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 …

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 …

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 …

Pompeo fails to meet House subpoena deadline to produce Ukraine documents  —  (CNN)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday failed to meet a subpoena deadline from the House to produce Ukraine-related documents.  —  A House Foreign Affairs Committee aide told CNN that “Secretary Pompeo …

Trump's approval rating shows there's no sign yet of impeachment backlash against Democrats  —  (CNN)First things first: The theme song of the week is “Webster.”  —  Poll of the week: A new Gallup poll out this week finds that President Donald Trump's approval rating is 40%.  His disapproval rating is 56%.

Trump's order will deny visas to immigrants who lack health-care coverage  —  The White House late Friday issued a proclamation saying it would deny visas to immigrants who “will financially burden” the U.S. health-care system starting Nov. 3, demanding that foreign nationals prove …

AJC EXCLUSIVE: Pelosi defends impeachment, Dems' plans for Georgia  —  U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed Friday to protect Georgia's most vulnerable Democratic lawmaker and flip another suburban Atlanta seat in next year's election, even as the push for impeachment poses new challenges for her party's candidates.

Biden Faced His Biggest Challenge, and Struggled to Form a Response  —  As Trump made unfounded allegations about Biden and his son, the former vice president was torn over what to do.  He now looks more vulnerable than at any point in the campaign.  —  WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s …

Border-Wall Climbing Competition to Take Place at Red River Gorge, October 11-12  —  This is amazing.  —  Many in the climbing community were amused a couple weeks ago when our POTUS held a press conference at a section of his latest border wall design—a series of parallel square steel posts with a 5-foot-high plate at the top.

Perry pressed Ukraine on corruption, energy company changes  —  Energy Secretary Rick Perry urged Ukraine's president to root out corruption and pushed the new government for changes at its state-run oil and gas company, people familiar with his work said Friday — indications …

Trump has spoken privately with Putin at least 16 times.  Here's what we know about the conversations.  —  President Trump has spoken privately with Russia's Vladimir Putin at least 16 times since he entered office in 2017.  These conversations have long been the subject of scrutiny and speculation …

The ‘Never Trump’ Coalition That Decided Eh, Nevermind, He's Fine  —  They signed open letters, dedicated a special magazine issue to criticism of him and swore he would tear at the fabric of this nation.  Now they have become the president's strongest defenders.  —  In 2016, Erick Erickson could not have been clearer.

Scientist Who Discredited Meat Guidelines Didn't Report Past Food Industry Ties  —  The lead researcher, Bradley C. Johnston, said he was not required to report his past relationship with a powerful industry trade group.  —  A surprising new study challenged decades of nutrition advice …

Trump Aberdeenshire runs up £1m losses  —  Donald Trump's inaugural Scottish golf resort remains mired in the red after running up losses of more than £1m, newly published accounts show.  —  The US president's Trump International Golf Links firm in Aberdeenshire posted annual losses …

Trump hits back at ‘ass’ Romney after criticism of Ukraine, China probe calls  —  President Donald Trump fired back at Mitt Romney on Saturday morning, calling the Utah senator a “pompous ‘ass’” while defending his calls for Ukraine and China to investigate political rival Joe Biden.

Nikki Haley Praises Trump On Foreign Policy: ‘Every American Should Be Proud’  —  Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley praised President Donald Trump on Friday and further commended his record on foreign policy as one that “every American should be proud of.”

Journalist says a CBP officer withheld his passport until he agreed he writes ‘propaganda’  —  It took a moment for Ben Watson to realize the officer was not joking.  —  Watson had just told the Customs and Border Protection staffer reviewing his passport that he works in journalism.

In the Land of Self-Defeat  —  What a fight over the local library in my rural Arkansas hometown taught me about my neighbors' go-it-alone mythology — and Donald Trump's unbeatable appeal.  —  Ms. Potts is working on a book about low-income women in Arkansas.

Dear cowering Republicans: What are you waiting for?  —  There is but a handful of Republicans — Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.) and Reps. Devin Nunes (Calif.), Mark Meadows (N.C.) and Jim Jordan (Ohio) — who are so deluded or dishonest that they continue to misrepresent the facts behind the impeachment inquiry …