White House Ukraine Expert Sought to Correct Transcript of Trump Call  —  Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman, who heard President Trump's July phone call with Ukraine's president and was alarmed, testified that he tried and failed to add key details to the rough transcript.

READ: Ukraine Specialist Catherine Croft's Written Testimony In Impeachment Inquiry  —  Catherine Croft, a State Department employee who previously worked on Ukraine issues for the National Security Council, is testifying in the House impeachment inquiry on Wednesday.

Trump Wants You to Know He's Smart and Capable Enough to ‘Do Quid Pro Quo’  —  Everyone should just stop saying he's too dumb or incompetent to commit crimes—he could totally pull them off if he wanted to, Trump has been complaining privately.  —  As Donald Trump gets dragged deeper …

Mulvaney was left in the dark on al-Baghdadi operation  —  President Trump's acting chief of staff first learned of the raid when it was already underway, raising questions about his status in the White House.  —  WASHINGTON — Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney first learned …

Jeffrey Epstein's Autopsy ‘Points to Homicide,’ Not Suicide, Pathologist Claims  —  The pathologist hired by Mr. Epstein's brother said evidence suggested strangulation.  The authorities disputed the claim.  —  A forensic pathologist hired by Jeffrey Epstein's brother claimed on Wednesday …

White House Finds Loophole in Search for Homeland Security Secretary  —  Officials who lead agencies in the department and echo the president's language on immigration were initially thought to be ineligible under a federal law.  —  WASHINGTON — The White House has found a way to bypass …

Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050, New Research Shows  —  Rising seas could affect three times more people by 2050 than previously thought, according to new research, threatening to all but erase some of the world's great coastal cities.  —  The authors of a paper published Tuesday developed …

The US economy is slowing  —  New York (CNN Business)The US economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.9% in the third quarter, the Commerce Department announced Wednesday.  —  This is the preliminary reading of US gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the American economy.

How the New Syria Took Shape  —  Russia, Turkey and Bashar al-Assad carved up northern Syria as the Americans retreated.  —  In just a few weeks, the American withdrawal from northern Syria dramatically reordered power in the country after eight years of civil war.

The Far-Right Group Said They Were the Victims.  The Videos Showed Something Different.  —  The Proud Boys claimed self-defense last year when a video showed them kicking and punching black-clad protesters.  But I saw footage that showed a clear aggressor — and eventually, so did jurors.

Donald Trump Jr.: Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman Is ‘A Leftist Veteran’  —  President Donald Trump's eldest son, Don Jr., has claimed without evidence that Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman is a ‘leftist’ who is being used to discredit the President.  Trump Jr. spoke to Fox & Friends on Wednesday …

Terrorist Financing Targeting Center Jointly Designates Network of Corporations, Banks, and Individuals Supporting IRGC and Hizballah  —  Coordinated action represents largest-ever tranche of targets designated by the United States and Gulf countries as part of the Terrorist Financing Targeting …

Mitch McConnell's extraordinary efforts to say nothing at all  —  (CNN)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell went to extraordinary lengths Tuesday to avoid giving substantive answers to direct questions about the allegations made by Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the first current White House official …

I Can Defeat Trump and the Clinton Doctrine  —  The U.S. will stop trying to overthrow governments and police the world.  —  Hillary Clinton emerged recently to claim, with no basis in fact, that I am being “groomed” by the Russian government to undermine America.

Protests in Iraq and Lebanon pose a challenge to Iran  —  BAGHDAD (AP) — The day after anti-government protests erupted in Iraq, Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani flew into Baghdad late at night and took a helicopter to the heavily fortified Green Zone, where he surprised a group of top security officials …

Steve Bannon Has Become the One Thing We Never Thought He'd Be: Boring  —  The alt-right acid-flinger is back on the radio, trying to help re-elect the man who fired him.  He thinks he's being a wit.  He's half-right.  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  Steve Bannon, Donald Trump's chief strategist …

Trump Sides With Indicted Oligarch Over His Own Diplomat  —  The President of the United States amplified a tweet calling one of his diplomats a liar—and, by implication, absolving a Ukrainian gas mogul of any mob ties.  —  President Donald Trump boosted a tweet Monday promoting …

The Circus Comes to the House Impeachment Inquiry  —  The bipartisan hearings have become a test of how far some Republicans in Congress will go to defend Donald Trump.  —  Around two o'clock in the afternoon last Tuesday, Representative Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican …

When JFK Was Trump  —  Have we ever had a president before this one who so disdains the advice and policies of those who have spent their lives working for the government he leads?  Have we ever had a chief executive who is so skeptical of the judgments of career diplomats and military leaders …