Trump's Lawyers Want Him to Refuse an Interview in Russia Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — Lawyers for President Trump have advised him against sitting down for a wide-ranging interview with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, according to four people briefed on the matter …

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 …

White House Official Called Trump ‘a Deplorable’  —  The White House principal deputy press secretary, Raj Shah, called President Donald Trump “a deplorable” and referred to the release of the Access Hollywood tape as “some justice,” according to private messages independently obtained and verified by New York.

Trump Accuses Democrats of ‘Treason’ Amid Market Rout  —  President Trump, in a speech near Cincinnati, accused Democrats who did not clap during his State of the Union address of being un-American.  While he spoke, the market took a tumble.  —  PYEONGCHANG 2018

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 …

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 …

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.

Bob Mueller's Investigation Is Larger—and Further Along—Than You Think  —  PRESIDENT TRUMP CLAIMED in a tweet over the weekend that the controversial Nunes memo “totally vindicates” him, clearing him of the cloud of the Russia investigation that has hung over his administration for a year now.

‘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 …

‘Frasier’ Star John Mahoney Dead at 77  —  John Mahoney, the beloved dad on “Frasier,” has died in Chicago ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to John's publicist ... he passed away Sunday in hospice care.  —  The British-born actor famously played Martin Crane, the father of Kelsey Grammer …

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 …

Incendiary ad fuels primary challenge to Illinois governor  —  CHICAGO — The Illinois Republican whose “repulsive” campaign ad caused an uproar in the governor's race this weekend remains defiant and unapologetic about the spot.  —  “Well, do I have everybody's attention now?” …

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.

The Dating Blues?  #MeToo  —  I'm single this year for the very first time.  —  All I want is a man who's not committed a crime.  —  But that feels very unlikely in this landscape we're in,  —  much to my chagrin.  —  And so I'm going on dates,  —  And I'm truck'n along,

Here are 3 theories about why stocks are puking, and what they mean for the economy  — Stocks are down sharply in the past two days.  I look at three possible reasons why.  — One story is happy: Maybe faster business expansion and more competition for workers will hurt corporate profits …

Source: Bannon not expected to appear before House Intel Tuesday despite subpoena  —  Rep. Collins: Bannon should answer questions  —  (CNN)Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is not expected to appear before the House Intelligence Committee Tuesday, risking being held in contempt …

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.

This guy: Lawmaker who called Nunes memo ‘fake ketchup’ compares Democrat memo to milk and cookies  —  California Rep. Ted Lieu assuredly thinks he was right when he called the GOP's memo on alleged FISA court abuses not only a nothing burger but “nothing ketchup,” which certainly didn't align …

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 …