Exclusive: Official Who Heard Call Says Trump Got ‘Rolled’ By Turkey and ‘Has No Spine’  —  Donald Trump got “rolled” by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a National Security Council source with direct knowledge of the discussions told Newsweek.  —  In a scheduled phone call …

RealClear Media Has a Secret Facebook Page to Push Far-Right Memes  —  RealClearPolitics has carefully cultivated a non-partisan image—while in the shadows its parent company pushes images of killer Clintons and a freedom-loving Kremlin.  —  The company behind the non-partisan news site RealClearPolitics …

“Romney Is the Pressure Point in the Impeachment Process”: Mitt Won't Primary Trump—But He's Trying to Bring Him Down  —  Trump's favorite punching bag is reaching out to fellow Republicans to raise the temperature on impeachment.  “Romney is the one guy who could bring along Susan Collins …

‘South Park’ Scrubbed From Chinese Internet After Critical Episode  —  After the “Band in China” episode mocked Hollywood for shaping its content to please the Chinese government, Beijing has responded by deleting all clips, episodes and discussions of the Comedy Central show.

The Humiliation of Lindsey Graham  —  It was a cri de cœur from Lindsey Graham, the lament of the sycophant scorned.  —  President Donald Trump's decision to abandon our Kurdish allies in Syria by leaving them undefended against a Turkish invasion was, Graham tweeted, “a disaster” and a “nightmare.”

Polls begin to signal rising impeachment threat to Trump  — Despite last week's hailstorm of bad news, President Trump's job approval rating stood virtually unchanged.  — Except for Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah and a few others, GOP members of the House and Senate have either defended …

Trump Taxes: President Ordered to Turn Over Returns to Manhattan D.A.  —  A judge rejected the president's argument that he was immune from criminal investigations.  —  A federal judge on Monday rejected a bold argument from President Trump that sitting presidents are immune from criminal investigations …

Ohio GOP Sen. Rob Portman: Trump wrong to seek help from Ukraine, China  —  While he still says impeachment is too extreme, Sen. Rob Portman readily acknowledged today that President Donald Trump should not have asked the Ukraine or China for help investigating former Vice President Joe Biden.

County Records Contradict Warren's Claim She Was Fired Over Pregnancy  —  RIVERDALE, N.J.—The Riverdale Board of Education approved a second-year teaching contract for a young Elizabeth Warren, documents show, contradicting the Democratic presidential candidate's repeated claims that she was asked …

What Happened to Rudy Giuliani?  —  The man I worked for in 1993 is not the man who now lies for Donald Trump.  —  Mr. Frydman was press secretary for Rudolph W. Giuliani during the 1993 mayoral campaign.  —  On Oct. 8, 1994, my wife Liz Bruder and I were married in City Hall by Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani.

IG could not explain 18-day window between Ukraine call and whistleblower complaint: sources  —  Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson, in testimony to House lawmakers about the whistleblower complaint on President Trump's controversial phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart …

Florida businessmen with Giuliani, Ukraine ties won't comply with impeachment inquiry  —  Two South Florida businessman who peddled supposedly explosive information from Ukraine about corruption involving Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton will not comply with a request for documents and depositions …

Demoralized State Department personnel question Pompeo's role in Ukraine crisis  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo returned Monday morning from a European trip to a State Department workforce that is increasingly demoralized and resentful under his leadership, amid a growing belief …

House Democrats consider masking identity of whistleblower from Trump's GOP allies in Congress  —  House Democrats eager to protect a whistleblower who raised alarms over President Trump pressuring a foreign leader to investigate a political rival are considering testimony at a remote location …

Two Candidates, Two Investigations, One Deeply Flawed Agency  —  Trump, the FBI, and the Rule of Law  —  During the 2016 presidential election, one of the two major candidates labored under the shadow of a criminal investigation by the F.B.I. That candidate was Hillary Clinton.

Top Military Officers Unload on Trump  —  For most of the past two decades, American troops have been deployed all over the world—to about 150 countries.  During that time, hundreds of thousands of young men and women have experienced combat, and a generation of officers have come of age dealing with the practical realities of war.

Jerry Falwell Jr. settles Miami court case over South Beach ‘pool boy’ venture  —  Jerry Falwell Jr. has settled the Miami court case that laid out many of the details behind the South Beach real estate venture his family launched in 2013 with a former Fontainebleau pool attendant …

Kamala Harris forced to address alleged sex assault at husband's law firm  —  Harris' husband, Douglas Emhoff, is a partner at the firm that Vanina Guerrero is suing.  —  Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris was pulled into a sexual assault dispute at the Silicon Valley law firm …

Giuliani's answer to impeach inquiry: Sue Schiff  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's personal attorney, Rudolph Giuliani, says he is working with outside lawyers to prepare lawsuits against prominent Democrats such as House Intelligence chairman Adam Schiff of California and Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.

Book: Trump raged against refugees from Somalia in private meeting  —  Trump told CBP head he'd pardon him if sent to jail  —  Washington (CNN)In the first few months of his administration, President Donald Trump asked then-acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke why he could not ban refugees from …