Donald Trump's Racism: The Definitive List  —  Donald Trump has been obsessed with race for the entire time he has been a public figure.  He had a history of making racist comments as a New York real-estate developer in the 1970s and '80s.  More recently, his political rise was built …

Democrats, Make a Deal With Trump to Protect Dreamers  —  The six-month window to arrive at a permanent replacement for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is about to close, and Congress is scrambling to reach a deal acceptable to the White House.  —  But the president isn't making it easy.

Hagel says Trump ‘an embarrassment’  —  Chuck Hagel believes we have entered “a defining year, a year of volatility and uncertainty and great danger” for the United States and the world.  —  A year that will determine whether America continues to “walk away from its indispensable leadership position” in the world.

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 …

Trump Is a Racist.  Period.  —  I find nothing more useless than debating the existence of racism, particularly when you are surrounded by evidence of its existence.  It feels to me like a way to keep you fighting against the water until you drown.  —  The debates themselves, I believe …

Incoming N.J. governor plans a swing to the left — and a model for the country  —  TRENTON, N.J. — Days before his inauguration as New Jersey's 56th governor, Phil Murphy had Hollywood on his mind.  The 60-year old Democrat had just read a headline about reshoots on “All the Money in the World …

Military Quietly Prepares for a Last Resort: War With North Korea  —  WASHINGTON — Across the military, officers and troops are quietly preparing for a war they hope will not come.  —  At Fort Bragg in North Carolina last month, a mix of 48 Apache gunships and Chinook cargo helicopters took off …

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 …

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.

Flake compares Trump's treatment of press to Stalin's  —  Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that President Donald Trump's declaration that media is “the enemy of the people” is a throwback to Josef Stalin that should have no place in political discourse.

'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.

Abbas Declares Oslo Accords Dead: 'Trump's Peace Plan Is a Slap, We'll Slap Back'  —  Abbas: ‘Israel killed Oslo Accords.  Future negotiations to take place within context of international community’ Deputy chief of Fatah: ‘freezing recognition of Israel is an option’

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,” …