‘It was getting ugly’: Native American drummer speaks on the MAGA-hat wearing teens who surrounded him  —  The images in a series of videos that went viral on social media Saturday showed a tense scene near the Lincoln Memorial.  —  In them, a Native American man steadily beats his drum …

Inside the Mueller team's decision to dispute BuzzFeed's explosive story on Trump and Cohen  —  When a BuzzFeed reporter first sought comment on the news outlet's explosive report that President Trump had directed his lawyer to lie to Congress, the spokesman for special counsel Robert S. Mueller III treated …

Pelosi Statement on Trump Speech  —  San Francisco — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement in advance of the President's address:  —  “Democrats were hopeful that the President was finally willing to re-open government and proceed with a much-needed discussion to protect the border.

Giuliani: Trump Tower Moscow negotiations ‘as far as October, November’ 2016  —  Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer, says that negotiations over Trump Tower Moscow likely went up to the 2016 election, during an interview with Meet the Press.

‘I will stand up for what I believe in’ Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says — but what she believes quickly changed as she moved from House to Senate  —  When Kirsten Gillibrand moved left on guns in 2009, she did it fast.  —  The moderate Democrat from Upstate New York had just been appointed to the Senate and liberals were in uproar.

Syrian offensive against rebel enclave more likely after al-Qaeda-linked fighters take control  —  BEIRUT — Al-Qaeda-linked fighters in Syria have in recent days forced their rivals' surrender in the country's final rebel-held pocket, cementing control while increasing the likelihood …

Elizabeth Warren's Early Stroke of Genius  —  CLAREMONT, N.H.—Elizabeth Warren wants the look on her face to be funny.  It's somewhere between stern and confused and disappointed, complete with fists briefly on her hips, like she's playing a mom in a commercial who just found an adorable kid making a mess on the floor.

Russia Says Israel Behind Thwarted Attacking Targeting Airport in Syria's Damascus  —  Israeli army intercepts missiles over Golan Heights  —  Russia on Sunday claimed that Israel was behind an attack thwarted by the Syrian military earlier in the day which targeted an airport in south eastern Damascus.

Trump's Slippage in Support is Real  —  The president is losing support—not just among independents, but from his evangelical and white-male base, too.  —  The veteran and shrewd New York political operative Bruce Gyory, who's always worth listening to, writes:  —  Wanted to drop you a note.

The Ebola outbreak in Eastern Congo is moving toward a major city.  That's not good.  —  With at least 680 cases, it's already the second-largest Ebola outbreak in history.  —  At least 680 people have been infected with the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.