House GOP: More memos to come  —  “The memo” — which pitted the Justice Department against the White House and brought ugly partisan sniping into stark relief — is only the beginning.  Republican sources close to Devin Nunes tell me he's assured them there's much more to come.

Holocaust denier poised to claim GOP nomination in Illinois race for Congress  —  Sign-Up for our Newsletter  —  Arthur Jones — an outspoken Holocaust denier, activist anti-Semite and white supremacist — is poised to become the Republican nominee for an Illinois congressional seat representing parts of Chicago and nearby suburbs.

‘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 …

‘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 …

Sessions Silent as Trump Attacks His Department, Risking Independence and Morale  —  WASHINGTON — As President Trump hammers away at the Justice Department's credibility, one voice has been notably absent in the department's defense: the one at the top.  —  The attorney general, Jeff Sessions …

‘The Hairs Really Went up on the Back of our Necks’  —  Former top diplomat Victoria Nuland tells the story of how she pushed the Obama administration to do more to stop Russian hacking.  —  By the summer of 2016, Victoria Nuland's “Spidey sense” told her something was very wrong.  —  Story Continued Below

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 …

MeToo Has Done What the Law Could Not  —  The #MeToo movement is accomplishing what sexual harassment law to date has not.  —  This mass mobilization against sexual abuse, through an unprecedented wave of speaking out in conventional and social media, is eroding the two biggest barriers …

The cult of Trump  —  Rarely has a president changed his party as fast and profoundly as Donald J. Trump.  Love him or hate him, you can no longer argue his ability to bend an entire party to his will.  —  In the two and a half years since he announced his candidacy, he has moved the party away …

EAGLES WIN: Is Philly still standing?  — BRYCE cashes in on Ryan's 1.50 tweet — SESSIONS MOSTLY SILENT as Trump dumps on FBI — BENDER SCOOP: PENTAGON lost track of 800M  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Good Monday morning.  OVER THE WEEKEND, PAUL RYAN deleted a tweet, which seemed to tout …

If You Love Law Enforcement, You Must Criticize FBI Corruption  —  Many people in the media have jointly arrived at the same talking point.  They say that criticizing the bad actions of specific people at the top ranks of a law enforcement agency mean you're at war with all law enforcement.

A chemistry professor got his kids ready for school.  Then ICE arrested him on his front lawn. … On a recent Wednesday morning, Syed Ahmed Jamal was getting ready to take his daughter to school when he was stopped outside his home in Lawrence, Kan.  —  Officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement were on his front lawn.

Congress weighs leaving Dreamers in limbo another year  —  Congress may just end up punting on its Dreamer dilemma.  —  As lawmakers grasp for a solution for the young undocumented immigrants, one option is a temporary extension — perhaps one year — of their legal protections paired with a little bit of cash for border security.

Kobach will represent himself in upcoming trial.  Is it a smart move?  —  TOPEKA  —  When a federal lawsuit challenging Kansas's proof of citizenship voter law goes to trial in March, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach plans to be in the courtroom.  —  He'll be the attorney defending the law he crafted.

Pennsylvania Congressional Map Faces Supreme Court Call  —  With the Pennsylvania primary vote only about three months away, candidates and voters still don't know what their districts will look like  —  WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court is facing a sensitive choice on whether to intervene …

Americans Turning Off Super Bowl in Droves: Bars, Bowling Alleys, Veterans Boycotting  —  More Americans than ever have decided to ignore the NFL's biggest game by finding other things to do than to tune in and watch Super Bowl LII and most cite the NFL's refusal to stand to honor the country during …

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.