Raising Prospect of Impeaching Trump, House Seeks Mueller's Grand Jury Secrets  —  In a petition to the court that oversaw the special counsel's grand jury investigation, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee say they need the information to weigh potential impeachment articles.

Gross Domestic Product, Second Quarter 2019 (Advance Estimate) and Annual Update  —  Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in the second quarter of 2019 (table 1), according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

EXCLUSIVE: Ilhan Omar SPLITS with her husband and moves into luxury penthouse as she heads for SECOND divorce with father of her three children  — Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and her husband Ahmed Hirsi - the father of her three children - have split, DailyMail.com has learned exclusively

DOJ's Russia probe review focusing on ‘smoking gun’ tapes of meeting with Trump aide: sources  —  CIA, FBI and DNI work with Attorney General Bill Barr to determine the origins of the Trump-Russia probe  —  The Justice Department's internal review of the Russia investigation is zeroing …

What happened to the Republican outrage on Russia?  —  First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  WASHINGTON — Two and a half years ago, it was easy to find Republicans who were outraged …

The American System Is Already Failing  —  The Mueller hearings told us almost nothing that we didn't know already.  We knew that the president welcomed assistance from a foreign power in order to win an election, and has fawned over his political patron in this endeavor, Vladimir Putin, since he became president.

‘It snuck up on us’: Scientists stunned by ‘city-killer’ asteroid that just missed Earth  —  Alan Duffy was confused.  On Thursday, the astronomer's phone was suddenly flooded with calls from reporters wanting to know about a large asteroid that had just whizzed past Earth, and he couldn't figure out “why everyone was so alarmed.”

You Have a Moral Obligation to Claim Your $125 From Equifax  —  Help make sure that companies pay the consequences for data breaches.  —  Go claim your $125 from Equifax.  Right now.  Even if $125 isn't a sum of money that matters to you, even if you don't feel you were really directly affected by the breach.

Shadow force: The secret history of the U.S. intelligence community's battle with Iran's Revolutionary Guard  —  The hackers pretended to be professors, appealing to Achilles' heel of academics: their egos.  Posing as admiring colleagues from other universities, they emailed their targets …

Lil Nas X Shuts Down Mayor Pete Buttigieg ‘Old Town Road’ Collaboration  —  The 2020 candidate was set to recite the lyrics to the chart-topping megahit for a BuzzFeed event, but the singer nixed the idea, leading to the mayor's exit.  —  Lil Nas X has collaborated with the likes of Billy Ray Cyrus, Keith Urban, BTS, and Young Thug.

Warren Fellowship Applicants: Campaign Program Was a ‘Great Scam’  —  Two men accepted into the 2020 candidate's volunteer fellowship program described the process for entry as deceptive and at times exploitative.  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has built much of her political career …

Scarborough calls McConnell ‘Moscow Mitch,’ says lack of action on Russian meddling is ‘un-American’  —  MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Friday lashed out at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, calling him “Moscow Mitch” over his inaction on legislation to address Russian election interference.

How Pat Buchanan made President Trump possible  —  In 1991, television personality Pat Buchanan launched his first campaign for president.  Twenty-five years later, he won.  —  “We will put America first,” Buchanan said in 1991.  The previous year, he penned an essay for the National Interest titled …

What Were Robespierre's Pronouns?  —  The French Revolution was led by sociopaths who politicized language, much like today's Jacobins.  —  We often make historical parallels here.  History doesn't repeat itself but it does rhyme, as clever people say.  And sometimes it hiccups.  Here is a hiccup.

Is ‘Doing the Right Thing’ Worth Increasing the Risk of a Second Trump Term?  —  A new argument for impeaching President Trump has gained attention in the wake of Robert Mueller's testimony in the House on Wednesday, during which the special counsel confirmed his understanding that Trump …

Charlottesville Lawyers Dump Nazi Clients  —  These two ‘Unite the Right’ white supremacists are so loathsome, their own lawyers are giving them the boot.  —  One won't pay his legal bills and keeps threatening attorneys.  The other is on the run.  These two white supremacists are so awful, their own lawyers are dumping them.

Ex-Congressmen Took Your Cash.  They Used It to Help the Saudis and the Qataris.  —  The contributions “add another dimension to the familiar but ever-expanding story of money, influence, and access in Washington,” the Campaign Legal Center wrote in its report.

The Extraordinary Humbling of John Hickenlooper  —  HANOVER, N.H. — Can John Hickenlooper interest you in a joke?  —  “What's the opposite of woe?”  Mr. Hickenlooper, the former Colorado governor and still-presidential-candidate, asked inside a hotel reception room last week …

Gillibrand Accuses Unnamed Democratic Rivals of Not Supporting Women Working ‘Outside the Home’  —  Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York accused some of her fellow Democratic candidates for president of not supporting women who work outside the home on Thursday, her most aggressive attempt yet …

Krystal Ball: How much damage has MSNBC done to the Left? … Krystal Ball's radar takes a look at the reaction to Mueller's 7-hour testimony from MSNBC.  —  About Rising:  —  Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside …

UPDATED: CNN editor praised murder of ‘Jewish pigs’ in terrorist attack on Israeli bus  —  Social media posts from years ago by a CNN photo editor and writer reveal that he called Jews “pigs” and praised their deaths.  —  In a 2011 tweet, Mohammed Elshamy, 25, wrote, “More than 4 jewish pigs killed …

Lies, damn lies, and media: Right-wing repetition of debunked narratives reshapes reality  —  On February 7, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced the Green New Deal resolution in the House and Senate, respectively, and conservative media lost their collective mind.

How Jeffrey Epstein Used the Billionaire Behind Victoria's Secret for Wealth and Women  —  In May 1997, Alicia Arden, a model in California, was introduced to a man who identified himself as a talent scout for Victoria's Secret.  He invited her to his Santa Monica hotel room to audition for the brand's catalog.