Trump Given A Subpoena For All Documents Relating To Assault Allegations  —  A woman who said Donald Trump groped her has subpoenaed his campaign for documents about “any woman alleging that Donald J. Trump touched her inappropriately.”  Trump has denied her accusations and is fighting the subpoena.

Aiding Transgender Case, Sessions Defies His Image on Civil Rights  —  In an unusual move, the attorney general has sent a federal hate crimes lawyer to Iowa to help prosecute a man charged with murdering a transgender high school student.  —  October 15, 2017

Harvey Weinstein: Woody Allen ‘sad’ for producer over sexual assault allegations  —  Woody Allen has said he is “sad” for Harvey Weinstein as the producer faces numerous allegations of sexual assault.  —  The filmmaker said he had heard rumours but not “these horror stories” …

Kellyanne Conway is a terrifyingly quotable Pennywise the Clown in SNL's biting sketch  —  “Saturday Night Live” may have found its most uncharitable caricature of someone in President Trump's orbit this weekend, featuring Kellyanne Conway as the scary clown from Stephen King's recently revitalized film “It.”

California burns: Where's the president?  —  As raging wildfires devour the lives, homes and dreams of Californians in an unprecedented scale, one voice has been conspicuously mute through day after day of crisis: President Trump.  —  This is not a man who is reticent to let Americans know what is foremost on his mind.

The drug industry's triumph over the DEA  —  Amid a targeted lobbying effort, Congress weakened the DEA's ability to go after drug distributors, even as opioid-related deaths continue to rise, a Washington Post and ‘60 Minutes’ investigation finds.  —  In April 2016, at the height …

‘Allah’ Is Found on Viking Funeral Clothes  —  ENKOPING, Sweden — The discovery of Arabic characters that spell “Allah” and “Ali” on Viking funeral costumes in boat graves in Sweden has raised questions about the influence of Islam in Scandinavia.  —  The grave where the costumes …

Shrinks take to streets to demand ‘narcissistic’ Trump's ouster … They're not nuts about Trump.  —  Some 125 psychologists and other mental health professionals marched along lower Broadway Saturday to demand that President Trump be thrown out of office, based on a constitutional clause allowing presidents …

Trump campaign spends more than $1 million on legal fees in last quarter  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's campaign spent more than $1 million on legal fees between July 1 and Sept. 30, as special counsel Robert Mueller and congressional committees intensified their probes into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

FCC commissioner: Media licenses won't be revoked over Trump  —  An FCC commissioner said media licenses won't be revoked just because President Trump is dissatisfied with the coverage.  —  During an interview on CNN, Jessica Rosenworcel said the FCC must abide by the First Amendment.

Six more wineries destroyed by Wine Country fires, bringing total to 16  —  Updated 4:13 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6: Six more wineries were confirmed destroyed Friday, as a sixth day dawned with fires still burning throughout Northern California.  —  Paras Vineyard, Roy Estate, Pulido-Walker's Estate Vineyard …

Why I Went to North Korea  —  Since my five-day visit to North Korea recently, I've encountered pushback from critics who ask, “Why go?” … Frankly, these are legitimate arguments.  So let's seize the moment for an honest discussion — and, in the process, let me offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse of reporting there.

Trump governs by disruption — and overloads all the circuits  —  Nine months into his first term, President Trump is perfecting a style of leadership commensurate with his campaign promise to disrupt business as usual in Washington.  Call it governing by cattle prod.