Trump sees Nunes memo as a way to discredit the Russia investigation  —  White House: Trump has not seen the FBI memo  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump continues to tell his associates he believed the highly controversial Republican memo alleging the FBI abused its surveillance tools …

Mueller Zeros In on Story Put Together About Trump Tower Meeting  —  WASHINGTON — Aboard Air Force One on a flight home from Europe last July, President Trump and his advisers raced to cobble together a news release about a mysterious meeting at Trump Tower the previous summer between Russians and top Trump campaign officials.

Nearly 46 Million Viewers Watch President Trump's State of the Union Address  —  An estimated 45.6 million people tuned in to watch President Donald Trump deliver his State of the Union address in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.  —  While coverage varied by network …

Top career US diplomat to step down in blow to State Dept  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The top career U.S. diplomat announced Thursday he will step down, dealing a blow to the State Department as the Trump administration confronts numerous international challenges.

2 students suspended after same-sex couple prom proposal at Alexandria High School  —  Students say two girls were given in-school suspension after a female student asked her girlfriend to go to prom with her during Alexandria High School's talent show Tuesday.

American Students Aren't Learning The Full Truth About Slavery  —  Students often get only a superficial view of the atrocity that built the country, a new study finds.  —  American students are being taught an inadequate and often sanitized version of history when it comes to slavery, according to a new report.

Savannah Guthrie's ‘power grab’ leaves some staffers puzzled  —  Savannah Guthrie pulled a “power grab” to install an ally as the executive producer of the “Today” show, sources say.  —  We're told that after former co-host Matt Lauer was canned in November, Guthrie pushed out Lauer pal …

Behind Pence's plan to rescue the Republican majority in 2018  —  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Vice President Mike Pence is launching one of the most aggressive campaign strategies in recent White House history: He will hopscotch the country over the next three months …

Investigator calls Robert Wagner a “person of interest” in Natalie Wood drowning death  —  For the first time since reopening the investigation into the mysterious death of the legendary actress, investigators speak out to “48 Hours”  —  Nearly four decades after the unexplained drowning death …

America's Most and Least Popular Governors  —  Republicans continue to dominate, at the top and bottom of the rankings  — Bill Walker (I-Alaska) is the least popular governor running for re-election this year, with net approval of -26%.  — Walker posted the largest net slide in approval …

Olympics Committee Failed to Act on Nassar's Alleged Abuse for a Full Year  —  The U.S. gymnastics team doctor continued to see and allegedly abuse patients, despite reports of possible criminal behavior  —  The U.S. Olympic Committee didn't intervene in USA Gymnastics' handling …

Trump administration strips consumer watchdog office of enforcement powers in lending discrimination cases … The Trump administration has stripped enforcement powers away from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau office that specializes in pursuing cases against financial firms accused …

Labor Dept. Ditches Data on Worker Tips Retained by Businesses  —  Labor Department leadership scrubbed an unfavorable internal analysis from a new tip pooling proposal, shielding the public from estimates that showed employees could lose out on billions of dollars in gratuities, four current and former DOL sources tell Bloomberg Law.