Flipping Roger Stone  —  As a federal prosecutor working organized crime cases, I routinely staked trials on testimony from some of the worst human beings on the planet.  Prosecutors call them “cooperating witnesses,” defendants and defense attorneys call them “rats,” “snitches” and worse, and trials often turn on their testimony.

Trump Meets With Hard-Right Group Led by Ginni Thomas  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump met last week with a delegation of hard-right activists led by Ginni Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, listening quietly as members of the group denounced transgender people and women serving …

Trump and His Associates Had More Than 100 Contacts With Russians Before the Inauguration  —  Among these contacts are more than 100 in-person meetings, phone calls, text messages, emails and private messages on Twitter.  Mr. Trump and his campaign repeatedly denied having such contacts with Russians during the 2016 election.

A Bruised Trump Faces Uncertain 2020 Prospects.  His Team Fears a Primary Fight.  — With his approval rating sinking, and foes within the party wooing potential Republican challengers, aides to the president are working to shore up his support.  — Mr. Trump, close associates acknowledge …

Donald Trump's demand for a border wall shut down the government.  At the same time, his company was firing undocumented workers.  —  OSSINING, N.Y — They had spent years on the staff of Donald Trump's golf club, winning employee-of-the-month awards and receiving glowing letters of recommendation.

Sure, I dated Kamala Harris.  So what?  —  I've been peppered with calls from the national media about my “relationship” with Kamala Harris, particularly since it became obvious that she was going to run for president.  Most of them, I have not returned.  —  Yes, we dated.  It was more than 20 years ago.

Inside the White House, aides and advisers are despondent over a wasted month  —  Washington (CNN)As President Donald Trump announced in the Rose Garden on Friday that his quixotic bid to secure more than $5 billion for a border wall would end with no money, he was met with applause from his Cabinet secretaries and senior aides.

FIRST ON WITN: Congressman Walter Jones in hospice  —  FARMVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Congressman Walter Jones is in hospice, his wife Joe Anne Jones confirmed Saturday at their home in Farmville.  —  The family declined to give any other details about his condition.

U.S.-Taliban Agree on Troop Withdrawal Plan, Sources Tell VOA  —  The United States and the Taliban may have agreed on a plan for American troops to leave Afghanistan, sources privy to the development told VOA Saturday.  In return, the insurgent group has given assurances …

Melania Trump - An Apology  —  Following last Saturday's (Jan 19) Telegraph magazine cover story “The mystery of Melania”, we have been asked to make clear that the article contained a number of false statements which we accept should not have been published.

Conservative Kelli Ward to lead Arizona Republican Party after upset  —  Kelli Ward, the bomb-throwing conservative former state senator and loyalist to President Donald Trump, upended the race to lead the Arizona Republican Party by beating the establishment favorite and incumbent GOP chairman, Jonathan Lines.

‘I hope we get some common sense’: Republicans reeling from political damage cause by shutdown  —  President Trump and the GOP's confrontation over a border wall not only provoked the longest government shutdown in history but inflicted serious political damage and deepening rifts in a party reeling …

Ex-Starbucks CEO Could Get Trump Re-elected  —  Before there was Jill Stein, there was Ralph Nader.  Before there was Nader, there was Ross Perot.  —  None won.  All argued that the Republican Party and the Democratic Party were basically the same, and the only way to make real change was to ditch them both.

5 dead after shooting spree in Louisiana  —  (CNN)A manhunt is underway in Louisiana following a string of shootings that left the suspect's parents and 3 others dead, law enforcement officials said.  —  Authorities are looking for 21-year Dakota Theriot after two Saturday morning shootings …

The Loneliness of the Moderate Democrat  —  ‘It takes a lot of spine to be a centrist in America today.’  —  PROVIDENCE, R.I. — I did it.  I found a significantly accomplished, defensibly qualified Democratic officeholder who isn't flirting with — and hasn't fantasized about — a presidential run in 2020.

U.S. Department of State  —  Search Input  —  Remarks at a United Nations Security Council Meeting on Venezuela  —  Remarks  —  Secretary of State United Nations New York City  —  Good morning.  On behalf of President Trump and the American people I first want to thank Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas …