Trump adviser: Expect more aggressive poll watching in 2020  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of President Donald Trump's top re-election advisers told influential Republicans in swing state Wisconsin that the party has “traditionally” relied on voter suppression to compete in battleground states …

Most Voters Want Senate to Call More Witnesses for Trump's Impeachment Trial  —  Post-impeachment poll finds attitudes toward Trump's impeachment, removal unchanged  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) watches the House vote to impeach President Donald Trump on Dec. 18 in his office.

The president is on trial.  So are my Senate Republican colleagues.  —  Jeff Flake, a Republican, represented Arizona in the U.S. Senate from 2013 to 2019.  He is a resident fellow at Harvard University and a contributor to CBS News.  —  To my former Senate Republican colleagues,  —  I don't envy you.

Trump administration demanded Democrats strip Ukraine aid language from spending package  —  The language would have required the White House to release Ukraine defense aid quickly.  —  Senior Trump administration officials in recent days threatened a presidential veto that could have led …

Under secret Stephen Miller plan, ICE to use data on migrant children to expand deportation efforts  —  The White House sought this month to embed immigration enforcement agents within the U.S. refugee agency that cares for unaccompanied migrant children, part of a long-standing effort …

Pete Buttigieg's Campaign Says This Wikipedia User Is Not Pete.  So Who Is It?  —  Pete Buttigieg, the young, telegenic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, prides himself on being the only millennial currently vying for the presidency, and his path up to this point has been a fairly deliberate one.

Evangelical Leaders Close Ranks With Trump After Scathing Editorial  —  Christianity Today's call for President Trump's removal gave voice to his evangelical critics.  But they remain a minority in a political movement that Mr. Trump has reshaped in his own mold.

Facebook says a pro-Trump media outlet used artificial intelligence to create fake people and push conspiracies  —  Facebook took down more than 600 accounts tied to The Epoch Times, a media outlet that has spent heavily on digital ads to push pro-Trump conspiracy theories.

Columbia Inquiry Found Plagiarism in Monica Crowley's Dissertation  —  An investigation concluded that the Treasury Department's top spokeswoman did not commit research misconduct, but required extensive revisions.  —  WASHINGTON — Monica Crowley, the Treasury Department's assistant secretary …

Trump Stands Impeached: A Response To Noah Feldman  —  In the House Judiciary Committee, I had some fundamental disagreements with my friend Professor Noah Feldman on issues ranging from the basis for impeachment on the basis of specific crimes (bribery, extortion, campaign finance violations …

Trump Has a Habit of Quoting His Allies on Twitter Saying Things They Never Said  —  The president frequently injects his own words into statements he claims his supporters said on Fox News or elsewhere.  They rarely publicly correct him.  —  WASHINGTON — Watching Fox News ahead …

The Shady History of Mayor Pete's Wine Cave—and the Ultra-Rich Couple That Owns It  —  $100,000 checks, plum ambassadorships, and a $102 million settlement.  The cave has been an oasis for dollar-eyed Dems long before Elizabeth Warren made it instantly infamous.

Letter to the Editor: Historians Critique The 1619 Project, and We Respond  —  Five historians wrote to us with their reservations.  Our editor in chief replies.  —  The letter below will be published in the Dec. 29 issue of The New York Times Magazine.  —  RE: The 1619 Project

Even People Who Like NY Times Columnist Paul Krugman Are Telling Him to Cool It With the Extreme TDS  —  New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is so easy to dunk on, well, because he's Paul Krugman and all.  But just because it's easy doesn't mean writers shouldn't do it when the opportunity presents itself.

The Majority is in Play  —  A year into this election cycle, the overall Senate landscape generally looks much like I thought it would.  The races that seemed likely to be the most competitive are, in fact, the most competitive today.  And, if the race ratings don't quite reflect it yet …

Why I Voted Against the Trump Impeachment  —  The investigation against President Clinton was thorough and nonpartisan.  The Trump proceedings have been the opposite in every way.  —  Mr. Sensenbrenner is a Republican congressman from Wisconsin.  —  As I walked into the House chamber …

The Trump administration just overturned a ban on old-fashioned lightbulbs  —  The move, which could raise U.S. energy costs by $14 billion and boost carbon emissions, keeps incandescent bulbs from being phased out Jan. 1.  —  The Trump administration gave old-fashioned …

Former NSA Director Is Cooperating With Probe of Trump-Russia Investigation  —  Retired Adm. Michael Rogers, former director of the National Security Agency, has been cooperating with the Justice Department's probe into the origins of the counterintelligence investigation …

Results of Investigation into Hand Gestures  —  WEST POINT, N.Y. - The U.S. Military Academy announced today it has concluded an internal investigation of the cadets who displayed hand gestures during a broadcast of ESPN College GameDay at the Army-Navy game Dec. 14.

Top scientists warn of an Amazon ‘tipping point’  —  Deforestation and other fast-moving changes in the Amazon threaten to turn parts of the rainforest into savanna, devastate wildlife and release billions of tons carbon into the atmosphere, two renowned experts warned Friday.

‘These people are profitable’: Under Trump, private prisons are cashing in on ICE detainees  —  Private prison companies have detained immigrants for decades, but that business has exploded under President Trump.  —  Monsy Alvarado, Ashley Balcerzak, Stacey Barchenger, Jon Campbell …

Who has qualified for the January Democratic debate  —  The Democratic National Committee announced Friday that it raised the bar to qualify for its January debate, requiring candidates to have at least 5% in four qualifying polls or 7% in two early-state polls — as well as 225,000 unique donors.