Comey's Testimony on Huma Abedin Forwarding Emails Was Inaccurate  —  FBI director James Comey generated national headlines last week with his dramatic testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, explaining his “incredibly painful” decision to go public about the Hillary Clinton emails found on Anthony Weiner's laptop.

Blum walks out of interview with TV9  —  DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) - Congressman Rob Blum, who represents Iowa's First District, sat down one on one with TV9 Investigative Reporter Josh Scheinblum for an interview.  —  But the interview ended abruptly, with Rep. Blum walking out during our second question.

Republicans: Obamacare repeal won't sink us in 2018  —  Republicans on Monday disputed forecasts that they would lose seats in 2018 because of their vote to partially repeal Obamacare.  —  Pointing to previously undisclosed voter data, Republican strategists and congressional aides …

Yates Changes Her Tune  —  Then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates at the Department of Labor, April 2016 / Department of Labor  —  “Sally Yates made the fake media extremely unhappy today—she said nothing but old news!”  So tweeted our President a few hours ago about today's testimony …

President Kamala Harris?  She's making the first moves.  —  LOS ANGELES  —  Now's the time prospective presidential candidates start taking the subtle but crucial behind-the-scenes steps that get them noticed by the political intelligentsia, and Sen. Kamala Harris is quietly following the script.

ACLU Makes It Official: The Only Thing Wrong With Trump's Travel Order Is Trump  —  The Democrats who attacked President Trump's travel order in front of carefully-selected Democratic judges made the extraordinary claim that the President's statements on the stump, as a candidate …

Republicans war over taxes  —  House Republican leaders are battling the Trump administration as well as many of their own colleagues in Congress — including the Freedom Caucus — over one of the most basic questions surrounding their tax plans this year: Should they go for a once …

White House advisors called Ottawa to urge Trudeau to help talk Trump down from scrapping NAFTA  —  White House staff called the Prime Minister's Office last month to urge Justin Trudeau to persuade President Donald Trump not to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement, according to multiple Canadian government sources.

Moon Jae-in Poised to Win South Korean Presidency, Exit Polls Show  —  Exit polls show huge victory for Mr. Moon, who has said that South Korea needs to learn to say ‘no’ to the U.S.

FBI investigating Jane Sanders for alleged bank fraud: report  —  Federal investigators are looking into allegations that Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) wife, Jane Sanders, falsified loan documents while she served as the president of Burlington College, according to multiple reports.

U.S. poised to expand military effort against Taliban in Afghanistan  —  President Trump's most senior military and foreign policy advisers have proposed a major shift in strategy in Afghanistan that would effectively put the United States back on a war footing with the Taliban.

JERK ALERT: Secret Service Holds Kellyanne Conway Back From Airport Heckler  —  Enough is enough.  —  Obama's DOJ Reprimanded The SPLC For Accusing An Immigration Reductionist Group Of Being Racist  —  US |  ALEX PFEIFFER  —  ‘McCarthyite ad hominem attacks’

Senate GOP struggles to find challengers for some Democrats  —  Senate Republicans landed a top-tier candidate in West Virginia but have struggled to recruit well-known GOP challengers in several states where President Donald Trump romped and Democratic incumbents warily face re-election.

Inside Zuck's real political strategy  —  Mark Zuckerberg is on a nationwide tour that has people thinking about his political ambitions.  But events on the trip are mostly private, which Facebook says encourages the people Zuckerberg is meeting with to be candid without the press watching.

Duke Divinity Crisis: The Documents Are Out  —  A source at DDS sends me the original e-mail exchanges that have caused the current crisis.  Here they are, chronologically presented:  —  1. On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 9:21 AM, Anathea Portier-Young wrote:  —  Dear Faculty Colleagues,

Trump Administration Cites Segregation-Era Ruling To Defend Its Travel Ban  —  In 1971, the Supreme Court decided that courts shouldn't investigate the motivations of officials who closed public pools rather than integrate them.  —  WASHINGTON In a brief defending its ban on citizens …

OBAMA STARTS DEFINING HIS NEW ROLE IN THE AGE OF TRUMP  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is starting to define his new role in the age of Donald Trump.  —  After dropping out of sight for a pair of glamorous island getaways, Obama is emerging for a series of paid and unpaid speeches …

Who has Trump's ear?  Often rich, white, Republican men.  —  The people who have met with Donald Trump since he became president tend to have a lot in common, according to a database POLITICO compiled from public documents, media accounts and its own reporting: They're mostly male, largely Republican and often rich.

Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. to run for Congress against Rep. Julia Brownley  —  Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. is running for Congress, challenging Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village), who represents the southern central coast and most of Ventura County, according to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission on Monday.

Goodbye To My Friend, Bob Owens  —  Like many people, I first “met” Bob Owens through the Internet when he was running his own blog about firearms and other musings.  His work was regularly forwarded to my email inbox and it quickly became clear that not only was his work good, he had many fans.

Netanyahu angry Lauder advised Abbas  —  “You don't understand how much influence he has over Trump,” Netanyahu told a confidant in a private conversation Monday.  —  World Jewish Congress president Ronald Lauder met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas last week to help prepare …