WHCA announces acclaimed author Ron Chernow as featured speaker for 2019 dinner  —  The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is pleased to announce that Ron Chernow, one of the most eminent biographers of American presidents and statesmen, will be the featured speaker at its annual dinner on Saturday, April 27, 2019.

Trump Says in Interview He Is the Sole Arbiter of Truth  —  The conservative movement has long dismissed the value of neutral expertise — environmental scientists, arms control analysts, budget forecasters, or any other meddlesome nerds who question the simple verities of right-wing politics — as biased.

Book Offers Firsthand Account of a Venomous Den Inside the White House  —  A firsthand account of the tumult inside President Trump's White House is scheduled to be published in January, the latest in a string of books that seek to decipher his unprecedented presidency.

FBI now classifies far-right Proud Boys as ‘extremist group’, documents say  —  Group is now designated ‘with ties to white nationalism’ according to report produced by Washington law enforcement  —  The FBI now classifies the far-right Proud Boys as an “extremist group with ties to white nationalism” …

Senate Democrats Sue To Block Matt Whitaker From Serving as Attorney General  —  This is now the second legal action seeking to stop the now-acting AG from serving any longer  —  A group of Senate Democrats is suing to block Matt Whitaker from serving as acting attorney general on grounds …

Pelosi's bid for speaker imperiled as public opposition grows  —  Sixteen Democrats vowed Monday to oppose Nancy Pelosi for speaker on the House floor, placing the California Democrat's bid to reclaim the gavel in serious jeopardy.  —  In a highly-anticipated letter that went public Monday …

Beto O'Rourke blows up the 2020 Democratic primary  —  Sparked by his narrow defeat in a Texas Senate race, Beto O'Rourke is scrambling the 2020 presidential primary field, freezing Democratic donors and potential campaign staffers in place as they await word of his plans.

Brenda Snipes submits resignation as Broward elections supervisor  —  Broward Supervisor of Elections Dr. Brenda C. Snipes waves goodbye to the media, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, at the Broward Supervisor of Elections office in Lauderhill.  Broward County reported their recount results with 52 minutes to spare Sunday.

A $12 Billion Program to Help Farmers Stung by Trump's Trade War Has Aided Few  —  WASHINGTON — America's farmers have been shut out of foreign markets, hit with retaliatory tariffs and lost lucrative contracts in the face of President Trump's trade war.  But a $12 billion bailout program …

Was Georgia's Election ‘Legitimate’?  —  Also: Why eliminating all student debt would worsen economic inequality.  —  First, the idea of eliminating all $1.4 trillion of outstanding student debt is getting some attention in progressive circles.  At first blush, it sounds like a bold proposal to reduce economic inequality.

Founder's Big Idea to Revive BuzzFeed's Fortunes?  A Merger With Rivals  —  Jonah Peretti, the chief executive, says his company could eventually merge with other online publishers in order to negotiate better terms with tech platforms like Facebook.  —  BuzzFeed has long positioned itself …

Anti-vaccination stronghold in N.C. hit with state's worst chickenpox outbreak in 2 decades  —  Chickenpox has taken hold of a school in North Carolina where many families claim religious exemption from vaccines.  —  Cases of chickenpox have been multiplying at the Asheville Waldorf School …

Elijah Cummings endured two painful years.  Soon he'll be more powerful than ever.  —  When the word of the Lord came to Elijah, it arrived on a slip of paper tucked in a stranger's bra.  —  In 2017, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings had been laid up in a Johns Hopkins hospital bed for two months …

Thomas Farr Devised Ways to Keep Blacks From Voting.  Mitch McConnell Wants to Make Him a Judge.  —  A protégé of Jesse Helms wrote a law targeting minority voters with ‘surgical precision’ in North Carolina.  His nomination is part of a plan to pack the courts with extremists.

