Fate of The Weekly Standard is uncertain, editor tells staff  —  New York (CNN Business)The fate of The Weekly Standard, the conservative magazine that has staked out a position as a publication on the right still critical of President Donald Trump, is uncertain, Editor-in-Chief Stephen Hayes told staff …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

How Trump appointees curbed a consumer protection agency loathed by the GOP  —  Mick Mulvaney struck a jovial tone as he introduced the political appointees who would run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  One was nicknamed Dreamboat, he said in an email.  Another was Mumbles.

‘No Labels’ Needs A Warning Label  —  I was duped.  —  When I was elected to Congress in 2012, I attended the Bipartisan Program for Newly Elected Members of Congress at Harvard University.  I was so excited to be a member of a branch of government for the most awesome country on the planet.

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.

Nikki Haley sells SC home, plans to stay in New York, reportedly writing book  —  COLUMBIA — Former Gov. Nikki Haley is not coming straight back to the Palmetto State after she leaves the United Nations at year's end.  —  She plans on staying in New York where her son attends high school.

Beto O'Rourke met with Barack Obama as he ponders a 2020 presidential campaign  —  Beto O'Rourke, weighing whether to mount a 2020 presidential bid, met recently with Barack Obama at his post-presidency offices in Washington.  —  The meeting, which was held on Nov. 16 at the former president's offices …

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.

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 …

'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.

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 …

The Trump Administration Is Considering Charging A Fee To Apply For Asylum  —  The US has never charged a fee to apply for asylum before.  Immigration advocates are outraged.  —  The Trump administration is considering charging immigrants a fee to apply for asylum protections in the United States …

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 …

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.

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 …

‘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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Stone pleads the Fifth to snub Senate document request  —  Longtime Trump ally Roger Stone is under scrutiny in special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election.  —  President Donald Trump's longtime political ally Roger Stone invoked …

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.”

Where's Trump's Wall?  Republicans Refused to Pay for It  —  The politics behind building the wall proved too tough for the president.  —  President Donald Trump has issued countless threats to shut down the government unless Congress approved money for the border wall.

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 …

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.

Four Defendants Charged In Panama Papers Investigation  —  Indictment Unsealed Today Charges Four Defendants for Their Roles Global Law Firm's Decades-Long Scheme to Defraud the United States in Panamanian-Based  —  Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York …