aide who allegedly oversaw …

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