Op-Ed from Governor Andrew M. Cuomo  —  The Amazon transaction is an historic transformative moment for the entire New York City region.  I have done enough development work during my career to know there is no large development project that is accomplished without controversy …

Nancy Pelosi's Last Battle  —  As she prepares to lead the House of Representatives again, the most powerful Democrat in Washington will have to navigate between a rampaging president and her colleagues' plans for fighting back.  —  Four days before the election that would return …

Racism, Redefined  —  Considering the curious case of Sarah Jeong — the incoming New York Times columnist who turned out upon her hiring to have tweeted a series of blatantly racist remarks about the awfulness of white people but managed to retain her gig by claiming that she was merely imitating …

A Libertarian runner-up picks a side in secretary of state race  —  Democrat John Barrow picked up a surprising endorsement in his Dec. 4 runoff bid for secretary of state: The third-place finisher who forced the race into overtime.  —  Libertarian J. Smythe DuVal on Monday threw his support behind Barrow …

The Odd Supreme Court Grant in the Census Citizenship Question Case  —  Currently pending in the Southern District of New York is a case in which many States, counties, cities and private organizations have sued the Department of Commerce, seeking to enjoin the Department's plan to add …

Trump's Lies Are a Virus, and News Organizations Are the Host  —  The news media today face an epistemic crisis: how to publish the president's commentary without amplifying his fabrications and conspiracy theories.  —  One flashpoint came several weeks ago, when President Donald Trump told Axios reporters …

Criminal Justice reform: We can improve expensive, ineffective system by lowering recidivism  —  The costs of criminal activity are unacceptably high, but the reforms supported by the president promise to reduce costs and cut down on recidivism.  —  CONNECT  —  Crime imposes substantial fiscal and social costs on the United States.

The Dick Cheney Dossier: Inside Adam McKay's Searing Exposé of D.C.'s “Ultimate Gamesman” in ‘Vice’  —  Christian Bale (who gained 45 pounds) and Amy Adams star in a satirical takedown of one of the most cunning figures in American politics as the director opens up about the current climate …

No, Democrats Didn't Win The Senate.  But They Did Better Than It Seems.  —  The 2018 election has become a tale of divided government: the House broke for Democrats, but the Senate held for Republicans — and what's more, Republicans were even able to expand their majority in the Senate.

Election update from Utah County widens Mia Love's lead to 1,516 votes  —  Rep. Mia Love widened her lead over Democratic challenger Ben McAdams on Monday after a morning update from Utah County.  —  Love, a two-term Republican congresswoman, is current winning the race by 1,516 votes …

Exclusive poll: America sours on social media giants  —  Silicon Valley has a big and growing problem: Americans have rising concerns with its most popular products and a growing majority wants big social media companies regulated, according to new poll conducted by Survey Monkey for “Axios on HBO.”

In Tijuana, a city of migrants turns on Central American caravan that's reached the border … This city of migrants has turned on the caravan of thousands of Central American migrants that has roiled the border town.  —  “This is an invasion!” shouted Luis Alexis Mendoza, 30 …

Air pollution is shaving years from people's lives.  Where is it claiming the most?  —  WASHINGTON  —  People could add years to their lives in California and other smog-plagued parts of the world if authorities could reduce particulate pollution — soot from cars and industry …

Maxine Waters wants to investigate Trump, but her party may resist  —  Rep. Maxine Waters is running into an unexpected obstacle in her bid to investigate a president who has mocked her as a “low IQ person”: members of the California Democrat's own party.  —  Waters, the incoming chairwoman …

‘The man behind the curtain’: Interior's No. 2 helps drive Trump's agenda  —  David Bernhardt, deputy secretary of the Department of Interior, had just left McDonald's on his way to work last year when he started choking on his breakfast burrito.  —  His 2017 white Jeep Wrangler careened …

Teenager Claims Body-Cams Show the Police Framed Him.  What Do You See?  —  [What you need to know to start your day: Get New York Today in your inbox.]  —  Marijuana arrests are the latest battleground for critics of the police who are fighting to reverse years of racially imbalanced policing in New York.