Sean Spicer targets own staff in leak crackdown  —  Press secretary Sean Spicer is cracking down on leaks coming out of the West Wing, with increased security measures that include random phone checks of White House staffers, overseen by White House attorneys.

Slain SEAL's dad wants answers: 'Don't hide behind my son's death'  —  When they brought William “Ryan” Owens home, the Navy SEAL was carried from a C-17 military plane in a flag-draped casket, onto the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base, as President Donald Trump, his daughter, Ivanka, and Owens' family paid their respects.

Dozens of headstones damaged at Philadelphia Jewish cemetery  —  HEADSTONES DAMAGED AT PHILADELPHIA JEWISH CEMETERY  —  Dozens of headstones at a Jewish cemetery in the Wissinoming section of Philadelphia have been broken and overturned.

Buoyed By Anti-Trump Activism, Democrat Wins Delaware Special Election  —  An army of volunteers, many from out of state, flooded the state Senate district for Stephanie Hansen.  —  MIDDLETOWN, Del. This is what democracy looks like.  —  It's been a chant that has animated marches …

Trump's Job Approval Stands at Just 44 Percent as Partisan Splits Reign  —  Trump's Approval Falls Into Negative Territory 0:54  —  President Donald Trump's job approval rating stands at just 44 percent — a record low for a newly inaugurated commander-in-chief — and half of Americans …

Bill Paxton — Dead at 61  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Bill Paxton has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  We're told the actor died suddenly Saturday due to complications from surgery.  —  Paxton had a string of hits, including “Twister,” “Titanic” and “Aliens.”  He won an Emmy for “Hatfields and McCoys.”

Trump Administration Seeks to Loosen Hiring Requirements to Beef Up Border Patrol  —  According to an internal memo, laxer standards are needed to expand the number of Border Patrol agents, but that could come at a cost in security.  —  The Trump administration is seeking to loosen …

Millions May Lose Coverage in Obamacare Repeal, Governors Told  —  Consultants offer estimates to governors meeting in Washington  —  Expansion of Medicaid program for poor targeted for cutbacks  —  Policies supported by Republican congressional leaders to repeal and replace Obamacare …

Chris Christie tells GOP lawmakers to hold town halls: ‘You asked for the job.  Go do it.’  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Sunday that the Trump administration needs to be more mindful of “perception” and urged GOP lawmakers not to shy away from holding town hall events, though they might be confronted by protesters.

Keith Ellison's supporters say Israel attacks helped sink his DNC bid  —  An 11th hour campaign targeted Ellison as “anti-Israel.”  And his allies are furious.  —  ATLANTA — One day before the Democratic Party chose its new leader, supporters of Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) …

Trump Voters, Your Savior Is Betraying You  —  You've been had.  President Trump sold you a clunker.  Now that he's in the White House, he's betraying you — and I'm writing in hopes that you'll recognize that betrayal and hold him accountable.  —  Trump spoke to your genuine pain …

God help us if Chelsea Clinton runs for office  —  Chelsea Clinton speaks at a campaign rally as her parents, Hillary and Bill, look on.  —  MORE FROM:  —  Last Sunday Chelsea Clinton, usually such a reticent public figure, took to Times Square with her 2-year-old daughter, Charlotte, to march in the Muslim solidarity rally.

‘The Conservative Movement Is Donald Trump’  —  NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — They should have known better.  The college kids, crammed into the back-right corner of an overflow ballroom here at the Gaylord National Resort, should have recognized that the props being distributed to them were, in fact, miniature Russian flags.

The Stars of Sexist and Racist Hollywood Shine Bright Tonight  —  Tonight, after strolling down the red carpet and preening for the bulb-popping paparazzi, the kings and queens of Hollywood will honor their fans with many tedious televised hours of congratulating and awarding themselves.

Breitbart gets exclusive interview with Trump  —  Breitbart has snagged an exclusive interview with President Trump scheduled for Monday afternoon in the Oval Office, according to a report by Axios on Saturday.  —  Breitbart's Washington editor Matthew Boyle is slated to conduct the interview, Axios reported.

What Does Steve Bannon Want?  —  President Trump presents a problem to those who look at politics in terms of systematic ideologies.  He is either disinclined or unable to lay out his agenda in that way.  So perhaps it was inevitable that Mr. Trump's chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon …

Rubio on skipping town halls: Activists will ‘heckle and scream at me’  —  Sen. Marco Rubio won't participate in town hall meetings because he says political activists will crash them to create a media spectacle of people who “heckle and scream at me in front of cameras.”

Rick Santorum: ‘Millions of Americans’ with preexisting conditions are scammers stealing health care  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  CNN contributor Rick Santorum suggested on Sunday that it was a mistake to guarantee health care coverage for people with preexisting conditions because …

Swedish policeman blames migrants for the majority of country's rapes and shootings and accuses politicians of ‘turning a blind eye’  —  A Swedish detective who has triggered a row by blaming violent crime on migrants has gone one step further and accused politicians of turning a blind eye …

Trump social team prepares to host ritzy Governors' Dinner  —  (CNN)While many Americans watch the Academy Awards on Sunday, governors of the United States will be reveling in a different kind of glamor — in person, at the White House.  —  The first big social event of President Donald …

Give President Trump the chance that Ronald Reagan got  —  Tom Barrack, a friend of the president, writes that if people stop judging Trump and his administration on every word that is uttered, every hour, and instead hold him accountable over time for the implementation of policies under which he ran, confusion might turn to clarity.

New York Times executive editor: Trump is the best thing to happen to our subscriptions … The executive editor of the New York Times said in an interview Sunday that President Trump's attempts to smear the publication have instead encouraged more people to read it.