Schiff Got Early Account of Accusations as Whistle-Blower's Concerns Grew  —  WASHINGTON — The Democratic head of the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Adam B. Schiff of California, learned about the outlines of a C.I.A. officer's concerns that President Trump had abused his power days …

Biden Dirt File Has Private Email Between John Solomon and Rudy Allies  —  The email was then included in part of a misinformation dossier that the State Department Inspector General delivered to Congress.  —  A controversial right-leaning reporter at the center of the Trump-Ukraine scandal …

Trump involved Pence in efforts to pressure Ukraine's leader, though officials say vice president was unaware of allegations in whistleblower complaint  —  The president instructed Pence not to attend the inauguration of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in May.  — Greg Miller, Greg Jaffe, Ashley Parker -

Giuliani consulted on Ukraine with imprisoned Paul Manafort via a lawyer  —  In his quest to rewrite the history of the 2016 election, President Trump's personal attorney has turned to an unusual source of information: Trump's imprisoned former campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

Odd markings, ellipses fuel doubts about the ‘rough transcript’ of Trump's Ukraine call  —  President Trump said Wednesday that his controversial July call with his Ukrainian counterpart was transcribed “word-for-word, comma-for-comma,” an assertion that fueled growing questions about the nature …

Fox News Host Todd Starnes Out After Suggesting Democrats Worship Pagan God Moloch (Exclusive)  —  Fox News radio host and commentator Todd Starnes has been ousted from the network, its website contract and the premium subscription service Fox Nation, the company told TheWrap on Wednesday.

Former National Enquirer Editor Threatens Booksellers Over Ronan Farrow Exposé  —  Dylan Howard has hired a high-powered law-firm to quash the New Yorker writer's forthcoming book.  —  Former top National Enquirer editor Dylan Howard is using high-powered law firms that practice in Britain …

Victim's brother hugs ex-cop after sentencing in wrong-apartment murder  —  Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was sentenced on Wednesday to serve 10 years in prison for the fatal 2018 killing of an innocent man she shot when she mistakenly entered his apartment believing it was her own.

Justice Department tells White House to preserve notes of Trump's calls with foreign leaders  —  Washington (CNN)The Justice Department told White House personnel on Wednesday that they must preserve all notes regarding President Donald Trump's meetings and phone calls with foreign leaders.

Biden to Trump: 'You're not going to destroy me'  —  (Reuters) - Hours after U.S. President Donald Trump described him as “stone-cold crooked,” Joe Biden, a leading Democratic contender in the 2020 race for the White House, vowed on Wednesday the Republican president is “not going to destroy me.”

‘You Sound a Little Slurry’: Corey Lewandowski Called Out By Fox Host for Acting Drunk on the Air in Wild Interview  —  A Fox Business host accused former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski of being drunk on the air Wednesday.  —  In a wild interview on Kennedy …

Trump's Impeachment Saga Stems From a Political Hit Job Gone Bad  —  The irony of President Trump's sudden impeachment peril is that it's the unintended result of an effort to help him: a political hit job aimed at a likely opponent (Joe Biden) and funded by a major right-wing donor …

Historians on Trump: We've never seen anything like this  —  Opinion by Elizabeth A. Cobbs, Kyle Longley, Kenneth Osgood and Jeremi Suri  —  Editor's note: Elizabeth A. Cobbs is the Melbern Glasscock Chair in American history at Texas A&M University and a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.

Trump's plans for major expansion of Turnberry resort rejected  —  The Trump Organisation's plans for a major expansion of its flagship Scottish resort by building swaths of housing and luxury villas have been thwarted, further jeopardising efforts by the US president's company …

MAGA Activist Karyn Turk Pleads Guilty to Social Security Fraud After Stealing From Her Mother  —  Pro-Trump activist and right-wing commentator Karyn Turk has been the subject of a few posts here on Right Wing Watch, mostly stemming from her appearances on Bill Mitchell's “YourVoice America” …

Judicial Watch: DOJ Docs Show Rosenstein Advising Mueller ‘the Boss’ Doesn't Know About Their Communications  —  Rosenstein docs also show ‘off the record’ leaks to 60 Minutes, The New York Times and The Washington Post around and on the date of Mueller's appointment.

Granite Status: Front-runners holding out on 3rd-quarter fundraising  —  When he spoke with reporters in Manchester on Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden's campaign manager Greg Schultz said the campaign would announce the Biden campaign's third-quarter haul when the Federal Elections Commission requires, on Oct. 15.

U.S. Government Plans to Collect DNA From Detained Immigrants  —  The Department of Homeland Security said it would begin testing on hundreds of thousands of immigrants in federal detention facilities.  —  The Trump administration is moving to begin collecting DNA samples from hundreds …

Junior Partner at Silicon Valley Law Firm DLA Piper: Boss Sexually Assaulted Me 4 Times, Company Ignored It  —  Vanina Guerrero was hired at the multinational firm's Silicon Valley corporate practice in Sept. 2018.  Less than a year later, she claims she became “a shell” of her former self.

No Change in Trump Reelect Prospects  —  Warren and Biden lead Dem ‘beauty contest’  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Recent events have not moved public opinion in either direction on whether President Donald Trump deserves a second term.  His reelection bid remains underwater, with particular signs of weakness among critical voting blocs.

Why Lefties Should Watch Fox News  —  The network's internal strife offers the truest picture of how impeachment might play on the right.  —  I try to limit my intake of 24-hour cable TV news, because as a medium, on balance, I think it's bad for America.  Though Facebook has suffered …

Trump's Ukraine Call Is Not Hard to Defend!  —  RUSH: There's something interesting about this impeachment inquiry, ladies and gentlemen, because they are doing it in the Intelligence Committee.  One of the things Trump said, by the way, is that Adam Schiff should have should be charged with treason.