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.

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 …

Hillary Clinton suggests Republicans are grooming Tulsi Gabbard for third-party run  —  The Hawaii lawmaker responded by slamming the former first lady as “the queen of warmongers.”  —  Hillary Clinton says she believes that the Republicans have “got their eye on somebody who's currently …

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 …

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.) …

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 …

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.

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 …