Hill staffers secretly worked on Trump's immigration order  —  Senior staffers on the House Judiciary Committee helped Donald Trump's top aides draft the executive order curbing immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations, but the Republican committee chairman and party leadership were not informed …

Democrats consider backing off big battle over Trump's Supreme Court pick  —  Washington (CNN)Senate Democrats are weighing whether to avoid an all-out war to block President Donald Trump's upcoming Supreme Court pick, instead considering delaying that battle for a future nomination …

DeVos questionnaire appears to include passages from uncited sources  —  President Trump's nominee for education secretary, in written responses to questions from senators, appears to have used several sentences and phrases from other sources without attribution — including from a top Obama administration civil rights official.

SEAL, American Girl Die in First Trump-Era U.S. Military Raid  —  Two Americans killed in first military raid under President Trump 1:09  —  In what an official said was the first military raid carried out under President Donald Trump, two Americans were killed in Yemen on Sunday …

Can Jared and Ivanka Outrun Donald Trump's Scandals?  —  Less than a fortnight into his new post, Kushner appears unable to control his father-in-law—and is “furious” that his efforts are being undermined.  —  On Friday afternoon, Donald Trump descended upon the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes flanked …

Team Hillary blames Obama more than Putin  —  The worst-kept secret inside Democratic circles is how bitter Hillary Clinton's team is at President Obama over her election loss.  We have heard from numerous, anguished people in Clinton-land blaming Obama — more than Putin, FBI Director James Comey or …

The Republican Fausts  —  Many Republican members of Congress have made a Faustian bargain with Donald Trump.  They don't particularly admire him as a man, they don't trust him as an administrator, they don't agree with him on major issues, but they respect the grip he has on their voters …

Wall Street Journal Editor: Stop Calling The Travel Ban Countries “Majority Muslim”  —  Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Gerry Baker has instructed editors to stop referring to the countries targeted in President Trump's travel and refugee executive order as “seven majority Muslim countries” …

Steve Bannon Is Making Sure There's No White House Paper Trail, Says Intel Source  —  The Trump administration's chief strategist has already taken control of both policy and process on national security.  —  If there was any question about who is largely in charge of national security behind …

How Obama will take on Trump  —  Barack Obama and his aides expected to take on President Donald Trump at some point, but they didn't think it would happen this quickly.  —  Now they're trying to find the right balance on issues that demand a response, and how to use Obama to deliver the selective pushback.

Priest tells anti-Trump protesters to commit suicide  —  The pastor of a largely immigrant Catholic church in Queens has a suggestion for his anti-Trump parishioners: Go take a flying leap off the nearest building.  —  “Show your hate for Trump.  Do it for social justice.

Obama's Protections for L.G.B.T. Workers Will Remain Under Trump  —  WASHINGTON — The White House said on Monday that President Trump would leave in place a 2014 Obama administration order that created new workplace protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

The FBI Has Quietly Investigated White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement … White supremacists and other domestic extremists maintain an active presence in U.S. police departments and other law enforcement agencies.  A striking reference to that conclusion, notable for its confidence …

Military Flying TRUMP FLAG in Louisville, KY  —  RESIST!!!  —  This video from yesterday morning captures the video of the United States Military flying a TRUMP flag in place of the United State flag.  This is a fascist tactic.  This is not acceptable.  RESIST!!!  —  Larger Image click here.

Uber and Daimler Join Forces on Self-Driving Cars  —  I'm excited to announce an agreement with Daimler, one of the world's top auto manufacturers with more than a century of experience designing some of the world's best and most iconic vehicles.  In the coming years, Daimler has planned …