Sources say Trump's CIA visit made relations with intel community worse  —  U.S. government sources tell CBS News that there is a sense of unease in the intelligence community after President Trump's visit to CIA headquarters on Saturday.  —  An official said the visit …

Spicer: ‘Negative’ Trump coverage is ‘demoralizing’  —  White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday pushed back at what he said was negative coverage of the Trump White House, describing the media narrative as “demoralizing.”  —  “It's not just about a crowd size.

Trump repeats debunked voter fraud claim at meeting with Hill leaders  —  In his first meeting with congressional leaders of both parties since taking office, President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated a debunked claim that he only lost the national popular vote because of widespread voter fraud.

Republicans Rethinking Relationship with Schumer after Pompeo Incident  —  Burr on Schumer: “He lied.”  —  Republican leadership is rethinking its relationship with Democratic minority leader Chuck Schumer after Schumer betrayed a promise to allow a vote last Friday on President Donald Trump's pick …

‘Saturday Night Live’ Writer Katie Rich Suspended Over Barron Trump Tweet, Issues Apology  —  Katie Rich, writer for Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, who sparked a backlash with a tweet targeting President Donald Trump's 10-year-old son Barron, is no longer working on NBC's veteran late-night sketch comedy show.

President Donald Trump Signs Executive Order to Defund International Planned Parenthood  —  President Donald Trump today signed an executive order to defund International Planned Parenthood.  —  Most pro-life Americans are anxiously awaiting Congress to pass a bill to defund the Planned Parenthood abortion business.

Limo torched in DC protests belongs to Muslim immigrant, may cost $70,000 in damages  —  The limousine that was set on fire during the anti-Trump anarchist protest in downtown Washington on Inauguration Day is owned by a Muslim immigrant who says the damage could cost his company $70,000.

Column U.S. judge finds that Aetna misled the public about its reasons for quitting Obamacare  —  Aetna Chairman and CEO Mark Bertolini groused about the Department of Justice lawsuit blocking the company's merger with Humana in an interview this summer on Aetna's website.  (Aetna)

Trump's federal hiring freeze draws immediate fire from unions  —  Federal labor leaders were ready when President Trump froze government hiring Monday.  It was a campaign promise they criticized before the election and did so again shortly after he made good on the pledge.

An Open Letter to Sean Spicer from Dippin' Dots CEO Scott Fischer  —  We understand that ice cream is a serious matter.  And running out of your favorite flavor can feel like a national emergency!  We've seen your tweets and would like to be friends rather than foes.  After all, we believe in connecting the dots.

New York Times Apologizes For Much-Ridiculed Story About Fathers  —  “We blew it,” said Metro editor Wendell Jamieson.  —  The reporter and editor responsible for publishing a much-derided New York Times story about fathers are sorry for running the article, they told The Huffington Post Monday morning.

The 1 thing: Trump's first acts  —  We have been leaked a list of the top executive order priorities for the Trump administration.  The Trump folks wanted to get these done immediately, but our Jonathan Swan is told the process is proving to be a little slower than some might have whimsically thought.

Trump names his Inauguration Day a ‘National Day of Patriotic Devotion’  —  President Trump has officially declared the day of his inauguration a national day of patriotism.  —  Trump's inaugural address on Friday frequently referred to patriotism as the salve that would heal the country's divisions.

I believe the president is entitled to significant deference when it comes to his choices for the cabinet.  I also believe given the uncertainty surrounding the future direction of our foreign policy that a higher degree of scrutiny is justified in evaluating whoever is nominated to serve as secretary of state.

Of Course The CIA Gave Trump Standing Ovations.  He Never Let Them Sit.  —  President Trump is bragging about his standing ovations, but he never asked CIA employees to take their seats.  —  S.V. Date  —  WASHINGTON - While President Donald Trump brags about how hundreds of CIA employees gave …

Why Trump's Staff Is Lying  —  One of the most striking features of the early Trump administration has been its political uses of lying.  The big weekend story was the obviously false claim of Donald Trump's press secretary, Sean Spicer, that Trump pulled in the largest inauguration crowds in American history.

The Long March Ahead For Democrats  —  Saturday's Women's Marches, which rebuked President Trump on the day after his inauguration, probably drew more than 3 million participants between hundreds of locations across the United States, making them among the largest mass protests in American history.

Sean Spicer's defense of himself and explanation of Donald Trump's sensitivity, annotated  —  White House press secretary Sean Spicer held his first official White House press briefing on Monday, and given the events of the weekend — in which Spicer made easily disproven claims about the crowds …