‘It feels like a horror movie’: Republicans feel anxious and adrift defending Trump  —  Republican senators are lost and adrift as the impeachment inquiry enters its second month, navigating the grave threat to President Trump largely in the dark, frustrated by the absence of a credible case …

Classified Name Revealed of Special Operations Dog Wounded in Syria Raid that Killed ISIS Leader Baghdadi  —  When U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers with the secretive Joint Special Operations Command flew into Syria's northwestern Idlib province to capture or kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi …

Dissent Erupts at Facebook Over Hands-Off Stance on Political Ads  —  In an open letter, the social network's employees said letting politicians post false claims in ads was “a threat” to the company.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The letter was aimed at Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, and his top lieutenants.

Former US Senator Kay Hagan dead at 66 after three-year battle with encephalitis  —  Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, a one-time Capitol Hill intern who went on to become North Carolina's first Democratic female U.S. senator, died Monday at her Greensboro home.  She was 66.

Greg Walden to retire in latest sign of GOP doubts about retaking House  —  Rep. Greg Walden, the top Republican on the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, will retire at the end of this Congress — the latest sign that Republicans see a struggle to retake the House in 2020.

AFTER CATCH AND KILL FALLOUT, FORMER FOX NEWS STAFFERS DEMAND TO BE RELEASED FROM THEIR NDAS  —  NBC News, attempting to do damage control, says it will release former employees from nondisclosure agreements if they want to speak up about sexual misconduct at the network.

North Carolina judges throw out current congressional map  —  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina judges on Monday blocked the state's congressional map from being used in the 2020 elections, ruling that voters had a strong likelihood of winning a lawsuit that argued Republicans unlawfully manipulated district lines for partisan gain.

Sen. Johnson, ally of Trump and Ukraine, surfaces in crucial episodes in the saga  —  Sen. Ron Johnson met in July with a former Ukrainian diplomat who has circulated unproven claims that Ukrainian officials assisted Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, a previously unreported contact …

White House told in May of Ukraine President Zelenskiy's concerns about Giuliani, Sondland  —  The White House was alerted earlier than previously reported that Giuliani's pressure campaign was rattling the new Ukrainian president, say two sources.  —  KYIV — The White House was alerted …

I Don't Understand Jokes or Context  —  Washington Nationals fans chanted “lock him up” when Donald Trump appeared at Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday Night.  —  As a prominent media figure—like MSNBC host Joe Scarborough and author-pundit Ron Fournier—I find this alarming and offensive.

Reporter on Katie Hill scandal promotes GOP candidates for her seat  —  Shortly after Rep. Katie Hill announced her resignation from Congress on Sunday night, the RedState reporter who published damaging allegations involving the Democratic rising star, along with a nude photo …

What's Left of Condé Nast Two years after Si Newhouse died (and Graydon Carter left), Anna Wintour and a new CEO map out the future they can afford.  —  “It's dreadful,” Anna Wintour said in early October, looking out the south-facing windows of her 25th-floor office in One World Trade Center …

G/O Media Tells Deadspin Staff in Leaked Memo: Stick to Sports  —  Sports—and sports alone—must be “the sole focus” of the website, new management said Monday in a memo obtained by The Daily Beast.  —  Deadspin's new bosses have issued an order to the website: Do not cover anything other than sports.

I am no longer a Republican  —  I just came back from city hall, where I switched my voter registration from Republican to unenrolled (aka independent).  Two reasons:  —  First, the Republican Party has largely become the Party of Trump.  Too many Republicans in Congress are willing …

The Latest: Trump in Chicago, lashes out at police chief  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and his visit to Chicago (all times local):  —  The White House says President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign an executive order at the International Association of Chiefs …

Impeachment Ad to Air on ‘Fox & Friends’, Task Force Says They ‘Want Trump to See It’  —  An advertisement pushing for President Donald Trump's impeachment is set to air on Trump's favorite news show, Fox News' Fox & Friends on Wednesday morning, according to a leader of a celebrity-studded …

Getty fire: Housekeepers, gardener go to work despite the flames  —  When she left her house about 6 a.m., Carmen Solano didn't know a brush fire had erupted near the neighborhood where she worked.  So she left for her job, with coffee and pan in hand.  —  She'd filled her red backpack with tortillas …

Trump Explored Cutting Grants for Schools Tied to Erdogan Foe  — One of Trump's earliest attempts to appeal to Turkish leader  — Giuliani sought Gulen extradition, was on call about schools  —  Early in his presidency, Donald Trump's White House explored whether the U.S …

U.K. to Destroy Commemorative 50p Coins in Brexit Meltdown  —  Thousands of 50-pence coins minted to commemorate Brexit on Oct. 31 will be melted down after Prime Minister Boris Johnson accepted an extension from the European Union, two people familiar with the matter said.

‘Lock him up’ chant highlights the debate we need about Trump's lawlessness  —  What do we do when the White House's explicit position is that the president may abuse his powers in any way he sees fit, and that no form of accountability of any kind constraining his conduct is legitimate?

New maps ordered for NC 2020 congressional races, in win for Democrats  —  North Carolina's 2020 elections for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives must happen under new maps, a panel of judges ruled Monday evening, saying that the current Republican-drawn maps are unfair to many voters.