Exclusive: Emails of top NRCC officials stolen in major 2018 hack  —  The House GOP campaign arm suffered a major hack during the 2018 election, exposing thousands of sensitive emails to an outside intruder, according to three senior party officials.  —  The email accounts of four senior aides …

GOP senators come out and say it: The Trump administration is covering up Khashoggi's killing  —  Republican senators emerged from a briefing Tuesday about journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing and essentially accused the Trump administration of misleading the country about it — and even covering it up for Saudi Arabia.

2 attorneys general to subpoena Trump Organization, IRS  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland plan to file subpoenas Tuesday seeking records from the Trump Organization, the Internal Revenue Service and dozens of other entities as part …

U.S. Stocks Battered by Trade, Yield Concerns: Markets Wrap  — Thirty-year bonds lead rise in Treasuries after inversion  — Pound erases gain as push to avoid hard Brexit may be at risk  —  U.S. stocks plunged, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling more than 800 points …

New White House counsel to arrive as Democrats, Mueller close in  —  Pat Cipollone will start his new job as White House counsel on Monday, following a nearly two-month delay since his appointment, with dwindling time to prepare for a coming onslaught of House Democratic oversight demands.

Jeffrey Epstein, sexual abuser of dozens of girls, settles case, apologizes.  Now what?  —  A trial that could have allowed the victims of serial molester Jeffrey Epstein to finally tell their stories from a witness stand was aborted Tuesday when it was announced in court that the case had been settled.

Mueller Is Laying Siege to the Trump Presidency  —  “Today is the first day I actually thought Donald Trump might not finish his term in office,” said the legal commentator Jeffrey Toobin on CNN last Thursday.  —  “This is the beginning of the end for Trump,” declared Neal Katyal, a former acting solicitor general, on MSNBC.

The Latest: US to suspend arms pact over Russia's ‘cheating’  —  BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on a meeting of foreign ministers from NATO nations: (all times local):  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States will suspend its obligations under a landmark nuclear treaty in 60 days …

'Damn Right, I'm a White Nationalist' Declares Texas GOP Platform Committee Member  —  At the Texas Republican Party's 2018 convention, Ray Myers was a part of a select group of activists charged with crafting the platform for the biggest and most influential state party in the country.

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Get this b***h under control!’  Joy Behar tears into Meghan McCain off-air after the conservative host lashed out at her for throwing shade on President Trump during The View's tribute to George H. W. Bush  — Whoopi Goldberg was forced to cut to commercial break during another …

Is This It?:  A Trump-Hater's Guide to Mueller Skepticism  —  Mueller's comportment suggests a man who's fallen prey to the same state of mind that warped Ken Starr—namely disgust over the people you're investigating and a desire to justify the sunk capital.

Born in Philadelphia, U.S. citizen says he was held for deportation to Jamaica at ICE's request  —  When Peter Sean Brown turned himself in to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office in April, he expected to be back to work in no time at Fogarty's, a laid-back restaurant in Key West, Fla., where diners flock for the Cajun chicken.

Black Man Killed by Police in Alabama Was Shot From Behind, Autopsy Shows  —  A black man killed by the police in an Alabama mall in November was shot three times from behind, according to a forensic examination commissioned by the man's family.  —  The finding, announced in a news conference on Monday …

Joe Biden believes he is the “most qualified person in the country to be president”  —  Biden: We must reset our nation's moral compass  —  (CNN)During a stop for his book tour in Missoula, Montana, Monday night, former Vice President Joe Biden discussed his 2020 prospects …

‘Who is Scott Free?’  A search for meaning after Trump's misuse of a medieval idiom.  —  From the moment he tweeted “covfefe” in the middle of the night, President Trump has been perplexing his millions of Twitter followers with cryptic messages ranging from vague threats to North Korea …

I Served in Congress Longer Than Anyone.  Here's How to Fix It.  —  In my six decades in public service, I've seen many changes in our nation and its institutions.  Yet the most profound change I've witnessed is also the saddest.  It is the complete collapse in respect for virtually every institution …

Wary of repeating 2016 mistakes, Democrats prepare to shake up 2020 presidential debate plan  —  The Democratic National Committee is close to finalizing a 2020 primary debate plan that would give lesser-known candidates a chance to share the same stage as the party's front-runners …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's $21 trillion mistake  —  “$21 TRILLION of Pentagon financial transactions ‘could not be traced, documented, or explained.’ $21T in Pentagon accounting errors.  Medicare for All costs ~$32T.  That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon.”

Democrats could refuse to seat North Carolina Republican, Hoyer says  —  The incoming House majority leader said Democrats might refuse to seat a North Carolina Republican next year unless and until “substantial” questions about the integrity of his election are resolved.

BREAKING: Bannon “unavailable,” Missoula debate cancelled  —  Steve Bannon will no longer be speaking at a UM, the latest and third event to be canceled following the announcement he would be a keynote speaker at a joint conference on sex robots this month.  —  An email sent to people registered …

Student organizers boot SNL writer from stage during standup routine for jokes deemed offensive  —  Patel, 32, was the first Indian-American writer for SNL, and has since been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing.  —  Saturday Night Live writer and comedian Nimesh Patel …

Republicans plan vote Tuesday on curbing powers of Gov.-elect Tony Evers, limiting early voting  —  MADISON - Wisconsin lawmakers are set to take up plans Tuesday to diminish the powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general that brought opponents to the state Capitol this week …

What Washington Post Employees Actually Think About Amazon  —  “Our values are wildly out of sync with [Jeff Bezos'] s****y treatment of his own workers.”  —  A little over five years ago, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post for $250 million.

End to Manafort plea deal could put Palm Beach Gardens home at risk  —  Paul Manafort's efforts to make sure his wife could continue living in the couple's Palm Beach Gardens home should he go to prison fizzled after special counsel Robert Mueller III filed court papers last week asking a judge …

‘Retreat’ Is Not An Option As A California Beach Town Plans For Rising Seas  —  About 150 steps from John Imperato's Southern California home, pavement gives way to an ever-shrinking stretch of soft sand.  —  Imperato lives in Del Mar, a small, affluent town just north of San Diego.

Treasury proposes postal changes after Trump attacks on Amazon  —  President Donald Trump's task force scrutinizing U.S. Postal Service operations is proposing an overhaul of the financially distressed agency, including changes to how it prices packages shipped by retailers like Amazon, a frequent target of the president's attacks.

Harvard professor suggests healthy portion of fries contains only 6  —  (Meredith) - Some people would be upset if they ordered a small fry and only got six potato sticks — but one college professor claims it's the ideal serving size to keep your meal healthier.

The Reason Many Ultrarich People Aren't Satisfied With Their Wealth  —  As the number of millionaires and billionaires in the world climbs ever higher, there are a growing number of people who possess more money than they could ever reasonably spend on even the lushest goods.