T r u m p ' s L i e s  —  Many Americans have become accustomed to President Trump's lies.  But as regular as they have become, the country should not allow itself to become numb to them.  So we have catalogued nearly every outright lie he has told publicly since taking the oath of office.

Trump called Cruz to press him on ObamaCare repeal bill: report  —  President Trump has joined the effort led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell  —  (R-Ky.) to get the 50 votes needed for the Senate GOP bill to repeal ObamaCare, according to a new report.

Attorney General Becerra: Alabama, Kentucky, South Dakota and Texas Added to List of Restricted State Travel  —  Contact: (415) 703-5837, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov  —  California will prohibit state-funded and state-sponsored travel due to discriminatory legislation enacted in each state

With cameras banned, CNN sends sketch artist to White House briefing  —  The White House has been prohibiting cameras at some press briefings, so on Friday CNN got creative and sent a sketch artist.  —  Bill Hennessy, the network's regular sketch artist for Supreme Court proceedings …

Why ‘Mattis in charge’ is a formula for disaster  —  “It's all under control: Mattis is in charge.”  That, or words to that effect, is what U.S. national security officials have been telling European allies in recent days.  Don't worry.  There won't be any surprises.

Making America scared again won't make us safer  —  Sally Q. Yates served in the Justice Department from 1989 to 2017 as an assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. attorney, deputy attorney general and, briefly this year, as acting attorney general.  —  In today's polarized world …

Op-Ed Kamala Harris: I can help you understand Trumpcare, but I can't defeat it alone  —  U.S. Senator Kamala Harris speaks at a rally to protest the national effort by Republican lawmakers to rescind the Affordable Care Act outside Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center in Los Angeles on January 15.

Judiciary Committee Probes Reported Lynch Assurances to Stifle Clinton Email Investigation  —  WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein, Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee Chairman Lindsey Graham and Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse sought information …

CNN deletes, retracts story linking Trump and Russia  —  On Thursday evening, CNN investigative reporter Thomas Frank published a potentially explosive report involving an investigation of a Russian investment fund with potential ties to several associates of President Donald Trump.

California activist Tom Steyer adds health care to his brand  —  Joining the drug price battle could boost the political fortunes of the California billionaire.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — California billionaire activist Tom Steyer made his name as an environmental activist, worked with Democratic groups …

How Twitter Pornified Politics  —  This is the column in which I formally forswear Twitter for good.  I'll keep my Twitter handle, and hopefully my followers, but an editorial assistant will manage the account from now on.  I'll intercede only to say nice things about the writing I admire, the people I like and the music I love.

‘Trump Is What Happens When a Political Party Abandons Ideas’  —  Almost two years ago, I wrote an article for Politico endorsing Donald Trump for president.  It was a tongue-in-cheek effort—I “supported” Trump only because I thought he would lose to Hillary Clinton, disastrously …

Pence meets with Koch brother in Colorado  —  Vice President Pence held an unannounced meeting with conservative political activist Charles Koch on Friday, the day before the Koch brothers network kicks off a donor meeting in Colorado Springs.  —  Pence, in town to headline a banquet celebrating …

Johnny Depp Apologizes for Joking About Trump Assassination: ‘I Intended No Malice’  —  Johnny Depp is apologizing for his comments about President Donald Trump.  —  The actor issued a statement exclusively to PEOPLE apologizing for the remarks he made Thursday in England at the Glastonbury Festival …

‘Woefully incomplete’ universal health bill dead for the year in California  —  Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon put the brakes on a sweeping plan to overhaul the health care market in California Friday, calling the bill “woefully incomplete.”  —  Rendon announced plans to park the bill …

Joe Biden's beef with Bill Ackman sparks heated exchange and presidential chatter  —  Some say former Vice President Joe Biden is too old to run for president in 2020, but he still knows how to throw a verbal punch — just ask financier Bill Ackman.  —  Continue Reading Below

Trump's core voters could suffer most under GOP health bill, but they may not punish him for it  — A study says that Trump's victory was propelled more by racial solidarity than his views on trade or entitlements.  — Trump's core voters are more likely to rely on Medicaid …

Gowdy won't use Oversight gavel to probe Russia  —  Newly minted House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy  —  (R-S.C.) said Friday he has no plans to call fired FBI Director James Comey before his panel or demand the bureau hand over memos that Comey wrote detailing his interactions with President Trump.