White House analysis of Obamacare repeal sees even deeper insurance losses than CBO  —  A White House analysis of the GOP plan to repeal and replace Obamacare shows even steeper coverage losses than the projections by the Congressional Budget Office, according to a document viewed by POLITICO on Monday.

Exclusive — Audio Emerges of When Paul Ryan Abandoned Donald Trump: ‘I Am Not Going to Defend Donald Trump—Not Now, Not in the Future’  —  On a never-before-released private October conference call with House Republican members, House Speaker Paul Ryan told his members in the U.S. House …

Spicer: Trump didn't mean wiretapping when he tweeted about wiretapping  —  Spicer walks back Trump's wiretapping claims  —  (CNN)The White House on Monday walked back key point of President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated allegation that President Barack Obama wiretapped his phones in Trump Tower during the 2016 election.

How a Wonky National-Security Blog Hit the Big Time  —  A little over a year ago, Benjamin Wittes, the editor in chief of the blog Lawfare, made the case that Donald Trump, as a Republican presidential candidate, represented nothing less than a national-security threat.

Presidential Executive Order on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch  —  COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR REORGANIZING THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Tuesday: Blizzard flight woes peak; 8,000 cancellations since Sunday  —  161 Shares … Tuesday promised to be the worst travel day yet from a late-season winter storm that's forced the cancellation of nearly 8,000 flights since Sunday.  —  Airlines moved quickly to pare their Tuesday schedules ahead …

GOP needs to oppose King's re-election, not just King's words  —  Rep. Steve King has apparently ticked off Jeb Bush for making comments about populating the country with “somebody else's babies.”  Nathan Rousseau Smith (@fantasticmrnate) has the story.  Buzz60  —  CONNECT

Trump's Counties Lose Out to Clinton's in GOP Health Tax Cuts  —  Most Rust Belt voters wouldn't benefit from Obamacare tax cuts  —  New York County would see the biggest Medicare tax windfall  —  The very first individual tax cuts officially endorsed by President Donald Trump don't offer great news …

Never-Trump Republicans join call for select committee to investigate Russia and Trump  —  Democrats in Congress have long argued that the ongoing intelligence committee investigations into Russia's interference in the presidential election and the Trump campaign's ties to the Kremlin are unlikely to get to the bottom of the issue.

Trump Gave CIA Power to Launch Drone Strikes  —  New authority departs from Obama-era policy under which only the Pentagon conducted the operations  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has given the Central Intelligence Agency secret new authority to conduct drone strikes against suspected terrorists …

Issa's own poll suggests that Trump is a burden  —  Rep. Darrell Issa speaks during a town hall meeting in Oceanside on Saturday.  —  A month after Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista) won reelection in the closest congressional race in the country, the congressman got a warning that his next contest could be even tougher.

Understanding the Angry Mob at Middlebury that Gave Me a Concussion  —  MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — There's nothing like a little violence to focus the mind.  I am the Middlebury College professor who ended up with whiplash and a concussion for having the audacity to engage with the ideas of Charles Murray …

Tillerson Used ‘Alias’ Email for Climate Messages, N.Y. Says  —  Secretary of State employed secondary account on climate issue  —  Claim is made in suit over New York's probe into energy firm  —  New York says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson used an email alias to discuss climate change …

Kellyanne's Alternative Universe  —  Even in triumph, Kellyanne Conway nursed a grudge.  As she reflected on Donald Trump's November victory, she made clear that she hadn't forgotten how people treated her back when they thought she was a sure loser.  Their attitude wasn't one of outright rudeness …

SEAL Team 6 is helping plan a ‘decapitation’ attack against North Korea's Kim Jong-un: report  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A report from a South Korean publication claims that the United States Navy's SEAL Team 6 is helping to plan a “decapitation attack” aimed at taking out North Korea's political leadership.

Former lawmaker Connie Pillich enters race for Ohio governor  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio—Connie Pillich, an ex-lawmaker from Cincinnati and the 2014 Democratic nominee for state treasurer, announced Monday she's running for governor in 2018.  —  The 56-year-old attorney and Air Force veteran …

Tennessee sues federal government over refugees  —  Tennessee became the first state in the nation on Monday to sue the federal government over refugee resettlement on the grounds of the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.  —  The lawsuit, filed on behalf of several state lawmakers Monday morning …