State Department probe of Clinton emails finds no deliberate mishandling of classified information  —  A multiyear State Department probe of emails that were sent to former secretary of state Hillary Clinton's private computer server concluded there was no systemic or deliberate mishandling …

Growing number of Republicans struggle to defend Trump on G-7 choice, Ukraine and Syria  —  A growing number of congressional Republicans expressed exasperation Friday over what they view as President Trump's indefensible behavior, a sign that the president's stranglehold on his party is starting …

Exclusive: Giuliani pushed Trump administration to grant a visa to a Ukrainian official promising dirt on Democrats  —  Washington (CNN)Career diplomat George Kent told congressional investigators in his closed-door testimony this week that Rudy Giuliani asked the State Department and the White House …

Giuliani Mixes His Business With Role as Trump's Lawyer  —  Amid intensifying scrutiny of his own work, the former New York mayor met recently with senior Justice Department officials on behalf of a client in a foreign bribery case.  —  WASHINGTON — It is an extraordinary time in Washington …

Hillary Clinton Backs Out of Fortune Event Co-Starring Kirstjen Nielsen  —  Tulsi Gabbard, Anita Hill are still on the bill with the child-caging former Homeland Security chief.  —  In a few days, Kirstjen Nielsen, the former secretary of homeland security best known for separating migrant children …

To Win Giuliani's Help, Oligarch's Allies Pursued Biden Dirt  —  Associates of a Ukrainian oligarch fighting extradition to the U.S. were working to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden last summer in an effort to get Rudy Giuliani's help in the oligarch's legal case …

Withdrawing from Syria is a grave mistake  —  Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, is majority leader of the U.S. Senate.  —  Withdrawing U.S. forces from Syria is a grave strategic mistake.  It will leave the American people and homeland less safe, embolden our enemies, and weaken important alliances.

How a secretary of state with backbone handles an out-of-line White House  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did to the United States' former ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, what President Trump did to the Kurds.  Both men turned their backs on frontline defenders of U.S. interests …

Democrats introduce ‘THUG Act’ to block funding for G-7 at Trump resort  —  Democrats introduced legislation Friday that would block federal funding for next year's Group of Seven (G-7) summit at Trump National Doral Miami.  —  Democratic Reps. Lois Frankel (Fla.), Bennie Thompson (Miss.) …

Trump Writes Unhinged ‘Legal’ Letter Demanding That CNN Pay Him Money  —  This week, right-wing hoaxster James O'Keefe launched the latest of his series of secretly recorded videos, which purport to prove various conservative conspiracy theories but fail.  The new version involves …

Michael Moore joining AOC at Bernie Sanders rally in NYC to announce endorsement  —  Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore announced Friday that he will be joining Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., at a rally in New York City on Saturday for 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders.

First Republican calls for Rick Perry to answer House subpoena  —  Senior House Democrats say they won't let up on their demands for documents and testimony from outgoing Energy Secretary Rick Perry in the wake of his resignation announcement — and at least one Republican agrees with them.

Mike Pompeo briefs NATO on Turkey ‘ceasefire’  —  The alliance's secretary-general says he is pleased that ‘two NATO allies ... have agreed on a way forward.’  —  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefed NATO ambassadors Friday night on a ceasefire that's not quite a ceasefire …

Internal Democratic poll suggests a way to bleed Trump dry  —  One big question House Democrats face is whether they will opt for a quick, clean impeachment of President Trump, as opposed to broadening their impeachment inquiry to include other aspects of Trump's bottomlessly corrupt conduct.

The Crisis of the Republican Party  —  The G.O.P. will not be able to postpone a reckoning on Donald Trump's presidency for much longer.  —  The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.  It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.

Trump's Nancy Pelosi ‘meltdown’ tweet was the perfect self-own.  Here's why.  —  The White House's photo clearly shows that the last man standing in that room is, in fact, Nancy Pelosi.  —  Thanks to Donald Trump, American women have a fresh, iconic photo of Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the White House on Wednesday.

As He Attacks Medicare for All, Mayor Pete Gets Campaign Cash From Health Care Executives  —  Buttigieg's recent transformation into explicit Medicare for All critic was accompanied by continued donations from pharmaceutical and health insurance interests.  —  EDITED BY

Meet the most powerful woman in Washington not named Nancy  —  Get used to pronouncing Kristalina Georgieva's name (it's Gor-ghee-ava).  She's the most powerful woman in Washington not named Nancy.  —  Her new job atop the International Monetary Fund — the 75-year-old institution that acts …

CA Rep. Katie Hill Allegedly Involved Female Staffer in 2-Yr ‘Throuple’ Relationship  —  Freshman Rep. Katie Hill (D-CA), Vice Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, shared with Elle in a June 2019 interview a quote from the late Rep. Elijah Cummings, Chairman of the Committee “that has stuck with her.”

Reading Chick-fil-A outlet to close in LGBT rights row  —  A US fast-food chain will cease trading at its first UK outlet amid a row over donations to anti-LGBT groups.  —  Gay rights campaigners called for a boycott of Chick-fil-A, which opened its first branch at The Oracle shopping centre in Reading on 10 October.

HUD officials knowingly failed ‘to comply with the law,’ stalled Puerto Rico hurricane relief funds  —  Lawmakers questioned why HUD kicked off a funding process for 18 states affected by disasters — but left out Puerto Rico.  —  Two top officials with the Department of Housing …