Mar-a-Lago membership fee doubles to $200,000  —  Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach resort owned by the Trump Organization, doubled its initiation fee to $200,000 following the election of Donald Trump as president.  —  People close to the Florida resort said the increase took effect Jan. 1.

Trump Poised to Lift Ban on C.I.A. ‘Black Site’ Prisons  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing a sweeping executive order that would clear the way for the Central Intelligence Agency to reopen overseas “black site” prisons, like those where it detained and tortured terrorism suspects …

President Trump Tells ABC News' David Muir: Construction of Border Wall Will Begin in ‘Months’  —  In his first one-on-one television interview since being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, President Donald Trump told ABC News anchor David Muir that Mexico would be paying …

It's No Trump Tower, but White House Has ‘Beautiful’ Phones  —  President Trump, who flew across the country on hundreds of nights during the 2016 campaign to sleep in his own bed, has now spent five straight days in the unfamiliar surroundings of the White House.

Trump's Voter Fraud Example?  A Troubled Tale With Bernhard Langer  —  WASHINGTON — On Monday, President Trump gathered House and Senate leaders in the State Dining Room for a get-to-know-you reception, served them tiny meatballs and pigs-in-a-blanket, and quickly launched into a story meant …

A white Trump voter explains why he left a black waitress a $450 tip with an uplifting note  —  When Jason White walked into Busboys and Poets Monday morning, a Washington restaurant that promotes social justice, he looked around and told his friend he might want to remove his red “Make America Great Again” cap.

Mary Tyler Moore, Who Incarnated the Modern Woman on TV, Dies at 80  —  Mary Tyler Moore, whose witty and graceful performances on two top-rated television shows in the 1960s and '70s helped define a new vision of American womanhood, died on Wednesday in Greenwich, Conn. She was 80.

Trump: Torture ‘works’ … President Trump said Wednesday he believes that torture “works” and would consider reinstating banned interrogation methods depending on the advice of members of his national security team.  —  In an interview with ABC News, Trump indicated he wants to resume …

He Claimed There Were 3 Million ‘Illegal Voters.’ Now He Says He May Name Them.  —  Gregg Phillips might be changing his mind about releasing the names of about 3 million people he claims are illegal immigrants who voted in November to everyone on the internet.