Decades of Sexual Harassment Accusations Against Harvey Weinstein  —  Two decades ago, the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein invited Ashley Judd to the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel for what the young actress expected to be a business breakfast meeting.  Instead, he had her sent up to his room …

Repeal the Second Amendment  —  I have never understood the conservative fetish for the Second Amendment.  —  From a law-and-order standpoint, more guns means more murder.  “States with higher rates of gun ownership had disproportionately large numbers of deaths from firearm-related homicides …

Las Vegas Shooting: Investigators Grapple With Gunman's ‘Secret Life’  —  LAS VEGAS — Investigators on Thursday were still piecing together the life of the gunman who killed 58 concertgoers in Las Vegas, and remained at a loss to explain what drove him to commit the massacre.

Here's How Breitbart And Milo Smuggled Nazi and White Nationalist Ideas Into The Mainstream  —  A cache of documents obtained by BuzzFeed News reveals the truth about Steve Bannon's alt-right “killing machine.”  —  In August, after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville ended in murder …

Jeff Sessions Just Reversed A Policy That Protects Transgender Workers From Discrimination  —  The Justice Department under Obama decreed that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned transgender discrimination in the workplace.  But in a new memo, the attorney general rescinded the policy.

Russian Hackers Stole NSA Data on U.S. Cyber Defense  —  The breach, considered the most serious in years, could enable Russia to evade NSA surveillance and more easily infiltrate U.S. networks  —  WASHINGTON—Hackers working for the Russian government stole details of how the U.S. penetrates …

Exclusive: Mueller's team met with Russia dossier author  —  Washington (CNN)Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators met this past summer with the former British spy whose dossier on alleged Russian efforts to aid the Trump campaign spawned months of investigations that have hobbled …

Trump plans to declare that Iran nuclear deal is not in the national interest  —  President Trump plans to announce next week that he will “decertify” the international nuclear deal with Iran, saying it is not in the national interest of the United States and kicking the issue to a reluctant Congress …

John Kelly's personal cell phone was compromised, White House believes  —  White House officials believe that chief of staff John Kelly's personal cellphone was compromised, potentially as long ago as December, according to three U.S. government officials.  —  The discovery raises concerns …

Tim Murphy resigns from Congress  —  Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.), the embattled anti-abortion lawmaker who allegedly encouraged his lover to terminate a pregnancy, on Thursday announced his plan to resign from office later this month — just a day after announcing his plan to retire following the 2018 election.

Exclusive: U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn launches U.S. Senate bid  —  Marsha Blackburn announces she is running for U.S. Senate  —  NASHVILLE — U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is entering the 2018 U.S. Senate race to replace retiring Sen. Bob Corker, ending a week's worth of speculation …

Top House Democrat: 'I think it's time' for Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer and James Clyburn to go  —  A senior House Democrat said Thursday that it's time for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her leadership team to prepare to step down and make way for the next generation of lawmakers in her caucus.

The Partisan Divide on Political Values Grows Even Wider  —  Sharp shifts among Democrats on aid to needy, race, immigration  —  The divisions between Republicans and Democrats on fundamental political values - on government, race, immigration, national security, environmental protection and other areas …

Congressman suggests Charlottesville was George Soros-backed conspiracy  —  For more on the legal challenge to Rep. Gosar's blocking followers on Facebook, tune into tonight's episode of VICE News Tonight on HBO.  —  Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar suggested the participants in the white nationalist rally …

Mystery man pictured shielding a woman from Vegas gunfire with his own body is revealed to be a young US Army soldier who ran back into the danger zone and plugged other people's bullet holes with his fingers  — US Army soldier Matthew Cobos was photographed on Sunday night shielding a woman from gunfire during the Las Vegas massacre

Grassley: ‘No way of avoiding’ public hearing for Trump Jr  —  Grassley requests that Trump Jr. testify  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley signaled Thursday that Donald Trump Jr. will ultimately have to testify publicly before his panel, something Democrats have been demanding for weeks.

Dem congressional hopeful calls female incumbent a ‘child’  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)A Democratic candidate for Congress called Rep. Elise Stefanik “a child” during a candidates' forum, months after he referred to the 33-year-old New York Republican as a “little girl.”

Alleged fraud put JPMorgan Chase hundreds of millions of dollars ahead; ordinary homeowners, not so much.  —  You know the old joke: How do you make a killing on Wall Street and never risk a loss?  Easy—use other people's money.  Jamie Dimon and his underlings at JPMorgan Chase have perfected …