Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry Into Its Own Russia Investigation  —  The move is likely to open the attorney general to accusations that he is trying to deliver a political victory for President Trump.  —  WASHINGTON — For more than two years, President Trump has repeatedly attacked …

‘Powerful woman’ Kellyanne Conway mocks and threatens reporter for mentioning her husband (AUDIO)  —  Top White House aide Kellyanne Conway, describing herself as “a powerful woman,” aggressively and disparagingly told a female reporter that it was improper to write about her husband …

White House official expected to back up diplomat's testimony over Trump push for Ukraine probe into Bidens  —  Why the ‘quid pro quo’ defense may not matter  —  (CNN)Tim Morrison, a top Russia and Europe adviser on President Donald Trump's National Security Council, is expected to testify …

EXCLUSIVE: Shocking photos of Congresswoman Katie Hill are revealed as she's seen NAKED showing off Nazi-era tattoo while smoking a bong, kissing her female staffer and posing nude on ‘wife sharing’ sites  — Katie Hill, 32, has been seen in a series of shocking photographs obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com

‘Your question is insane.’ Full interview with Secretary of State Pompeo in Wichita  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Thursday made his fourth trip to Kansas this year, this one to Wichita with Ivanka Trump.  The former Kansas congressman sat down with McClatchy's Wichita Eagle and Kansas City Star …

‘Apprentice’ Contestant Says She Has Documents Corroborating Donald Trump Sexual Assault  —  Summer Zervos tells the court about calendar entries, old emails, correspondence with Fox News, and a polygraph test.  —  For the first time, season-five Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos has laid …

Republicans Fight Trump's Impeachment by Attacking the Process  —  President Trump wants his party to defend him more aggressively.  Senators instead are denouncing the House investigation.  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress struggled for a second consecutive day Thursday …

On “Human Scum” and Trump in the Danger Zone  —  After Ambassador William Taylor's testimony, the President is freaking out about impeachment.  —  At 1:48 p.m. on October 23rd, Donald Trump posted a tweet that, in any other political moment, would be a strong contender for the worst public statement ever …

Trump to Tell Federal Agencies to Cut New York Times, Washington Post Subscriptions  —  White House plans to direct government staffers to not renew orders with the newspapers, whose coverage he has disparaged as ‘fake’  —  WASHINGTON—The White House is planning to instruct federal agencies …

Judge Napolitano Schools ‘Fox & Friends’ on Impeachment: Schiff Just ‘Following the Rules’ Written by GOP  —  Fox News' judicial analyst disappointed his colleagues by explaining there's nothing wrong with “secret” impeachment hearings.  —  After Republican members of the House literally stormed …

Lawyers for Ukrainian oligarch have another client: The columnist who pushed Biden corruption claims  —  Conservative lawyers Joe diGenova and Victoria Toensing, who this year took on as a client an oligarch at the center of the Ukraine scandal, also represent the conservative columnist …

Read the Trump Administration's Warning Letter to Laura Cooper  —  The No. 2 Pentagon official told Ms. Cooper, the military's Russia-Ukraine expert, not to talk to Congress.  She did anyway.  —  WASHINGTON — The White House has declared that the executive branch will not cooperate …

BREAKING: Judge rules dad will have say in gender ‘transition’ of 7-year-old  —  The judge presiding over the case of Jeffrey Younger, the father who is trying to protect his seven-year-old son, James, from chemical castration via a gender “transition,” ruled today that the parents …

Schiff's Secret Bombshells  —  If the testimony is so damning for Trump, why not make it public?  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Bombshell.  The walls are closing in.  Donald Trump's defense has collapsed.  The quid pro quo has been proven, the case for impeachment is obvious …

DeVos held in contempt for violating judge's order on student loans  —  A federal judge on Thursday held Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in contempt of court and imposed a $100,000 fine for violating an order to stop collecting on the student loans owed by students of a defunct for-profit college.

First on CNN: Democratic rising star Rep. Katie Porter plans to endorse Elizabeth Warren  —  Lawmaker: I've graded law students.  Trump gets an ‘F’  —  (CNN)Democratic Rep. Katie Porter of California, a first-term lawmaker who has gained wide notice for her forceful grilling of corporate executives …

Harvey Weinstein Turned Up At An Event For Young Actors.  One Woman Who Confronted Him Was Thrown Out.  —  A woman comedian was booed and two attendees kicked out after they protested the appearance of disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein at an event for young performers in lower Manhattan on Wednesday night.

Can Warren Beat Trump?  —  Chat with almost any political professional in and around Washington, and you find something of a consensus building on the following:  — Elizabeth Warren is going to be the nominee.  — She's going to have a hard time beating Trump.  —  Last week, I spent time looking at the first point.

Weld: I'd vote for Biden ‘in a heartbeat’ against Trump  —  HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — One of President Donald Trump's Republican challengers says he'd vote for Joe Biden “in a heartbeat” against Trump in the 2020 general election.  —  Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld says, “Could I vote for a Democrat?

U.S. Weighs Leaving More Troops, Sending Battle Tanks to Syria  —  The options represent a shift from the pullout President Trump wanted and modify U.S. objectives—from countering Islamic State to also protecting oil fields  —  WASHINGTON—The White House is considering options for leaving …