Sondland Told House Panels Trump's Ukraine Pressure Was Quid Pro Quo  —  U.S. envoy to EU told House committees that he believed White House meeting was conditioned on Ukraine opening investigations, his lawyer says  —  WASHINGTON—A top U.S. diplomat told House committees last week …

Trump Approves Special Ops Raid Targeting ISIS Leader Baghdadi, Military Says He's Dead  —  The United States military has conducted a special operations raid targeting one of its most high-value targets, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), Newsweek has learned.

‘I feel bad that I left’: John Kelly warned Trump he would be impeached  —  SEA ISLAND, Georgia — John Kelly warned President Trump that hiring a “yes man” to succeed him as White House chief of staff would lead to impeachment and, in hindsight, regrets his decision to resign.

In impeachment inquiry, Republican lawmakers ask questions about whistleblower, loyalty to Trump and conspiracy theories  —  Republican lawmakers have used the congressional impeachment inquiry to gather information on a CIA employee who filed a whistleblower complaint, press witnesses …

London trip photos show Giuliani with indicted associate at Yankees' game, Ukrainian charity event  —  Rudy Giuliani (center) speaks with New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone prior to a game between the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox in London in June 2019.  Lev Parnas, a now-indicted associate …

Company with ties to Trump's brother Robert awarded $33 million government contract  —  A company in which President Trump's brother has a financial stake received a $33 million contract from the U.S. Marshals Service earlier this year, an award that has drawn protests from two other bidders …

White House cybersecurity chief quits, says leadership is inviting an attack  —  White House computer security Chief Dimitrios Vistakis gave the White House one helluva resignation notice earlier this week when he quit over practices he dubbed “absurd” including the systemic purging of cybersecurity staff.

Trump's Impeachment Woes Grow In Latest Twitter Rant  —  Somebody is thinking about impeachment this morning.  —  President Donald Trump's latest weekend tweetstorm took aim at Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) …

U.S. military convoy crosses border into northeastern Syria  —  Several of the vehicles were flying large American flags and were accompanied overhead by attack helicopters, eyewitnesses said.  —  ERBIL, Iraq — A convoy of U.S. military vehicles has crossed the border from Iraq …

Rachel Maddow Confronts Her NBC News Bosses Live, on the Air  —  The MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow publicly confronted the leadership of her own network on Friday night, declaring live on air that she and other NBC News employees had deep concerns about whether the organization …

Symbol of '80s Greed Stands to Profit From Trump Tax Break for Poor Areas  —  RENO, Nev. — In the 1980s, Michael Milken embodied Wall Street greed.  A swashbuckling financier, he was charged with playing a central role in a vast insider-trading scheme and was sent to prison for violating federal securities and tax laws.

Thanks, Whistle-Blower, Your Work Is Done  —  White House transcript Statements by officials  —  Statements by officials Not proven yet  —  White House transcript Statements by officials  —  “Where is the Whistleblower, and why did he or she write such a fictitious and incorrect account …

Is William Barr the Head of DOJ or QAnon?  —  John Durham's investigation of the Russia probe as a criminal matter is further proof that the Justice Department is a tool for Trump now  —  I warned you William Barr was the most dangerous man in America.  —  I warned you he would burn Washington to the ground.

A Racist Attack Shows How Whiteness Evolves  —  An assault at a New Jersey high school football game had an unexpected cast of characters.  —  Dr. Painter is the author of “The History of White People.”  —  Two 17-year-old boys accused of harassing four African-American middle schoolgirls …

Maria Butina Receives Hero's Welcome in Moscow  —  Maria Butina is out of jail and Moscow is celebrating the convicted “spotter” for Russian intelligence.  —  Maria Butina, who pleaded guilty late last year to conspiring to act on behalf of the Russian government as a clandestine foreign agent …

Trump ordered Mattis to ‘screw Amazon’ on Pentagon contract, according to new book  —  (CNN) A new biography of former Defense Secretary James Mattis reports President Donald Trump personally got involved in who would win a major $10 billion contract to provide cloud computing services to the Pentagon …

How Warren Went From Wonky Blogger to Democratic Frontrunner  —  Her path from blogger to, potentially, the White House is the purest illustration of how Bush-era Democratic insurgents have taken positions of power in the time of Trump.  —  A 70-year-old, twice-elected Senator …