Army Officer Who Heard Trump's Ukraine Call Reported Concerns  —  The top Ukraine expert at the White House will tell impeachment investigators he twice reported concerns about President Trump's pressure tactics on Ukraine, acting out of a “sense of duty.”  —  WASHINGTON — A White House …

Trump Officials Had No Clue Where He Got ‘Whimpering’ Detail in His Baghdadi Raid Account  —  Five officials told The Daily Beast that they were perplexed watching Trump's Sunday morning victory lap.  And Pentagon officials are confused too.  —  The killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi marked …

Nunes Aide Is Leaking the Ukraine Whistleblower's Name, Sources Say  —  Derek Harvey, a former intelligence analyst, has also been spreading disinformation about an aide to Adam Schiff.  —  A top aide to Rep. Devin Nunes has been providing conservative politicians and journalists with information …

Biggest Private Coal Miner Goes Bust After Trump Rescue Fails  — Coal baron Murray pressed Trump to help save dying industry  — Collapse underscores rise of cheap natural gas, renewals  —  Robert E. Murray, the U.S. coal baron who pressed the Trump administration …

Trump is preparing to squander his al-Baghdadi victory  —  Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of “The End of Greatness: Why America Can't Have (and Doesn't Want) Another Great President.”  Miller was a Middle East negotiator in Democratic and Republican administrations.

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 …

Republicans are worried about their worst nightmare: An across-the-board wipeout in 2020  —  A growing number of Republicans are privately warning of increasing fears of a total wipeout in 2020: House, Senate, and White House.  —  Why it matters: All of this is unfolding …

Dear GOP, Some Scary Advice on How to Survive Your Impeachment Nightmare  —  By now it should have dawned on you that there is no escape.  You are going to have to render a verdict not just on Donald's Trump's policies, but on his personal conduct.  For just the third time in U.S. history …

Internal White House debate stifles release of Pence-Zelenskiy call  —  Nearly three weeks after the vice president said he had “no objection” to releasing a transcript, administration is divided on whether it could help or hurt Trump's cause.  —  WASHINGTON — It's been almost three weeks …

‘The Wild West’: Questions surround Trump legal team payments  —  In 1994, as a slew of scandals were popping up around President Bill Clinton, an attorney who worked with his defense team visited the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) in Washington to ask a simple question in person …

Bernie Sanders: 'Let's not make people overly nervous' about socialism  — Bernie Sanders, in a wide-ranging chat with CNBC's John Harwood, discusses personal issues, his economic agenda and his hope to become a 21st century version of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Sessions strongly considering bid for old Senate seat in Alabama  —  Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is strongly considering jumping into the race for his old Senate seat in Alabama, according to multiple Republican sources familiar with the matter.  —  Sessions would scramble …

This man is running for governor of California so he can run false Facebook ads  —  New York (CNN Business)A San Francisco man is going to extreme lengths to call out Facebook's controversial policy of allowing politicians to run false ads on its platform.  On Monday morning …

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 …

Judge reopens Covington Catholic teen's $250 million lawsuit against Washington Post  —  A federal judge in Kentucky has reopened the $250 million defamation case filed by a Covington Catholic student against the Washington Post after dismissing it in July, allowing the lawsuit to proceed but narrowing its focus.

House impeachment vote scrambles Senate Republicans' Trump defense  —  Senate Republicans quickly coalesced behind an effort to condemn the House's impeachment inquiry late last week.  Now their plans are up in the air.  —  After House Democrats announced they'd vote to establish the next steps …

Joe Biden in Danger of Humiliating Loss in Iowa, Top Democrats Warn  — Ex-vice president not spending time expected to win caucuses  — Democrats say Biden broke promise to campaign there often  —  Joe Biden risks a humiliating third or fourth-place finish in Iowa early next year …

‘Quid pro quo’ bombshell: Trump ally admits explosive bribe allegation  —  Trump's “no quid pro quo” defense is undercut by new impeachment evidence.  The Wall Street journal reporting Trump loyalist, Gordon Sondland, who denied quid pro quo, is now admitting it to Congress.

Exclusive: Steve Bannon's $1 million deal linked to a Chinese billionaire  —  The mystery of who's funding Steve Bannon's work has been at least partly solved: Guo Media, a company linked to a controversial Chinese billionaire, has contracted Bannon for at least $1 million for …

Inside New York Democrats' Plan to Kill Third Parties  —  The state party chairman, an ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, wants to quintuple the number of votes that a political party needs to secure a ballot line.  —  The chairman of the New York State Democratic Party is pushing a proposal …

Purge of about 300,000 voter registrations planned in Georgia  —  About 330,000 voter registrations in Georgia could soon be canceled because registrants haven't participated in elections for several years.  —  The purge comes after Georgia canceled 534,119 registrations in July 2017 …

Evangelicals have been reshaped into the image of Trump himself  —  It has always struck me as strange that a narrative about genocide — Noah and the ark — should be employed as a children's story.  As the other boys and girls in Sunday school focused on the cuteness of the rescued animals …

The new Democratic senator irritating the left and delighting the GOP  —  She rarely goes to party lunches and skipped Senate votes to run the Ironman.  She endorsed a primary challenger against one of her own colleagues and hobnobs with Republicans at least as much as she does with her own caucus.

Trump Attorneys Assert Immunity From Broad Sweep of Law  —  Legal filings and lawyers' statements show attempt to put president beyond legal reach while in office  —  WASHINGTON—Over his nearly three years in office, lawyers representing President Trump have made numerous legal arguments that …

Britain looks set for an early election in attempt to break Brexit deadlock  —  The opposition Labour Party said it would be supporting the government's election measure, meaning it looks very likely to happen.  —  LONDON — The United Kingdom looks to be heading for an early general election days …

‘Davos in the desert’ begins as Saudi Arabia seeks to put aside Khashoggi affair  —  Five presidents and the heads of some of the world's biggest banks and weapons makers are among those beating a path to Riyadh this week as Saudi Arabia uses its financial clout to lure heavyweights to its “Davos in the desert” conference.

Former Boston College Student Charged in Boyfriend's Suicide  —  Inyoung You is accused of involuntary manslaughter in the suicide of her college boyfriend, who died on his graduation day.  —  BOSTON — A former Boston College student has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection …

‘Unprecedented’: Florida GOP postpones biggest annual fundraiser  —  TALLAHASSEE — The Republican Party of Florida on Monday postponed its biggest annual fundraiser, a move that some officials blamed on lackluster interest from donors.  —  Planners were having difficulty selling table sponsorships …

Trump's Brilliant Syria Strategy Fooled Everyone  —  RUSH: You know, Trump did not tell any Democrats — and you know what's fascinating, folks?  If I may add.  There are four reporters — and I don't remember all their names.  Maggie Haberman is one from the New York Times …