‘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 …

‘Special breed of courageous’: Delta Force operator hails valor of military dog wounded in Baghdadi raid  —  Though no U.S. forces were killed in the Saturday evening raid that led to the death of an ISIS leader, one military working dog suffered severe injuries in the line of duty.

Former US Senator Kay Hagan dead at 66  —  Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan died Monday.  She was 66.  —  Hagan, a Democrat, served a single term after beating Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole in 2008.  She lost to Republican Thom Tillis in 2014.  —  “We are heartbroken to share …

President Donald Trump greeted with boos at Game 5 of World Series  —  SportsPulse: This may be the most energetic World Series we've seen in a long time.  For both teams, their exuberance on and off the field has been propelled by the joy often seen in Latin baseball culture.  —  CONNECT

Rep. Katie Hill to resign amid allegations of inappropriate relationships with staffers  —  Freshman Rep. Katie Hill is resigning from Congress after facing allegations of inappropriate sexual relationships with staffers in her office and on her congressional campaign.

Read the Letter Facebook Employees Sent to Mark Zuckerberg About Political Ads  —  Hundreds of Facebook employees recently signed a letter to Mr. Zuckerberg and other leaders of the social network, decrying the company's decision to let politicians post any claims they wanted — even false ones — in ads on the site.

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 veteran lawmaker announced Monday.  —  The 62-year-old Walden …

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 …

A man went viral for snubbing Mitch McConnell at Elijah Cummings's memorial.  He says there's more to the story.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) cocked his right arm, ready to deliver a handshake.  A man in a navy suit, who had been working his way down the line …

Facebook allows prominent right-wing website to break the rules  —  The Daily Wire, the right-wing website founded by pundit Ben Shapiro, is a cesspool of misogyny, bigotry, and misinformation.  Its toxic content is also fantastically successful on Facebook, with each story reaching more people than any other major media outlet.

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 …

Capital Beat: A four-judge Supreme Court for the foreseeable future  —  The fire and fury have faded.  Months since the day the Democratic majority on the Executive Council rejected his nomination, the fight to place Gordon MacDonald on the state Supreme Court is all but over.

‘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?

Ukrainian Oligarch Seethed About ‘Overlord’ Biden for Years  —  Dmytro Firtash's lawyers say his team had to investigate Joe Biden to defend their client.  One expert says Biden pushed reforms that cost the oligarch up to $400 million per year.  —  Indicted Ukrainian gas oligarch Dmytro Firtash spent …

Barr defends Durham probe, rips Comey FBI for ‘failure of leadership’  —  EXCLUSIVE — Attorney General Bill Barr, in an interview with Fox News, defended the independence and integrity of the politically contentious probe being led by U.S. Attorney John Durham into the handling of the Russia investigation …

Mayor de Blasio's used his NYPD security detail to take his son to Yale: sources  —  Mayor de Blasio ordered his NYPD security detail to repeatedly take his son back and forth from Yale University during his first years at school, the Daily News has learned.