Jeffrey Epstein, Blackmail and a Lucrative ‘Hot List’  —  The man who called himself Kessler first contacted a Florida lawyer, Bradley J. Edwards, who was in the news for representing women with claims against Mr. Epstein.  It was late August, about two weeks after the financier killed himself …

London Bridge stabber belonged to jihadist group that admired Hitler  —  The knife-wielding terrorist who was subdued by civilians, then shot dead by police on London Bridge on Friday was a paroled bomb plotter who once hoped to start a jihadist training camp in Kashmir …

Liberty University opens Falkirk Center to fight attacks on Jesus, Constitution  —  Growing concerns in conservative circles that liberals are trying to convert young Christians into socialists by distorting the Bible and U.S. Constitution have prompted Virginia's Liberty University to form …

Newsweek fires reporter who published inaccurate story on Trump's Thanksgiving Day plans  —  The Newsweek reporter who published an inaccurate story about President Trump's Thanksgiving Day plans has been fired.  The outlet's original story claimed the president only planned on tweeting …

Joe Biden munches wife Jill's finger at Iowa campaign stop  —  She must have looked good enough to eat.  —  A jovial Joe Biden nipped his wife Jill's finger onstage Saturday at a rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, as she introduced him at the first stop of an eight-day, 800-mile road trip through the first-to-caucus state.

Presidential historian predicts public support for Trump will collapse  —  Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley on Friday predicted that public support for President Trump will collapse as House Democrats continue their impeachment inquiry against him.  —  “It just tells you what deep …

Trump has surrounded himself with ‘failsons’ starting with ‘dimwitted’ Don Trump Jr. and Kushner: columnist  —  In a biting piece for the Daily Beast, acerbic columnist Molly Jong-Fast accuses Donald Trump of stocking his administrations with “failsons” — which she described as …

Poll: Majority of Republicans say Trump better president than Lincoln  —  A majority of Republicans say President Trump is a better leader than former President Abraham Lincoln, according to this week's Economist/YouGov weekly tracking poll.  —  Fifty-three percent of Republicans said Trump …

German government in doubt after shock SPD vote  —  Merkel's junior partner picks leaders who want big changes.  —  BERLIN — German politics were thrust into disarray late Saturday after a surprise decision by the Social Democrats (SPD) to elect a leadership duo that has expressed deep reservations …

The job no GOP senator wants: 'I'd rather have a root canal'  —  A prime chairmanship is poised to come open in the Senate next year.  The problem?  No GOP senators seem to want it.  —  Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) is set to retire in approximately a month, creating an opening atop …

McConnell once called Biden ‘a real friend’ and a ‘trusted partner.’ Now he's quiet as Trump, GOP attack him.  —  Three years ago, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell paid tribute to a former colleague in the most personal of ways.  Leading off tributes from the Senate floor …

Prime Mover: How Amazon Wove Itself Into the Life of an American City  —  For most people, it's the click that brings a package to their door.  But a look at Baltimore shows how Amazon may now reach into Americans' daily existence in more ways than any corporation in history.

U.S. Posts First Month in 70 Years as a Net Petroleum Exporter  —  (Bloomberg) — The U.S. solidified its status as an energy producer by posting the first full month as a net exporter of crude and petroleum products since government records began in 1949.  —  The nation exported 89,000 barrels …

Pelosi to lead delegation to climate summit amid U.S. withdrawal from Paris climate deal  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a delegation of members of Congress to the annual international climate summit known as COP25 in Madrid, Spain, next week.  While the delegation will include members …

Ahead of a Chicago rally, Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren gets endorsement from Rep. Jan Schakowsky  —  Ahead of her Saturday night town hall on Chicago's North Side, Democratic presidential candidate and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren received the endorsement of 10-term U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Evanston.

Whistleblower in New Orleans hotel collapse is deported to Honduras  —  Delmer Joel Ramirez Palma reported safety lapses to supervisors before the Hard Rock hotel disaster that killed three  —  A Honduran construction worker injured during the Hard Rock hotel collapse in New Orleans …