Mueller preparing end game for Russia investigation  —  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller's prosecutors have told defense lawyers in recent weeks that they are “tying up loose ends” in their investigation, providing the clearest clues yet that the long-running probe into Russia's interference …

EXCLUSIVE: Absentee ballot envelopes in North Carolina fit into “a pattern of fraud”  —  The Congressional race in North Carolina's 9th district, where Republican Mark Harris is leading Democrat Dan McCready by just 905 votes, has drawn national attention because of highly unusual patterns in mail-in absentee ballots.

Subpoenas to begin for Trump records in emoluments case  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland say they're moving forward with subpoenas for records in their case accusing President Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency.

CIA Director Gina Haspel to Brief Lawmakers Tuesday on Saudi Journalist's Death  —  CIA Director Gina Haspel will brief lawmakers on Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death on Tuesday.  Several on Capitol Hill had criticized the Trump administration after she was absent from a briefing on the killing last week.

Ex-Marine admits he lured Seth Rich conspiracy theorist Jack Burkman to a hotel parking garage, then shot him  —  A man who worked as an investigator for conspiracy theorist Jack Burkman will serve nine years in prison for shooting and wounding his ex-boss in a complicated plot involving a fake FBI exposé.

Black Women Decided The 2016 Democratic Nominee.  They'll Have An Even Bigger Say In 2020.  —  The biggest missed political opportunity in recent memory is probably Deval Patrick's decision, after losing quite a bit of sleep, not to run for president in 2016.

GOP Senate leader Scott Fitzgerald: 'We don't trust Tony Evers right now'  —  MADISON - One of the Legislature's top Republicans said he helped write a sweeping plan that weakens the incoming Democratic governor because Republicans “don't trust Tony Evers right now.”

GUTS FUND: Roger Stone's Legal Fund  —  $1,015 of $50,000 goal Raised by 20 people in 2 hours  —  Monday morning, December 3rd, President Donald J. Trump made it clear: he knows who is loyal to him, and who is not.  My old friend Roger Stone has been under fire for two years …

Trump to Attend Bush Funeral, but Won't Deliver Eulogy  —  President Trump will attend but not speak at this week's funeral service for former President George Bush, seemingly a compromise intended to respect tradition while avoiding an awkward moment given the animosity between the current president and the Bush family.

Can You Like the Person You Love to Hate?  —  Bari Weiss and Eve Peyser were Twitter enemies.  Then they met.  —  Ms. Weiss is a writer and editor for the Opinion section.  Ms. Peyser writes about politics and culture for Vice.  —  BARI WEISS: Everything sucks.

How No Labels Went From Preaching Unity to Practicing the Dark Arts  —  Internal documents show a group funded by the biggest names in finance.  But also beset by dysfunction and division.  —  As House Republicans were crafting their Obamacare repeal bill in the spring of 2017, Nancy Jacobson …

Milo Yiannopoulos ‘more than $2m in debt’, Australian promoters' documents show  —  Cache details deterioration in relationship between far right activist and his former Gold Coast-based promoters  —  The far right activist Milo Yiannopoulos was more than $2m in debt during 2018 …

Perjury Chart: Trump Associates' Lies, False, or Misleading Statements on Russia to Federal Authorities  —  It is a federal offense to intentionally make false statements to Congress, the FBI, and other federal authorities.  It is also a crime to encourage others to do so (that is, in technical terms, to “suborn perjury").

Why I'm coming to Iowa  —  Bloomberg: Trump will be ‘great’ if he accepts climate deal  —  Tuesday evening I will join local business and community leaders in Des Moines for a screening of a new documentary film called “Paris to Pittsburgh.”  It tells the stories of everyday Americans …

Home invasion  —  In case you hadn't noticed, @terryteachout, my Twitter account, was hacked on Sunday morning as part of a cross-platform attack on my social-media presence.  The objective, it seems, was ransom: I actually received a series of telephone calls from the culprits, who appear to reside in England.

The digital-media bubble is bursting.  That's hurting a generation of promising young journalists.  —  About five years ago, I was asked to visit the newsroom at Mic, a digital-media start-up backed by venture capital and focused on news for the millennial audience.

David Attenborough Warns Of ‘Collapse Of Civilizations’ At U.N. Climate Meeting  —  David Attenborough, the naturalist and broadcaster, sounded a dire warning in a speech Monday to the U.N. climate conference in Poland.  —  “Right now we are facing a man-made disaster of global scale …

The Trouble With Tuna: 'A Lot of Millennials Don't Even Own Can Openers'  —  StarKist, Bumble Bee and Chicken of the Sea deal with slumping market amid competition from fresher options  —  Canned tuna, a lunchbox staple from the 20th century, is fighting to keep its spot in American cupboards.

[Correction] Violence Against Women Act Extension Included in Latest Spending Proposal  —  Corrected 6:30 p.m. |  Despite indications earlier Monday that the Violence Against Women Act would not be extended as part of the two-week continuing resolution, the stopgap funding measure would indeed extend VAWA until at least Dec. 21.

Stacey Abrams eyeing Senate, governor campaigns  —  MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — Stacey Abrams said Monday that she is considering running for a Georgia Senate seat in 2020 or governor again in 2022 — and possibly even for president.  —  Abrams' drew national attention in her bid to become …

YAF Wins Landmark Free Speech Lawsuit, UC Berkeley To Pay $70,000 And Rescind Unconstitutional Policies  —  Following more than a year of hard-fought litigation in the hostile Ninth Circuit, Young America's Foundation secured victory for free speech against the University of California, Berkeley.