Jewish House Democrats urge Pelosi to denounce Ilhan Omar for ‘hateful tropes’ in tweets  —  Two Jewish House Democrats, alarmed by what they view as anti-Semitic comments from new Muslim colleagues, are urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her top lieutenants to denounce the divisive rhetoric and take action to stop it.

Amy Klobuchar launches her 2020 bid with a Wisconsin dig at Hillary Clinton  —  After navigating the blizzard in which she launched her 2020 presidential campaign on Sunday, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) concluded her big day with a subtle dig at Hillary Clinton.

Harris takes on questions about her ‘blackness’  —  (CNN)Sen. Kamala Harris directly confronted critics Monday who have questioned her black heritage, her record incarcerating minorities as a prosecutor and her decision to marry a white man.  —  In an interview with The Breakfast Club hosts DJ Envy …

Private Mossad for Hire  —  Inside a plot to influence American elections, starting with one small-town race.  —  One evening in 2016, a twenty-five-year-old community-college student named Alex Gutiérrez was waiting tables at La Piazza Ristorante Italiano, an upscale restaurant in Tulare, in California's San Joaquin Valley.

Mistress' Brother Leaked Bezos' Racy Texts to Enquirer, Sources Say  —  Multiples sources tell The Daily Beast that Michael Sanchez, a Trumpworld associate and brother to Bezos' lover, gave the couple's texts to The National Enquirer.  —  The brother of Jeff Bezos' mistress, Lauren Sanchez …

I'll Be Voting for President Trump and Vice President Pence in 2020  —  This week in 2016, I declared I would be “Never Trump.”  A friend suggested I use a hashtag that had started circulating on Twitter, i.e #NeverTrump.  The piece exploded and pushed me into a whirlwind of coverage.

Roger Stone's and Jerome Corsi's Time in the Barrel  —  Why the mismatched operatives matter to Trump—and to the Mueller investigation.  —  Roger Stone's house, in Fort Lauderdale, is situated between a quiet street and one of the city's canals, which are the only feature Fort Lauderdale shares with its Italian sister city, Venice.

‘Everyone deserves to be heard,’ Fairfax says in interview as Democrats explored impeachment  —  RICHMOND — Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) said he will not step down and will preside over the Senate Monday regardless of any attempts to remove him from office amid allegations that he sexually assaulted two women.

‘Weaker candidate than Hillary’: Democrats cast deep doubt on Biden's 2020 value  —  Joe Biden is everything a Democratic political consultant should love: He's experienced, well-liked, and his poll numbers look great against Donald Trump.  —  And yet many party strategists have a bleak assessment …

California Is Expected to Pull National Guard Troops Out of Border Duty  —  LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom of California is expected on Monday to withdraw nearly 400 of his state's National Guard troops from deployment along the border with Mexico and assign them to other duties, according to aides to the governor.

Devastated by one shutdown, dreading the next  —  FRESNO, Calif. — The federal government had finally called her back to work after 35 days, but now Vicki Ibarra wondered how she could afford to get there.  Her used sedan had been repossessed by the bank a few days earlier.

A note to Barr and Whitaker: The Mueller report must be made public  —  IN FRIDAY testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, acting attorney general Matthew G. Whitaker insisted that he has not tried to stymie the Justice Department's Russia probe and has not discussed it with the White House.

Trump Foundation says NY AG's comments show lawsuit is political  —  New NY attorney general vows to target Trump  —  New York (CNN)Attorneys for the Donald J. Trump Foundation accused the New York attorney general's office of political motivation in its civil lawsuit against the nonprofit …

Fox & Friends host says he hasn't washed hands in 10 years: 'Germs are not a real thing — I can't see them'  —  Don't miss stories.  Follow Raw Story!  —  Fox News host Pete Hegseth explained on Sunday that he doesn't wash his hands because “germs are not a real thing.”

About a third of Americans say blackface in a Halloween costume is acceptable at least sometimes  —  A slight majority of Americans (53%) think it is generally unacceptable for a white person to use makeup to darken their skin to appear to be a different race as part of a Halloween costume …

Tlaib Wrote Op-Ed for Farrakhan in 2006  —  Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) wrote in 2006 an op-ed for the Final Call, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan's publication known for espousing anti-Semitism.  —  Tlaib's piece focused on how legal immigrants should not be deported for minor criminal offenses …

Meal, Ready-to-Trump: MRE package bears striking resemblance to president — and Kanye?  —  In case it has yet to be brought to the attention of Meal, Ready-to-Eat aficionados, one of the MRE's newer bag designs of figures flanking a rifle stack features one individual who bears an uncanny resemblance …