Republicans exempt their own insurance from their latest health care proposal  —  Republican legislators want to keep popular Obamacare provisions for themselves and their staff.  —  House Republicans appear to have included a provision that exempts Members of Congress and their staff from their latest health care plan.

Trump to propose large increase in deductions Americans can claim on their taxes  —  President Trump on Wednesday plans to call for a significant increase in the standard deduction people can claim on their tax returns, potentially putting thousands of dollars each year into the pockets of tens …

Trump's Sanctuary Cities Order Blocked by Federal Judge  —  San Francisco, Santa Clara County win court injunctions  —  President argued ‘immeasurable harm to the American people’  —  A San Francisco judge barred enforcement of President Donald Trump's executive order withholding funds …

House Freedom Caucus leaders back new health-care plan  —  White House officials and several Republican lawmakers claimed Tuesday they were nearing a deal on health-care legislation with the House Freedom Caucus, with at least three leading figures in the hard-line group ready to support …

White House denies House investigation request for Flynn documents  —  What you need to know about Michael Flynn  —  (CNN)The White House declined Tuesday to provide documents related to President Donald Trump's former national security adviser that the panel investigating Michael Flynn had requested …

Looks Like Trump Is Caving on Funding the Wall  —  RUSH: I'm not happy to have to pass this on.  I'm very, very troubled to have to pass this on.  And I want to say at the outset that I hope my interpretation is wrong, and I hope this is not the case.  But it looks like, from here …

Ted Cruz introduces “EL CHAPO Act” to pay for the wall  —  Senator Ted Cruz wants to use assets seized from drug lords such as El Chapo, the Mexican kingpin who was recently extradited to the U.S., to pay for border security and the border wall.  — The idea: U.S. prosecutors …

Workers endured long hours, low pay at Chinese factory used by Ivanka Trump's clothing-maker  —  Workers at a factory in China used by the company that makes clothing for Ivanka Trump's fashion line and other brands worked nearly 60 hours a week to earn wages of little more than $62 a week, according to a factory audit released Monday.

Fox News Faces New Racial Discrimination Lawsuit  —  Troubles at Fox News compounded yet again on Tuesday, with the emergence of new allegations of racial discrimination at the company coming less than a week after the ouster of the network's star Bill O'Reilly.

UC-Berkeley readies police as Ann Coulter plans to speak in public plaza on campus  —  The University of California at Berkeley is bracing for massive protests in a public plaza on campus after learning that conservative commentator Ann Coulter plans to give a speech there Thursday afternoon.

Iowa State Patrol Investigators inspecting crash involving Chris Soules  —  The Buchanan County Sheriff's Office says Chris Soules has been arrested for leaving the scene of a deadly crash.  —  Soules, who's from Arlington, is well known for starring in the show “The Bachelor.”

Sen. Mike Enzi: A Guy Who Wears A Tutu To A Bar ‘Kind Of Asks For It’  —  The Wyoming senator was speaking to a group of high school and middle school students.  —  Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) told a group of high school and middle school students last week that it's fine to be a member of the lesbian …

The US just lost a trade battle with Mexico  —  Canada's foreign minister: Lumber tax will hurt Americans  —  The US just lost a trade battle with Mexico.  It's the first loss of the Trump era.  —  Mexico and the US have fought for years over tuna.  The US insists that any Mexican tuna sold …

This morning, for your consideration, I offer further proof that our country's war on work continues to rage in all corners of polite society.  Behold the latest assault from Nordstrom's.  The “Barracuda Straight Leg Jeans.” http://bit.ly/2oYpyBn  —  Finally - a pair of jeans that look …

Survivor's Guilt and the Media  —  Emotional manipulation is not a great look.  —  If you can summon the resolve, pity the political media.  Their jobs aren't easy.  To do them well means they will satisfy few and enrage the vocal, and none is as noisy today as the last of the Clinton family's courtiers.

Brawl at Orange Park Mall involved up to 60 people, Clay County Sheriff's Office says  —  A video of Saturday's brawl at the Orange Park Mall has gone viral — it now has more than 800,000 views on the Action News Jax Facebook page.  —  The Clay County Sheriff's Office said up to 60 people …

Breitbart Has Been Denied Permanent Congressional Press Credentials  —  The standing committee of the US Senate Daily Press Gallery has denied Breitbart News permanent credentials to Capitol Hill, a move that would have given the right-wing news outlet more legitimacy within the Washington media.