Trump, Angry Over Mattis's Rebuke, Considers Removing Him 2 Months Early  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump, angry over days of news coverage characterizing the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis as a rebuke of the president, has told administration officials that he is considering removing …

Mick Mulvaney says DHS can't ‘spend money from Mexico’ for wall: ‘We have to get it from the treasury’  —  The president's incoming chief of staff said Sunday that any money for the border wall would have to come from the Treasury Department, saying “the Department of Homeland Security can't actually spend money from Mexico.”

Trump says he had a “long” call with Turkish president Erdogan  —  Days after announcing the U.S. would exit Syria, President Trump tweeted: … Why it matters: Turkey is also the country that was most active in sharing information about the Saudi killing of Jamal Khashoggi.

Trump forgets his base is populists and conservatives  —  When candidate Donald J. Trump steamrolled American politics in 2016, he seemed to understand the coalition available to him was an eclectic bunch that felt its issues had been ignored.  —  They were both populists and conservatives, and they placed him in office.

Tsunami set off by volcanic eruption kills 222 in Indonesia  —  CARITA BEACH, Indonesia (AP) — An eruption of one of the world's most infamous volcanic islands is believed to have triggered a tsunami that killed at least 222 people in Indonesia during a busy holiday weekend.

Facebook's Lonely Conservative Takes on a Power Position  —  Joel Kaplan has emerged as the social-media site's protector against allegations of political bias  —  After more than a year of research and discussion, Facebook Inc. FB -6.33% late this summer shelved a project called “Common Ground” …

Trump can launch nuclear weapons whenever he wants, with or without Mattis  —  No defense secretary can stop an impulsive president.  —  The abrupt and pointed resignation of Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis on Thursday alarmed official Washington.  Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) called him an …

Schiff: ‘Prepared’ to force Mueller report release if White House blocks  —  (CNN)California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff said if President Donald Trump's attorneys try to assert executive privilege to stop the public release of special counsel Robert Mueller's eventual report, he would likely compel publication in some form.

Inside Bernie-world's war on Beto O'Rourke  —  As the Texas congressman's star rises, Sanders supporters turn up the heat: 'Reading Karl Marx is cool.  Doing a livestream while you're doing your laundry is a gimmick.'  —  WASHINGTON — Forces loyal to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are waging …

My Daughter Reality Winner Faced Severe Punishment, but Key Figures in the Trump-Russia Scandal Are Getting Off Easy  —  Photo: Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle/AP  —  Let me introduce myself.  I am the mother of Reality Leigh Winner, a 27-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran who is in prison …

Trump's ‘Merry Christmas’ pledge fails to manifest at his own businesses  —  Despite railing against political correctness, the word ‘Christmas’ is curiously absent from Trump's stores, restaurants and hotels  —  During Donald Trump's presidential campaign he talked often about his determination to win one particular war.

Syria's once-teeming prison cells being emptied by mass murder  —  Assad's government is doubling down on the killing of political prisoners as the civil war heads toward its conclusion.  —  BEIRUT — As Syria's government consolidates control after years of civil war …

‘Bushies’ creep into Trump's administration  —  President Donald Trump uses the term “Bushie” as shorthand for anyone he considers too establishment, thinks too conventionally, or is just, in the president's mind, a pain.  —  But a strange thing has been happening within his administration lately.