Ex-Envoy to Testify He Didn't Know Ukraine Aid Was Tied to Investigations  —  Kurt D. Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, will modify his testimony in the impeachment inquiry, saying he was kept out of the loop at key moments of President Trump's pressure campaign.

Stephen Miller planted anti-Rubio stories in Breitbart during 2016 campaign, leaked emails show  —  The emails offer a window into just how closely Miller coordinated with Breitbart, a publication that backed President Donald Trump early in his campaign.  —  White House senior adviser Stephen Miller …

Jeffrey Epstein Suicide: Two Jail Workers Expected to Be Charged  —  The charges are related to their failure to check on him.  —  Two federal workers who were on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in a Manhattan jail are expected to be charged Tuesday in connection …

Impeachment Witnesses Set to Testify on Concerns About Trump-Zelensky Call  —  House inquiry to hear from four witnesses Tuesday, including three who heard the July call between President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart  —  WASHINGTON—Four more witnesses are set to testify publicly …

Judge denies Trump's request to dismiss Summer Zervos defamation case  —  ‘Apprentice’ star accuses Trump of sexual assault (2016)  —  (CNN)A Manhattan judge has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to be deposed in a defamation lawsuit filed by a former “Apprentice” contestant who has accused Trump of sexual assault.

Hunter Biden's Burisma Post Had a Troubling Conflict, Watchdog Says  —  Hunter Biden's work at Ukrainian energy firm Burisma Holdings included a little-noted conflict of interest that wouldn't pass muster in the United States, an American investor watchdog group says: He served for pay …

'I don't have a Trump sticker on my car because I'm not stupid'  —  “It's a waste of money.”  “To say you don't support it means you don't think any president should be investigated for any problems.”  “I'm not a Trump supporter by all means, but I totally disagree with what they're doing.”

Jimmy Finkelstein, the owner of The Hill, has flown under the radar.  But he's played a key role in the Ukraine scandal  —  New York (CNN Business)James “Jimmy” Finkelstein, the owner of The Hill newspaper, is not a widely known media executive, but he is one of the era's most consequential.

Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Say Impeachment Hearings Won't Change Their Minds  —  The country is witnessing one of only a handful of times in its history that Congress has gone through with public hearings on whether to impeach a president.  And yet, the overwhelming majority …

Politico, DNC at odds over Democratic debate moderator  —  Politico and PBS are scheduled to co-host the sixth Democratic primary debate on Dec. 19 in Los Angeles.  —  The Democratic National Committee and the news organization Politico are locked in an argument over the ideological credentials …

Speculating about Trump's health is ‘dangerous,’ but Hillary Clinton's was fair game?  —  Can you imagine what the Trumps, Bannons and Hannitys of the world would have done if Hillary Clinton had gone to an unscheduled doctor's appointment?  —  When I heard about President Donald Trump's …

Senior Trump admin official Mina Chang resigns after NBC News report  —  Mina Chang resigned Monday, 6 days after an NBC News report about her resume inflation and hours after NBC asked her about newly discovered false claims.  —  WASHINGTON — Senior Trump administration official Mina Chang resigned …

A G.O.P. Star Emerges in Impeachment Hearings.  Democratic Donors Notice.  —  As Representative Elise Stefanik, a New York Republican, took a leading role in Friday's impeachment hearing, donations came pouring in to her Democratic challenger.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Shortly …

The Congresswoman Who Has Gone Viral for Embarrassing the Worst of the 1 Percent  —  \u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThis article appears in VICE Magazine's \u003Ca href="https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vice.com\u0 02Fen_ us\u002Fseries\u002Fkrk8m6\u002Fthe- other-2020" target="_blank"\u003E2019 Profiles Issue\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.

How The Kremlin's Assassins Sowed Terror Through The Streets Of London While British Authorities Scrambled To Stop Them  —  A new book by BuzzFeed News's Global Investigations Editor connects 14 suspected Russian assassinations on British soil — first exposed by BuzzFeed News in 2017 …

Trump bashed Nancy Pelosi for an impeachment quote.  It actually came from a Fox News reporter.  —  President Trump lashed out at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in a tweet early on Tuesday morning, misquoting her while characterizing the ongoing impeachment inquiry as a ploy to skirt around …

Stop Assuming Republican Senators Will Do the Right Thing  —  A new genre of impeachment fantasy theorizes that Trump accomplices will suddenly find their spines.  Don't buy it.  —  If this were a rom-com, instead of a constitutional crisis, I like to think the ending would go something like this …

Trump press secretary claims departing Obama aides left nasty notes  —  The former president's staffers quickly denied Trump adviser Stephanie Grisham's accusation, calling it an “outrageous lie.'.  —  White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham claimed on Tuesday that departing former aides …

Trump's ‘Section 232’ autos tariff authority runs out of time, experts say  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The clock has run out on President Donald Trump's authority to impose “Section 232” tariffs on imports of foreign-made cars and auto parts, and he may have to find other means if he wants …

Congratulations, You're a Congresswoman.  Now What?  —  Abigail Spanberger and Ayanna Pressley were part of a wave of Democrats who took office this year full of hope.  Maintaining it has not been easy.  —  There are not many people whom @RepSpanberger lets boss her around, but one of them …

Bernie Sanders hits 4 million donations mark, campaign announces  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders is part of a top tier of candidates in the national and early voting state polls who are vying for the Democratic presidential nomination.  —  But when it comes to donations to his campaign …

Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening To Kill Rep. Ilhan Omar  —  Prosecutors say Patrick Carlineo called Omar's office March 21, told a staffer the congresswoman was a “terrorist” and threatened to shoot her.  —  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A western New York man pleaded guilty Monday to threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.

Donald Trump is America's anti-president  —  After just one week of public impeachment hearings, Donald Trump has unmistakably emerged as America's anti-president, the very model of the charlatan George Washington warned might be overtaken by “the insidious wiles of foreign influence.”

Democrats Thinking Strategically About 2020 Nominee Choice  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — As candidates continue to join the field for the 2020 Democratic nomination, Democrats nationwide are steadfast in prioritizing electability next fall as a key trait they are looking for in a nominee.

U.S. breaks off talks with South Korea over costs of military alliance  —  SEOUL — The United States broke off talks with South Korea on Tuesday over how to share the cost of the two nations' military alliance, injecting fresh tension into the relationship over Washington's demands that Seoul pay sharply more.