Despite Big House Losses, G.O.P. Shows No Signs of Course Correction  —  WASHINGTON — With a brutal finality, the extent of the Republicans' collapse in the House came into focus last week as more races slipped away from them and their losses neared 40 seats.

The art of the G-20, by Donald Trump  —  President Donald Trump said his trade agreement with China was “one of the largest deals ever made.”  He dubbed his new accord with Canada and Mexico the “most significant, modern and balanced trade agreement in history.”

Intercepts Solidify C.I.A. Assessment That Saudi Prince Ordered Khashoggi Killing  —  The C.I.A. has evidence that Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, communicated repeatedly with a key aide around the time that a team believed to have been under the aide's command assassinated Jamal Khashoggi …

Alan Dershowitz says he's still advising Jeffrey Epstein  —  Alan Dershowitz still provides legal advice to serial pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, he confirmed to Axios.  —  What he's saying: “He has called me a couple of times about legal issues, because I'm still technically his lawyer,” …

Sanders eyes ‘bigger’ 2020 bid despite some warning signs  —  BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — An insurgent underdog no more, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is laying the groundwork to launch a bigger presidential campaign than his first, as advisers predict he would open the 2020 Democratic presidential primary season as a political powerhouse.

Trump Administration to Try Again to Fulfill Infrastructure Pledge  —  Any deal likely will have to include a lot more federal cash to pass muster with Democratic-led House.

Feds plan unusual appeal in emoluments suit vs. Trump  —  The Justice Department is planning an unusual appeal to stop the governments of the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia from using a federal lawsuit to demand access to information about whether President Donald Trump is using …

Nigeria's Buhari denies dying and being replaced by lookalike  —  ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Buhari on Sunday denied claims that he had died and been replaced by a Sudanese impostor, breaking his silence on a rumor that has circulated on social media for months.

News Networks Fall Short on Climate Story as Dolphins Die on the Beach  —  NAPLES, Fla. — Most people from the Northeast move to Florida to get out of the cold.  Colleen Gill came to Naples because she heard the call of the wild.  —  She had vacationed on this slice of coastal paradise for 20 years.

Government shutdown on ice after Bush's death  —  Until George H.W. Bush's death on Friday, most of my GOP leadership and White House sources expected the government to partially shut down on Dec. 7, as Democrats won't give Trump the $5 billion he wants for his border wall.

Comey Reaches Agreement With Republicans to Testify Behind Closed Doors  —  The former director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, has reached an agreement with Republican lawmakers to testify behind closed doors about investigations into Hillary Clinton's email server and whether President Trump's …

Trump first: U.S. foreign policy is now in the service of one man  —  President Trump's body flew to Argentina for the G20 meeting of national leaders on Friday, but his mind was clearly elsewhere.  If Trump's Twitter account is a Fitbit of his mental health, his latest flurry of panicky tweets …

Paris Is Burning as French Say, ‘Macron, Listen to Us!’  —  Increasingly violent confrontations have startled the nation, but they may be even more shocking to a global audience for whom Macron has become an icon of reason and prudence.  —  PARIS—The little girl in the designer parka walking …

Mueller's breadcrumbs suggest he has the goods  —  Everyone's waiting for the “Mueller Report.”  But it turns out that special counsel Robert Mueller is writing a “report” in real time, before our eyes, through his cinematic indictments and plea agreements, Garrett M. Graff reports for Axios.

Michelle Obama Is Done With the Gospel of ‘Lean In’  —  Michelle Obama set the record straight during an appearance at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday night, one of the many stops on her Becoming book tour.  Speaking about work life balance, and finding a way to excel in your career and marriage …

Soros-founded university says it has been kicked out of Hungary as an autocrat tightens his grip  —  BERLIN — An American university established a quarter-century ago to educate a new generation of leaders and scholars after communism's collapse in Central and Eastern Europe said Monday it has been kicked out of its home in Hungary.

Sen. Kamala Harris nears decision on 2020 presidential bid  —  “Over the holiday, I will make that decision with my family,” she told Mika Brzezinski at the Know Your Value conference in San Francisco on Saturday.  —  Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris of California announced on Saturday …