Here's a Video of Trump Crashing a Wedding Right After Giving His North Korea Statement  —  On Saturday, as President Donald Trump was hosting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, news broke that North Korea had launched a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan.

Flynn apologizes after admitting he may have discussed sanctions with Russia  —  WASHINGTON — National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has apologized amid reports that Flynn discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with the Russian ambassador in the days before President Trump's inauguration, a White House official said.

Oroville Dam: Feds and state officials ignored warnings 12 years ago  —  More than a decade ago, federal and state officials and some of California's largest water agencies rejected concerns that the massive earthen spillway at Oroville Dam — at risk of collapse Sunday night and prompting …

Oklahoma Lawmakers Want Men to Approve All Abortions  —  Something unexpected happened in the Oklahoma Legislature on February 8 that had Karo Chowning feeling pretty optimistic.  That morning, lawmakers in the House Public Health Committee blocked one anti-abortion bill and a second was tabled without discussion.

Scarborough gives brutal review of Trump aide's Sunday show performance … MSNBC's Joe Scarborough is giving a brutal review of White House policy adviser Stephen Miller's performance on the Sunday morning talk show circuit.  —  “Oh my god.  It was so much worse than I ever thought,” Scarborough said on “Morning Joe.”

A Dangerous Troll Is Now Reporting From The White House  —  The internet's most hapless political blogger now has his own White House correspondent — a regular contributor with little reporting experience but ample ties to “alt-right” harassment — sitting in the White House press briefing room.

N.Y. Times reprimands reporter for sharing ‘unfounded rumor’ about Melania Trump  —  Editors at the New York Times have reprimanded a reporter for referring to first lady Melania Trump as a “hooker” at an event Sunday night, calling the remarks “completely inappropriate.”

Police Officers: “We Didn't Vote Republican To Get Stabbed In The Back”  —  In the highly contentious battle to extinguish public worker rights, Iowa Republicans have attempted a divide-and-conquer approach to pit unions against each other.  Their legislation splits public workers into two groups …

Police: KKK leader shot and killed while asleep by stepson  —  James Russell, 58, points to blood spots on the sidewalk that he says police investigated in front of Frank Ancona's house on Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Leadwood, Mo. Russell, who lives next door, said he has been friends with Ancona for five years.

Playboy is featuring naked women again  —  No-nudes were apparently not good news at Playboy magazine.  —  The 63-year-old legendary men's magazine is bringing back nude models in its upcoming issue — one year after banning naked photos in an effort to boost circulation and attract more mainstream advertisers.

Priebus, Flynn, others on thin ice  —  Imagine you're Reince Priebus.  Every day, you hear speculation that your days as White House chief of staff are numbered.  You wake up on a Sunday and read that colleague Kellyanne Conway's dream job is, well, yours.

Elon Musk: Humans must merge with machines or become irrelevant in AI age  —  Billionaire Elon Musk is known for his futuristic ideas and his latest suggestion might just save us from being irrelevant as artificial intelligence (AI) grows more prominent.  —  The Tesla and SpaceX CEO …

CARTOON GALLERY … It was a brilliant play.  No one had dared be so brazen.  Hillary was crooked and stamina-less.  Jeb was low energy.  Little Marco was little and Lying Ted lied.  But we are about to see the cost of such daring.  If Trump's main selling point was his strength …

Justice Department Appears To Rule Out Seeking Immediate Supreme Court Review In Travel Ban Case  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration appears to have decided to allow things to play out at the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for now in litigation over President Trump's refugee …

Debunked David Rose doubles down, goes full Trump  —  On February 5th, Rose ran a story alleging scandalous behavior by NOAA scientists in a 2015 paper.  The story was based on an interview with retired NOAA scientist John Bates, who was not involved in the study.

Black Lives Matter co-founder appears to label white people ‘defects’  —  TORONTO -  —  A co-founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto argued that white people are “recessive genetic defects” and purportedly mused about how the race could be “wiped out” according to a post on what appears to be her Facebook page.

Journalist facing ‘riot’ and ‘trespassing’ charges for covering Dakota Access Pipeline protests  —  Freelance journalist Jenni Monet has been covering the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline and the ongoing protests opposing the $3.8 billion project since September of 2016.

Christie gets called to D.C. for lunch Tuesday with Trump, sources reveal  —  TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie is scheduled to have a lunch meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, two sources with knowledge of the situation told NJ Advance Media.

At least four GOP senators are on the fence about Labor Dept. nominee Andrew Puzder  —  At least four Republican senators are still on the fence about whether to support Andrew Puzder, President Trump's choice for labor secretary, putting more pressure on the restaurant executive and political novice …

Jake Tapper writing debut novel, scheduled for 2018  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Jake Tapper is working on a book that you could call fake news: It's his debut novel.  —  The CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent has a thriller scheduled to come out in the summer of 2018, Little, Brown and Company told The Associated Press on Monday.

Gerry Baker to staff: Criticism of Wall Street Journal's Trump coverage is ‘fake news’  —  Wall Street Journal editor in chief Gerry Baker on Monday mounted a vigorous defense of his newspaper's Donald Trump coverage, pushing back aggressively on months of internal criticism that the venerable broadsheet …

Immigration Agents Arrest 600 People Across U.S. in One Week  —  Federal immigration officials arrested more than 600 people across at least 11 states last week, detaining 40 people in the New York City area, law enforcement officials said on Sunday.  —  It remained unclear whether the actions …

The Federal Voting Agency Republicans Want to Kill  —  Every odd-numbered year since 2011, Republicans in the House have tried to kill the Election Assistance Commission—the tiny federal agency responsible for helping states improve their voting systems.  None of their previous efforts made it very far …

Libertarians split with Trump over controversial police tactic  —  The White House has riled the country's civil libertarian wing after President Trump enthusiastically voiced support for a controversial law enforcement tool that allows an individual's property or assets to be seized without a guilty verdict.