‘Siege warfare’: Republican anxiety spikes as Trump faces growing legal and political perils

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‘Siege warfare’: Republican anxiety spikes as Trump faces growing legal and political perils The White House is adopting a ‘shrugged shoulders’ strategy to Mueller’s Russia probe, calculating that GOP base voters will believe whatever the president tells them to believe. By Robert Costa, Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Opinion All the Trumpians’ lies have one thing in common Russia, Russia, Russia. By David Von Drehle  •  Read more » Opinion A ranking of 100 — yes, 100 — Christmas songs 64. “Toyland.” I don’t know that this is the 64th-best Christmas song ever written, but it’s definitely not the 63rd-best. By Alexandra Petri  •  Read more » ‘Crying Nazi’ vows ‘destruction’ of the left after Charlottesville killer’s murder conviction Chris Cantwell was the star of a documentary about Charlottesville that aired on HBO. Then he became the "Crying Nazi" who was banned from OKCupid By Cleve Wootson  •  Read more » Inspired Life After the deadly Camp Fire, a dog waited for his owner’s return. They’ve finally been reunited. "You are the best dog," his owner said. By Michael Brice-Saddler  •  Read more »

Health A blood clot formed in the exact shape of a man’s lung passage — then he coughed it up “No one on our team has seen anything close to this,” said physician Gavitt A. Woodard. By Alex Horton  •  Read more » Congress will have to ‘start impeachment’ process after Cohen filings, former Nixon counsel says The comments from John Dean, who was convicted for his role in the Watergate scandal, come in the wake of court filings Friday that implicated President Trump in hush-money payments facilitated by his former lawyer Michael Cohen. By Michael Brice-Saddler  •  Read more » The Fix • Analysis George Conway blasts Trump’s claim that Cohen filing ‘totally clears the President’ Conway has been a frequent critic of Trump and his administration. By Cleve Wootson  •  Read more » Robert De Niro’s Robert Mueller joins SNL’s Eric and Donald Trump Jr. for a bedtime horror While the cold open was funny enough, it did heavily rely on two features that have been criticized in the Trump era: A reliance on both guest stars and repeated bits. By Travis Andrews  •  Read more » What happens if the British Parliament votes down Theresa May's Brexit deal? Chaos is expected if the deal is rejected Tuesday. The E.U. says it will not offer substantive concessions. By Michael Birnbaum  •  Read more »

True Crime Former Miss Kentucky charged with sending nude photos to 15-year-old ex-student Ramsey Bearse, now a science teacher, admitted to sending the nude photos over Snapchat, the Associated Press reported. By Alex Horton  •  Read more » Chief of Staff John Kelly to leave White House by end of month, Trump says Nick Ayers, Vice President Pence’s chief of staff, is widely expected to be Kelly’s replacement. By Josh Dawsey, Seung Min Kim, Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Why are the ‘yellow vests’ still protesting in France? His name is Macron. The weekly street demonstrations have coalesced around economic grievances and a shared perception of Emmanuel Macron as the “president of the rich.” By James McAuley  •  Read more » Opinion The utterly lawless ‘Individual-1’ Michael Cohen’s admissions reaffirm Trump’s disturbing pattern. By Dana Milbank  •  Read more » PostEverything • Perspective Prosecuting the Chinese Huawei executive is an idiotic way to hold China in check Even if the telecom company poses a national security threat, this is not the way to fight it. By Zachary Karabell  •  Read more »