White House official who heard Trump’s Ukraine call testified that he was told to keep quiet
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testified that he received the directive from John Eisenberg, the top legal adviser for the National Security Council, after White House lawyers learned that a CIA employee had raised concerns about the phone call, according to people familiar with Vindman's testimony.
Growing number of GOP senators consider acknowledging Trump’s quid pro quo on Ukraine
Facing mounting evidence, some Senate Republicans argued privately this week that they should acknowledge the arrangement while saying it was not illegal and not impeachable.
Campaign 2020Beto O’Rourke quits presidential race amid financial strain, lagging popularity
The former Texas congressman shined in a 2018 Senate race in Texas but was unable to translate his fundraising prowess and campaign swagger in the presidential contest.
How Elizabeth Warren’s Medicare-for-all plan would work
“Warren has laid out the most specific Medicare-for-all plan ever,” said a health-care expert at the Kaiser Family Foundation. “But it is also now a juicy target for critics.”
A 14-year-old boy peeks out of a cell in an overcrowded prison controlled by the Kurdish-led Self-Defense Forces in Hasaka, Syria.
A guard wears a mask to avoid the fetid smell from the cells.
Men accused of being Islamic State militants sit on the floor of a makeshift clinic at a critically overcrowded prison in Hasakah, Syria.
Many of the prisoners have lost limbs in the battles that led them here. Others have lost eyes and ears, a result, they said, of airstrikes.
Corridors of a critically overcrowded prison in Hasakah, Syria.
Inside Syria’s teeming, fetid ISIS prisons: Broken men, child inmates and orders to break free
Prison security is deteriorating, yet there’s no answer for how to address the threat posed by the prisoners, the remains of the Islamic State.
How tech billionaires built up Halloween into something unrecognizable
Much like the tech industry itself, the Halloween festivities have rapidly scaled up from an organic attempt at connection. In Palo Alto’s wealthiest neighborhood, residents have upped the ante by providing increasingly elaborate decorations, entertainment and treats.
Restoring Afghanistan’s lost era of film
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Eric Trump and Jared Kushner denied having a connection to Michael Esposito, who has quintupled his firm’s revenue in part by claiming that he is close to centers of power in the Trump administration.
President Trump told reporters that Wolf is the new acting secretary, but it was unclear whether a formal appointment had occurred, and officials said Kevin McAleenan, the current acting DHS secretary, remains on the job.
Iraq’s once-marginalized tuk tuk drivers — symbolic of how hard life had become for average Iraqis — have been ferrying wounded protesters and helping to keep the protests alive.
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The Nationals closer was the first to say he won't be at Monday's visit with President Trump.
The president will campaign for GOP gubernatorial candidates who have struggled despite party advantages, starting tonight with a rally in Mississippi.
The outbreak, announced on Halloween, sickened 23 people across 12 states from July 12 to Sept. 8, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
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