Federal judge blocks new Trump travel ban  —  (CNN)A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump's new travel ban on Wednesday afternoon, hours before the ban was set to go into effect.  —  This ruling means that travelers from six Muslim-majority countries and refugees will be able to travel to the US.

Ryan: Health care plan must change to pass the House  —  House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Wednesday that his health care proposal must change to pass the House, marking a significant retreat from his earlier position that the carefully crafted legislation would fail if altered.

Donald Trump Budget Slashes Funds for E.P.A. and State Department  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's budget blueprint for the coming fiscal year would slash the Environmental Protection Agency by 31 percent and cut State Department spending by a similar amount in a brash upending …

Fox News Poll: Trump approval slips, even as more feel economy improving  —  Voters think President Trump is ahead of most previous presidents on fulfilling campaign promises, and the most voters in more than a decade see an improving economy.  Yet that isn't enough to put the president's job rating …

Trump defends claim that Obama wiretapped his phones  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his explosive and so far unsupported claim that former President Barack Obama ordered an illegal wiretap of Trump Tower.  —  “Wiretap covers a lot of different things,” …

Clinton Ally Says Smoke, But No Fire: No Russia-Trump Collusion  —  Former Acting CIA Director Michael Morell, who endorsed Hillary Clinton and called Donald Trump a dupe of Russia, cast doubt Wednesday night on allegations that members of the Trump campaign colluded with Russia.

McCain: Rand Paul ‘Is Now Working for Vladimir Putin’  —  Sen. John McCain on Wednesday directly accused fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul of working for Russian President Vladimir Putin.  While speaking from the Senate floor in support of a bill advancing Montenegro's bid to join NATO …

Dutch Liberals Beat Wilders's Party in Blow to Populist Wave  —  Euro climbs to highest in more than a month on result  —  Freedom Party, Christian Democrats, D66 tied for second place  —  Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's Liberals easily beat off an election challenge by the anti-Islam Freedom Party …

An elaborate hoax based on forged documents escalates the phenomenon of “fake news” and reveals an audience on the left that seems willing to believe virtually any claim that could damage Trump.  —  In the third week of  —  January, an Israeli named Yoni Ariel flew from Tel Aviv …

Trump Advisor Claims Hit & Run “Could Be” Russian Hacking Scandal Retaliation  —  POMPANO BEACH - Roger Stone, the longtime advisor to President Donald Trump, said he was the victim of a hit-and-run driver Wednesday morning in Pompano Beach.  —  “They just came at us full force,” Stone told CBS4 News.

Former L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca found guilty on obstruction of justice and other charges  —  Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca talks to the news media outside the Los Angeles Federal Courthouse after he was found guilty of obstructing a federal investigation into abuses in county jails …

Sportsmanship & Citizenship: President Obama's 2017 NCAA Basketball Championship Brackets  —  We heard from many of you that your experiences playing sports have helped you develop confidence, an appreciation for hard work, and a positive outlook despite the ups and downs of life.

Wherever Trump goes, his gang of aides stays close by  —  When President Donald Trump boarded Air Force One on Wednesday morning to travel to Michigan and Tennessee, he didn't wing it alone: His entire senior West Wing staff traveled with him.  —  Accompanying the president out of town …

Trump Proposes Eliminating the Arts and Humanities Endowments  —  President Trump is proposing the elimination of the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities in his federal budget plan to be released early Thursday, the chairwoman of the arts endowment told her staff on Wednesday.

Dina Powell to be named Trump's deputy national security adviser  —  President Donald Trump's senior counselor for economic initiatives Dina Powell will be named deputy national security adviser for strategy, according to National Security Council and administration sources.

Man beaten to pulp after offering to pay for attackers' meal  —  A good Samaritan who offered to lend two men short on cash a couple bucks to cover their meal at a Brooklyn eatery ended up beaten and robbed for trying to help, cops say.  —  The victim was savagely beaten by four men inside …