Beto O'Rourke plans ‘reintroduction’ as 2020 buzz fizzles  —  NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Beto O'Rourke barreled into the 2020 presidential race with breakneck energy and a fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants campaign style that saw him leap atop tables to address overflow crowds with the organic …

Rudy Giuliani Cancels His Trip to Ukraine, Blaming Democrats' ‘Spin’  —  WASHINGTON — Facing withering attacks accusing him of seeking foreign assistance for President Trump's re-election campaign, Rudolph W. Giuliani announced on Friday night that he had canceled a trip to Kiev in which he planned …

Leaked Letters Reveal Details of NRA Chief's Alleged Spending  —  Wayne LaPierre expensed $39,000 in clothes in one day, $18,300 for car and driver, ad agency says; NRA says board has ‘full confidence’ in him  —  National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre billed the group's ad agency $39,000 …

Trump's Tariffs Are a New Tax on Americans  —  President Trump is undermining the credibility of his trade policies by falsely claiming that China is paying the bill.  —  The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.  It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.

The GOP's increasing embrace of Trump's Russia conspiracy theory  —  On Friday, the former general counsel of the FBI, Jim Baker, decided to speak out.  Frustrated by the burgeoning Republican narrative about how the Russia investigation might have been launched under false pretenses …

Inside Syria's Secret Torture Prisons: How Bashar al-Assad Crushed Dissent  —  GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Syrian security officers hung Muhannad Ghabbash from his wrists for hours, beat him bloody, shocked him with electricity and stuck a gun in his mouth.  —  Mr. Ghabbash, a law student from Aleppo …

As Joe Biden seeks the Obama mantle, many Obama loyalists wait to see ‘who lights a fire’  —  Only one of the 21 Democrats running for president wants voters to see him as the establishment choice best able to fulfill the promise of President Barack Obama's third term.

EXCLUSIVE: The Mexican father of alleged Colorado school shooter Alec McKinney, 16, was jailed for domestic violence and deported TWICE, with his son posting how he missed him just days before the atrocity  — Jose Evis Quintana, 33, was jailed for 15 months for domestic violence …

Firestorm erupts around Sen. Richard Burr, man behind Donald Trump Jr. subpoena.  He's not backing down  —  WASHINGTON — North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr is not one to make a splash.  —  So when the Senate Intelligence Committee, which Burr chairs, issued a subpoena to Donald Trump Jr., it didn't leak out for a couple of weeks.

Washington is flirting with a debt crisis.  No one has a plan to stop it  —  President Trump: 'It's time to stop this nonsense'  —  Washington (CNN)The US government is hurtling toward a potential financial crisis, and no one in Washington seems to know how to stop it.

Democrats Against Impeachment Invite Autocracy and a Loss in 2020  —  Long before Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report dropped, it became crystal clear that the sitting president of the United States has committed serious crimes.  We need leaders in Congress who are ready and willing …

Liz Cheney confronts a dilemma and the GOP wonders: How high can she go?  —  Rep. Liz Cheney has spent only six months as a senior House leader, winning rave reviews from fellow Republicans.  Now she's suddenly facing a dilemma over whether to take her talents to the other side of the Capitol.

For Harris, memories of a warrior mother guide her campaign  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Speaking from the Senate floor for the first time, Kamala Harris expressed gratitude for a woman on whose shoulders she said she stood.  In her autobiography, Harris interspersed the well-worn details of her resume …

Lobbyists Working to Undermine Medicare For All Host Congressional Staff at Luxury Resort  —  At a luxury resort just outside of the nation's capital last month, around four dozen senior congressional staffers decamped for a weekend of relaxation and discussion at Salamander Resort & Spa.