George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban  —  In his first in-depth interview since Donald Trump's inauguration, former President George W. Bush gave his take on the current commander in chief's first month in office, addressing Trump's attack on the media …

Trump: ‘Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated’  —  President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that “nobody knew that health care could be so complicated,” and again flirted with the idea that Republicans should let Obamacare “implode” so that Democrats shoulder the blame.

Exclusive: Spicer arranged CIA, GOP intelligence push-back  —  White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer personally picked up the phone and connected outside officials with reporters to try to discredit a New York Times article about Trump campaign aides' contact with Russia …

Oscars: Australian Producer Jan Chapman Devastated by Mistaken In-Memoriam Photo  —  Another Oscars Gaffe: In Memoriam Video Included Photo of Living Woman  —  Leading Australian producer, Jan Chapman was “devastated” by another mistake in the Oscars telecast.

Trump to Propose 10% Defense Increase in Budget Plan, Aides Say  —  Officials say other discretionary programs to face cuts  —  Mnuchin said Sunday that entitlement programs won't be touched  —  President Donald Trump will propose boosting defense spending by $54 billion in his first budget plan …

Donna Brazile: ‘I was scared’  —  ATLANTA — Donna Brazile has been through a lot — but nothing like the last eight months.  —  More than taking over a Democratic National Committee in crisis, more than seeing the party collapse from cruising victory to crushing defeat all in one night …

He's a Local Pillar in a Trump Town.  Now He Could Be Deported.  —  WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. — Ask residents of this coal-mining crossroads about President Trump's decision to crack down on undocumented immigrants and most offer no protest.  Mr. Trump, who easily won this mostly white southern Illinois county …

Here's how the worst flub in Oscar history went down  —  Oscar got it wrong, wrong, soooo wrong.  The presenters announced the wrong Best Picture; Moonlight was the winner, not La La Land.  —  It was the biggest, most embarrassing, most awkward mistake in the history of the Academy Awards …

Puzder says ‘tsunami of fake news’ defeated him  —  Former labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder on Monday blamed “a tsunami of fake news” and a campaign by Democrats and the left for ending his nomination.  —  Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, which owns Hardee's and Carl's Jr. …

Trump: 'I haven't called Russia in 10 years' … President Trump on Monday appeared to dismiss a question about his aides' alleged ties to Russia by saying he hasn't spoken to the country in a decade.  —  “I haven't called Russia in 10 years,” he told a reporter who asked him whether …

The Daily 202: Democrats predict anti-Trump ‘tsunami’ in 2018 governor's races  —  THE BIG IDEA: As a House freshman, Jay Inslee lost reelection in 1994 because of voter frustration with Bill Clinton's first two years as president.  Tom Foley, who represented an adjacent district …

BREAKING: BULLET POINTS OF TRUMP'S CONGRESSIONAL ADDRESS GIVEN TO INFOWARS  —  Preview of the president's address to a joint session of Congress  —  Image Credits: Aude Guerrucci-Pool/Getty Images.  —  Donald Trump will deliver his first congressional address Tuesday, February 28 …