Fusion GPS founder told Senate investigators the FBI had a whistleblower in Trump's network … The ex-British spy who authored a dossier of allegations against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump was told the FBI had someone inside Trump's network providing agents with information …

Steve Bannon Steps Down From Breitbart Post  —  WASHINGTON — Stephen K. Bannon is stepping down from his post as executive chairman of Breitbart News, the company announced Tuesday.  —  Mr. Bannon's departure, which was forced by a onetime financial patron, Rebekah Mercer …

Joe Arpaio running for Senate in Arizona  —  Republican Joe Arpaio, a close ally of President Trump and former sheriff known for his provocative approach to combatting illegal immigration, is running for Senate in Arizona.  —  The 85-year-old Arpaio could shake up the late August Republican primary …

In extraordinary public negotiation with Congress, Trump promises to sign DACA bill  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump promised Tuesday to sign what he called a “bill of love” to extend protections to 800,000 immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children — if Congress can work out the details.

Facing staffing exodus, Trump struggles to fill West Wing  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)White House aides have been told to make a decision before the end of January whether they intend to leave the administration or stay through the November midterm elections, an official said …

At least 5 dead as heavy rains trigger flooding, mudflows and freeway closures across Southern California … At least five people were killed Tuesday when a rainstorm sent mud and debris coursing through Montecito neighborhoods and left rescue crews to scramble through clogged roadways and downed trees to search for victims.

White House Official Floated Withdrawing U.S. Forces to Please Putin … A senior National Security Council official proposed withdrawing some U.S. military forces from Eastern Europe as an overture to Vladimir Putin during the early days of the Trump administration, according to a former administration official in the room with him.

North Carolina Congressional Map Ruled Unconstitutionally Gerrymandered  —  A panel of federal judges struck down North Carolina's congressional map on Tuesday, declaring it unconstitutionally gerrymandered and demanding that the Republican-controlled General Assembly redraw district lines before this year's midterm elections.

Sessions' DOJ Charged A White Supremacist With Terrorism.  They Just Didn't Tell Anyone.  —  The Justice Department's handling of the federal terrorism case against Taylor Michael Wilson is indicative of the government's approach to domestic terrorism.  —  WASHINGTON Usually …

EXCLUSIVE: Marvel creator Stan Lee, 95, is accused of groping nurses and demanding oral sex in the shower at his $20m Los Angeles home - but says he is victim of a ‘shake down’  — Stan Lee, the 95-year-old comic book legend who co-created Spider Man, the X-Men, The Incredible Hulk and other characters is accused of sex abuse

Trump Plans to Attend the World Economic Forum in Davos  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is expected to attend the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, in the coming weeks, an administration official said Tuesday.  —  In a statement, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary …

Club for Growth comes out against Trump proposal to bring back earmarks  —  Club for Growth, a top conservative group, on Tuesday came out against President Trump  —  's call for Congress to consider bringing back earmarks.  —  “If Republicans bring back earmarks, then it virtually guarantees …

Teacher removed from Vermilion school board meeting in handcuffs  —  The superintendent of Vermilion Parish schools says the board won't press charges against a teacher who was removed from the board's special meeting Monday night.  —  Deyshia Hargrave, an English language arts teacher …

Google's New Fact-Check Feature Almost Exclusively Targets Conservative Sites  —  Google, the most powerful search engine in the world, is now displaying fact checks for conservative publications in its results.  —  No prominent liberal site receives the same treatment.

Memphis Pastor Admits ‘Sexual Incident’ With High School Student 20 Years Ago  —  A Memphis megachurch pastor received a standing ovation during a church service on Sunday after he admitted that he had engaged in a “sexual incident” with a high school student 20 years ago in Texas.

Racist goons are targeting the FCC chief — and his family  —  In the minds of today's political activists, the objects of their fixations represent an existential threat.  This is how opposition to an arcane, bureaucratic decision by the Federal Communications Commission transformed from a liberal cause into an obsession.

This Is the Data Snapchat Doesn't Want You to See … Snapchat takes its secrecy seriously.  Very, very seriously.  —  Take the case of one former Snapchat employee.  On his first day, he was forced to sit through an ominous orientation where he was threatened with termination …

Success: EPA set to reduce staff 50% in Trump's first term  —  The Environmental Protection Agency, seen by President Trump as a bloated bureaucratic whale, is on schedule to fulfill his promise to reduce its staff nearly in half by the end of his first term mostly through retirements, not cuts, according to officials.

Poll: 33% of NFL fans ‘purposely stopped watching’ this season  —  television ratings have declined and fans, TV pundits, and reporters have speculated as to  —  the biggest cause.  On social media, many people railed that players protesting during the national anthem led outraged Americans to boycott.