Roberts criticizes Trump for “Obama judge” asylum comment  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts is pushing back against President Donald Trump's description of a judge who ruled against Trump's new migrant asylum policy as an “Obama judge.”  —  It's the first time that the leader …

Trump's dangerous message to tyrants: Flash money and get away with murder  —  Fred Ryan is publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post.  He served as assistant to President Ronald Reagan.  —  A clear and dangerous message has been sent to tyrants around the world …

Elliot Schrage on Definers  —  Yesterday outgoing Head of Communications and Policy Elliot Schrage shared more detail with our employees about the work we did with Definers, a Washington, DC PR firm.  —  Many of you have raised questions about our relationship with the Definers consulting firm.

House Intelligence Panel Hiring Money-Laundering Sleuths  —  One of President's biggest foes is taking steps to chase the Trump-Russia money trail.  —  The House intelligence committee's incoming Democratic majority is taking its first steps to follow Donald Trump's money, The Daily Beast has learned.

GAVIN McINNES QUITS THE PROUD BOYS … As of today, November 21st, 2018, I am officially disassociating myself from the Proud Boys, in all capacities, forever.  I quit.  —  I was told to use the term “stepping down” but I refused because that makes no sense.  I was never the leader, only the founder.

White House approves use of force, some law enforcement roles for border troops  —  The White House late Tuesday signed a memo allowing troops stationed at the border to engage in some law enforcement roles and use lethal force, if necessary — a move that legal experts have cautioned may run afoul of the Posse Comitatus Act.

Inside Trump's refusal to testify in the Mueller probe  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The date had been picked, the location too, and the plan was penciled in: President Donald Trump would be whisked from the White House to Camp David on a quiet winter Saturday to answer questions from special counsel Robert Mueller's team.

The head of Russia's GRU spy agency is reported dead ‘after a long and serious illness’  —  Igor Korobov, the head of Russia's Military Intelligence Directorate (GRU), died “after a long and serious illness,” a Defense Ministry spokesperson told the news agency RIA Novosti early on November 22.

Rep. Brian Higgins, in a reversal, will back Nancy Pelosi for speaker  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Brian Higgins of Buffalo reversed course Wednesday and said he will support Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to be the speaker of the House, delivering a devastating blow to a weakening rebellion …

Tax returns reveal one six-figure donor accounts for entirety of “dark money” funding Whitaker's nonprofit  —  A single six-figure donor accounted for 100 percent of funding raised by a nonprofit run by acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker before he became Jeff Sessions' chief of staff last year …

MI6 battling to stop Donald Trump releasing classified Russia probe documents  —  MI6 chiefs are secretly battling Donald Trump to stop him publishing classified information linked to the Russian election meddling investigation.  —  The UK is warning that the US president …

RACE CALL RETRACTION IN CA-21  —  Decision Desk HQ is retracting the call we made in the CA-21 race.  On election night we called the race for incumbent Congressman David Valadao over Democratic challenger T.J. Cox.  —  Valadao finished election night with an 8% lead over Cox.

Rob Woodall Wins by 433 Votes in Georgia's 7th District  —  Georgia Republican Rep. Rob Woodall barely survived his re-election against Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux, prevailing in a recount two weeks after Election Day.  —  Woodall led Bourdeaux by just 419 votes after the first count …

Twitter Bans Far-Right Activist Laura Loomer  —  Twitter kicked Laura Loomer off its platform permanently Wednesday, making her the latest conservative media figure to be banned from the site.  “This is not going to be the end of Laura Loomer,” the far-right activist told The Daily Beast.

You Snooze, You Lose: Insurers Make The Old Adage Literally True  —  Millions of sleep apnea patients rely on CPAP breathing machines to get a good night's rest.  Health insurers use a variety of tactics, including surveillance, to make patients bear the costs.  Experts say it's part of the insurance industry playbook.

Clinton Foundation Donations Plummet 90%  —  The Clinton Foundation saw contributions dry up approximately 90% over a three-year period between 2014 and 2017, according to financial statements.  —  The global charity is currently under investigation by the DOJ, FBI and IRS for a variety of allegations …

US agency opens case file on potential Whitaker Hatch Act violations  —  Feds look into Whitaker campaign contributions  —  (CNN)An independent federal investigative agency is looking into whether acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker violated prohibitions on political activities …

Nick Ayers Is Rising Fast in Trump's Washington.  How Far Will He Go?  —  WASHINGTON — To a president who likes his aides to have a certain kind of central-casting mien, Nick Ayers definitely looks the part.  —  A floppy-haired, dimple-chinned political operative with a disarming Southern drawl …

Democrats won House popular vote by largest midterm margin since Watergate  —  Nationally, Democrats have 53.1 percent of all votes counted while Republicans took 45.2 percent.  —  Not since the Watergate scandal have Democrats run up such a large margin of victory in midterm House races, NBC News data showed.

Kathryn Dodge, Bart LeBon in House District 1 tie following absentee ballot count  —  FAIRBANKS — In the nail-biter of a race for House District 1, Republican candidate Bart LeBon and Democratic candidate Kathryn Dodge are tied with 2,661 votes each following a review of all in-person ballots …

Two journalists just revealed how they helped expose the Trump Russia affair  —  Producer Grant Stern interviews Miami Book Fair presenters and co-authors David Corn and Michael Isikoff, about their book Russian Roulette and their role as two of the journalists who played a pivotal role …

Trump: Don't think about troops who can't spend Thanksgiving at home  —  As a result of Trump's racist pre-election border stunt, thousands of troops must spend Thanksgiving away from their families.  —  Many Americans feel sympathy for the thousands of troops who are missing Thanksgiving …

APNewsBreak: Obama's book sells 1.4 million copies in a week  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama's “Becoming” has become a massive hit.  —  Crown Publishing told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the former first lady's memoir has sold more than 1.4 million copies in print and digital formats …

DHS Wouldn't Take Mattis' No for an Answer on Lethal Force  —  Prosecute Comey?  Obstruction Case vs. Trump Looks Complete.  —  By BARBARA MCQUADE … FRATRICIDE?  —  Suspect in NJ Family's Torching Is Victim's Brother  —  By PILAR MELENDEZ  —  DRAIN THE SWAMP?  —  Who's the Next Cabinet Member to Go?

Gibraltar spat holds up Brexit  —  Gibraltar is turning into a serious Brexit headache.  —  Even as Theresa May was meeting European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels Wednesday to iron out remaining creases in the draft agreement on the U.K.'s future relationship with the bloc …

Half of Jobs at Amazon's Two New Headquarters Won't Be Tech Positions  —  Many will be administrative, custodial and other staffers  —  Only half of the positions that Amazon.com Inc. AMZN 1.42% has promised to bring to its two new headquarters in New York and Virginia will be tech jobs, government officials in both states say.