On MLK Day, President Trump visits Trump golf course  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump's first stop Monday was Trump International Golf Club, apparently beginning the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with golf rather than the charitable service the slain civil rights leader's family has urged as the best way to memorialize him.

Graham: 'My memory hasn't evolved' on meeting where others say Trump referred to ‘shithole countries’  —  COLUMBIA — After taking the weekend to reflect on a combative White House meeting in which President Donald Trump reportedly referred to African countries as “shithole countries,” …

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 …

Kevin McCarthy relishes role as Trump's fixer, friend and candy man … President Trump and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) were alone in the presidential suite on Air Force One, flying east toward Washington in early October, when the president reached for a handful of Starbursts …

The Full Transcript: Ben Rhodes and Samantha Power  —  Susan Glasser: So, this is Susan Glasser, and welcome back to The Global POLITICO.  Once again, our guests this week, we're very lucky to have both Ambassador Samantha Power, and Ben Rhodes joining us.  An unlikely buddy movie pair, as it were.

Here's What The FBI Lovers' Secret Texts Actually Say About Trump, Clinton And Leaks  —  Two FBI officials texted each other burns about politicians, but their main ideological commitment seems to be to the power and independence of the FBI.  —  WASHINGTON Last week, a story …

Rand Paul: Trump Cares ‘Very Deeply’ About Haiti, Financed Medical Mission Trip  —  Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) told NBC's “Meet the Press” that charges of racism against President Donald J. Trump are unfounded in part because of the 45th president's large financial contribution to Dr. Paul's2015 Haiti medical mission trip.

Highest GOP Satisfaction With U.S. Direction Since 2007  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — About six in 10 Republicans (61%) say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. — the party's highest level of satisfaction since February 2007.  This latest uptick comes on the heels …

‘A very high level of confidence’  —  In August 2016, the Shadow Brokers began leaking classified NSA exploit code that amounted to hacking manuals.  In October 2017, U.S. officials told major U.S. newspapers that Russian intelligence leveraged software sold by Kaspersky to exfiltrate classified documents from certain computers.

Bitter Abbas to Trump: We reject your peace ‘deal of the century’  —  PA president categorically dismisses US president's proposal before it has even been presented, says only ‘international’ mediation acceptable  —  Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday said a peace plan …

‘Dehumanizing:’ Pastor denounces Trump's remarks during service attended by VP Pence … PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD. (WUSA9) - During a service attended by Vice President Mike Pence and his wife on Sunday morning, a pastor in Prince George's County denounced remarks made by President Trump earlier this week.

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 …

Did Americans Turn to Opioids Out of Despair — or Just Because They Were There?  —  Between 1999 and 2013, the death rate for white, middle-aged, working-class Americans increased by 22 percent.  This explosion in premature deaths was driven by a surge in opioid overdoses, alcohol-related fatalities, and suicides.

50 Years Later, It Feels Familiar: How America Fractured in 1968  —  It was a violent year.  Liberals reeled, a war dragged on and protests raged.  People got all their news from radio, TV and newspapers.  But what if they'd had phones vibrating with modern news alerts?

S***hole Politics  —  A few more thoughts on the controversy:  —  One benefit of a merit-based system is that it would move us away from special ethnic pleading in immigration policy.  The visa lottery began as affirmative action for Irish immigrants.  My understanding is that Dick Durbin …

Catherine Deneuve Apologizes to Victims after Denouncing #MeToo  —  The French actress Catherine Deneuve apologized to victims of sexual violence who decried a letter she signed with more than 100 other Frenchwomen denouncing the #MeToo movement and its French counterpart, #Balancetonporc, or “Expose Your Pig.”

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.