Raising Prospect of Impeaching Trump, House Seeks Mueller's Grand Jury Secrets  —  In a petition to the court that oversaw the special counsel's grand jury investigation, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee say they need the information to weigh potential impeachment articles.

Trump's 3% Growth Feat in 2018 Undone by Annual Data Revisions  — Update shows U.S. economy expanded 2.5% last year  — Revisions also boost savings rate, lower cellphone prices  —  President Donald Trump failed to achieve his much-ballyhooed 3% target for economic growth in 2018 after all.

Trump knocks Fox News after poll shows him losing to Biden by 10 points  —  President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on Fox News on Friday, complaining that the network's pollsters aren't favorable enough to him after claiming the news organization had been “Proud Warriors” for him in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election.

Russia Targeted Elections Systems in All 50 States, Report Finds  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate Intelligence Committee concluded Thursday that election systems in all 50 states were targeted by Russia in 2016, largely undetected by the states and federal officials at the time …

DOJ's Russia probe review focusing on ‘smoking gun’ tapes of meeting with Trump aide: sources  —  CIA, FBI and DNI work with Attorney General Bill Barr to determine the origins of the Trump-Russia probe  —  The Justice Department's internal review of the Russia investigation is zeroing …

Is ‘Doing the Right Thing’ Worth Increasing the Risk of a Second Trump Term?  —  A new argument for impeaching President Trump has gained attention in the wake of Robert Mueller's testimony in the House on Wednesday, during which the special counsel confirmed his understanding that Trump …

How Jeffrey Epstein Used the Billionaire Behind Victoria's Secret for Wealth and Women  —  In May 1997, Alicia Arden, a model in California, was introduced to a man who identified himself as a talent scout for Victoria's Secret.  He invited her to his Santa Monica hotel room to audition for the brand's catalog.

A Border Patrol chief testifies that Francisco Galicia never claimed U.S. citizenship, but document says otherwise  —  A U.S. Border Patrol chief on Thursday testified before the House Judiciary Committee that 18-year-old Francisco Erwin Galicia never claimed to be a U.S. citizen when he was in Border Patrol custody for 23 days.

Warren Fellowship Applicants: Campaign Program Was a ‘Great Scam’  —  Two men accepted into the 2020 candidate's volunteer fellowship program described the process for entry as deceptive and at times exploitative.  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has built much of her political career …

UPDATED: CNN editor praised murder of ‘Jewish pigs’ in terrorist attack on Israeli bus  —  Social media posts from years ago by a CNN photo editor and writer reveal that he called Jews “pigs” and praised their deaths.  —  In a 2011 tweet, Mohammed Elshamy, 25, wrote, “More than 4 jewish pigs killed …

The Extraordinary Humbling of John Hickenlooper  —  HANOVER, N.H. — Can John Hickenlooper interest you in a joke?  —  “What's the opposite of woe?”  Mr. Hickenlooper, the former Colorado governor and still-presidential-candidate, asked inside a hotel reception room last week …

Ex-Pols Took Your Cash.  They Used It to Help the Saudis and the Qataris.  —  The contributions “add another dimension to the familiar but ever-expanding story of money, influence, and access in Washington,” the Campaign Legal Center wrote in its report.  —  In the summer of 2018 …

2020 tests if Dems can win enough black voters without Obama  —  DETROIT (AP) — When Barack Obama was on the ballot in 2008 and 2012, there was no question that Terrance Holmes would vote for the first black president.  But as he helped fix cars this week at a repair shop on Detroit's west side …

U.S. Rolls Out More Farm Aid as Soy Growers Urge Trade Cease-Fire  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled details of a $16 billion aid package to help farmers hurt by President Trump's trade war with China, as soybean growers from around the country converged on Washington …

Active-duty U.S. troops are now just feet away from migrants in Texas  —  The troops “monitor” migrants at a Texas facility.  One congressman said they shouldn't be prison guards, and are close to breaking the posse comitatus law.  —  WASHINGTON — Active-duty U.S. troops are now stationed inside …

Meet the man who created the fake presidential seal — a former Republican fed up with Trump  —  Charles Leazott hadn't thought about the seal in months.  —  The 46-year-old graphic designer threw it together after the 2016 presidential election — it was one part joke, one part catharsis.

We don't have 12 years to save the climate.  We have 14 months.  —  Scientific reality makes clear that the only plausible way to preserve a livable climate — and hence modern civilization — starts with aggressive national and global cuts in carbon pollution by 2030.