Trumps Selling Prized Washington, D.C., Hotel for $375 Million  —  CGI Merchant Group, a Miami-based investment firm, is in contract to acquire the hotel lease for the Trump International Hotel  —  Donald Trump's family hotel company has reached an agreement to sell the rights to its glittering Washington …

Exasperation and dysfunction: Inside Kamala Harris' frustrating start as vice president  —  (CNN)Worn out by what they see as entrenched dysfunction and lack of focus, key West Wing aides have largely thrown up their hands at Vice President Kamala Harris and her staff …

Biden to Name Mitch Landrieu to Lead Roughly $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan  —  The former Louisiana lieutenant governor led the city of New Orleans from 2010 to 2018  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden intends to name former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to supervise the roughly $1 trillion …

New book alleges Fox's Maria Bartiromo shouted at Bill Barr about imagined voter fraud  —  (CNN Business)Former attorney general Bill Barr says Fox News host Maria Bartiromo called him up “screaming” about imaginary voter fraud, according to his account in a new book.

American journalist Danny Fenster released from Myanmar jail despite 11 year sentence  —  American journalist Danny Fenster, held since May in a Myanmar jail, was released Monday and allowed to leave the country en route to rejoin his family in the United States, according to his employer and former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson.

In wake of Bannon indictment, Republicans warn of payback  —  GOP lawmakers say Democrats, by pursuing contempt charges against a Trump ally, are paving the way for them to go after Biden aides if they retake the House in 2022.  —  Republicans are rallying around former White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon …

Democrats Fear Steep Losses in 2022 Midterm House Races  —  Biden's low poll numbers, a poor showing in Virginia and historical trends all point to Democrats struggling to keep their majority, analysts say  —  WASHINGTON—Alarm bells are ringing in the Democratic Party as it prepares to defend …

Anti-Vax Conspiracist Emerald Robinson is Reportedly Out at Newsmax: ‘The Decision Has Essentially Been Made’  —  Newsmax White House correspondent Emerald Robinson has been off the air since earlier this month after she posted a lunatic tweet claiming that the Covid-19 vaccines contained a bioluminescent demonic tracker.

AP Exclusive: ‘Sesame Street’ debuts Asian American muppet  —  What's in a name?  Well, for Ji-Young, the newest muppet resident of “Sesame Street,” her name is a sign she was meant to live there.  —  “So, in Korean traditionally the two syllables they each mean something different and Ji means, like, smart or wise.

His Reasons for Opposing Trump Were Biblical.  Now a Top Christian Editor Is Out.  —  A clash over culture and politics comes to World, a groundbreaking journalistic institution that covers evangelical Christians.  —  When Marvin Olasky gets angry emails from readers …

Moammar Gadhafi's Son Launches Libyan Presidential Bid  —  Saif al-Islam Gadhafi has called the 2011 rebellion that led to his father's brutal death ‘evil’  —  Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of Libya's slain dictator, launched a presidential campaign on Sunday in an attempt to retake control …

Ukraine warned of ‘high probability’ of Russian military escalation this winter  —  Kyiv's deputy defence minister tells FT western intelligence not just based on troop surge at border  —  Western intelligence suggests a “high probability of destabilisation” of Ukraine by Russia as soon …

Marilyn Manson: The Monster Hiding in Plain Sight  —  He was a provocative media darling for decades.  Offstage, exes allege, he was an abuser who made their lives hell.  A Rolling Stone investigation based on court documents and more than 55 new interviews  —  It started as a vocal booth.

Flu shots uptake is now partisan.  It didn't use to be  —  (CNN)Uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine has, unfortunately, become partisan like so much else in our society.  Almost every Democratic adult (90% to 95%) has gotten a shot, while a little less than two-thirds of Republican adults have.

GOP weighs trapping Democrats in Trump's budget  —  Democrats are working to negotiate a government funding deal, but Republicans have a long list of demands before they'll come to the table.  —  Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) speaks to reporters following a Democratic policy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, on Nov. 2.

Dems' bitter pill: Popular health provisions won't kick in until after the midterms  —  There was little they could have done to speed up implementation of key parts of their bill.  They're hoping voters will reward them regardless.  —  “Build Back Better has got to get done …

Did you witness any of Sunday's events in Liverpool?  —  Earlier, Merseyside Police chief constable, Serena Kennedy, said: 'This has not been declared a terrorist incident at this stage although out of caution [counter-terrorism] detectives are leading as we try to understand the circumstances behind the explosion.

China's nuclear build-up: ‘one of the largest shifts in geostrategic power ever’ … On July 27, China became the first nation to fly a hypersonic glide vehicle — a manoeuvrable craft that travels at more than five times the speed of sound — around the earth.

Convicted Chinese intruder at Trump's club deported to China  —  A Chinese businesswoman who was held in immigration custody for two years after serving her eight-month prison sentence for trespassing at former President Donald Trump's exclusive Palm Beach club, Mar-a-Lago …

Judge cited tweet by Ron Klain for blocking Biden's vaccine mandate: Chief of Staff said imposing it as an emergency workplace safety rule is the ‘ultimate work-around for the Federal govt to require vaccinations’  — The Circuit Court judges said Klain's retweet amounted to an ‘endorsement’