Trump Tells Allies He Wants Absolved War Criminals to Campaign for Him  —  Fallout from the clemency cost the Navy secretary Richard Spencer his job, but a former Pentagon deputy chief backs the ousted official.  —  If Donald Trump gets his wish, he'll soon take the three convicted …

CNN Poll: No change in views on impeachment after public hearings  —  Analyst: Trump doesn't care how illegal his actions may be  —  (CNN)After five days of public hearings in House Democrats' impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, public opinion over whether the President ought to be impeached …

‘The hubris is unbelievable’: Dems seethe over Bloomberg GOP donations  —  Michael Bloomberg's debut 2020 campaign ad touts that he “took charge” of New York in the wake of 9/11.  —  What Bloomberg doesn't mention: He leaned heavily on an endorsement from Rudy Giuliani …

Waiting for Obama  —  Today, almost every Democratic presidential campaign starts with what one close adviser to Barack Obama calls “The Pilgrimage”: the journey to the West End to meet the former president.  —  The West End of Washington, D.C., sandwiched between the better-known districts …

In bleak report, U.N. says drastic action is only way to avoid worst effects of climate change  —  “We need to catch up on the years in which we procrastinated,” a top official says.  —  The world has squandered so much time mustering the action necessary to combat climate change that rapid …

Ruling Will Not Lead John Bolton to Testify Soon, Lawyer Says  —  Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry have been seeking John Bolton's testimony, but his lawyer said the ruling in the case of another former White House aide did not apply to him.  —  WASHINGTON — John R. Bolton …

Pete Buttigieg Is a Lying MF  —  Seven thousand three hundred twenty-two dollars.  —  I hid it in a white Piggly Wiggly bag in the back of the dishwasher.  Every single time I returned to that tiny apartment, I opened up that Navajo-white Kenmore dishwasher and made sure it was there.

A wealthy Venezuelan hosted Giuliani as he pursued Ukraine campaign.  Then Giuliani lobbied the Justice Department on his behalf.  —  When Rudolph W. Giuliani went to Madrid in August to meet with a top aide to the Ukrainian president and press for political investigations sought by President Trump …

Georgia Governor, Trump Appear at Odds Over Senate Pick  —  In a White House meeting, Brian Kemp pushed Kelly Loeffler, while president prefers Rep. Doug Collins  —  President Trump quietly met Sunday in the White House with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and the governor's preferred pick to fill …

Texas Republican Party's 2020 election strategy document lands in Democrats' hands  —  Republicans expressed concern about ‘the polarizing nature’ of President Trump … AUSTIN — In a bizarre political blunder, a document laying out the Republican Party of Texas's election strategy …

Timeline: Rep. Devin Nunes and Ukraine Disinformation Efforts  —  Rep. Devin Nunes (R.-Ca) and his top aide, Derek Harvey, have allegedly been working in part with Rudy Giuliani and his associates, including indicted businessman Lev Parnas, to get dirt from Ukraine on Joe Biden and to pursue …

Oversight panel sues William Barr, Wilbur Ross over 2020 census documents  —  The House Oversight and Reform Committee filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to enforce the panel's subpoenas seeking information about the Trump …

Trump's Turkey Corruption Is Way Worse Than You Realize  —  An idiot's guide to the Trump Turkey scandal that no one is paying attention to.  —  Earlier this month, Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton, the moustachioed one, the unlikeliest of potential #Resistance heroes …

The Inside Story of Christopher Steele's Trump Dossier  —  In a new book, the founders of the firm that compiled it defend their work.  —  For nearly three years, President Trump has spun an alternate reality in which he was not helped and tainted by Russia during the 2016 Presidential campaign but …

House Democrat backs down from impeachment: 'I don't see the value of kicking him out of office'  —  Democratic Rep. Brenda Lawrence of Michigan now favors censuring President Trump after backing impeachment proceedings over allegations that he withheld military aid from Ukraine for his personal benefit.

Brett Kavanaugh's latest opinion should terrify Democrats  —  The Supreme Court now has five votes to sabotage the next Democratic presidency.  —  If you've spent any time around the Federalist Society — the hugely influential conservative legal society that plays an outsized role …

What will become of Jews in Britain if Labour forms the next government?  —  Elections should be a celebration of democracy.  However, just weeks before we go to the polls, the overwhelming majority of British Jews are gripped by anxiety.  —  During the past few years …

The post-Christian culture wars  —  The Trump administration's two most revealing speeches weren't given by Trump.  —  Republicans control the White House, the Senate, and the Supreme Court.  They have 27 governorships and governing trifectas in 21 states.

The GOP's galling accommodation of Trump  —  “Thank God no one is accusing us anymore of interfering in the U.S. elections,” Russian President Vladimir Putin recently said.  “Now, they're accusing Ukraine.  Well, they should figure it out among themselves.”  —  Putin has every reason to gloat.

The Return of Jerry Nadler  —  For two months, Representative Jerry Nadler has been the Maytag repairman of the House impeachment inquiry: idled and isolated as his colleague Adam Schiff has presided over a parade of witnesses in public and private hearings before the Intelligence Committee.

There's no other way to explain Trump's immigration policy.  It's just bigotry.  —  It was never about protecting the border, rule of law or the U.S. economy.  And it was never about “illegal” immigration, for that matter.  —  Trump's anti-immigrant bigotry was always just anti-immigrant bigotry.

Millions of Latinos are Trump supporters.  Here's what they're thinking.  —  Despite his harmful rhetoric, President Trump's policies and fierce attitude have attracted a certain subset of those in the Latino community.  —  San Diego - It's like chickens for Colonel Sanders.

Northam discourages repeal of right-to-work law in remarks to revenue council  —  Gov. Ralph Northam made clear to his revenue advisory council on Monday that he does not support repeal of Virginia's right-to-work law that forbids compulsory union membership.