Volker Gives New Details on Giuliani's Role in Ukraine Policy  —  WASHINGTON — The former State Department special envoy for Ukraine told congressional investigators that Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's personal attorney, insisted that Ukraine specifically commit to investigate involvement …

Trump's Allies Are Running Out of Excuses  —  It's dawning on Republicans that the normal defenses of presidential misconduct won't work this time.  —  When the story of the probable impeachment and perhaps removal of President Donald Trump is written, Thursday, Oct. 3, is going to be one of the big days.

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.

Elizabeth Warren raises $24.6 million in third quarter  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign said Friday it raised $24.6 million in the third quarter and has $25.7 million cash on hand, further solidifying her rise to the top tier in the Democratic primary.

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.

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

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.

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.

PROVIDENCE — Former UN ambassador Samantha Power said Friday she would not rule out running for the US Senate seat held by Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, should Warren be elected president.  —  Then again, she also said she wouldn't rule out the job of Sox general manager, a job that's actually open right now.

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 …

Viral Video About Eating Babies at AOC Town Hall Was Staged by Pro-Trump Group  —  LaRouche PAC, a far-right group that supports Donald Trump, has taken credit for trolling Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during a town hall meeting yesterday.

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 …

Mike Pence Failed in His Most Important Duty  —  In the throes of Watergate, Vice President Spiro Agnew was caught up in an unrelated corruption scandal.  He pleaded guilty and resigned his office on October 10, 1973.  —  To that point, Agnew had served as a useful insurance policy for Richard Nixon …

‘The law is pretty clear’: FEC chairwoman on interference  —  Chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission, Ellen Weintraub, joins Morning Joe to discuss the law as it pertains to U.S. election interference.

Jacob Wohl's Bogus Warren Accuser Exaggerated His Military Service Record  —  Kelvin Whelly claimed to be a Marine combat vet who took fire in Afghanistan.  The Marines say that never happened.  —  Blundering conservative operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman attempted to smear another Trump foe …

Schiff's false claim his committee had not spoken to the whistleblower  —  “We have not spoken directly with the whistleblower, we would like to.”  —  We recently took Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to task for misleading reporters about the fact that he was a participant …

RBG: Historians will view today's political climate as “an aberration”  —  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Thursday historians will look back at this period in U.S. history and think of it as “an aberration” during an event at Amherst College, reports the Boston Globe.