I was fired as Navy secretary.  Here's what I've learned because of it.  —  Richard Spencer is the former secretary of the Navy.  —  The case of Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher, a Navy SEAL who was charged with multiple war crimes before being convicted of a single lesser charge earlier this year …

Multiple Women Recall Sexual Misconduct and Retaliation by Gordon Sondland  —  Three women recall Sondland made unwanted sexual contact in business settings.  One says he exposed himself.  All recall professional retaliation after they rejected him.  Sondland denies the allegations.

Giuliani calls Trump to tell him he was joking about having an ‘insurance policy’  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, called the president this week to reassure him that he had been joking when he told media outlets he had “insurance” …

Ken Cuccinelli walked into a bar.  And Martin O'Malley lit into him.  —  A liberal ex-governor walks into a bar, followed by a conservative Trump administration official.  —  Instead of a punchline, what followed, one witness said, was a “shame-invoking tirade” by Martin O'Malley …

Russia Inquiry Review Is Expected to Undercut Trump Claim of F.B.I. Spying  —  The F.B.I. never tried to place undercover agents or informants inside the Trump campaign, a highly anticipated inspector general's report is expected to find.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department's inspector general found …

Witness testimony and records raise questions about account of Trump's ‘no quid pro quo’ call  —  President Trump was cranky when they spoke on the phone in September, Ambassador Gordon Sondland told members of Congress, but his words were clear: Trump wanted no quid pro quo with Ukraine.

Hunter Biden's ‘baby mama’ Lunden Roberts was stripper at club he frequented  —  The woman suing Hunter Biden for paternity was a stripper at a Washington, DC, club he frequented around the time he was dating his brother's widow, sources told The Post.  —  Biden was repeatedly seen …

Sondland's Ties to Romanian Official Set Off Alarms at National Security Council  —  Sources say the ambassador grew increasingly close to a Romanian politician with a worrisome record on corruption.  —  Even before Gordon Sondland's work in Ukraine set off alarm bells …

Apple, Bowing to Russian Pressure, Recognizes Crimea Annexation on Map  —  The tech giant, following Google and others, has bowed to Russian demands that its apps not show Crimea as belonging to Ukraine on digital maps seen in Russia.  —  MOSCOW — Since it grabbed Crimea from Ukraine five years ago …

Trump signs bill expressing support for Hong Kong protestors  —  President Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act on Wednesday, reaffirming U.S. support for the city's autonomy after months of pro-democracy protests.  —  Why it matters: The bill, which was passed …

Trump official who suggested dropping nuclear bombs on Afghanistan now responsible for arms control issues  —  A former conservative talk radio host and naval intelligence officer who suggested dropping nuclear bombs on Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks now works on arms control issues …

Inside 'America's Got Talent': Ousted Judges Had Complained of Toxic Culture (EXCLUSIVE)  —  In April of this year, former late night host Jay Leno visited NBCUniversal in Los Angeles to appear as a guest judge on the network's unscripted program “America's Got Talent,” a variety show that seeks …

Trump Has Spent $115 Million On Golf Trips ― Or 287 Years Of Presidential Salary  —  Trump often boasts of donating his White House pay, but taxpayers are shelling out much larger sums for his hobby.  —  With his Thanksgiving vacation, President Donald Trump's golf hobby has now cost Americans …

Devin Nunes Subpoena Aimed at ‘Cow’ and ‘Mom’ Twitter Accounts Was Improperly Filed  —  Today is a day ending with the letter “y” so that means Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) has been mocked.  This time, however, the ridicule comes by way of a court filing in Virginia.

Maltese PM's chief-of-staff arrested over journalist's murder  —  The former chief of staff of Malta's government was arrested over the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia on Wednesday as suspects reportedly began pointing the finger at each other and opposition MPs renewed calls for the prime minister to resign.

Who can speak for American Jews against anti-Semitism?  Not the ADL  —  While British Jewry has pulled together against the threat of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party, American Jews seem more focused on partisan grudges then on combating hate.  —  Earlier this week, Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis …

Chick-Fil-A Donates to Extremist Southern Poverty Law Center  —  Internal Revenue Service (IRS) records show that Chick-fil-A is not only stopping donations to Christian organizations but is funding left-wing extremist groups, including the anti-Christian Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).

Who Are Turkey's Proxy Fighters in Syria?  —  A small Turkish flag was standing on the desk of the offices of the Turkish-backed faction in a residential area of Şanlıurfa, in southern Turkey.  The men in the room, most of them veteran fighters from eastern Syria …

Trump's electoral college advantage may be deepening.  Do Democrats have a plan for that?  —  The big gubernatorial victories in Kentucky and Louisiana have unleashed optimism in the Democratic Party.  They underscored the story we've seen again and again in the Trump era …

Appeals court stays ruling that former White House counsel Donald McGahn must comply with House subpoena  —  A federal appeals court on Wednesday evening stayed a lower-court ruling that former Trump White House counsel Donald McGahn must comply with a House subpoena after the administration appealed …