2nd Official Is Weighing Whether to Blow the Whistle on Trump's Ukraine Dealings  —  The official, a member of the intelligence community, was interviewed by the inspector general to corroborate the original whistle-blower's account.  —  WASHINGTON — A second intelligence official …

CIA's top lawyer made criminal referral on whistleblower's complaint about Trump conduct  —  Experts are raising questions about why the Justice Department did not open an investigation.  —  WASHINGTON — Weeks before the whistleblower's complaint became public, the CIA's top lawyer …

Trump's calls with foreign leaders have long worried aides, leaving some ‘genuinely horrified’  —  In one of his first calls with a head of state, President Trump fawned over Russian President Vladimir Putin, telling the man who ordered interference in America's 2016 election that he was a great leader …

Trump, in August Call With GOP Senator, Denied Official's Claim on Ukraine Aid  —  President Trump denied that he had linked military aid to Ukraine with a commitment by Kyiv to investigate the 2016 presidential elections when pressed on the matter by a Republican senator in August, according to the lawmaker.

Holding Ukraine hostage: How the president and his allies, chasing 2020 ammunition, fanned a political storm  —  By mid-May, the U.S. relationship with Ukraine was unraveling: The U.S. ambassador had been recalled home for no apparent reason, the country's new president was anxious about U.S. support …

‘Me!  Me!’:  An aggrieved Trump spins an alternate reality as impeachment probe escalates  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights  —  President Trump paced.  He pointed.  He parried — jokingly shaking one reporter's hand and blocking another's iPhone with his own.

Sanders Said He Had a Common Heart Procedure.  So Why the Mystery?  —  For three days, Mr. Sanders did not disclose pertinent health details, stirring questions about his condition.  On Friday evening, doctors confirmed he had suffered a heart attack.  —  WASHINGTON — “None of us …

US Customs Officer Harasses Defense One Journalist at Dulles Airport  —  Repeating “You write propaganda, right?”, officer held passport until he received an affirmative answer.  —  A U.S. passport screening official held a Defense One journalist's passport until he received an affirmative answer …

Trump Will Block Visa Applicants Who Cannot Prove They Can Get Health Insurance  —  President Donald Trump invoked broad executive powers Friday, issuing a proclamation to block the entry of immigrants applying for visas who cannot prove that they will be able to obtain health insurance within 30 days of entering the United States.

Oust Pelosi From the Presidential Succession Line  —  Democrats should make it legally impossible for impeachment to deliver them the White House.  —  The top order of business when the House of Representatives returns from recess on Oct. 15 is certain to be the impeachment inquiry into the conduct of President Donald Trump.

Warren campaign fires senior staffer for ‘inappropriate behavior’  —  Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign has fired its national organizing director, Rich McDaniel, after an investigation into allegations of what it called “inappropriate behavior.”  —  “Over the past two weeks …

How Gordon Sondland, a wealthy hotelier turned ambassador, became the latest key player in the Ukraine inquiry  —  Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, had barely been on the job for a year when he found himself knee-deep in negotiations with the Ukrainian president …

Recent cyberattacks require us all to be vigilant  —  Today we're sharing that we've recently seen significant cyber activity by a threat group we call Phosphorus, which we believe originates from Iran and is linked to the Iranian government.  We're sharing this for two reasons.

Inside TheMaven's Plan To Turn Sports Illustrated Into A Rickety Content Mill  —  Now that Sports Illustrated's three owners, Meredith Corp., Authentic Brands Group, and TheMaven, have completed the callous layoff of half of Sports Illustrated's newsroom and finalized a deal that gives control …

Joe Biden calls Trump ‘unhinged’ in first new ad of $6 million early-state push  —  Biden fires back at Trump: I'm not going anywhere  —  (CNN)Joe Biden's presidential campaign says President Donald Trump is “lying about the one Democrat he doesn't want to face” in the first new spot …

Treasury Inspector General to Review Handling of Trump's Tax Returns  —  WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department's inspector general is investigating how Treasury handled a congressional request for President Trump's tax returns, which Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has refused to turn over.

Trump's Most Loyal Allies Are Putting Him on the Path to Impeachment  —  I don't think it's possible to fully grasp the Ukraine scandal without understanding the dynamic outlined by former homeland security adviser Thomas Bossert last weekend.  Recall that he told ABC News and the New York Times …

Rep. Ben McAdams says he supports Trump impeachment inquiry  —  Deseret News reporter Matthew Brown is reporting that Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, now supports an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump: … Previously, McAdams had declined to weigh in about whether he supported an impeachment inquiry.

Rachel Maddow Joins The CW's ‘Batwoman’ (Exclusive)  —  The MSNBC political commentator is expected to have a role in multiple episodes — but there's a catch.  —  Rachel Maddow is heading to The CW's Batwoman.  —  The MSNBC host — currently enjoying a big ratings bump amid talk …

Trump Is Begging to Be Impeached.  Give Him What He Wants — Immediately.  —  Remember that sultry July day during the 2016 campaign when Donald Trump went in front of the television cameras and asked the Russian government to intervene in the looming presidential election on his behalf?

The Invention of the Conspiracy Theory on Biden and Ukraine  —  How a conservative dark-money group that targeted Hillary Clinton in 2016 spread the discredited story that may lead to Donald Trump's impeachment.  —  For nearly two years, conservative operatives have been trying to weaponize …

Email Leak Exposes Trump Tower Russian's Dirty Lobbying Operations  —  According to leaked emails from Natalia Veselniskaya, Russia's disinformation campaign may have broken U.S. law and exposed details of a witness who later fell from a window.  —  LONDON—The identity of the U.S. government's star witness …