Trump Envoys Pushed Ukraine to Commit to Investigating Biden  —  WASHINGTON — Two of President Trump's top envoys to Ukraine worked on a statement for the country's new president in August that would have committed Ukraine to pursuing investigations sought by Mr. Trump into his political rivals …

Trump's impeachment polling is historically unprecedented  —  Lemon and Cuomo debate if there's enough to impeach Trump  —  (CNN)The poll numbers are in on impeachment, and it's not good news for President Donald Trump.  A clear plurality of Americans approve of the House's impeachment inquiry into Trump …

'Americans don't look to Chinese commies for the truth': Sasse decries Trump's call for probe  —  “If the Biden kid broke laws by selling his name to Beijing, that's a matter for American courts, not communist tyrants running torture camps,” Sen. Ben Sasse told The World-Herald on Thursday.

Trump promised Xi US silence on Hong Kong democracy protests as trade talks stalled  —  (CNN)During a private phone call in June, President Donald Trump promised Chinese President Xi Jinping that the US would remain quiet on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong while trade talks continued, two sources familiar with the call tell CNN.

Three deeply problematic aspects of newly released text messages centered on the Ukraine scandal  —  It's generally not a good sign when a government official sends a written message questioning the propriety of an action and another official replies by suggesting they talk on the phone.

Supreme Court to review ruling on Louisiana abortion law  —  The Supreme Court will review a restrictive Louisiana law that gives the justices the chance to reconsider a recent ruling protecting abortion rights.  —  The court said Friday it would consider whether the 2014 law requiring doctors …

Energy Secretary Rick Perry eyeing exit in November  —  Energy Secretary Rick Perry is expected to announce his resignation from the administration by the end of November, according to three people familiar with his plans.  —  Perry, who had been Texas' longest-serving governor …

Schiff's Shifty Timeline  —  What did the House Intel Committee chairman know and when did he know it?  —  If the latest impeachment push continues to backfire, Democrats can thank their duplicitous House Intelligence chairman, Adam Schiff.  —  The New York Times reported this week that the …

Scoop: Trump letter dares Pelosi to hold vote on impeachment inquiry  —  The White House is planning to send Speaker Nancy Pelosi a letter as soon as Friday arguing that President Trump and his team can ignore lawmakers' demands until she holds a full House vote formally approving an impeachment inquiry …

September unemployment rate falls to 3.5%, a 50-year low, as payrolls rise by 136,000  —  By Jeff Cox@JEFFCOXCNBCCOM@JEFF.COX.7528  — The jobless rate in September dropped 0.2 percentage points to 3.5%, the lowest since December 1969.  — Nonfarm payrolls rose by 136,000 in September …

Trump's Senate red wall  —  Every time President Trump seems to tempt fate — like inviting China on camera yesterday to investigate the Bidens — just remember that he's counting on his red wall in the Senate will save him even if he's impeached.  —  The big picture: Here's a visual look …

'You're making him a further victim': Dems fume over DNC treatment of Biden  —  The Republican National Committee and its chair, Ronna McDaniel, have been blasting out dozens of tweets ripping Joe Biden — and Democratic impeachment efforts — for days on end.  Donald Trump has been busy doing the same.

Maybe not Trump?  Never Trumpers insist they won't back Warren  —  Prominent “Never Trump” Republicans insist they would never back rising Democratic contender Elizabeth Warren, describing an election that pits the liberal Massachusetts senator against a president they despise as a choice between two unacceptable options.