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 …

DOJ moves to halt judge's ruling that McGahn must testify  —  The Justice Department asked a federal judge Tuesday to put a temporary pause on her ruling that orders former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn to testify in the House impeachment probe, saying it needs the delay to pursue an appeal.

‘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 City in the wake of 9-11.  —  What Bloomberg doesn't mention: He leaned heavily on an endorsement from Rudy Giuliani …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …