Anguish and Anger From the Navy SEALs Who Turned In Edward Gallagher  —  Video interviews and group texts obtained by The Times show men describing their platoon leader in grim terms.  —  [Watch a special Times documentary featuring combat video and confidential interviews with the Navy SEALs …

AOC for president?  The buzz has begun  —  LOS ANGELES — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was campaigning for Bernie Sanders at a jampacked beach-side rally last week when she took a moment to look beyond 2020.  —  “I know, and we all know, that this isn't just about Bernie Sanders,” she said.

Pelosi invites Trump to deliver the State of the Union two days after impeaching him  —  Pelosi would sit behind Trump during the address, which could come after or during a Senate impeachment trial.  —  Less than 48 hours after she gaveled in the votes making him the third president …

Trump Pushes Out Tweet Naming Alleged Whistleblower  —  Several people close to the president, such as Ivanka Trump and White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, had privately cautioned him against it.  —  On Thursday evening, Donald Trump pushed out on Twitter the name of the alleged whistleblower …

Disney characters say tourists inappropriately touched them  —  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World employees who portray Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck each filed police reports this month claiming they were inappropriately touched by tourists.

EXECUTION HORROR ISIS ‘beheads 11 Christian hostages’ on Christmas Day in shocking new execution video in Nigeria  —  BLOODTHIRSTY ISIS terrorists have reportedly beheaded 11 Christian hostages on Christmas Day in Nigeria.  —  The militants said in a sickening video that the mass killing …

Mother walking with child beaten in 5th anti-Semitic attack in NYC  —  GRAVESEND, Brooklyn (WABC) — A Jewish mother was hit in the head while walking with her son in Brooklyn.  —  The incident marks the fifth confirmed hate-based attack this week.  —  As a result, the NYPD is increasing …

Elizabeth Warren's campaign sounds the alarm as fundraising pace slows about 30% in fourth quarter  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren's campaign told supporters in an email on Friday that, so far, it has raised just over $17 million in the fourth quarter, a significant drop from her fundraising haul during the third quarter.

Michael Moore Predicts 2020 Trump Victory: Trump's Level Of Support “Has Not Gone Down One Inch”  —  In an interview with Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!, Michael Moore said if the election were held today that President Trump would win a second term.  However, Moore predicted the Democratic candidate …

One surprisingly simple reason evangelicals love Trump  —  Thousands of students, supporters, and invited guests sing songs of Christian praise before then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump took the stage in January 2016 at Liberty University, whose founder Jerry Falwell was a prominent evangelical leader.

Exclusive: FBI investigates Briton, others for Epstein links - sources  —  (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and several other people linked to U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges …

Russia commissions intercontinental hypersonic weapon  —  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's defense minister reported to President Vladimir Putin that a new hypersonic weapon of intercontinental range became operational Friday following years of tests.  —  Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed Putin …

2010s = 1984: The decade we finally understood Orwell  —  Saying George Orwell's 1984 is my favorite book is like saying Star Wars is my favorite movie franchise.  It would be more accurate to call them obsessions.  I consume both in their entirety at least once a year, and have read everything there is to read about their creators.

Men Are Dismissing ‘Little Women.’ What a Surprise.  —  The rejection of the latest screen adaptation of the beloved novel echoes a long-held sentiment toward women-centered narratives.  —  Ms. Eldredge is a writer.  —  “'Little Women' Has a Little Man Problem.”

Why Trump's Second Term Will Be Worse  —  When I spent a month on a research trip to India in December 2014, half a year after Narendra Modi swept to power, the writers, academics, and intellectuals I met were engrossed in a debate that may now feel oddly familiar to Americans.

Beating Donald Trump in the 2020 election isn't everything; it's the only thing  —  Debating wine cellar fundraisers, free tuition and ‘Medicare for All’ won't rid America of an unfit president: Our view  —  To the casual observer of the Democratic debates, it seems like candidates are spending …

Inside Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds' £20,000-a-week Caribbean holiday villa  —  The Tory Prime Minister has vowed to lead a 'People's Government' - but not before he and his girlfriend have a bit of R&R at Mustique, the luxury island hideaway for the rich and famous

The world's Muslims are facing unprecedented repression  —  Muslim minorities from China to India and beyond are facing discrimination, mass internment, and even extermination at the hands of their own governments.  —  Why it matters: The global trend is rooted in the U.S. war on terror …

Hunting black men to start a ‘race war’ … The man stumbled into the police precinct in Hell's Kitchen late one night, staggering toward a tall reception desk painted black and blue.  Before the desk officer could ask the man his business, he collapsed on a bench, dripping blood.

Ousted cardinal McCarrick gave more than $600,000 to fellow clerics, including two popes, records show  —  Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick gave hundreds of thousands of dollars in church money to powerful Catholic clerics over nearly two decades, according to financial records obtained …

Ghana lures Americans, some to stay  —  ACCRA, Ghana - The man from Boston stared at the ocean and thought: Maybe I'll never go back.  —  He'd come to coastal Ghana for an adventure, he told friends, but his motivation ran deeper.  Pierre Delva, 32, craved a fresh start without the question that had bothered him since childhood.

Intel probe puts CIA's Haspel in a bind  —  The prosecutor appointed by Attorney General Bill Barr to examine the origins of the Russia investigation is focusing much of his attention on the CIA, placing the agency's director, Gina Haspel, at the center of a politically toxic tug-of-war between …

One Thing About the 2020 Election Is Already Clear  —  The 2020 presidential election remains very much up for grabs, but one thing already seems clear: It will end with about half of America triumphant, and the other half furious and fearful.  —  Whichever side ultimately prevails in November …

The lies and distortions by the hatchet men at Fusion GPS  —  Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch tried to keep the American people in the dark as long as possible.  For most of 2017, the founders of Fusion GPS hid the truth about the origins of their now-infamous dossier on President Trump.