World News Mattis can now order lethal force at border, MPs training with riot gear Two U.S. officials said military police at the border are already training with riot gear and there are plans to send more MPs to the border in California. 22/11/2018
World News Angry Michigan judge orders Iraqi detainees released, blasts government "From the earliest stages of this case, the Government made demonstrably false statements to the Court designed to delay the proceedings," wrote the judge. 22/11/2018
USA Democrats won House popular vote by largest midterm margin since Watergate Nationally, Democrats have 53.1 percent of all votes counted while Republicans took 45.2 percent. 22/11/2018
World News Trump says Ivanka's personal email use in government not like Clinton's "They weren't classified like Hillary Clinton. They weren't deleted like Hillary Clinton," he told reporters Tuesday. 21/11/2018
World News Feds have paid undercover informants in migrant caravan The 4,000 migrants have used WhatsApp text message groups to communicate along their journey, and DHS personnel have joined those groups to gather info. 21/11/2018
World News Obama says 'mommy issues' are contributing to lack of progress in U.S. At the Obama Foundation Summit, the former president urged attendees to "remake the world," which "badly needs remaking." 21/11/2018
World News Trump submits written answers to Mueller's questions Trump told reporters he finished answering the questions on Monday. 21/11/2018
World News In unusual statement disputing the CIA and filled with exclamation points, Trump backs Saudi ruler after Khashoggi killing "Maybe he did and maybe he didn't!" the president said of whether Crown Prince Mohammed bid Salman knew of the journalist's slaying. 21/11/2018
World News Trump jokingly warns pardoned turkeys of recounts, subpoenas "Unfortunately I can't guarantee that your pardons won't be enjoined by the Ninth Circuit. Always happens," he said at a White House event Tuesday. 20/11/2018
World News Ivanka Trump reportedly used private account to send hundreds of emails "Until the White House provided her the same guidance they had to others who started before she did, Ms. Trump sometimes used her private account," a Trump spokesman said. 20/11/2018
World News Second Trump-Kim summit to go forward without list of nuclear weapons, Pence says "It will be absolutely imperative ... that we come away with a plan for identifying all of the weapons in question," the vice president told NBC News. 16/11/2018
World News After hurling criticism, Trump will visit California to assess wildfire damage The president had accused the state of mismanagement of its forests and threatened to withhold federal funding. 16/11/2018
World News US assessed how it might force out Gulen to appease Turkey "Once they realized it was a serious request, the career guys were furious," a U.S. official said of request tied to Khashoggi killing. 15/11/2018
World News Text messages show Trump-confidante Stone discussed leak plan "Big news Wednesday...Hillary's campaign will die this week," Randy Credico appears to have texted Stone six days before WikiLeaks email dump. 15/11/2018
World News Trump backs sentencing reform, hits Bill Clinton for 1994 anti-crime law Trump's backing for the package, which is still being drafted in the Senate, has been seen as a key factor in providing political cover for Republicans and Democrats to vote for the overhaul. 15/11/2018
World News 'Resistance' group plots how newly elected reps can take on Trump — and Dem leaders "Indivisible," which organized protests around the country against the president, has written a 'how-to' guide for a progressive agenda in Congress. 14/11/2018
World News Monica Lewinsky says she would apologize to Hillary Clinton again The activist and former White House intern penned an essay explaining her participation in "The Clinton Affair," a new documentary series. 14/11/2018
World News Trump nearing completion on answers to Mueller's Russia questions President Trump's legal team is nearing completion of written answers to questions posed by special counsel Robert Mueller on Russia. 14/11/2018
World News Melania Trump calls for firing of top national security aide in extraordinary move "It is the position of the Office of the First Lady that she no longer deserves the honor of serving in this White House," a spokeswoman said. 13/11/2018
World News Trump has remade the GOP in his own image. It's costing them. First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. 13/11/2018