White House Signals It Won't Cooperate With Impeachment Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — The White House all but declared war on the House impeachment inquiry on Tuesday, intervening for the first time to block the testimony of a key witness as President Trump signaled his administration would try …

Top Secret Russian Unit Seeks to Destabilize Europe, Security Officials Say  —  First came a destabilization campaign in Moldova, followed by the poisoning of an arms dealer in Bulgaria and then a thwarted coup in Montenegro.  Last year, there was an attempt to assassinate a former Russian spy in Britain using a nerve agent.

Warren stands by account of being pushed out of her first teaching job because of pregnancy  —  On the campaign trail, Elizabeth Warren often tells the story of how she was fired from her first teaching job in 1971 because she was pregnant, a pivotal moment that ultimately put her on a path to Harvard …

Trump to host Turkish leader as he considers invading Syria  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after threatening Turkey with economic ruin if it goes too far in invading northern Syria, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet at the White House next month.

Trump campaign threatens to sue Minneapolis over ‘phony’ security bill for rally  —  $530K bill from Mpls. to campaign may spur suit.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  Tensions between Minneapolis city leaders and President Donald Trump's campaign escalated Monday when the campaign threatened to sue …

Chinese state media and Tencent suspend broadcast of NBA preseason games in China  — Chinese state television CCTV said it was suspending the current broadcast arrangements for the NBA's pre-season games in China.  — CCTV also said it will “immediately investigate all co-operation and exchanges involving the NBA.”

“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 …

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 …

China rejects Trump's call to investigate Biden and son  —  This story is being published by POLITICO as part of a content partnership with the South China Morning Post.  It originally appeared on scmp.com on Oct. 8, 2019.  —  China has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's call to investigate …

Inside Trump's obsession with polygraphs  —  President Donald Trump has compared White House leakers with spies and mused obliquely to other officials about executing them.  He's attacked reporters by name.  He rails frequently against media accounts of his administration, dismissing them as “fake news.”

Russia's 2016 chaos bomb defines the Trump presidency, right up to Ukraine and Syria  —  America is weaker and Russia is stronger because an unscrupulous Russian leader exploited Trump's ambition and disregard for laws and U.S. interests.  —  CONNECT  —  In the overheated atmosphere …

Betsy DeVos could face jail after judge rules she violated 2018 order on student loans  —  Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been threatened with the possibility of jail after a judge deemed she was violating a court order for continuing to collect student debts on a now-defunct school.

Trump firm ‘refusing to pay’ legal bill for windfarm case  —  Scottish government says US president's company has not accepted bill of tens of thousands of pounds  —  Donald Trump's family firm is refusing to accept a legal bill worth tens of thousands of pounds after he lost a lengthy court battle …

POLITICO Playbook: Trump changes the subject  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THINK ABOUT what's transpired in the last few days. ...  PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP has reoriented the United States' policy in the Middle East.  He's officially changed the Washington conversation from impeachment to a unified …

‘An avoidable, unforced error’: Trump's Ukraine trap starts worrying allies  —  To his allies, President Donald Trump never did anything to warrant the investigation into Russian collusion in the 2016 election.  —  But this is not Russia.  —  This time, some of those same allies say …

As Sea Levels Rise, So Do Ghost Forests  —  Up and down the mid-Atlantic coast, sea levels are rising rapidly, creating stands of dead trees — often bleached, sometimes blackened — known as ghost forests.  —  The water is gaining as much as 5 millimeters per year in some places …

Judge Throws the Book at Trump's 'I'm Above the Law' Defense  —  Trump and his lawyers say he can't be touched legally as long as he's president.  As of now, however, the courts gratifyingly say otherwise.  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  The idea that a sitting president cannot be indicted …

John Hickenlooper posts Colorado fundraising record in his first six weeks as U.S. Senate candidate  —  The Democrat's fundraising in the third quarter bested the marks for his rivals, but not Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner  —  John Hickenlooper raised more than $2.1 million …

Fans Furious at Trump After Mar-a-Lago Cancels Anti-Muslim Group's Event  —  “There is a chilling ‘cancel culture’ campaign being waged against patriotic journalists & activists,” Michelle Malkin, the event's keynote speaker, tweeted.  —  Trump fans are fuming at the president's signature Florida resort …

Pennsylvania Attorney General's Staff Pushed Philadelphia Inquirer to Be More Critical of Larry Krasner: Emails  —  Officials working on behalf of Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro pitched the Philadelphia Inquirer to be more critical of local District Attorney Larry Krasner …