EXCLUSIVE: Fashion designer Donna Karan comes to Harvey Weinstein's DEFENSE suggesting his victims may have been ‘asking for it’ by the way they dress calling the shamed mogul and his wife ‘wonderful people’  — Donna Karan, 69, defended Harvey Weinstein, 65, during a red carpet interview …

A ‘pressure cooker’: Trump's frustration and fury rupture alliances, threaten agenda  —  Frustrated by his Cabinet and angry that he has not received enough credit for his handling of three successive hurricanes, President Trump is now lashing out, rupturing alliances and imperiling his legislative agenda …

Twitter shuts down Blackburn campaign announcement video  —  https://apnews.com/0d8828bd7d204b40af61 172628d0a7f6  —  Link copied!  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn's Senate campaign announcement ad has been blocked by Twitter over a statement …

Fires burn across Sonoma and Napa counties as thousands flee devastating flames  —  Two massive fires burned an estimated 50,000 acres across Sonoma and Napa counties, leveling neighborhoods and businesses from north Santa Rosa to the Sonoma Valley and Calistoga early Monday …

Amid a Widening Rift, John Kelly Has a Mar-a-Lago Strategy to Contain Trump  —  “He doesn't love this job,” says a person close to him.  And it may get harder at the president's winter White House.  But Kelly has a plan.  —  Donald Trump can't bear for people to think he's not calling his own shots …

How Russia Harvested American Rage to Reshape U.S. Politics  —  YouTube videos of police beatings on American streets.  A widely circulated internet hoax about Muslim men in Michigan collecting welfare for multiple wives.  A local news story about two veterans brutally mugged on a freezing winter night.

Feinstein says she is running for reelection  —  (D-Calif.) announced on Monday morning that she will run for reelection in 2018.  —  “I am running for reelection to the Senate.  Lots more to do: ending gun violence, combating climate change, access to healthcare.  I'm all in!”  Feinstein said in a tweet.

Trump sends fundraising email touting Pence's anthem walk-out  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump sent an email Monday praising Vice President Mike Pence for walking out of an NFL football game — and seeking donations in the wake of the National Anthem controversy.

New revelations: Las Vegas gunman shot security guard before opening fire on concertgoers, police say  —  The gunman who attacked a country music concert in Las Vegas shot a security guard in the hotel before beginning his assault on the concertgoers, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Monday …

Read Excerpts From Senator Bob Corker's Interview With The Times  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Bob Corker, Republican of Tennessee, responded to President Trump's tweets on Sunday in a phone interview with Jonathan Martin, a Times political reporter.  —  Following are excerpts from their exchange …

TTU police officer shot, killed at TTPD headquarters; suspect in custody, lockdown lifted  —  By KCBD Digital  —  Live video from KCBD News is available on your computer, tablet and smartphone during all local newscasts.  When KCBD News is not airing a live newscast, you will see replays of the most recent newscasts.

Inside Steve Bannon's war against Mitch McConnell  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)The next step in Steve Bannon's scorched-earth war against Republican incumbents is an attempt to cut off money to those aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Michael Jordan donates $7 million to fund health clinics in Charlotte's at-risk areas  —  Michael Jordan is going public with his largest philanthropic gift, donating $7 million to establish two medical clinics in troubled Charlotte communities.  —  Jordan, the billionaire owner …

Trump's list  —  Dick Durbin may be playing dumb on the “Dreamers,” but President Trump isn't.  On Sunday evening, he released his immigration principles that “outline reforms that must be included as part of any legislation addressing the status of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients.”

Democrats see path to Senate majority in 2018  —  Something remarkable is happening in the halls of the Capitol: talk of a serious fight for the Senate majority next year.  —  Senate Democrats, once all but resigned to staying in the minority until at least 2020, say the door to retaking …

Mattis to Generals: Start Talking to the Press  —  Nine months into the Trump administration, Mattis tells senior military leaders to engage with the media, but stay in their lanes.  —  It's time to talk.  In the age of Trump, senior U.S. military leaders have generally kept a lower public profile …

ESPN's Jemele Hill suspended from network for two weeks  —  Jemele Hill, the controversial ESPN anchor who called for fans to boycott the NFL after labeling President Trump a “white supremacist” on Twitter, has been suspended for two weeks by the network.  —  Hill violated the company's …