Top Flynn aide rejected for key security clearance: report  —  A top aide to national security adviser Michael Flynn was denied security clearance to serve on the National Security Council (NSC), Politico reported late Friday.  —  Robin Townley, the senior Africa director on the NSC …

Reports of Raids Have Immigrants Bracing for Enforcement Surge  —  In Austin, Tex., undocumented women working in a laundromat cowered in the back of the room, petrified after seeing a video and a photograph of apprehensions outside a local grocery store and burger joint.

Chaffetz says town hall crowd tried ‘bullying and intimidation’  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Rep. Jason Chaffetz said the raucous reception he received at Thursday evening's town hall meeting was “bullying and an attempt at intimidation” from a crowd opposed to President Donald Trump's election.

Newspaper uses photo of Alec Baldwin on ‘SNL’ instead of Trump  —  Dominican newspaper El Nacional on Friday printed a photo of Alec Baldwin doing his impression of President Trump on “Saturday Night Live” in an article about Trump and Israel.  —  The photo was used side-by-side with a photo …

The Vulnerabilities in the Ninth Circuit's Executive-Order Decision  —  The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered an extraordinary rebuke to President Trump yesterday.  The politically diverse panel (two Democratic appointees, one Republican) rejected just about every argument put forth …

Woman falls to her death at World Trade Center's Oculus  —  A woman trying to grab a hat dropped by her twin sister fell to her death from an escalator at the World Trade Center's soaring Oculus transit hub on Saturday.  —  The 29-year-old Kearny, NJ resident, identified by law enforcement sources …

Trump: Border wall price ‘will come WAY DOWN’ when I negotiate  —  President Trump on Saturday responded to reports that the cost of his proposed border wall is much higher than expected, insisting that it will be much cheaper after he gets involved in negotiations.

Internal Nordstrom Data Show Sales Decline for Ivanka Trump Brand  —  Brand's 32% tumble occurred even as the chain's overall sales rose  —  Dueling social-media movements are urging people to boycott and buy brands based on their affiliation with President Donald Trump …

Mexicans Vow to Fight Trump by Jamming U.S. Courts  —  Group says it will urge compatriots targeted for extradition to fight in court; government allocates funds  —  MEXICO CITY—Influential Mexicans are pushing an aggressive and perhaps risky strategy to fight a likely increase in deportations …

These Pathetic Tweets Are Just How Our Government Works Now  —  Do you ever feel like President Trump isn't listening to you?  Well, even sitting Republican Senators now feel the same way.  But they've found a solution.  Senator Chuck Grassley from Iowa now just starts his tweets with …

Al Franken to Maher: GOP senators privately express ‘great concern’ about Trump's temperament  —  Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) said Friday night that his Republican Senate colleagues privately express “great concern” about President Trump's temperament, and he joked about the GOP eventually impeaching Trump.

Hopeful of Victory, Anti-Abortion Rights Protests Target Planned Parenthood; Counterprotests Held  —  From Maine to California to Hawaii, hundreds of protests against Planned Parenthood and counterprotests in support of the nonprofit health organization are taking place across the country Saturday.

Trump's surprise cost-cutting target: The first lady's staff  —  WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump searches for ways to cut costs at the White House, he has set his sights on the first lady's office.  Trump is considering reducing the number of jobs in that office …

DOJ nixes request to halt order against trans student protections  —  On the day after Jeff Sessions was confirmed as U.S. attorney general, the U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn its request to halt partially an order against Obama administration guidance protecting transgender students …

Stephen Miller: A key engineer for Trump's ‘America first’ agenda  —  As a young conservative in liberal Santa Monica, Calif., Stephen Miller clashed frequently with his high school, often calling in to a national radio show to lambaste administrators for promoting multiculturalism …

Website for disabled kids disappears as DeVos takes office  —  Washington senators Murray, Cantwell demand Trump education chief restore site  —  A U.S. Department of Education website, empowering families of students with disabilities, has disappeared — and already embattled Trump education chief Betsy DeVos may be to blame.

Ex-spy chief: I don't know of any intel that proves need for travel ban … The former director of national intelligence says he's unaware of any intelligence that proves the need for a travel ban on nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries.  —  “I don't — we in the [intelligence community] …

Fake news is killing people's minds, says Apple boss Tim Cook  —  Tim Cook, the boss of Apple, is calling for governments to launch a public information campaign to fight the scourge of fake news, which is “killing people's minds.”  —  In an impassioned plea, Mr Cook, boss of the world's largest company …