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 …

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.”

Trump Meets Rosenstein About Democratic Surveillance Memo  —  White House must decide whether to allow release of rebuttal to GOP document  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump met Tuesday with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to discuss a classified Democratic memo rebutting GOP allegations …

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 …

Russian Trolls Ran Wild On Tumblr And The Company Refuses To Say Anything About It  —  Tumblrs run by Russian trolls generated hundreds of thousands of interactions with anti-Hillary Clinton, pro-Bernie Sanders content.  —  Russian trolls posed as black activists on Tumblr and generated hundreds …

Trump allies urge compromise with Mueller  —  President Donald Trump's associates are warning him that a word he rarely uses - compromise - is the only acceptable outcome from a high-stakes game of chicken with special counsel Robert Mueller over the terms of a potential in-person interview.

Democrats Win Special Election In Missouri District That Went Big For Trump  —  Democrats have dominated at the ballot box during Trump's time in office.  —  Democrats flipped a Missouri state House seat Tuesday, marking the 35th seat that has changed from red to blue since Donald Trump became president.

Cash for Coalition Against Trump Going Into Consultants' Pockets Instead … Omar Siddiqui couldn't make it to an August fundraiser in Beverly Hills for the Democratic Coalition Against Trump.  But he ponied up the $2,000 ticket price after the group's senior adviser, Scott Dworkin, sent him a personal invitation.

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

Steve Wynn Steps Down as Wynn Resorts CEO  —  Resignation comes in wake of sexual-misconduct allegations against him  —  Steve Wynn, the billionaire casino visionary considered to be the architect of modern Las Vegas, resigned Tuesday as chairman and chief executive of his company in the wake …

How Facebook Is Killing Comedy  —  Last month, in its second round of layoffs in as many years, comedy hub Funny or Die reportedly eliminated its entire editorial team following a trend of comedy websites scaling back, shutting down, or restructuring their business model away from original online content.

Openly gay figure skater Adam Rippon declined chance to speak with Vice President Pence  —  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Vice President Pence is set to arrive here soon to lead the official U.S. delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympic opening ceremony, a delegation that is making a strong political statement …

Senate leaders see two-year budget deal within their grasp … Top Senate leaders were working Tuesday to finalize a sweeping long-term budget deal that would include a defense spending boost President Trump has long demanded alongside an increase in domestic programs championed by Democrats.

GOP's Jeff Johnson, DFL's Tim Walz get wins in tests at Minnesota caucus meetings  —  Party activists weighed in for the first time on the governor's race in a busy year for state politics.  —  Republican Jeff Johnson and DFLer Tim Walz scored victories Tuesday with party activists who weighed …

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 …

Here's what the critics are saying about “Black Panther” — it's a “masterpiece”  —  The first reviews of the Marvel film are streaming in, and they're even better than expected  —  “Black Panther,” the new Marvel film starring Chadwick Boseman, was always going to make history …

How the Republicans rigged Congress — new documents reveal an untold story  —  Exclusive: Insider documents unveil Republicans' years-long scheme to gerrymander America and undermine democracy  —  Delegates to the 2009 Republican Legislative Campaign Committee's national meeting stayed …

Chipotle rolls out new benefits, cash bonuses due to tax cut  —  Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) became the latest company to enhance compensation after the tax cut enacted in December.  —  The company is rolling out benefits reaching all of its 71,000 employees, including special cash …

Republicans and those ‘attacks’ on the FBI … The news is filled with reports that Republicans in Washington are “attacking” the FBI over the Trump-Russia investigation.  —  The Washington Post recently compiled a collection of statements by GOP lawmakers under the heading, “Republicans launch attack after attack on the FBI.”

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 …