‘Alarm bells’: What Cooper, Croft and Anderson told impeachment investigators  —  House impeachment investigators released the transcripts of three more depositions on Monday, offering critical new details surrounding President Donald Trump's order to freeze military aid to Ukraine.

ANALYSIS: Democrats have a Col. Vindman problem  —  House Democrats conducted their impeachment interviews in secret, but Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman still emerged as star of the show.  Appearing at his October 29 deposition in full dress uniform, the decorated Army officer …

Deval Patrick, Ex-Governor of Massachusetts, Is Considering 2020 Presidential Race  —  Days after Michael Bloomberg began taking steps to enter the 2020 campaign, Mr. Patrick's conversations with top Democrats are the latest evidence of an unsettled presidential primary field.

‘Anonymous’ book excerpts describe Trump's score-settling and toxic West Wing  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump oversees a toxic West Wing and attempts to use his office to settle scores — including with the state of California and former Vice President Joe Biden …

There's a Surprisingly Plausible Path to Removing Trump From Office  —  It would take just three Republican senators to turn the impeachment vote into a secret ballot.  It's not hard to imagine what would happen then.  —  Juleanna Glover has worked as an adviser for several Republican politicians …

Why All of Trump's Defenses Against Impeachment Are Doomed to Fail  —  We've reached the part of this tired charade where even those who've tried to escape the obvious conclusion now know that the emperor has no clothes.  The mounting evidence from career diplomats, and Trump's own political appointees …

With public hearings set to begin, Giuliani considers launching an impeachment podcast  —  Giuliani's name mentioned several times in transcripts  —  Washington (CNN)Rudy Giuliani is considering re-entering the impeachment fray by launching a podcast to provide impeachment analysis …

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, widow of Baltimore Rep. Elijah Cummings, will seek his seat in Congress  —  Maryland Democratic Party Chairwoman Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, the widow of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, is running for her husband's seat, arguing Monday she is the best option to carry out his legacy and continue his vision.

Former U.S. top diplomat Rice concerned by shadow diplomacy on Ukraine  —  ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Condoleezza Rice, a secretary of state under Republican President George W. Bush, said on Monday reports of an unofficial U.S. policy being carried out in Ukraine were “deeply troubling.”

Addressing The Daily's coverage of Sessions protests  —  Last week, The Daily was not the paper that Northwestern students deserve.  —  On Nov. 5, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke on campus at a Northwestern University College Republicans event.

DACA heads to Supreme Court and all eyes are on Chief Justice John Roberts  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to take up the Trump administration's plan to end protections that shield about 660,000 immigrants from deportation, and legal experts say all eyes will be on the likely tie-breaker Chief Justice John Roberts.

National Enquirer Publisher's Secret Scheme to Funnel $1 Million to Accused Pedophile R. Kelly  —  AMI exec Dylan Howard proposed setting up a shell company to hide the payments for a TV series about the accused pedophile.  —  A top executive in the National Enquirer tabloid empire proposed …

Why alt-right trolls shouted down Donald Trump Jr.  —  The “Groyper Army” and the war over college campus conservatism, explained.  —  A group of alt-right and “dissident right” activists have joined forces with neo-Nazis and others on the far-right fringes to attack conservatives who they feel …

Former President Jimmy Carter admitted to hospital for brain surgery  —  Former President Jimmy Carter was hospitalized on Monday for a procedure to relieve pressure on his brain, caused by bleeding due to his recent falls, a spokesperson said.  —  Carter, the oldest living ex-U.S. president …

E.P.A. to Limit Science Used to Write Public Health Rules  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to significantly limit the scientific and medical research that the government can use to determine public health regulations, overriding protests from scientists and physicians …

Behind Trump's Dealings With Turkey: Sons-in-Law Married to Power  —  Informal relationships between family members help explain the course of diplomacy between the White House and Turkey's leader.  —  ISTANBUL — Behind President Trump's accommodating attitude toward Turkey is an unusual back channel …

Google's Secret ‘Project Nightingale’ Gathers Personal Health Data on Millions of Americans  —  Search giant is amassing health records from Ascension facilities in 21 states; patients not yet informed  —  Google is teaming with one of the country's largest health-care systems on a secret project …

How to Fight Antisemitism  —  ON OCTOBER 27TH, we marked one year since the worst antisemitic attack in our country's history, when a white nationalist walked into the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh and murdered 11 people and injured six others.  The murderer acted on a twisted belief …

Pompeo: Trump to discuss political solution for Syria in meeting with Erdoğan  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that President Trump will discuss Turkey's incursion into northeast Syria in an upcoming meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğ …

Federal health contract funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to Trump allies  —  Campaign, White House veterans were among 40 PR consultants on a $2.25 million contract.  —  President Donald Trump and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma.  Alex Wong/Getty Images

Trump weighs conditioning foreign aid on religious freedom  —  Aides to President Donald Trump are drafting plans to condition U.S. aid to other countries on how well they treat their religious minorities, two White House officials said.  —  The proposal is expected to cover U.S. humanitarian assistance …

General election 2019: Brexit Party will not stand in Tory seats  —  Nigel Farage has ditched plans to take on the Tories in more than 300 seats, after what he said was Boris Johnson's “shift of position” on Brexit.  —  The Brexit Party leader had planned to run candidates in 600 seats …