A President Not Sure of What He Wants Complicates the Shutdown Impasse  —  WASHINGTON — When President Trump mused last year about protecting immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, calling them “these incredible kids,” aides implored him privately to stop talking about them so sympathetically.

Democrats solidify their lead in midterm elections matchup (POLL)  —  Democrats have solidified their position in the November midterm elections in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, maintaining a 12-point lead among registered voters while improving to a wide 14-point advantage among likely voters in congressional preference.

‘Defiance Disorder’: Another new book describes chaos in Trump's White House  —  In late July, the White House had just finished an official policy review on transgender individuals serving in the military and President Trump and his then-chief of staff, Reince Priebus, had agreed to meet …

It looks like Jeff Sessions is taking Trump's cues to clean house at the FBI  — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is pushing FBI director Christopher Wray to replace deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe and former FBI general counsel James Baker.  — President Donald Trump has accused McCabe …

ICE detains a Polish doctor and green-card holder who has lived in the U.S. for nearly 40 years  —  Lukasz Niec was 5 years old when his parents brought him and his sister to the United States from Poland.  With two suitcases in tow, his parents — both doctors — left behind a country on the verge of social turmoil.

Pence: U.S. to open embassy in Jerusalem in 2019  —  A new U.S. embassy in Israel, located in Jerusalem, will open in 2019, Vice President Mike Pence told the Israeli parliament Monday, putting a timeline on a move that has proven controversial in the region and around the world.

Police union slashes number of ‘get out of jail free’ cards issued  —  The city's police-officers union is cracking down on the number of “get out of jail free” courtesy cards distributed to cops to give to family and friends.  —  Patrolmen's Benevolent Association boss Pat Lynch slashed …

Trump Kept One Promise.  The Shutdown Is Proof.  —  We all should have seen it coming.  —  Over and over and over, first as a candidate and then as president, Donald Trump made a pledge to voters: He would run the White House just like he's run his business.  That's a promise that he's kept.

Chief Justice John Roberts Has Changed A Little Bit.  And That Could Be A Big Deal.  —  Chief Justice John Roberts last year.  —  Win Mcnamee / Getty Images  —  WASHINGTON — Thirteen years into the job, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. remains a conservative — but he has shifted …

Inequality gap widens as 42 people hold same wealth as 3.7bn poorest  —  Oxfam calls for action on gap as wealthiest people gather at World Economic Forum in Davos  —  The Inequality Project is supported by … The development charity Oxfam has called for action to tackle the growing gap between rich …

China, Unhampered by Rules, Races Ahead in Gene-Editing Trials  —  U.S. scientists helped devise the Crispr biotechnology tool.  First to test it in humans are Chinese doctors  —  HANGZHOU, China—In a hospital west of Shanghai, Wu Shixiu since March has been trying to treat cancer patients using a promising new gene-editing tool.

Team Trump Bypassed DHS Analysts to Produce Bogus Terror Report … The document didn't mince words.  It claimed three-quarters of “international terrorism” convicts were immigrants, an assertion meant to bolster Donald Trump's cherished Muslim-focused ban on entering the country.