Scoop: Trump pins Ukraine call on Energy Secretary Rick Perry  —  President Trump told House Republicans that he made his now infamous phone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the urging of Energy Secretary Rick Perry — a call Trump claimed he didn't even want to make.

Pompeo Defends Trump's Ukraine Conspiracy Theory  —  In Athens, the American secretary of state dismissed the House Democrats' impeachment inquiry and the political drama that it has sparked as a “silly gotcha game.”  —  WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defiantly insisted …

Botham Jean's neighbor, a key witness in Amber Guyger trial, shot to death in Dallas  —  Joshua Brown died at the hospital after Friday night's shooting in the 4600 block of Cedar Springs Road. … A key witness in Amber Guyger's murder trial was shot and killed Friday evening …

Johnson to Challenge the Queen to Fire Him, Sunday Times Reports  —  U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is prepared to challenge Queen Elizabeth II to dismiss him rather than resign as he attempts to push through Brexit by the Oct. 31 deadline, the Sunday Times reported, citing senior aides.

Judge orders White House to preserve records of Trump's dealings with foreign leaders  —  A federal judge has ordered the White House to preserve a wide range of evidence about President Donald Trump's dealings with foreign leaders, including his interactions related to Ukraine that have fueled an impeachment investigation in the House.

Susan Collins calls Trump's invitation to China ‘completely inappropriate’  —  AUGUSTA, Me.  — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, joined two other GOP senators in criticizing the president this week after he publicly asked the Chinese government to investigate a political opponent while talking …

Regular Hannity Guest John Solomon Joins Fox News as Contributor  —  John Solomon, a former columnist for The Hill whose writing on the “deep state” has made him a fixture on Fox News opinion programs, has joined the network as a contributor, Fox confirmed to Mediaite.

Trump won't destroy me, and he won't destroy my family  —  Joe Biden, the former vice president, is seeking the Democratic nomination for president.  —  Enough is enough.  Every day — every few hours, seemingly — more evidence is uncovered revealing that President Trump is abusing the power …

Top Biden Donors Gather Amid Storm Clouds Over Campaign  —  Now fourth in the Democratic money chase and under fire from President Trump, Joseph R. Biden Jr. is increasingly dependent on his top donors, many of whom met in Philadelphia.  —  PHILADELPHIA — Leading donors for Joseph R. Biden Jr. convened …

Antifa protester who attacked Trump supporter pleads guilty to assault  —  An “Antifa” street thug can now look forward to continuing his fight — from jail.  —  David Campbell, 32, copped a plea for his role in a 2018 beatdown outside the Night for Freedom party in Manhattan organized by right-wing activist Mike Cernovich.

For House Democrats, impeachment probe widens the divide they hoped to bridge  —  HARTLAND, Mich. — Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin stood in one of the most Republican towns in the most Republican county of her Republican-leaning district and started delivering the speech she never wanted to give.

Anti-Trump Fraternity and NeverTrump Sorority Collude in Impeachment Scam  —  How stupid does the anti-Trump fraternity think the American people are?  By “anti-Trump fraternity” I mean not only the increasingly frantic Democrats who, like Belshazzar at that memorable dinner party many years back …

The Greening of Paris Makes Its Mayor More Than a Few Enemies  —  PARIS — All over Paris, streets have been dug up and cut in two, and old paving stones overturned to build dozens of miles of bike lanes.  A major urban highway has been closed to cars and turned over to pedestrians.

Now the Rich Want Your Pity, Too  —  If the wealthy are so stressed out, whose fault is that?  —  Mr. Reeves is the author of “Dream Hoarders: How the American Upper Middle Class Is Leaving Everyone Else in the Dust, Why That Is a Problem, and What to Do About It.”  —  Seems like it's getting tough at the top.

Romney Republicanism could never win … As Donald Trump strides toward his fourth year in the White House, his enemies have yet to answer the most basic questions of 2016.  Why is Trump president?  Why not a nice Republican like Mitt Romney or Jeb Bush?  —  Two maps tell the tale.

If the House Won't Vote, Impeachment Inquiry Is Just a Democratic Stunt  —  It is not for the Speaker and her adjutants to decree that there is an inquiry.  —  'T  —  he House of Representatives . . . shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.  It's right there in black-and-white …

‘Harvey Weinstein Told Me He Liked Chinese Girls’  —  Why it took me more than 20 years to tell my #MeToo story.  —  Ms. Chiu is a former assistant to Harvey Weinstein.  —  Harvey Weinstein told me he liked Chinese girls.  He liked them because they were discreet, he said — because they knew how to keep a secret.