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 …

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 -

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 …

Perilous times for President Trump: By 45%-38%, Americans support impeaching him over allegations related to Ukraine, poll finds  —  From the moment Donald Trump became a national political figure, he has been cloaked in controversy and shadowed by investigations.

Unfit for Office  —  On a third-down play last season, the Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith stood in shotgun formation, five yards behind the line of scrimmage.  As he called his signals, a Houston Texans cornerback, Kareem Jackson, suddenly sprinted forward from a position four yards behind the defensive line.

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 …

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.

Book Alleging Biden Corruption in Ukraine Lifted Passages From Wikipedia  —  In more than a dozen instances, Peter Schweizer's book “Secret Empires” appears to have copied complete sentences or large parts of them from other sources.  —  A book that has fueled corruption allegations …

Trump's video taken off Twitter after band Nickelback complains  —  US president receives copyright censure over video that took aim at political rival Joe Biden  —  A video posted by Donald Trump has been removed from Twitter following a copyright claim by the rock band Nickelback.

The Conveniently Timed Return of Kamala Harris, Prosecutor  —  Kamala Harris made her first trip to Iowa with the national press in tow one year ago this month.  The senator from California was fresh off another star performance cross-examining the then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Trump wanted to have U.S. forces equipped with bayonets to stop migrants at border, among other ideas, officials say  —  President Trump told aides last year he wanted U.S. forces with bayonets to block people from crossing into the United States across the Mexico border …

For the last time, Trump's every move is brilliant and calculated  —  “There are different ways to bake the cake, depending on what sort of cake you want.  Different flavoring, different temperatures, different ingredients yield different types of cake, and the president as the master baker …

Trump Is Going to Burn Down Everything and Everyone, and Republicans, That Means You  —  That press conference was terrifying.  And congressional Republicans should be more afraid than anyone.  Trump's going down and taking them with him.  —  BEAST INSIDE

Trump's impeachment defiance spooks key voting blocs  —  President Donald Trump was in trouble with women voters long before House Democrats launched a formal impeachment inquiry against him last week.  Since then, his standing has grown only worse.  —  Nearly a half-dozen polls conducted since …

Moderate Democrats Avoid Impeachment Backlash So Far  —  At town halls in swing districts, there's little evidence of broad anger from constituents.  —  STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. ― If moderate House Democrats are going to face a ferocious Republican backlash for supporting an impeachment investigation …

Whistlegate Reveals Some Very Chatty Minders of State Secrets  —  Above, an old wartime poster's warning against unguarded talk.  Loose lips likely played a role in the current CIA “whistleblower” uproar.  (Wikimedia)  —  As Democrats in Congress assess a CIA analyst's “whistleblower” …

Echoes of Benghazi Criticism and Anger Confront Pompeo in Ukraine Inquiry  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo once accused the Obama administration of obstructing a House inquiry and letting politics override national interests.  He now faces similar charges.

‘Circus Trump’: What that White House news conference looked like to the Finns  —  Wednesday's roller coaster news conference with President Trump and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto elicited ridicule and some concern in Finland, where many celebrated their leader on Thursday for enduring …

Donald Trump is much worse than Richard Nixon.  He may even have committed treason.  —  The Russians attacked us.  If the commander in chief who swore to defend us said it didn't bother him, this was ‘giving them aid and comfort.’  —  CONNECT  —  Let's say we had a president who did the following …

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 …

‘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 …

IRS: Sorry, but It's Just Easier and Cheaper to Audit the Poor  —  Congress asked the IRS to report on why it audits the poor more than the affluent.  Its response is that it doesn't have enough money and people to audit the wealthy properly.  So it's not going to.