DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Is Offended People Think Donald Trump Is Racist  —  “I would certainly say undoubtedly the president will use continue to use strong language when it comes to this issue.”  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Sunday bristled at the notion that her boss, President Donald Trump, is racist.

Meet the 24-year-old Trump campaign worker appointed to help lead the government's drug policy office  —  In May 2016, Taylor Weyeneth was an undergraduate at St. John's University in New York, a legal studies student and fraternity member who organized a golf tournament and other events to raise money for veterans and their families.

Hawaii missile alert: How one employee ‘pushed the wrong button’ and caused a wave of panic  —  Shortly after 8 a.m. local time Saturday morning, an employee at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency settled in at the start of his shift.  Among his duties that day was to initiate an internal test …

'I'm Not a Racist,' Trump Says in Denying Vulgar Comment  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump declared on Sunday night that he was “not a racist” and insisted that the derogatory comment attributed to him during an Oval Office meeting on immigration last week did not occur.  —  “I'm not a racist.

APNewsBreak: US set to cut UN money for Palestinian refugees  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is preparing to withhold tens of millions of dollars from the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, cutting the year's first contribution by more than half or perhaps entirely …

I went on a date with Aziz Ansari.  It turned into the worst night of my life  —  She approached him because she recognized his camera flash — Aziz Ansari was taking pictures at the 2017 Emmy Awards after-party with a film camera, not a digital one.  “I stood up, and I'm like tipsy at this point and feeling really confident.

Flake to denounce Trump media attacks as Stalinist in Senate speech  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Flake is planning to slam President Donald Trump's attacks on the press on the Senate floor this week in a speech that will compare the president's use of the term “enemy of the people” to describe the media to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.

Nation Tracker: Americans weigh in on Trump immigration remarks, first year in office  —  Trump's first year  —  One year into Donald Trump's presidency, Americans feel more positive about the economy but not as good about the state of the country overall — and the latter is closely tied to views of the president.

British Political Leader's Girlfriend Sent Vile Racist Abuse of Meghan Markle … The girlfriend of the leader of the radical pro-Brexit British political party UKIP made a series of racist remarks about Meghan Markle, sending texts to a friend in which she said Prince Harry's “black American” …

Trump softens on NAFTA  —  The White House will never admit this publicly, but the president is developing a softer attitude towards the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).  Five sources who've spoken privately with Trump about NAFTA say he's taking more seriously the risks …

Op-Ed Why is liberal California the poverty capital of America?  —  Guess which state has the highest poverty rate in the country?  Not Mississippi, New Mexico, or West Virginia, but California, where nearly one out of five residents is poor.  That's according to the Census Bureau's …

Chelsea Manning confirms Senate bid, says 'Yup, we're running'  —  Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst convicted of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, confirmed Sunday that she's running in Maryland for a Senate seat.  —  “Yup, we're running for Senate,” …

Turkey plane: Panic as jet skids off runway at Trabzon  —  Panic broke out on a passenger jet when it skidded off the runway at a Turkish airport and plunged down the side of a cliff overlooking the sea.  —  The Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-80 with 168 passengers and crew had flown from Ankara …

Trump's nightmare  —  Trump's day of reckoning ... The one thing that could dramatically diminish President Trump's chances of avoiding impeachment and chalking up legislative wins is Democrats winning the House.  — And, thanks to series of recent developments, Trump knows this no longer just seems plausible, but probable.

Meet the Press - January 14, 2018  —  “01.14.18.”  —  CHUCK TODD:  —  This Sunday, race and the president.  At issue, President Trump's comments disparaging immigrants from Haiti and Africa.  Democrats were quick to condemn.  —  SEN. DICK DURBIN  —  That's when he used those vile …