Trump Knew of Whistle-Blower Complaint When He Released Aid to Ukraine  —  White House lawyers briefed President Trump in late August about the complaint, people familiar with the matter said.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump had already been briefed on a whistle-blower's complaint …

Two OMB officials resigned in part over concerns about Ukraine aid hold, official testifies  —  Mark Sandy, a career official at the White House Office of Management and Budget, revealed the resignations in testimony to impeachment investigators  —  Two officials at the White House Office …

Release Detail  —  November 26, 2019 - Biden Retakes Lead As Warren Plunges, Buttigieg Rises, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Not Swayed By Impeachment Hearings  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden has retaken the lead in the Democratic primary race for president …

Pete Buttigieg Called Me.  Here's What Happened  —  The first thing you should know about me is that I absolutely hate talking on the phone.  —  My friends, family and co-workers all know this about me.  It's not the talking that bothers me, it's the anticipation angst from waiting for a phone call.

Trump Denies Sending Rudy Giuliani to Ukraine for Biden Probe  — President discusses Giuliani in interview with Bill O'Reilly  — Giuliani has said he conducted Ukraine investigation for Trump  —  Donald Trump denied directing Rudy Giuliani to go to Ukraine to look for dirt on his political rivals …

Cows don't have fingers and can't insult Devin Nunes on Twitter, court filing says  —  A Democratic strategist is refusing to disclose communications that could reveal the identity of anonymous Twitter users who criticize Rep. Devin Nunes, arguing in a new court filing that the accounts …

'There's something terribly wrong': Americans are dying young at alarming rates  —  Death rates from suicide, drug overdoses, liver disease and dozens of other causes have been rising over the past decade for young and middle-aged adults, driving down overall life expectancy in the United States …

Hunter Biden suspected of smoking crack in DC strip club's VIP room  —  Hunter Biden was suspected of smoking crack inside a strip club where he dropped “thousands of dollars” during multiple visits — at the same time he held a seat on the board of a controversial Ukrainian natural-gas company, The Post has learned.

Pete Buttigieg's PAC Was Supposed To Help Elect Democrats.  It Mostly Touted Him.  —  The committee spent less than 10% of its funds supporting Democratic candidates.  —  Pete Buttigieg launched a political action committee in June 2017 to relatively little fanfare.

Former Clinton strategist Mark Penn counsels President Trump on impeachment  —  As President Trump's White House battles impeachment, he turned to a familiar face last week: Mark Penn, one of President Bill Clinton's top strategists.  —  Penn came to the Oval Office for more than an hour last Monday …

Melania Trump Was Booed By Middle And High School Students At A “Be Best” Event  —  First lady Melania Trump was met with loud boos from an audience of mostly middle and high school students at an event in Baltimore on Tuesday.  —  Trump was addressing students at the B'More Youth Summit …

Trump heads where everybody loves him — and hates impeachment  —  Goodbye, New York.  Hello, Florida.  —  That'll be part of President Donald Trump's mantra as he returns to the Sunshine State for a campaign rally in the city of Sunrise, before starting his Thanksgiving break at his private club, Mar-a-Lago.

Trump says U.S. will designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorists  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Tuesday that he will designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorists over their role in drug and human trafficking.

They Voted Democratic.  Now They Support Trump.  —  Two-thirds of battleground state voters who chose Trump in 2016 but selected Democrats in the midterms say they will return to the president next year.  —  Midterm victories in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin gave Democrats hope …

Pompeo says Trump's debunked Ukraine conspiracy theory is worth looking into  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that a debunked conspiracy theory pursued by President Trump accusing Ukraine, not Russia, of interfering in the 2016 presidential election by hacking the network …

Stefanik's impeachment dive into Trump's MAGA nihilism reveals dark Republican future  —  Nihilism is neither a governing ethos nor a foundational ideology.  When it's over, there's nothing to fall back on.  This is 21st century Republicanism.  —  Rep. Elise Stefanik's sudden dive this month …

Texas Republicans Mistakenly Email 2020 Strategy to Democrats, Seek to Reduce ‘Polarizing Nature’ of Trump  —  POLITICS TEXAS REPUBLICANS EMAIL 2020  —  Texas Republicans blamed a “staffer” Monday after their blueprint for winning 2020 elections and plans to mitigate President Donald Trump's …

Good Boy?  Good Girl?  Experts Weigh In on Conan the Dog's Genitals.  —  For over 24 hours, the nation has been reeling as our country's military and White House officials appear unable to agree on the biological sex of Conan the dog, the four-legged commando praised for participating …

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 …

Net support for impeachment grew steadily during U.S. congressional hearings, poll shows  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Public support for impeaching President Donald Trump has tracked steadily higher over the past few weeks while a U.S. House of Representatives committee held a series …

On centennial coins, Trump struggles with how time works  —  There was a point last year at which Harley-Davidson announced plans to move some of its production overseas as a result of Donald Trump's trade policies.  The president. outraged, responded that customers were so angry …

Fox News guest Micheal Blake: “Why the hell does Tucker Carlson still have a job here?”  —  Michael Blake: “Why the hell does Tucker Carlson have a job here in the first place?  The reality is this is someone who said white supremacy is a hoax and why does Fox allow him to still be here in the first place?”

Anthony Weiner Is The Most Important Politician Of The 2010s  —  Anthony Weiner changed the course of American history when he tweeted out a picture of his dick on May 27, 2011.  —  This is not an exaggeration.  There is a direct line between Anthony Weiner's penis and the rise of far-right media …

U.S. Tech Companies Prop Up China's Vast Surveillance Network  —  Intel, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others aided and profited from China's multibillion-dollar surveillance industry, used in its Muslim crackdown  —  Critical pieces of China's cutting-edge surveillance state share a connection.

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 …

Maryland Rep. Cummings' daughters endorse his longtime staffer for his congressional seat  —  The late Rep. Elijah Cummings' daughters are supporting one of the congressman's longtime staffers in the crowded race for his seat — a race that also includes Cummings' widow and nearly three-dozen others.