Witness in Trump-Ukraine Matter Ordered Not to Speak in Impeachment Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration directed a top American diplomat involved in its pressure campaign on Ukraine not to appear Tuesday morning for a scheduled interview in the House's impeachment inquiry.

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 …

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.

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.

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.”

Trump blasts ‘lightweight’ Minneapolis mayor as campaign threatens suit over massive rally security bill  —  President Trump called Tuesday for Minneapolis voters to “dump” Mayor Jacob Frey - as well as Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. - amid an escalating battle over a rally Trump plans to hold at the city's Target Center arena this Thursday.

“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 …

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 …

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.”

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Watch How Trump Moves the Goalposts on Ukraine  —  It has been interesting and instructive to watch the goalposts move on the story of Donald Trump, Ukraine, and impeachment.  Interesting because the kind of gaslighting that normally takes place over the course of weeks has occurred over the course of days.