Why Giuliani Singled Out 2 Ukrainian Oligarchs to Help Look for Dirt  —  VIENNA — They were two Ukrainian oligarchs with American legal problems.  One had been indicted on federal bribery charges.  The other was embroiled in a vast banking scandal and was reported to be under investigation by the F.B.I.

Esper says Trump ordered him to allow SEAL to keep status  —  In this Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 photo, U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer fields questions at a media availability at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has fired …

'God's used imperfect people all through history': Perry shares why he thinks Trump is the ‘chosen one’  —  Energy Secretary Rick Perry said in an interview that he told President Donald Trump that he was God's “chosen one” to lead the United States, just as he chose the kings to lead Israel in the Old Testament.

Gov. Matt Bevin pardons man serving life sentence for sex abuse of 6-year-old stepdaughter  —  Gov. Matt Bevin has pardoned a man serving a life sentence for sexually abusing and sodomizing his 6-year-old stepdaughter 20 years ago.  —  In his pardon and commutation order on Friday …

Could This Be the Guy Who Wrote Anonymous's Warning?  —  Back in September 2018—an eternity ago in the Trump administration—a self-described “senior official” came forward with a counterintuitive but comforting message.  —  In an op-ed in The New York Times, the anonymous author decried Trump's …

Biden's senior Latina adviser quits in frustration  —  A senior Joe Biden campaign staffer in charge of outreach to Latino, African-American and women's groups has quit her post, telling two allies she was frustrated over her lack of input and with the presidential candidate's immigration rhetoric.

What Impeachment Is Revealing About the Republican Party  —  The House Intelligence Committee brought impeachment onto the public stage over the past two weeks.  But now Congress has scattered for Thanksgiving, cable news is picking over the remnants of the hearings in search of content …

Special report: ‘Time to take out our swords’ - Inside Iran's plot to attack Saudi Arabia  —  (Reuters) - Four months before a swarm of drones and missiles crippled the world's biggest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia, Iranian security officials gathered at a heavily fortified compound in Tehran.

A Reporter's Guide to Texting With Rudy Giuliani  —  Everyone who texts with Rudy Giuliani knows the hands of fate control the fingertips.  Digital communication with President Trump's 75-year-old personal attorney is a delicate exercise in optimism and patience.

Mike Bloomberg just stabbed the journalistic heart of his news organization  —  Months ago, when former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg said he wouldn't run for president, a palpable feeling of relief flooded the global newsrooms that bear his name.  —  “The sound of 2,700 exhaling,” as the quip had it.

Emails Confirm Miller's Twin Obsessions: Immigrants and Crime  —  Stephen Miller linked immigration to violence in emails to Breitbart News - writing of crimes committed by nonwhites that “each one [is] more disturbing than the next.”  —  “It has never been easier in American history …

This White Wisconsin County Has No Time for Trump  —  (Bloomberg Opinion) — White voters were the key to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential victory.  Their continued support for him is the main reason he is unlikely to be removed from office by impeachment.  They are the foundation of his political support heading into 2020.

Exclusive: Warren Leads Among LGBTQ+ Voters in First-of-Its-Kind Poll  —  A survey conducted by YouGov and Out magazine shows Warren with a double-digit lead in LGBTQ+ support.  —  Elizabeth Warren, shante you stay.  —  In a first-of-its-kind poll, a new survey from YouGov and Out magazine found …

People Are Doubling Down On Their Opinions On Impeachment, Poll Finds  —  Those with the least-settled opinions on impeachment are also the least likely to be following the hearings.  —  Days of televised impeachment hearings have left Americans largely dug into their original opinions …

Big Calculator: How Texas Instruments Monopolized Math Class  —  These $100 calculators have been required in classrooms for more than twenty years, as students and teachers still struggle to afford them  —  his fall, Stephen Thompson began his first year of teaching Algebra 2 …

Trump Ordered Review of U.S. Sanctions on Turkey's Halkbank  — President lobbied by Turkey over effects on state-owned bank  — Trump asked for Treasury, DOJ help after Erdogan entreaty  —  President Donald Trump told the Treasury Department and Justice Department to look into the impact …

That Uplifting Tweet You Just Shared?  A Russian Troll Sent It  —  Internet trolls don't troll.  Not the professionals at least.  Professional trolls don't go on social media to antagonize liberals or belittle conservatives.  They are not narrow minded, drunk or angry.  They don't lack basic English language skills.

Arrested as teens, three men are set to be exonerated after 36 years behind bars for wrongful murder conviction  —  Baltimore prosecutor's Conviction Integrity Unit finds men are innocent in 1983 slaying of 14-year-old, shot in school hallway for his jacket  —  The death of 14-year-old DeWitt Duckett was historically horrible.

Trump's impeachment trial will be a sham.  Here's how to blow up his lies.  —  President Trump's coming impeachment trial in the Senate will be awash in Russian propaganda.  Literally.  —  Senate Republicans are planning to use the trial to promote the conspiracy theory that Ukraine …

Turkey tests S-400 Russian missile system with US F-16, in defiance of Washington  —  Footage shows jets flying over Ankara to test newly acquired system, despite US and Nato opposition to deal  —  Turkey moved a step closer to activating the S-400 Russian missile defence system on Monday as it used F-16 jets to test its radars.

Biden Is Struggling in Iowa and His Supporters There Know Why  —  The former vice president's backers have noted a lack of enthusiasm and a spotty campaign operation as reasons Joe Biden is lagging in Iowa, not to mention a formidable moderate competitor in Pete Buttigieg.

WeWork Founder Adam Neumann ‘Helped Kushner Craft Mideast Peace Plan’  —  The now disgraced ex-CEO reportedly claimed that three people would save the world: Mohammed bin Salman, Jared Kushner and Neumann himself  —  The rise and catastrophic downfall of WeWork founder and former CEO Adam Neumann …

Conan, dog injured in al Baghdadi raid, honored by President Trump at White House  —  The dog injured during the mission that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was honored Monday afternoon during a surprise ceremony at the White House.  —  President Trump and first lady Melania Trump appeared …

Justices reject call for new trial in ‘Serial’ podcast case  —  FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2016 file photo, Adnan Syed enters Courthouse East in Baltimore prior to a hearing.  Supreme Court justices on Monday left in place a Maryland court ruling that denied a new trial to Adnan Syed …

In Cincinnati Suburb, Some Republicans Are Uneasy About Trump's Tone  —  Support for GOP candidates has slipped; ‘I am not anti-Trump, but I am anti-incivility’  —  FORT THOMAS, Ky.—Some Republicans in this Cincinnati suburb of tidy homes and tree-lined streets, long a GOP stronghold …

Ruthless Quotas at Amazon Are Permanently Maiming Employees … When candice dixon showed up for her first day of work at an Amazon warehouse in Eastvale, California, she stepped into a wonder of automation, efficiency, and speed.  Inside the sprawling four-story building …