Pentagon chief asks for Navy secretary's resignation over private proposal in Navy SEAL's case  —  Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper asked for the resignation of Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer on Sunday after losing confidence in him over his handling of the case of a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes in Iraq, the Pentagon said.

House Intelligence Committee in possession of video, audio recordings from Giuliani associate Lev Parnas  —  The House Intelligence Committee is in possession of audio and video recordings and photographs provided to the committee by Lev Parnas, an associate of President Donald Trump's personal attorney …

White House review turns up emails showing extensive effort to justify Trump's decision to block Ukraine military aid  —  A confidential White House review of the President Trump's decision to place a hold on military aid to Ukraine has turned up hundreds of documents that reveal extensive efforts …

At least seven pro-Beijing lawmakers lose Hong Kong district council seats  —  Huge surge of support for pro-democracy camp which has already taken more seats than it had before Shock defeats for Junius Ho, Michael Tien and Holden Chow, while Starry Lee holds on against ‘Long Hair’ Polls …

Scoop: White House directed block of Armenian genocide resolution  —  Many were perplexed and outraged when, right after clashing with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a heated Oval Office meeting on Nov. 13, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham hurried back to the Senate floor …

Exposed: China's Operating Manuals For Mass Internment And Arrest By Algorithm  —  A new leak of highly classified Chinese government documents has uncovered the operations manual for running the mass detention camps in Xinjiang and exposed the mechanics of the region's Orwellian system of mass surveillance and “predictive policing.”

Bloomberg entry into presidential race raises ethics issues  —  1 of 3  —  NEW YORK (AP) — With Michael Bloomberg now running for president, the news service that bears his name said Sunday it will not “investigate” him or any of his Democratic rivals, and Bloomberg Opinion will no longer run unsigned editorials.

Her Battles With the Press Corps Behind Her, Sanders Plans a Political Future  —  President Trump's former press secretary has returned to Arkansas a bona fide star eager to play a new role in a post-Trump Republican Party.  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — It has been less than six months since …

How Russian intelligence officers interfered in the 2016 election  —  Twelve Russian military officers have been indicted for breaking into the Democratic Party's computers, stealing compromising information and selectively releasing it to undermine candidates.  Bill Whitaker reports on the case against them

Forget the Oval.  The real Trump action is in the residence.  —  The Oval Office is the traditional epicenter of power for American presidents, but a new one is emerging that's more exclusive, more secluded and more convenient.  —  President Donald Trump is increasingly morphing the White House residence into a second Oval.

Queen cancels Prince Andrew's 60th birthday party in wake of disastrous Newsnight interview amid claims Royal household is ‘aggrieved’ at suggestions she sanctioned it  —  The Queen has scrapped plans to host a party for Prince Andrew to mark his 60th birthday in February.

Schiff: I would be leading calls for impeachment if Trump were a Democrat  —  In a wide-ranging interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said the evidence for President Trump's misconduct is “overwhelming,” and that he would be among those calling …

The mystery of President Trump's unannounced hospital visit  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's unannounced visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center last weekend spurred speculation about his health from the public, and from doctors.  In a statement late Monday night …