Trump's continued search for new FBI chief seen as chaotic: sources  —  President Donald Trump is still looking for a new FBI director more than three weeks after he fired James Comey, and sources familiar with the recruiting process say it has been chaotic and that job interviews led by Trump have been brief.

Donald Trump - miracle worker  —  The world from which President Trump returns on his historic trip to Muslim Saudi Arabia, Jewish Israel, Christian Vatican, and agnostic Brussels, is different from the world prior to his trip.  Hope exists where it did not, because of this trip.  This is not rhetoric.

A California-led alliance of cities and states vows to keep the Paris climate accord intact  —  Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed One World Trade Center and the Kosciuszko Bridge to be lighted in green in support of the Paris accord.  (Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo)

Wachtell Lipton Partner George Conway Withdraws From Justice Department Consideration  —  Conway cited family reasons as the basis for his decision, but other considerations might have played a role.  —  On Wednesday evening, George T. Conway III — leading litigator, longtime partner at Wachtell Lipton …

Trump to nominate Richard Spencer for Navy secretary  —  President Donald Trump says he's found a new candidate for the civilian post of Navy secretary.  —  His name is Richard Spencer, and he's a former financial industry executive.  Spencer is also a former Marine Corps captain.

Vladimir Putin Tells Megyn Kelly: U.S. Hackers Could Have Framed Russia  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin found himself on the defensive Friday when asked by NBC News' Megyn Kelly to explain his earlier claim that private “patriotic” hackers could have interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

'I'm A House N*gga': Did Bill Maher Cross a Line During Ben Sasse Interview?  —  Is the “n-word” offensive, in any context?  —  That question will be put to the test in the next few days after Real Time host Bill Maher jokingly said tonight “I'm a house nigga” after guest Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse suggested …

THE LATEST: SPECIAL COUNSEL'S TRUMP PROBE ADDS MANAFORT CASE  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on ongoing investigations into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election (all times local):  —  The Associated Press has learned that the special counsel running the U.S. investigation …

Flashback - Kathy Griffin: ‘Happy to Deliver Beat Down’ to Barron Trump  —  During Kathy Griffin's press conference to discuss the firestorm surrounding her Donald Trump “beheading” photo Friday morning, the comedian was asked about an interview she gave to Vulture in December in which she said was happy to …

California Senate backs longshot single-payer health care bill  —  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Senate voted Thursday to advance a longshot single-payer health care plan that would replace insurance companies with government-funded health care for everyone in the state.

Trump Administration Starts Returning Copies of C.I.A. Torture Report to Congress  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun returning copies of a voluminous 2014 Senate report about the Central Intelligence Agency's detention and interrogation program to Congress …

Large Majorities of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans Want Continued Federal Funding for Medicaid Expansion  —  Most Oppose Medicaid Caps and Structural Changes  —  MAJORITY OF REPUBLICANS SEE MEDICAID AS WELFARE WHILE DEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS SEE IT AS INSURANCE

Trump needs quick wins, but Congress not poised to deliver  —  In a conference room near his office last Monday, House Speaker Paul Ryan gave conservative activists some unwelcome news: He wanted the Senate, House and White House on the same page before a tax reform bill was introduced …

God and the Don  —  Presidents often turn to faith in times of crisis.  That seems unlikely for Trump.  —  Two days before his presidential inauguration, Donald Trump greeted a pair of visitors at his office in Trump Tower.  —  As a swarm of reporters waited in the gilded lobby …

PENTAGON CHIEF SAYS NKOREA'S NUCLEAR PURSUITS A ‘DANGER’  —  SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the United States regards North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons a “clear and present danger.”  —  In remarks at an international security conference in Singapore …

Nunes-led House Intelligence Committee asked for ‘unmaskings’ of Americans  —  The Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee asked U.S. spy agencies late last year to reveal the names of U.S. individuals or organizations contained in classified intelligence on Russia's meddling in the 2016 election …

Pelosi Goes Full Theocrat  —  By invoking Pope Francis on climate change, Nancy Pelosi unwittingly confirms that the climate mania is indeed a matter of religious fanaticism, especially since she exhibits medieval ignorance about the subject by confusing greenhouse gases with “the air we breath.”

Arizona man wears colander in driver's license photo in name of religious freedom … PHOENIX — After years of trying and getting turned away, an Arizona man has finally received his official state driver's license bearing a photo of him wearing a spaghetti strainer on his head.