EXCLUSIVE: Trump's Supreme Court pick Neil Gorusch founded and led club called ‘Fascism Forever’ against liberal faculty at his elite all-boys DC prep school  — DailyMail.com reveals how Gorsuch set up club called ‘Fascism Forever’ at his prep school outside D.C. in protest at staff's left-wing tendencies

Distrust in Trump's White House spurs leaks, confusion  —  A feeling of distrust has taken hold in the West Wing of Donald Trump's White House and beyond, as his aides view each other and officials across the federal government and on Capitol Hill with suspicion.

Pelosi slams Bannon: ‘White supremacist’ now on security council  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) slammed Stephen Bannon on Thursday, saying President Trump's senior adviser is a racist who has no business sitting on the National Security Council (NSC).

U.S. makes limited exceptions to sanctions on Russian spy agency  —  The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday adjusted sanctions on Russian intelligence agency FSB, making limited exceptions to the measures put in place by former President Barack Obama over accusations Moscow tried to influence …

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick leaves President Trump's advisory council  —  Kalanick had faced criticism for trying to work with Trump.  —  Travis Kalanick is leaving President Donald Trump's advisory council, sources say.  —  The Uber CEO had faced criticism from Silicon Valley insiders …

Raid in Yemen: Risky From the Start and Costly in the End  —  WASHINGTON — Just five days after taking office, over dinner with his newly installed secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, President Trump was presented with the first of what will be many life-or-death decisions …

After 2 Weeks, Voters Yearn For Obama  —  Less than 2 weeks into Donald Trump's tenure as President, 40% of voters already want to impeach him.  That's up from 35% of voters who wanted to impeach him a week ago.  Only 48% of voters say that they would be opposed to Trump's impeachment.

Trump Vows to ‘Destroy’ Law Banning Political Activity by Churches  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump vowed Thursday to overturn a law restricting political speech by churches, a potentially huge victory for the religious right and a gesture to his political base.

Exclusive: U.S. expected to impose fresh sanctions on Iranian entities - sources  —  The United States is expected to impose sanctions on multiple Iranian entities as early as Friday following Tehran's recent ballistic missile test, but in a way that will not violate the 2015 Iran nuclear deal …

The G.O.P. Campaign to Repeal Obamacare Hits a Wall  —  WASHINGTON — Congress's rush to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, once seemingly unstoppable, is flagging badly as Republicans struggle to come up with a replacement and a key senator has declared that the effort is more a repair job than a demolition.

Refugee deal  —  The disagreement came as the two leaders discussed an agreement, reached under the Obama administration, for the US to accept refugees from Australia who are living on islands in detention centers off the mainland due to strict government policies.

Shouting match over Russia erupts at House hearing  —  A routine House Oversight Committee hearing Thursday turned into a shouting match between the Republican chairman and the ranking Democrat over Russian interference in the presidential election.  —  In a fight that exposed bitter …

Foreign policy insider: ‘No readout of Trump-Putin call because White House turned off recording’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Ilan Berman, vice president of the conservative American Foreign Policy Council think tank, reported that the White House turned off …

America's Leading Authoritarian Intellectual Is Working for Trump  —  The most intellectually important essay of the 2016 election cycle, and possibly of the whole political era that has begun, is “The Flight 93 Election.”  Its previously anonymous author turns out to be former Bush …

Refugee Policy Should Be Based on Facts, Not Fear  —  Refugees are men, women and children caught in the fury of war, or the cross hairs of persecution.  Far from being terrorists, they are often the victims of terrorism themselves.  —  I'm proud of our country's history of giving shelter to the most vulnerable people.

Obama's White House worked for months on a plan to seize Raqqa.  Trump's team took a quick look and decided not to pull the trigger.  —  Planning for the final assault on Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State's caliphate, had been grinding on for more than seven months.

Trump World — Including Steve Bannon — Is Already Looking At The 2018 Midterms  —  WASHINGTON — Well before President Trump's inauguration, his top adviser Steve Bannon met with a few top-tier donors — the kind of donors capable of writing million-dollar checks.

Oh, Okay: Man Who Claimed Mother Died In Iraq Due To Travel Ban Lied  —  They say that a lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has the chance to put its shoes on.  In this case, a lie went viral, was one of the top stories on Reddit, and was used to slander a president before the truth came out.

Here's The Justice Department Memo On Trump's Refugee And Travel Immigration Ban  —  The Office of Legal Counsel approved the order for “form and legality.”  —  The US Department of Justice on Thursday released a copy of the legal memo prepared by the Office of Legal Counsel about President Trump's executive order on immigration.