Russian disinformation teams targeted Robert S. Mueller III, says report prepared for Senate  —  Months after President Trump took office, Russia's disinformation teams trained their sites on a new target: special counsel Robert S. Mueller III.  Having worked to help get Trump into the White House …

Mike Flynn Steps in It: In a Bid to Feed the Frothy Right, He Leads to Release of Damning New Details Showing He Lied to Protect Trump  —  Last week, I suggested that Mike Flynn's cute trick of publicly releasing information from Andy McCabe's memo and Peter Strzok's 302 might backfire.

Roger Stone Admits Spreading Lies on InfoWars  —  Trump adviser made the admission in settling a defamation suit brought against him by an exiled Chinese businessman  —  As questions swirl about his credibility, former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone settled a defamation suit seeking $100 million …

As Tucker Carlson Insults Immigrants, Here's a List of His Advertisers  —  Last week, Tucker Carlson made a statement on his Fox News show which has led one advertiser to head for the doors. … Carlson then proceeded to refer to members of the Central American caravan as “cynical shakedown artists”.

Wall Street Hits New 2018 Lows as Fed Decision Looms Over Markets  —  Stocks on Wall Street notched a new low for the year on Monday, as worries about the economy continued to dog investors ahead of a crucial Federal Reserve decision on interest rates later this week.

POLITICO Playbook: No deal in sight ... yet  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  WE THOUGHT WE WERE SOMEWHERE, but in fact, we are nowhere.  Yesterday afternoon, we started hearing that SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL was going to file a so-called minibus spending bill — seven bills wrapped into one — with an increase in border spending.

A child occupies the White House — and the world knows it  —  Patti Davis is the author, most recently, of the novel “The Earth Breaks in Colors” and the daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.  —  Lately, I've been looking at home movies and photographs of my childhood years …

Woody Allen's Secret Teen Lover Speaks: Sex, Power and a Conflicted Muse Who Inspired ‘Manhattan’  —  In 1976, 16-year-old model Babi Christina Engelhardt embarked on a hidden eight-year affair with the 41-year-old filmmaker that mirrors one of his most famous movies.

Donald Trump Awarded ‘Golden Idiot’ Prize by German TV Show as Much of the World Laughs at U.S. President  —  President Donald Trump has publicly called for authorities to investigate primetime comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live over its humorous depictions of his presidency …

“Men for Others, My Ass”: After Kavanaugh, Inside Georgetown Prep's Culture of Omertà  —  For generations, the renowned Jesuit prep school groomed its students to live up to the mantra “men for others.”  But after Christine Blasey Ford's testimony, the school and its alumni are contending with other demons.

Would Human Extinction Be a Tragedy?  —  Our species possesses inherent value, but we are devastating the earth and causing unimaginable animal suffering.  —  Mr. May is a professor of philosophy at Clemson University.  —  There are stirrings of discussion these days in philosophical circles about the prospect of human extinction.

Trump launches unprecedented reelection machine  —  President Donald Trump is planning to roll out an unprecedented structure for his 2020 reelection, a streamlined organization that incorporates the Republican National Committee and the president's campaign into a single entity.

Mueller Ready to Pounce on Trumpworld Concessions to Moscow  —  New court filings by Mueller's office could answer a central question of the Russia investigation: What did the Kremlin hope to get from its political machinations?  —  For more than a year, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office …

Tulsi Gabbard Is Moving Toward An Unconventional Presidential Campaign.  Her Fans See “Bernie 2.0.”  —  Tulsi Gabbard, a Democratic member of Congress from Hawaii, is known — insofar as she is known — for bucking her party.  She criticized President Barack Obama's handling of ISIS.

CROSSED THE LINE Controversial Playboy model Marisa Papen is arrested for nude photos of her being crucified on a cross at the Vatican  —  Papen was held for 10 hours before being released and has made headlines in the past for her controversial photoshoots  —  CONTROVERSIAL Playboy model Marisa Papen …

Playing The Waiting Game: Beto Is In No Rush To Decide His 2020 Move  —  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — If the deep field of potential Democratic presidential contenders is on pins and needles as Beto O'Rourke decides his next move, it could be a long wait.  —  The outgoing Texas congressman's team …

The stock market is on pace for its worst December since the Great Depression  —  Two benchmark U.S. stock indexes are careening toward a historically bad December.  —  Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 are on pace for their worst December performance since 1931 …

After Bloodbath, The National Zoo's Naked Mole-Rats Finally Choose Their Queen  —  At last, we've reached the conclusion of this scintillating drama: the National Zoo's naked mole-rat colony has chosen its queen.  —  In case you've been living under a rock, let us catch you up …

Rudy Giuliani says Trump may give Mueller more written answers  —  President Trump's lawyers are negotiating with Robert Mueller's team over whether to provide additional written answers, Rudy Giuliani tells me.  —  The backdrop: Giuliani said that when Trump lawyers were determining the rules …

Poll: Klobuchar rising in Iowa  —  Sen. Amy Klobuchar is suddenly attracting the notice of potential Iowa caucus goers, according to a new poll where the Minnesota Democrat pulled in 10 percent — placing her fourth in a crowded Democratic presidential field.

It Sounds Like Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Really Mailed His Beard Hair to Azealia Banks  —  Vanity Fair's Nick Bilton dropped a parenthetical bombshell in his report today on how little Twitter's board of directors reportedly cares about CEO Jack Dorsey's public antics and college-stoner management style.

Top Republicans struggle to persuade Trump not to shut down the government  —  Congressional Republicans struggled Monday to find a way to persuade President Trump to back off a public threat to shut down the government over border wall money, staying largely in the dark over the impasse …

Death of The Weekly Standard Signals Rebirth of the Right  —  Neoconservatism is dead, long live American conservatism.  That's what I thought when I learned The Weekly Standard would be shuttered by longtime owner Clarity Media.  The Standard was a creature of a particular time and place …

Mick Mulvaney in October 2016: Trump would be disqualified from office in an ‘ordinary universe’  —  (CNN)Incoming White House acting-chief of staff Mick Mulvaney once said Donald Trump's past words and actions would disqualify him from becoming president in an “ordinary universe.”