Putin and Hungary's Orban helped sour Trump on Ukraine  —  President Trump's effort to pressure Ukraine for information he could use against political rivals came as he was being urged to adopt a hostile view of that country by its regional adversaries, including Russian President Vladi­mir Putin …

The Hillary Clinton-Tulsi Gabbard feud, explained  —  Hillary Clinton speaking at George Washington University on September 17, 2019, in Washington, DC.  Zach Gibson/Getty Images  —  Neither of them come out looking particularly good.  —  Hillary Clinton emerged from relative political obscurity …

CNN Poll: 50% support impeaching Trump and removing him from office  —  (CNN)Half of Americans say President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, a new high in CNN polling on the topic and the first time that support …

Anxious Democratic Establishment Asks, ‘Is There Anybody Else?’  —  Party leaders who are fatalistic about Democrats' chances in 2020 are musing about possible late entrants to the race.  Sherrod Brown?  Michelle Obama?  —  WASHINGTON — When a half-dozen Democratic donors gathered …

Astros Staffer's Outburst at Female Reporters Illustrates MLB's Forgive-and-Forget Attitude Toward Domestic Violence  —  After the Astros clinched the AL pennant, a staffer looked at female reporters and shouted “Thank God we got Osuna!  I'm so f—  glad we got Osuna!

Trump Intends To Ban Copies Of NYT, WaPo Newspapers From White House  —  President Trump plans to bar copies of the New York Times and Washington Post newspapers from the White House.  —  During an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity on Monday evening, in which he spouted off on the same litany …

Despite reversal, Trump's Doral promotion will now be used against him in court  —  Congressional Democrats will file a legal brief in federal court on Tuesday asserting that President Trump's promotion of his Doral resort for the G-7 summit was further evidence he has violated the Emoluments Clause …

Premiums for popular Obamacare plans to drop 4 percent  —  Premiums for key plans sold on HealthCare.gov will drop by 4 percent on average next year, with several states seeing double-digit declines, the Trump administration said this morning.  —  This marks the second straight year …

Salt-of-the-earth GOP senator humiliates a ‘smug, rich liberal elitist’  —  Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri just attacked your humble blogger as a “smug, rich liberal elitist” who is part of a movement that has “utter, open contempt for the people of the heartland.”

Justin Trudeau Headed to Second Term as Canada's Prime Minister  —  The Liberal Party is projected to lose its majority but keep enough seats to form a government.  —  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada was headed to a second term on Monday after an often ugly campaign that became …

With Impeachment Looming, Trump Is Threatening to Sue ‘Everybody Who Pisses Him Off’  —  The president is reverting back to old habits.  —  Last week, as the White House struggled to grapple with an accelerating impeachment probe and a bloodbath in Syria, President Donald Trump's mind drifted to old …

Lawmakers outraged after Trump compares impeachment inquiry to ‘a lynching’  —  “All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here — a lynching,” Trump tweeted.  “But we will WIN!”  —  President Donald Trump has called the House impeachment inquiry a “coup,” a “witch hunt” and a …

Why Baby Elijah and a Million Other Children Lack Medicaid  —  The uninsured rate for children is climbing as families run afoul of new paperwork from states and as fear rises among immigrants.  —  HOUSTON — The baby's lips were turning blue from lack of oxygen in the blood when his mother …

Facebook takedowns show new Russian activity targeted Biden, praised Trump  —  The company disabled a network of accounts that posed at times as locals in swing states to post on divisive political issues and the upcoming presidential election.  —  Facebook on Monday said it removed a network …

Trump's Rallies Aren't a Sideshow.  They Are the Campaign.  —  The president is banking on base-pleasing campaign events to counter impeachment and power his 2020 reelection bid  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is closer to his second Election Day than his first, and an impeachment probe threatens his political future.

Trump's quest for vengeance against John Brennan  —  President Donald Trump's obsession with former CIA director John Brennan could be on a collision course with an ongoing Justice Department probe as Attorney General Bill Barr takes a more hands-on approach to examining the intelligence community's actions in 2016.

Sevier County Commission meeting overshadowed by controversial comments  —  SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) — Comments made by a Sevier County Commissioner sparked anger and support at a meeting on Monday night.  —  Commissioner Warren Hurst took to the floor on Oct. 21 to speak …

A video caught white students saying the n-word.  Amid outcry, they've been criminally charged.  —  The three people walking through a dimly lit parking lot near a University of Connecticut student apartment complex probably didn't know they were being watched.

Republicans rip Mick Mulvaney's ‘rough patch’  —  Fighting for President Donald Trump is one thing.  But Republicans aren't eager to defend a struggling White House acting chief of staff they've never really loved.  —  Mick Mulvaney's two stumbling public appearances over the past week …

Fact check: Trump made at least 20 false claims in angry Cabinet monologue  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump delivered a blistering and rambling monologue to the journalists he allowed into his Cabinet meeting for more than 70 minutes on Monday.  His press secretary, Stephanie Grisham …

Fighting Extradition, Ukrainian Tycoon Aligns Legal Strategy With Trump Camp  —  Dmytro Firtash says his prosecution by the U.S. is politically motivated and has enlisted Trump allies to fight it, drawing the attention of House impeachment investigators.

Media Attempt to School Republicans Is a Disingenuous Fraud  —  If you haven't had your daily dose of petulant surreality, swivel over to read this astounding editorial at what used to be America's paper of record.  This curious effusion warns that “The G.O.P. will not be able to postpone …

Alex Gibney: How Donald Trump Is Morphing Into Vladimir Putin  —  “Citizen K” is ostensibly about Mikhail Khodorkovsky—one of Putin's most hated opposition figures—but the film sounds a powerful alarm over Trump's growing authoritarianism.  —  LONDON—One of America's leading documentary-makers set off …

Iraq says U.S. forces withdrawing from Syria have no approval to stay  —  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces that crossed into Iraq as part of a pull-out from Syria do not have permission to stay and can only be there in transit, the Iraqi military said on Tuesday.