Justice Department warned White House that Flynn could be vulnerable to Russian blackmail, officials say  —  The acting attorney general informed the Trump White House late last month that she believed Michael Flynn had misled senior administration officials about the nature of his communications …

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.

Oprah gives tape with Puzder abuse allegations to Senate  —  Senators in both parties have viewed an episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in which President Donald Trump's Labor Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder's former wife leveled allegations of physical abuse against him, according to sources familiar with the matter.

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.

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.”

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.

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.”

Senate confirms Mnuchin as Treasury secretary  —  The Senate is poised to clear Steve Mnuchin to be President Trump's Treasury secretary, largely along party lines.  —  As of 7:27 p.m., Mnuchin had 52 votes.  The vote remains open, but the longtime Goldman's executive has more than the simple majority needed for confirmation.

Journalist says Omarosa Manigault bullied her and mentioned a ‘dossier’ on her  —  Conflict and controversy seem to follow Omarosa Manigault, who stirred up plenty of both as a reality-TV star and a longtime associate of President Trump.  —  Manigault, who is now a communications official …

Right set to fight back on town hall protests  —  For the past three weeks, Democratic protesters have swarmed Republican town hall events across the country, booing, shouting down and trying to embarrass GOP lawmakers seeking to gut ObamaCare.  —  In the coming weeks, grassroots conservatives will be fighting back.

Top Wall Street Journal Editor Defends Trump Coverage  —  Gerard Baker, the editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, vigorously defended his newspaper's coverage of President Trump on Monday, rejecting suggestions that The Journal had not been aggressive enough.

California crews rush to fix dam before new storms hit  —  Stormwaters receded on Monday behind the nation's tallest dam, in Northern California, as engineers raced to drain the rain-swollen reservoir and shore up a crumbling overflow channel before new storms sweep the region later this week.

Homeland Security chief Kelly responds after immigration raids spark outrage  —  The U.S. immigration agency arrested more than 640 people from California to Georgia to New York last week, Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said in a statement Monday.

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.

President Donald Trump cancels planned visit to Northeast Ohio  —  President Donald Trump waves as he walks on the South Lawn upon arrival at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, from a trip to Florida.  (Manuel Balce Ceneta, Associated Press)

Veterans Affairs secretary confirmed 100-0  —  The Senate Monday unanimously confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee to be Veterans Affairs secretary, David Shulkin.  —  The vote was 100-0 for Shulkin, a holdover from the Obama administration who has served as VA undersecretary of health since 2015.

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 …

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.

More mainstream media mess-ups: The Muslim Olympian 'detained because of President Trump's travel ban' was detained under Obama  —  Reporters are at it again - and again, and again and again.  —  The latest spun-up, anti-President Trump story involves Ibtihaj Muhammad …