Trump Campaign Adviser Met With Russian Officials in 2016  —  WASHINGTON — Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to the Trump presidential campaign, met Russian government officials during a July 2016 trip he took to Moscow, according to testimony he gave on Thursday to the House Intelligence Committee.

Both Bush Presidents Worry Trump Is Blowing Up the G.O.P.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is not a favorite in the extended Bush household.  Former President George Bush considers him a “blowhard,” only interested in feeding his own ego.  Former President George W. Bush, his son …

Memo Reveals Details of Hillary Clinton-DNC Deal  —  WASHINGTON — The Democratic National Committee struck a deal with Hillary Clinton in 2015 that gave her campaign input on some party hiring and spending decisions, but required they be related only to preparations for the general election, according to a memo obtained by NBC News.

Papadopoulos Repeatedly Represented Trump Campaign, Record Shows  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has downplayed the role of foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos during the 2016 presidential campaign.  But the public record shows that Papadopoulos, who attempted to set …

The Sleazy Case Against Mueller's Probe  —  In the matter of Robert Mueller's investigation of the Trump-Russia connection, administration apologists make three significant claims in an effort to discredit the former F.B.I. director's work.  Let's have a look at them:

Former ‘Male Feminist’ Columnist Faces Multiple Allegations of Assault  —  On October 6, Helen Donahue, who previously worked as a social media editor for Vice and also wrote for the website, posted photos of bruises on her upper body, neck, and face to Twitter. “sux men in media hate women …

Netflix Is Cutting Ties With Kevin Spacey After Sexual Misconduct Allegations  —  The streaming service issued an ultimatum Friday night, saying it will no longer be involved with House of Cards if the series includes Spacey.  —  Netflix has cut ties with actor Kevin Spacey after a series of allegations of sexual misconduct.

Mueller braces for challenges to his authority  —  Robert Mueller is on an early winning streak.  —  Stacked with some of the country's premier prosecutors, the special counsel has beaten back a pair of preliminary attempts to block his subpoena power and limit who he can question as a potential witness.

U.S. Report Says Humans Cause Climate Change, Contradicting Top Trump Officials  —  WASHINGTON — Directly contradicting much of the Trump administration's position on climate change, 13 federal agencies unveiled an exhaustive scientific report on Friday that says humans are the dominant cause …

Mother says justice was served in Kedarie Johnson murder trial  —  KEOKUK, Ia.  — It took a jury just 90 minutes Friday to return a guilty verdict in the murder of Burlington High School junior Kedarie Johnson, a gender-fluid teenager whose case attracted national attention.

Tesla share crash amid Republican bid to kill off electric car tax break  —  Didn't help that the automaker's financial results also sucked  —  Tesla's share price took a dive Thursday morning as Republicans in Congress revealed they were planning to kill off a US federal tax credit for electric vehicles.

RC Poll: Northam and Gillespie deadlocked; Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General races also tied  —  With just days remaining in the campaign, Democrat Gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam and Republican Ed Gillespie are tied (47%-47%), while Libertarian Cliff Hyra garners three percent of likely voters …

A Billionaire Destroyed His Newsrooms Out of Spite  —  Reporters, for all their flaws, tend to understand what's happening in their own newsrooms.  It's their job to try to see things clearly.  Often, what they see in their workplaces is low salaries, inept management and poor communication …

Corker knocks Trump over ‘totally inappropriate’ Justice Department remarks  —  (R-Tenn.) is firing back at President Trump over his push for the Justice Department to investigate Democrats and Hillary Clinton  —  “President Trump's pressuring of the Justice Department and FBI to pursue cases …

Totalitarian ideologies never die.  Not even in America.  —  Nothing is ever over.  No historic trauma is ever resolved.  No historic villain is ever buried, and no historic lessons are permanently learned.  Everything and everyone can be revived, and anything can be unlearned — even in the most settled civilizations.

Government Releases 10-Year-Old Rosa Maria Hernandez After ACLU Files Lawsuit  —  CHILD WITH CEREBRAL PALSY DETAINED BY BORDER AGENTS AFTER SURGERY REUNITED WITH FAMILY  —  Stephen Wilson, ACLU of Texas, 713-325-7010, media@aclutx.org  —  SAN ANTONIO — The federal government has released 10-year-old Rosa Maria Hernandez.

Protected status no longer justified for Central Americans and Haitians in U.S., State Dept. says  —  (Pete Marovich/For The Washington Post)  —  More than 300,000 Central Americans and Haitians living in the United States under a form of temporary permission no longer need to be shielded from deportation …

Six women accuse Florida Senate budget chair Latvala of groping, sexual harassment  —  TALLAHASSEE — Six women who work in Florida's Capitol say the state Senate's powerful budget chairman, Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Latvala, has inappropriately touched them without their consent …

One of US soldiers killed in Niger may have been kidnapped: report  —  One of the four U.S. soldiers who was killed in a deadly ambush in Niger last month may have been captured by Islamist militants, Nigerian military sources tell CBS News.  —  Army Sgt. LaDavid Johnson's body was found …