How to dump Trump: Rick Wilson on Running Against the Devil  —  He was a Republican ad man but now he's a bestselling author out to bring down a president.  He says Democrats must listen  —  Democratic voters should read Rick Wilson's new book, he says, and heed his advice about how to beat Donald Trump.

Furor in Iran and Abroad After Tehran Admits Downing Ukrainian Jetliner  —  Ukrainian officials suggest Iran would not have admitted responsibility if investigators from Ukraine had not found missile debris in the crash wreckage.  —  KYIV, Ukraine — Iran's stunning admission …

Gone With the Windsors  —  Will Harry and Meghan have to move into an English basement?  —  I never had much use for the queen.  —  Maybe it's the Irish in me.  As Winston Churchill said: “We've always found the Irish a bit odd.  They refuse to be English.”  —  Or maybe it's the American in me.

First on CNN: More than a dozen Saudi servicemen to be expelled from US after review of December shooting at Naval Air Station  —  (CNN)More than a dozen Saudi servicemen training at US military installations will be expelled from the United States after a review that followed the deadly shooting …

Kerry defends Biden on Iraq War, says Bush administration ‘broke their word’  —  John Kerry's defense of Joe Biden comes as Sen. Bernie Sanders has recently escalated his attacks on the former vice president over the Iraq War.  —  MUSCATINE, Iowa — Former Secretary of State John Kerry …

Mother Of Marine Claimed Son Told Her Fox News Plays On Every TV On Base, Not Allowed To Change The Channel  —  This is horrifying. … After multiple reports emerged recently showing Donald Trump's popularity among members of the military falling precipitously, it was only a matter …

American men let it all out at new support groups  —  Two co-founders of men's support group Evryman, Owen Marcus (R)) and Dan Doty  —  Sheffield (United States) (AFP) - In a chalet in the Massachusetts countryside, tears run down Lucas Krump's cheeks as he pours his heart out at one of a new kind …

Iran standoff shines spotlight on new Trump security adviser  —  The contrasts with O'Brien's predecessor along the way — in secret consultations at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, in the Oval Office and in basement deliberations in the White House Situation Room — could not have been more stark.

U.S. Warns Iraq It Risks Losing Access to Key Bank Account If Troops Told to Leave  —  Loss of access to New York Fed account, where international oil sale revenue is kept, could creating cash crunch in Iraq's financial system  —  The Trump administration warned Iraq this week …

Magnitude 5.9 shock again rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico  —  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing millions of dollars of damage along the island's southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools.

North Texas militia vigilante who rounded up migrants at border found dead after months on the run  —  Kevin Massey, considered a patriot by his supporters, was called a domestic terrorist by the federal government agencies he loathed … Kevin Lyndel Massey's body was discovered Dec. 23 in Van Zandt County, according to the sheriff.

Bail reform causes a big drop - 100 inmates - in Syracuse jail.  Reason might surprise you  —  Syracuse, NY — Onondaga County's jail population dropped by at least 100 inmates — a 20 percent decrease — as a result of the state's controversial bail reform law, according to a Syracuse.com |

Trump's new danger: Witnesses  —  President Trump and other Republicans allies sound confident about his impeachment trial, but some key Republican senators plan to push for witnesses, which could result in a new chance for Democrats to sway public opinion.  —  The big picture …

Ex-DOJ Official Picked To Assist FISA Reform Was Ardent Defender Of FBI's Surveillance Of Carter Page  — Former DOJ official David Kris was picked Friday to oversee the FBI's reforms of its surveillance procedures in the wake of a damning inspector general's report.

Seven Days in January: How the U.S. and Iran Approached the Brink of War  —  The story of that week, and the secret planning in the months preceding it, ranks as the most perilous chapter so far in President Trump's three years in office.  —  WASHINGTON — The plane was late and the kill team was worried.

Pack the Union: A Proposal to Admit New States for the Purpose of Amending the Constitution to Ensure Equal Representation  —  For most of the twenty-first century, the world's oldest surviving democracy has been led by a chief executive who received fewer votes than his opponent in an election for the position.1