The Times Asks Court to Unseal Documents on Surveillance of Carter Page  —  WASHINGTON — The New York Times notified the Justice Department on Monday that it is asking the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to unseal secret documents related to the wiretapping of Carter Page …

Dow falls over 1,000 points  —  The Dow had its worst week in two years.  Why?  —  The markets plunged Monday, with the Dow falling nearly 1,600 points in the largest intraday point decline ever.  —  The selloff knocked the Dow down as much as 6.3%.  —  At its worst levels …

‘I Hope This Is an Instance of Fake News’: FBI Messages Show the Bureau's Real Reaction to Trump Firing James Comey  —  Then-FBI Director James Comey meets with North Dakotan state, local, and tribal leaders in 2016 (FBI)  —  When President Trump fired James Comey as FBI director last May …

Chaos at Newsweek: Top editors suddenly out  —  Employees at Newsweek have been told that editor-in-chief Bob Roe and executive editor Ken Li have been fired, sources with knowledge of the situation told CNN.  —  A reporter, Celeste Katz, who had written articles about financial issues …

Court allows Pennsylvania to redraw GOP-favored district map  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let a court-ordered redrawing of congressional districts in Pennsylvania proceed, denying a plea from Republicans legislative leaders to block it.

Eagles' 1st Super Bowl Win Draws 103.4M Viewers, Smallest Audience In Nine Years - Update  —  UPDATE, 1:13 PM: As late as it went and as rowdy as it got, the City of Brotherly Love made pretty swift progress this morning picking up the debris of last night's victory celebrations for the Philadelphia Eagles' first Super Bowl win ever.

Boycott the Republican Party  —  A few days after the Democratic electoral sweep this past November in Virginia, New Jersey, and elsewhere, The Washington Post asked a random Virginia man to explain his vote.  The man, a marketing executive named Toren Beasley, replied that his calculus was simply to refuse to calculate.

Police: Man accused of driving drunk, killing 2 men, including Colts player Edwin Jackson, was in country illegally  —  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The suspected drunk driver accused of killing two people, including Colts player Edwin Jackson, is in the United States illegally and has previously …

Trump ambassador nominee promoted fringe conspiracy theories on Twitter  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's nominee to be the ambassador to Barbados and several other Caribbean countries spread fringe conspiracy theories and unfounded attacks about Trump's political opponents on Twitter …

Trump calls black lawmakers “treasonous” and “un-American” for not applauding him  —  Donald Trump marked the week since his divisive State of the Union address with a speech in which he accused black lawmakers who refused to applaud him of “treason.”  —  Last Tuesday, members …

Think California politics is on the far-left fringe?  Just wait for the next elections. … SACRAMENTO — For those who think California politics is on the far-left fringe of the national spectrum, stand by.  The next election season, already well underway here, will showcase a younger generation …

Super Bowl anti-terrorism documents left on plane  —  (CNN)The Department of Homeland Security documents critiquing the response to a simulated anthrax attack on Super Bowl Sunday were marked “For Official Use Only” and “important for national security.”  —  Recipients of the draft …

This Is The Real Reason The GOP Doesn't Want To Do A Budget This Year  —  House and Senate Republicans, who should be jonesing to pass a budget this year, are instead running away from doing that as fast as they possibly can.  In spite of the legal requirement that Congress adopt an annual budget resolution …

How Our Reporter Uncovered a Lie That Propelled an Alt-Right Extremist's Rise  —  Covering white supremacists poses difficult challenges for Times journalists.  Are we simply providing a platform for them to recruit followers and spread hate?  Are we casting a sympathetic light on people who should only be condemned?

Scott Pruitt called Trump an ‘empty vessel’ on ‘the Constitution and rule of law’ in another 2016 interview  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — Pruitt called Trump an “empty vessel” on the Constitution and rule of law in a February 2016 interview with a local Oklahoma radio show

An Actual Nazi Is About To Be The Only GOP Candidate In A Congressional Race  —  The Holocaust denier has no primary opponents.  —  A former leader in the American Nazi Party is about to be the only Republican on the ticket for a congressional race in Illinois.

The Alt-Right is Killing People  —  The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) counted over 100 people killed or injured by alleged perpetrators influenced by the so-called “alt-right” — a movement that continues to access the mainstream and reach young recruits.

We Know Devin Nunes Probable Collaborator at the White House: Michael Ellis  —  On the House side (and to some but a much lesser extent in the Senate) congressional oversight has been entirely focused on protecting President Trump.  With so many key questions ignored and evidence covered up …