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 …

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 …

Jerry Nadler's Leaked Rebuttal of the Nunes Memo Is Very Weak  —  Representative Nadler is a shrewd lawyer but he has spent his life in legislatures rather than courtrooms.  —  Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York, the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee …

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 …

Gowdy: 'I've been a pretty lousy politician'  —  (R-S.C.), who will retire from Congress at the end of his current term, said in a new interview that he considers himself “a pretty lousy politician.”  —  “My wife hates it when I say this, but I was a pretty good prosecutor, I think.

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 …

Colts player Edwin Jackson, Avon man killed by suspected drunken driver on I-70  —  Indianapolis Colts player Edwin Jackson and an Uber driver were both killed early Sunday after being struck by a suspected drunken driver along Interstate 70.  —  According to the Indiana State Police …

To Counter Russia, U.S. Signals Nuclear Arms Are Back in a Big Way  —  WASHINGTON — A treaty committing the United States and Russia to keep their long-range nuclear arsenals at the lowest levels since early in the Cold War goes into full effect on Monday.  When it was signed eight years ago …

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.