Bloomberg Is Top Choice for 4% of Democratic Primary Voters  —  Former NYC mayor would enter presidential race in 6th place  —  Michael Bloomberg speaks onstage during the Hudson River Park Annual Gala at Cipriani South Street on Oct. 17 in New York City.  A new Morning Consult poll finds …

In Seeking to Join Suit Over Subpoena Power, Mulvaney Goes Up Against the President  —  In effect, the acting chief of staff hopes the court will tell him whether to listen to his own boss, who wants him to remain silent, or to comply with a subpoena from the House, which wants his testimony.

State Department Freed Ukraine Money Before Trump Says He Did  — Department lawyers found the White House lacked authority  — Chain of events undercuts Trump's account of freeing the funds  —  President Donald Trump says he lifted his freeze on aid to Ukraine on Sept. 11 …

Republicans Argue Impeachment Case Falls Short of Proving Trump Misconduct  —  The release of House Republicans' witness list signaled that the president's favorite unsubstantiated theories will be a centerpiece of their strategy.  —  WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Saturday offered …

‘Baby Trump’ balloon slashed at Alabama appearance  —  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A towering “Baby Trump” protest balloon was knifed and deflated by someone unhappy with its appearance during President Donald Trump's Saturday trip to Alabama, organizers said.  —  The incident occurred during …

Russian Tory donors named in secret report  —  Intelligence agencies are ‘furious’ over No 10's block on publication  —  Nine Russian business people who gave money to the Conservative Party are named in a secret intelligence report on the threats posed to UK democracy which was suppressed last week by Downing Street.

Who is Rudy Giuliani's friend “Charles”?  An accidental text may have outed his identity  —  Rudy Giuliani's new fixer seems to connect a lot of dots  —  At the end of September, a journalist friend gave me Rudy Giuliani's phone number.  When I called, he picked up on the second ring …

Chesa Boudin, reformer public defender, wins election as San Francisco's new DA  —  Chesa Boudin won the race to become the city's next district attorney Saturday on a campaign promising to confront mass incarceration and racial disparities in the criminal justice system …

‘This is a very strong case of bribery’ : Rep. Jackie Speier on impeachment  —  A Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee defended the Democrats' strategy in the impeachment inquiry and responded on Sunday to the Republican witness requests in an interview on ABC's “This Week.”

‘Filled with hatred and a lust for blood’: Turkey's proxy army in northern Syria accused of abusing civilians  —  BEIRUT — In the month since Turkey intervened to drive U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish fighters from a broad swath of northern Syria, proxy forces backed by Ankara have been blamed …

'I'm gonna lose everything'  —  A farm family struggles to recover after rising debt pushes a husband to suicide  —  PLATTE, S.D. — Amber Dykshorn stood at her kitchen window and watched the storm come in.  —  It was a very dark Saturday night in the middle of the summer in the middle …

Richest 1% of Americans Close to Surpassing Wealth of Middle Class  — Historic low interest rates boosting riches of top households  — Poorest have 35.7% of liabilities and just 6.1% of assets  —  Explore what's moving the global economy in the new season of the Stephanomics podcast.

AP investigation: Aging US dams pose risk to thousands  —  On a cold morning last March, Kenny Angel got a frantic knock on his door.  Two workers from a utility company in northern Nebraska had come with a stark warning: Get out of your house.  —  Just a little over a quarter-mile upstream …

Democratic Voters Prefer Progressive Policies, Not Centrist Policies  —  On Friday, Upshot / Siena polling suggested that Democratic voters want a candidate who would “promise to find common ground with Republicans,” “be more moderate than most Dems” and “promise to bring politics in Washington back to normal.”

Warren Would Take Billionaires Down a Few Billion Pegs  —  Elizabeth Warren's tax proposals would significantly curb the gigantic fortunes of America's richest families over time.  —  “Yes, billionaires will have to pay a little more,” Senator Elizabeth Warren said of the revised tax package …

Man accused of grabbing woman ‘by the crotch’ on plane that made early landing for his arrest  —  The man seated next to her started by touching the woman's arm not long after takeoff, a criminal complaint says.  She pushed him away.  —  Then the woman's fellow passenger …

Cindy McCain: John would be ‘disgusted’  —  Cindy McCain: John would be disgusted by this  —  Washington (CNN)Cindy McCain said that her husband, the late Sen. John McCain, would be “terribly upset” about several recent events and she lamented the unwillingness of Republicans in Congress to speak out.