Saudi Arabia Shuts Down About Half Its Oil Output After Drone Strikes  —  Attack on two Aramco facilities is the latest in a series targeting the kingdom's oil assets  —  Saudi Arabia is shutting down about half of its oil output after apparently coordinated drone strikes hit Saudi production facilities …

Trump uttered what many supporters consider blasphemy.  Here's why most will probably forgive him.  —  President Trump has had trouble with a number of the Ten Commandments.  —  There's the adultery.  There's the prohibition against giving false witness, for a man who has made more than 12,000 false …

Renowned MIT Scientist Defends Epstein: Victims Were ‘Entirely Willing’  —  MIT bigwig Richard Stallman dismissed Epstein's underage victims in emails and defended child pornography on his blog.  —  While MIT engages in damage control following revelations the university's Media Lab accepted millions …

Chairman Schiff Issues Subpoena for Whistleblower Complaint Being Unlawfully Withheld by Acting DNI from Intelligence Committees  —  f t # e  —  Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued a subpoena to the Acting Director …

Joe Biden commits to releasing medical records before 2020 Iowa caucuses  —  Julián Castro takes jab at Joe Biden's memory  —  (CNN)Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden committed to publicly releasing his medical records before the Iowa caucuses after questions of whether …

Your Parents' Financial Advice Is (Kind Of) Wrong  —  The personal-finance playbook followed by past generations doesn't add up for many people the way it used to.  It's time for some new money rules.  —  TEXT  —  385 RESPONSES  —  Liz Weeks listened to her parents.  Go to college, they said.

POLITICO Playbook: What Republicans are furious about  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) specifically raised concerns about data sharingSTATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT, released this morning: “Hamza bin Ladin, the high-ranking al-Qa'ida member and son of Usama bin Ladin …

Notre-Dame's Toxic Fallout  —  PARIS — The April fire that engulfed Notre-Dame contaminated the cathedral site with clouds of toxic dust and exposed nearby schools, day care centers, public parks and other parts of Paris to alarming levels of lead.  —  The lead came from the cathedral's incinerated roof …

RCMP official charged with breaching official secrets law oversaw Russian money-laundering probe  —  ST-FELIX-DE-VALOIS, QUEBEC FOR SUBSCRIBERS  —  The senior RCMP intelligence official charged with breaching Canada's official secrets law oversaw a money-laundering probe into allegations …

Doctor Who Had Fetal Remains in Home Performed Abortions on 10-Year-Old, 13-Year-Old  —  The doctor who had thousands of fetal remains at his house performed abortions on girls as young as 10 years old.  —  Dr. Ulrich Klopfer died on Sept. 3.  An attorney representing his family told authorities …

Coming for your AR-15?  O'Rourke scrambles Dems' gun message  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Beto O'Rourke's “hell yes” moment at the Democrats' presidential debate is scrambling his party's message on guns.  —  The Democrats have long contended their support of gun control laws does not mean …

Justice Dept. releases part of Mueller's conflict-of-interest waiver  —  The Justice Department is offering more insight into how it addressed potential conflicts of interest when former FBI Director Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel for the Trump-Russia investigation two years ago …

Don't vote?  The Trump campaign would like a word with you  —  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Ashley Arentz is a political unicorn.  —  The 28-year-old Marine from Jacksonville, North Carolina, didn't vote in 2016, and she wasn't even registered to vote in the state.

Beto Blows Lid Off ‘No One Wants to Take Your Guns’  —  Democrats and media members have pledged for years some version of “nobody wants to take your guns away” when gun control laws come up for debate.  —  Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D., Texas), in a reversal of a position he held last year …

We are Trump's Republican challengers.  Canceling GOP primaries is a critical mistake.  —  Mark Sanford was governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011.  Joe Walsh represented Illinois's 8th Congressional District in the House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013.  Bill Weld was governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997.

What Happens if Trump Won't Step Down?  —  National security expert Josh Geltzer on why we should be prepared for the worst.  —  In February, Georgetown Law professor Josh Geltzer began to ponder aloud what would happen if President Donald Trump refused to leave office were he to be defeated in 2020.

Otto Warmbier's parents will have dinner at the White House  —  (CNN)The parents of Otto Warmbier, Fred and Cindy Warmbier, will have dinner at the White House on Saturday night with President Donald Trump and Richard Grenell, the US ambassador to Germany, according to two administration sources.

Lies, Purging and Prorogation: Two Pivotal Weeks in Brexit  —  LONDON — It started with claims that Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain lied to the people and ended with charges that he lied to the queen.  In between, there was a political spectacle so gaudy and unheard-of in this country …

Days before Israeli elections, Trump says he'll pursue U.S.-Israel defense treaty  —  Three days before the Israeli elections, President Trump tweeted on Saturday that he spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and agreed to work on a U.S.-Israel defense treaty after the election is over.

Emoluments Lawsuit Against Trump Can Go Forward, Court Rules  —  One of three major cases accusing President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution's emoluments clause has been brought back from the dead.  A panel of federal appellate judges ruled Friday that a group of restaurants …