Republicans Shift Defense of Trump While He Attacks Another Witness  —  With Gordon Sondland prepared to testify this week, Republicans backed away from complaints about secondhand information and instead offered a blunter defense: The president did nothing wrong.

Conservative Group Fires Michelle Malkin Over Support for Holocaust Denier  —  Malkin's firing from Young America's Foundation marks the latest battle between supporters of Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and more establishment conservative figures.  —  A conservative group cut ties …

President Trump Bet Big This Election Year.  Here's Why He Lost.  —  In Louisiana and Kentucky, Mr. Trump's political pleas appeared to energize Democrats and political moderates as much as his own base, sending turnout in cities and suburbs soaring.  —  WASHINGTON — When President Trump showed …

Trump Retreats From Flavor Ban for E-Cigarettes  —  Advisers say the president pulled back from proposed restrictions intended to curb teenage vaping after he was warned of the political fallout among voters.  —  WASHINGTON — It was a swift and bold reaction to a growing public health crisis affecting teenagers.

70% of Americans say Trump's actions tied to Ukraine were wrong: POLL  —  An overwhelming 70% of Americans think President Donald Trump's request to a foreign leader to investigate his political rival, which sits at the heart of the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry, was wrong, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds.

The Iran Cables: Secret Documents Show How Tehran Wields Power in Iraq  —  Hundreds of leaked intelligence reports shed light on a shadow war for regional influence — and the battles within the Islamic Republic's own spy divisions  —  In mid-October, with unrest swirling in Baghdad …

Trump's impeachment ire turns on Pompeo amid diplomats' starring roles  —  Impeachment hearings have created a rift between the president and one of his staunchest allies in the administration.  —  WASHINGTON —The Ukraine impeachment inquiry has created the first rift between President Donald Trump …

We need a second opinion on the president's health  —  The only thing of which we can be fairly certain about President Trump's mysterious Saturday-afternoon trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is this: The White House is not telling the truth when it claims the president was there …

Chris Wallace Accuses Top Republican of ‘Very Badly’ Mischaracterizing Impeachment Testimony  —  “No, sir, they are career foreign service officers and these are people who worked in the Trump administration,” Wallace snapped back at Scalise.  —  Fox News Sunday anchor Chris Wallace repeatedly …

White House plans counterprogramming to distract from impeachment hearings  —  President Trump's public schedule next week is designed to keep him distracted from the televised hearings — and to counterprogram Week 2 of those hearings.  —  The big picture: Trump's schedule for the coming week shows …

Democrats don't want public to know origins of Ukraine probe like they didn't want public to know origins of Russia probe  —  Why are House Democrats stonewalling questions about the identity of the Trump-Ukraine whistleblower?  —  Start by taking them at their word.

Mueller and Comey Failed Their Tests.  She Passed Hers.  —  Marie Yovanovitch chose her country over what others might think of her.  —  To understand the courage that witnesses like Marie Yovanovitch have shown during the Ukraine investigation, it's worth looking back on a couple of the other signature moments of the Trump era.

The Trump administration's immigration jails are packed, but deportations are lower than in Obama era  —  It has been nearly 700 days since Bakhodir Madjitov was taken to prison in the United States.  He has never been charged with a crime.  —  Madjitov, a 38-year-old Uzbek national …

Transcript: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on “Face the Nation,” November 17, 2019  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that aired Sunday, November 17, 2019, on “Face the Nation.”  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning and welcome to Face the Nation.

Kosher Food Drive Violates “Will of the Membership,” Student Union Suggests  —  University of Toronto's University College Building (The Varsity)  —  B'nai Brith Canada  —  TORONTO - A Toronto student union has refused to support a drive to make kosher food accessible on campus because its backers are “pro-Israel.”

Joe Biden Leads By 8 In Georgia As Trump's Red State Collapse Grows  —  A new poll of Georgia shows former vice president Joe Biden leading 51%-43% over Donald Trump.  —  According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll, “In head-to-head matchups, former Vice President Joe Biden ran strongest …

A Sad Last Gasp Against Criminal Justice Reform  —  Prosecutors and police should honor the will of the voters and implement long-overdue changes.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.