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 …

Donald McGahn Must Testify to Congress, Judge Rules; Administration Will Appeal  —  A judge rejected the Trump administration's argument that senior White House officials were immune from congressional subpoenas.  —  WASHINGTON — The former White House counsel Donald F. McGahn II must testify …

Federal Subpoenas Seek Information on Giuliani's Consulting Business  —  Subpoenas are issued for information on Giuliani's associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman

Suffolk/Globe poll finds Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg, Biden in tight race in N.H.  —  A new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll of likely New Hampshire Democratic primary voters shows a tight, four-way contest, with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on top but statistically tied …

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.

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin Pardoned Man Convicted of Sexually Abusing His 6-Year-Old Stepdaughter  —  Republican Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin pardoned a man convicted of sexually abusing his 6-year-old stepdaughter on Friday in a written executive order.  Belvin wrote, “It appears to me …

National Enquirer company chief David Pecker talking with New York prosecutors  —  (CNN)David Pecker, the head of the company that publishes the National Enquirer, has spoken with prosecutors with the New York district attorney's office as part of its investigation into the Trump Organization's handling …

Supreme Court shields Trump's financial records for now  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is shielding President Donald Trump's financial records from House Democrats for now.  —  The delay allows the justices to decide how to handle the House subpoena and a similar demand from the Manhattan district attorney at the same time.

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 …

Jared Kushner's new assignment: Overseeing the construction of Trump's border wall  —  President Trump has made his son-in-law Jared Kushner the de facto project manager for constructing his border wall, frustrated with a lack of progress over one of his top priorities as he heads …

‘Indian food is terrible’ tweet sparks hot debate about racism  —  A tweet from a US academic calling Indian food “terrible” has sparked a hot debate about cultural intolerance and racism in international cuisine.  —  “Indian food is terrible and we pretend it isn't,” said international affairs professor Tom Nichols.

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 …

White House chief of operations Daniel Walsh is leaving  —  The White House's chief operations officer is leaving the administration, the White House said on Monday.  —  Daniel P. Walsh, whose title was deputy chief of staff, was in charge of the administration's foreign trips …

Ilhan Omar ‘working for Qatar’, Florida court hears  —  The Democratic Congresswoman is said to have passed information to Qatar which was subsequently handed along to Iran.  —  Ilhan Omar was recruited by a foreign government, received funding from a foreign government …

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 …

BREAKING: Twitter suspends journalist Andy Ngo  —  Prominent journalist Andy Ngo, who is the Editor-at-large at The Post Millennial, has been temporarily suspended from Twitter following a response tweet to human rights campaigner, Clinton Foundation operator, and political heir Chelsea Clinton regarding trans murder rates.

Who Is Hooded Justice?  Watchmen Has a Stunning Answer.  —  To truly understand the United States of America, you must understand blackness — its rhythms, its splendor, its history.  Over the course of Watchmen's first season, the HBO series has done more than just boldly imagine the dystopian …

A Former Washington State Republican Leader Looks Back: How Did It Come to This?  —  Executive Summary  —  This country needs a One Nation party, which stands for capitalism with a human face and can navigate between Trump's populist insanity and Bernie Sanders' socialism.

At MIT, a new name (Shell Auditorium) for an old standby (54-100) fuels outrage  —  For years, the lecture hall at the base of MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences building has been known rather prosaically as 54-100.  But MIT's decision to rename it Shell Auditorium …

Devin Nunes ‘quite likely’ to face ethics inquiry over Europe trip, senior Democrat says  —  Leading Democrats are calling for an investigation into a trip to Europe that Rep. Devin Nunes took last year with three aides after attorneys for an indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani told news outlets …

Majority of Americans favor US support to pro-democracy protesters, as Trump weighs veto on Hong Kong bill: Survey  —  A new survey shows that a majority of Americans believe the United States should support pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, despite President Donald Trump's suggestion …

Betsy DeVos poised to issue sweeping rules governing campus sexual assault  —  Students accused of sexual assault will win new rights under sweeping rules being finalized by the Trump administration, giving universities clear but controversial guidance on handling these emotionally charged conflicts.

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 …

State Department Misled Congress on Ouster of Ukraine Ambassador  —  A new trove of State Department emails sheds new light on events surrounding the impeachment inquiry.  —  A newly released trove of documents shows that the State Department misled top lawmakers about why U.S. Ambassador …