Attorney General Barr personally asked foreign officials to aid inquiry into CIA, FBI activities in 2016  —  Attorney General William P. Barr has held private meetings overseas with foreign intelligence officials seeking their help in a Justice Department inquiry that President Trump hopes …

Bernie Sanders's Campaign Gets Summer Funding Boost  —  Political candidates often find the third quarter the most difficult time of year to raise money because donors go on vacation  —  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders raised $25.3 million in the past three months for his Democratic presidential bid …

GOP defenses for Trump's Ukraine call quickly collapse under scrutiny  — Trump, his aides and select allies in Congress have feverishly sought to redirect a whistleblower's complaints toward Democratic adversaries.  — Yet even cursory scrutiny of evidence that has emerged so far knocks …

There's another whistleblower complaint.  It's about Trump's tax returns.  —  Hey, have you heard about this whistleblower complaint?  —  An unnamed civil servant is alleging serious interference in government business.  If the allegations are true, they could be a game-changer.

Trump's Claims About Biden Aren't ‘Unsupported.’ They're Lies.  —  The president's accusations turn reality on its head and the media should say so.  —  On Sept. 24, 2015, Geoffrey Pyatt, then the American ambassador to Ukraine, spoke in Odessa about the scourge of corruption.

Fact check: Were whistleblower rules changed before Ukraine complaint?  —  “The law was not changed.  What happened was a form was changed.  A form cannot change the law,” one attorney told NBC News.  —  President Donald Trump and his allies advanced a conspiracy theory about the Ukraine whistleblower …

In leaked audio, Mark Zuckerberg rallies Facebook against critics and the US government  —  In two hours of leaked audio, Mark Zuckerberg rallies Facebook employees against critics, competitors, and the US government.  —  July should have been a relief for Facebook.

Release Detail  —  September 30, 2019 - Support For Impeachment Grows Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Majority Of Voters Approve Of Impeachment Inquiry  —  American voters are divided on impeaching and removing President Trump from office, 47 - 47 percent - closing a 20 point gap …

Kamala Harris reshapes senior staff to streamline struggling presidential campaign  —  (CNN)California Sen. Kamala Harris plans to restructure her struggling presidential campaign, sources with knowledge of the staffing plans tell CNN.  —  The changes represent the clearest sign to date that Harris …

Eat Less Red Meat, Scientists Said.  Now Some Believe That Was Bad Advice.  —  The evidence is too weak to justify telling individuals to eat less beef and pork, according to new research.  The findings “erode public trust,” critics said.  —  Public health officials for years have urged Americans …

Trump team scrambles to formulate an impeachment plan  —  A week after House Democrats jump-started their impeachment inquiry, the White House has yet to converge on any single plan, strategy or even unified messaging to fight back.  —  All the talk about setting up a so-called war room inside …

Mark Meadows and the Undisclosed Dinosaur Property  —  A fight among fossil hunters, a dubious documentary, and the conservative congressman from North Carolina.  —  Three years ago, the North Carolina congressman Mark Meadows sold a hundred-and-thirty-four-acre property in Dinosaur, Colorado.

Devin Nunes Sues Reporter, Hearst for Article About Family's Iowa Dairy  —  (CN) - California Representative Devin Nunes asked a federal court in Iowa Monday to award him $75 million in damages in a defamation and common law conspiracy suit against reporter Ryan Lizza and Hearst Magazines.

Did the Trump White House Mishandle the Ukraine Call Memo?  —  What the whistle-blower describes is highly unusual and cause for concern.  —  Mr. Pascal oversaw the system for producing and editing national security memorandums in the Obama White House.  —  The whistle-blower complaint …

U.S. to Join Trump Lawsuit Seeking to Block Disclosure of Tax Returns  —  The U.S. is set to file a submission in the case by Wednesday  —  NEW YORK—The U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan said Monday that the U.S. would participate in a lawsuit filed by President Trump that seeks to block …

‘He conned us from day one’: Giuliani's Ukraine ally leaves trail of South Florida debts  —  Over the summer, Dianne and Michael Pues got an ominous phone call from the business partner of a Ukrainian-American entrepreneur who owes the couple more than $500,000 over a movie deal gone bad.

Hong Kong Police Shoot a Protester With a Live Bullet for the First Time  —  HONG KONG — The Hong Kong police on Tuesday shot a demonstrator with a live round for the first time during the city's monthslong protest movement, three pro-democracy lawmakers said, escalating the territory's political crisis …

Liz Cheney: Ukraine call ‘starting to seem like a political set up’  —  Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) called out House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in a tweet, saying the Ukraine call at the center of a scandal involving President Trump “is starting to seem like a political set up.”

Hillary Clinton and Ukraine  —  A letter released Monday raises questions beyond the Bidens.  —  The Biden clan still needs to explain why a vice president's son was enjoying a $50,000-per-month gig for which his principal qualification appears to have been his last name.