Trump sends scorching letter to Pelosi ahead of House impeachment vote  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump sent a letter on Tuesday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, excoriating the House Democrats' pursuit of an impeachment inquiry just a day before the full House is set to vote.

Sen. Susan Collins during 1999 impeachment: ‘I need witnesses ... to get to the truth’  —  Now that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has flatly refused Democratic demands for witnesses to testify at President Trump's impeachment trial, it could create an uncomfortable situation …

We Are Republicans, and We Want Trump Defeated  —  The president and his enablers have replaced conservatism with an empty faith led by a bogus prophet.  —  The authors have worked for and supported Republican campaigns.  —  Patriotism and the survival of our nation in the face of the crimes …

Giuliani Provides Details of What Trump Knew About Ambassador's Removal  —  Rudolph Giuliani said in an interview that he briefed the president “a couple of times” about Marie Yovanovitch, the envoy to Ukraine, setting her recall in motion.  —  WASHINGTON — Rudolph W. Giuliani said on Monday …

Trump says Armenia massacres were not genocide, directly contradicting Congress  —  President Trump has said he does not consider the mass killings of Armenians in 1915 to be a genocide, contradicting a unanimous vote by the US Senate.  —  The historic vote last week incensed Turkey …

Associate of Rudy Giuliani received $1 million payment from Ukrainian oligarch -prosecutor  —  U.S. prosecutors said in court on Tuesday that Lev Parnas, an associate of U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, received a $1 million payment from Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash.

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort hospitalized for cardiac event: Sources  —  Manafort is slated to be released from prison Christmas Day 2024.  —  President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been hospitalized for a cardiac event while serving …

Adam Driver Walks Out of NPR ‘Fresh Air’ Interview Over ‘Marriage Story’ Clip  —  The star actor allegedly left after expressing displeasure with listening to a clip of his own acting—a fear Driver has repeatedly voiced in the past.  —  In the midst of promoting three of his latest starring turns …

Peter Thiel at Center of Facebook's Internal Divisions on Politics  —  Billionaire investor thinks political-ad policy shouldn't change; some directors and executives disagree  —  Facebook Inc. FB 1.96% 's senior leadership is increasingly divided over how to address criticism of the company's effect …

Rep. Jeff Van Drew Was ‘Almost Obsessively Anti-Trump’ Before He Considered Joining His Party  —  Democrats heard the New Jersey freshman call President Trump crazy and unfit to be commander-in-chief.  —  For months, Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a freshman Democrat from New Jersey …

Rick Gates sentenced to 45 days in jail, 3 years probation for conspiracy and lying to FBI in Mueller probe  —  BREAKING: Rick Gates was sentenced to 45 days in jail and three years probation for conspiracy and lying to the FBI.  The jail time can be served over weekends or on a schedule developed in agreement with federal officials.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Trump's calls to stop impeachment: ‘The President is not a lawyer’  —  The reasons behind RBG's most recent hospitalizations  —  Washington (CNN)Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday weighed in on President Donald Trump's assertion that the impeachment proceedings …

Family emergency sidelines Jerry Nadler day before expected impeachment vote  —  Nadler is expected to return to Washington late Tuesday or early Wednesday.  —  House Judiciary Jerry Nadler on Friday.  Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP, Pool  —  House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler …

‘Vile and disturbing’: Army unit marks Battle of the Bulge with picture of Nazi war criminal who massacred Americans  —  On the 75th anniversary of Adolf Hitler's final major push in World War II, a U.S. Army unit shared a tribute to the “greatest battle in American history” …

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard calls for President Trump's censure  —  She remains undecided on impeachment on eve of House vote.  —  Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is calling for President Donald Trump's censure on the eve a full House vote Wednesday on the articles of impeachment.

Secret FISA Court issues highly unusual public rebuke of FBI for mistakes  —  The criticism comes after a report by the DOJ inspector general that found “so many basic and fundamental errors.”  —  WASHINGTON — The secret court that approves orders to conduct surveillance on suspected foreign terrorists …

The Human Toll of the 2019 Media Apocalypse  —  More than 3,000 journalists lost their jobs this year.  These are some of their stories.  —  eing a journalist in 2019 meant working under the gun.  In January, over a thousand journalists lost their jobs as layoffs hit Gannett, BuzzFeed, AOL, and HuffPost.

Midland County officials just found a missing ballot box.  It may change the result of a $569 million bond election.  —  A proposal for a $569 million bond failed, then passed and could fail again after the discovery of missing ballot box from the November election.  —  *correction appended