How Kamala Harris's Campaign Unraveled  —  Ms. Harris is the only 2020 Democrat who has fallen hard out of the top tier of candidates.  She has proved to be an uneven campaigner who changes her message and tactics to little effect and has a staff torn into factions.

House GOP members are ‘absolutely disgusted and exhausted’ by Trump's behavior, former GOP congressman says  —  (CNN)Former Republican congressman Charlie Dent said Thursday some of his former colleagues in the House of Representatives have privately told him they are “absolutely disgusted and exhausted by the President's behavior.”

Here's the Proof that Trump's “No Quid Pro Quo” Call Never Happened  —  At the heart of the impeachment inquiry, members of Congress may have been mistakenly led to believe that there were two phone calls between President Donald Trump and Ambassador Gordon Sondland in early September …

Dems ask Trump if he wants lawyers at impeachment hearings  —  1 of 2  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is asking President Donald Trump to say whether he'll send his attorneys to participate in impeachment proceedings before the panel.

Louis C.K. tells Israeli crowd 'I'd rather be in Auschwitz than New York City'  —  Disgraced comedian Louis C.K.'s comeback trail took him through Israel where he talked about how brutal the bright lights of New York City can be.  —  “I'd rather be in Auschwitz than New York City,” he joked.

Republican running to challenge Rep. Ilhan Omar has Twitter account permanently suspended  —  (CNN)A Republican candidate running to challenge Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota had her Twitter account permanently suspended for repeated violations of Twitter rules, according to a Twitter spokesperson.

In Afghanistan, Trump Creates Confusion Over U.S. Policy on Taliban  —  During a Thanksgiving visit with troops, the president called for a cease-fire with the Taliban in stalled talks that he said were back on — something his negotiators had deemed unrealistic.

London Bridge: Two killed in stabbing attack  —  Two members of the public have died after a stabbing attack at London Bridge, in which police also shot dead the suspect.  —  The Met Police has declared the attack a terrorist incident.  —  The suspect, who died at the scene …

Trump has turned the suburbs into a GOP disaster zone.  Does that doom his reelection?  —  For decades, there was an unvaried rhythm to life in America's suburbs: Carpool in the morning, watch sports on weekends, barbecue in the summer, vote Republican in November.  —  Then came President Trump.

Ohio bill orders doctors to ‘reimplant ectopic pregnancy’ or face ‘abortion murder’ charges  —  Ohio introduces one of the most extreme bills to date for a procedure that does not exist in medical science  —  A bill to ban abortion introduced in the Ohio state legislature requires doctors to …

Russian mercenaries fight shadowy battle in gas-rich Mozambique  —  (CNN)A deployment of Russian guns-for-hire, with links to the Kremlin, has sustained casualties in its fight against Islamist militants in Mozambique, multiple sources have told CNN.  —  In another example of Russia's growing reach …

Party like a spy: Spookstock is intel world's hush-hush bash  —  In this image provided by Mark Kelton, Lenny Kravitz, the headliner at this years Spookstock concert poses with Army Gen. Tony Thomas, former commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, at the annual Spookstock event …

Top human rights post goes vacant as Trump nominee confronts links to post-9/11 torture program  —  President Trump's decision to nominate an official involved in the Pentagon's post-9/11 use of harsh interrogation techniques to the State Department's top human rights post has sparked a standoff …

Trump Is First to Use PATRIOT Act to Detain a Man Forever  —  Never in 18 years has the government used Section 412 of the PATRIOT Act, which permits indefinite detention of resident aliens on national-security grounds.  Until now.  —  For the 18-year lifespan of the war on terrorism …

Alarmists Propose Rebranding ‘Climate Change’ for Greater Shock Value  —  Climate change alarmists are pushing for a change in vocabulary to scare people into taking global warming more seriously, starting with terms like “global meltdown” and “climate collapse.”

Warren Wealth Tax Has Wide Support, Except Among One Group  —  Senator Elizabeth Warren's plan to tax the assets of America's wealthiest individuals continues to draw broad support from voters, across party, gender and educational lines.  Only one slice of the electorate opposes it staunchly: Republican men with college degrees.

Are you ‘brain-dead’?  Turkey's Erdogan raps Macron before NATO summit  —  ISTANBUL/PARIS (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Emmanuel Macron's warning that NATO was dying reflects a “sick and shallow” understanding, telling the French president “you should check whether you are brain dead”.

The Latest: Celebrations after Iraqi PM says he'll resign  —  1 of 7  —  BAGHDAD (AP) — The Latest on anti-government protests in Iraq (all times local):  —  Celebrations have erupted in Iraq's Tahrir Square, where anti-government protesters have been camped out for nearly two months following …