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In this weekend edition of The Point, Chris Cillizza and CNN Legal Analyst Michael Zeldin talk about President Donald Trump's new favorite phrase, "quid pro quo," and what it really means in the context of the Ukraine saga.

Bowls of leftover Halloween candy tempt us at home and at work, so that can only mean one thing. The holidays are unofficially here, and it's time to start thinking gifts. Thankfully, that much-anticipated treasure trove, Amazon's 2019 Holiday Shopping Guide just landed. You'll find prezzies to win you brownie points with everyone on your list, including the toughest of giftees...the kids in your life.

Two people have died, including a priest on his way to church, and hundreds of thousands of people remain without power after storms swept through much of the eastern US on Halloween.

Former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke announced Friday that he is ending his 2020 presidential campaign, hours ahead of a marquee dinner in Iowa.

The original "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" was a hit with both critics and comic book fans when it was released in 2018.

Sen. Kamala Harris is closing three of her four presidential campaign offices in New Hampshire and has fired all her field organizers in the state as she homes in on her struggling campaign in Iowa, an aide tells CNN.

A former Starbucks regional director has sued the company for wrongful termination, alleging the company discriminated against her in the aftermath of a highly publicized arrest of two black men at a Starbucks store in Philadelphia in April 2018.

An Indonesian man has been publicly flogged for adultery, under a draconian law he helped create.

A court in Barcelona cleared five men of sexual assault charges on Thursday after saying the crime did not fit the legal definition of rape because the unconscious teenage victim didn't fight back.

A man convicted of the rape and murder of a British embassy worker in Lebanon has been sentenced to death, the country's state-owned National News Agency reported Friday.

One of the most secretive events on the Chinese political calendar ended this week with a communique that acknowledged "increasing challenges" but provided few clues as to how Beijing will address them.

On Friday, a controversial new law took effect in Russia: The so-called "sovereign internet" law, which mandates the creation of an independent internet for Russia.

News footage from an October 20, 2018, midterm election rally in Nevada shows indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas standing behind President Donald Trump.

New Zealand ended its Rugby World Cup campaign on a conciliatory high by beating Wales 40-17 in the third-place playoff match at the International Stadium in Yokohama.

Donald Trump has solved his problem over his weak impeachment defense, fusing it with an audacious reelection pitch that makes a virtue of the rule-breaking character that got him into trouble.

In the runup to the 2020 election, the graduates of Russia's infamous "troll factory" are honing their fake-news skills. This time, they are doing it openly, using Africa as a proving ground — and with the help of Alexander Malkevich, a Russian propagandist exiled from the US.

In the course of Mark Zuckerberg's back and forth with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez last week, the New York congresswoman asked him: "So you won't take down lies or you will take down lies? I think that's just a pretty simple yes or no?" Zuckerberg refused the bait contained in the word "lies" and responded, "people should be able to see for themselves what politicians that they may or may not vote for are saying."

Once upon a time, air travel was glamorous.

ISIS confirmed the death of former leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and named his replacement in an audio message on Thursday.

You can call someone the n-word and give her graphic instructions on how to kill herself, and you won't get kicked off Facebook.

The body of a 21-year-old British backpacker who went missing after a beach party on a Cambodian island has been found, according to the charity assisting her family.

Measles can erase the immune system's memory, leaving us vulnerable to diseases we were previously protected against, new research has found.

The UK's election campaign hasn't officially started yet. But that didn't stop US President Donald Trump from weighing in on what's expected to be one of the most unpredictable election campaigns in living memory.

McDonald's has pulled an advert which used the words "Sundae Bloody Sundae" to promote a Halloween dessert, apologizing for "any offense or distress" it may have caused.

A senior Chinese official has highlighted plans to "improve" the system by which Hong Kong's leader is appointed or removed, after almost five months of anti-government unrest in the Asian financial hub.

US President Donald Trump said he "can understand" Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, when asked whether he felt sorry for her on Tuesday.

Beloved Indian YouTuber Narayana Reddy, known for his mega-sized outdoor cooking, has died, his family said. He was 73.

The process of impeachment isn't a criminal or a civil case in the courts, but a political case in Congress. That means Thursday's vote in the House to authorize rules for the impeachment inquiry is an important barometer for how the country feels about the process. Here are the details on that vote, along with other news.

The alleged murder of a 10-year-old girl by a 13-year-old boy in China has raised questions over the country's criminal responsibility laws after it was announced the suspect cannot be charged.

There's no Thanksgiving like Friendsgiving -- and this month, "Friends" fans will be able to watch all the show's Thanksgiving episodes in movie theaters.

It's the dinner that makes history.

It's finally happening. Three and a half years after the UK sent itself into Brexit-induced political paralysis, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is trying to break through by calling an election in December.

At least 14 people have died after a series of earthquakes rattled the southern Philippines.

Like many of history's greatest ideas, Tetris came about quite unintentionally.

CNN's Anderson Cooper discusses the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon.

Part of the Keystone 1 Pipeline in North Dakota was shut down after a leak of about 9,120 barrels of oil -- 383,040 gallons -- was discovered, TC Energy company said in a statement.

After weathering criticism that it is paying too little attention to the President's defenders in the House, the White House has been ramping up its outreach to Senate Republicans ahead of a likely trial in the upper chamber in the weeks ahead.

CNN's Jeffrey Toobin discusses additional articles impeachment President Trump could face as the House continues its inquiry. Watch Full Circle week nights at 5 p.m. ET.

The most important number coming out of the House vote Thursday to formalize the rules of the impeachment investigation is this one: 0. (Get it? One? Zero? Right? Right!)