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 …

Ruling Will Not Lead 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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

White House and Capitol placed on lockdown after aircraft violates restricted airspace  —  The White House and U.S. Capitol were placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after reports of an aircraft in restricted airspace.  —  Two law enforcement sources said an inbound aircraft was being tracked.

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 …

Why Are Republicans So Anxious to Play Putin's Game on Ukraine?  —  It's one thing to support Trump.  It's another to embrace Putin's disinformation.  But even some of the savviest Republican senators are jumping into bed with the Bear.  —  When Sen. John N. Kennedy of Louisiana went …

They Wanted to Save Their 119-Year-Old Village.  So They Got Rid of It.  —  A feud over local taxes turned into a referendum on government itself.  But Election Day left residents as divided as ever.  —  AMELIA, Ohio — There were allegations of suspicious political donations and rumors about fake social media accounts.

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.

Bloomberg's 2020 Pollster Dumps His Ukrainian Oligarch Client  —  Doug Schoen has stopped repping billionaire investor Victor Pinchuk after his other client—another billionaire—announced his run for the presidency.  —  Mike Bloomberg's presidential pollster has ended his years-long representation …

Democrats Should Drag Out Trump's Impeachment as Long as Possible  —  There's a way to make Republicans pay for defending the president's abuses of power  —  fter two weeks of often explosive testimony in the impeachment inquiry, Democrats may try to wrap it up quickly …

Russian Trolls Aren't Actually Persuading Americans on Twitter, Study Finds  —  New research highlights a surprising barrier to hacking our democracy: filter bubbles  —  know that Russian agents have been using social media to try to influence other countries' politics since at least 2013.