Trump's ‘marching orders’ to the Pentagon: Plan a grand military parade … President Trump's vision of soldiers marching and tanks rolling down the boulevards of Washington is moving closer to reality in the Pentagon and White House, where officials say they have begun to plan …

Scheming, speculation behind scenes as Democrats push intel memo  —  This time last week, there was growing tumult in Washington over the memo produced by House Intelligence Committee Republicans alleging “FISA abuse” in the Trump-Russia investigation.  There were dire warnings that the release …

FBI lovers' latest text messages: Obama ‘wants to know everything’  —  Newly revealed text messages between FBI paramours Peter Strzok and Lisa Page include an exchange about preparing talking points for then-FBI Director James Comey to give to President Obama, who wanted “to know everything we're doing.”

EXCLUSIVE: Adam Schiff sent his staff to try and collect ‘classified materials for the FBI’ after Russian pranksters told him Putin has NAKED blackmail pictures of Trump  — Adam Schiff, the ranking Democratic member of the House Intel Committee was recorded speaking to Russian pranksters who spun elaborate ‘kompromat’ tale

Los Angeles Times owner will sell paper, ending a long-troubled relationship … The Chicago-based owner of the Los Angeles Times is expected to announce it is selling the newspaper, according to people familiar with the company's plans, in a surprise move that likely spells the end …

Biden: Trump should avoid Mueller interview, has ‘difficulty with precision’  —  Washington (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that if he were one of President Donald Trump's attorneys, he would suggest Trump not consent to a special counsel interview for fear of being caught misleading investigators.

Ben Carson, or the tale of the disappearing Cabinet secretary … It was Christmastime in Washington, and Ben Carson couldn't stop talking about the apocalypse.  —  “Did you know,” the secretary of housing and urban development asked his acting chief of staff, Deana Bass …

“He Wants a Killer”: Post-Bannon, Post-Nunes, Post-Kelly Friction, a Frustrated Trump Searches for a West Wing Reset  —  He pines for old campaign hands Jason Miller, Corey Lewandowski, and David Bossie—but will Ivanka have the final say?  —  After the much-hyped Nunes memo failed to deliver …

Trump After Dark: Shutdown Maybe Shutdown edition  —  Congress is on the verge of a budget deal.  President Donald Trump is implying he'd be happy to shut it all down if he doesn't get his way.  —  The House passed another stopgap funding bill that could avert a government shutdown …

Steve Wynn is out as CEO of Wynn Resorts  — In a January report, the Wall Street Journal detailed allegations of decades of sexual misconduct by the gambling mogul.  — Wynn had earlier stepped down from his post as the Republican National Committee's finance chief.

Pence says US to unveil ‘toughest’ sanctions on N. Korea  —  Vice President Mike Pence said the U.S. is preparing to announce the “toughest and most aggressive” economic sanctions against North Korea in the coming days, boosting pressure on the bellicose government during the Winter Olympics.

Democrats snag Missouri House seat, Republicans hang onto 3 others in special election  —  Democrat Mike Revis (left), 27, faces Republican David Linton, 59, on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, for the Missouri House seat representing the Jefferson County-based 97th District.

Democratic Group Targets All-G.O.P. States to Attack Gerrymandering  —  A Democratic group backed by former President Barack Obama intends to pour millions of dollars into an eclectic array of elections in a dozen states, in an effort to block Republicans from single-handedly drawing congressional maps …

The Cowboys rule a lot of land, but they're not unambiguously “America's Team.”  —  The New York Times called the baseball version of the map “unprecedented,” arguing that, for questions like this, there's no superior data set: “Fans may not list which team they favor on the census …

Hero or hired gun?  How a British former spy became a flash point in the Russia investigation. … In the fall of 2016, a little more than a month before Donald Trump was elected president, Christopher Steele had the undivided attention of the FBI.  —  For months, the British former spy …

The Happy Martyrdom of Carter Page  —  On Monday night, Carter Page was finally ready for his Fox News close-up.  It had been nearly a year since he began his one-man public-relations offensive to rebut accusations that, as a Trump campaign adviser, he colluded with Russia.

Meghan McCain believes Trump won't mock her father  —  President Donald Trump won't be trashing Sen. John McCain anytime soon.  —  After months of criticizing the war veteran over his stance on a GOP health bill and more, the president called the Arizona Republican's daughter Meghan in the fall …

In fight against Trump, Democratic AGs take a page from GOP  —  BOSTON — One year into the Trump presidency, the nation's 22 Democratic state attorneys general — including ambitious up-and-comers like New York's Eric Schneiderman, California's Xavier Becerra and Massachusetts' Maura Healey …

Trump Jr. on charges his father is racist: ‘All the rappers, all his African-American friends ... have pictures with him’  —  President Donald Trump's eldest son isn't mincing words about critics of his father who label him as a racist, implying that such a characterization is misguided …