‘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 …

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 …

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 …

Exclusive: U.S. consumer protection official puts Equifax probe on ice - sources  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mick Mulvaney, head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has pulled back from a full-scale probe of how Equifax Inc failed to protect the personal data of millions of consumers …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Some Philadelphia Eagles players skipping White House visit over Trump  —  (CNN)The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl for the first time in the franchise's history on Sunday, but several players have already indicated that they will not participate in the traditional White House visit …

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

‘Dreamer’ Talks Aim to End Budget Impasse  —  Republican Sen. John McCain, Democratic Sen. Chris Coons say they will propose path to citizenship for DACA participants, but no wall  —  WASHINGTON—Congress is expected this week to pass yet another short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown …

Exclusive: Massive Pentagon agency lost track of hundreds of millions of dollars  —  One of the Pentagon's largest agencies can't account for hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of spending, a leading accounting firm says in an internal audit obtained by POLITICO that arrives …

Doritos to make ‘lady-friendly’ chips that don't crunch for women  —  Bosses at Doritos have revealed they are to launch a new “lady-friendly” version of the snack which are quieter to eat and a lot less messy.  —  Food and drinks giant PepsiCo — which owns Doritos …

Supreme Court won't block Pa. ruling that state redraw congressional boundaries immediately, in decision that could help Democrats  —  The Supreme Court denied a request from Pennsylvania Republicans to delay redrawing congressional lines, meaning the 2018 elections in the state probably …

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.

White House says it's ‘concerned’ about stock market drop  — The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 400 points Monday afternoon and the S&P 500 traded more than 1 percent lower, extending last week's plunge.  — President Donald Trump has touted the strong stock market performance since …

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?

Las Vegas Review-Journal killed story in 1998 about Steve Wynn sex misconduct claims  —  Cocktail waitresses at The Mirage sued over sexual discrimination in the 1990's.  Jim Laurie Las Vegas Review-Journal  —  A 1998 fax.  —  The Mirage in Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018.

Calling the Trump Era by Its Proper Name  —  Donald Trump's first official State of the Union address—which seems as if it happened back in the 19th century, but in reality is five days in the past—highlighted something that was implicit in his campaign and increasingly significant through …

Panic time: Democratic cash swamps House Republicans  —  Is it time for Republicans to start freaking out?  —  More than 40 House Republican incumbents were outraised in the final quarter of 2017 by one — or several — of their Democratic opponents, according to the latest round of fundraising numbers.

Trump Accuser Rachel Crooks Is Running for the Ohio State Legislature  —  Crooks, who claims Trump once kissed her without her consent, says she's still fighting for her voice to be heard.  —  The groundswell of women President Trump has inspired to run for office this year now includes one who has accused him of sexual misconduct.

Here's the Trump Tax Loophole Your Accountant Can Blow Wide Open  —  New tax law allows 20% deduction for pass-through businesses  —  Tax pros are devising creative ways to avoid deduction limits  —  If exploiting a tax loophole is as much an art as a science, then the tax planning profession is poised for a creative renaissance.