Dozens at White House lack permanent security clearances … Dozens of White House employees are awaiting permanent security clearances and have been working for months with temporary approvals to handle sensitive information while the FBI continues to probe their backgrounds, according to U.S. officials.

The dumbest shutdown ever  —  Rand Paul and Nancy Pelosi have virtually nothing in common.  But on Thursday night, the conservative Kentucky firebrand and San Francisco Democratic leader teamed up to push Washington into what Capitol Hill dwellers are calling the dumbest shutdown fight ever.

Devin Nunes is investigating me.  Here's the truth.  —  Jonathan M. Winer, a Washington lawyer and consultant, is a former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for international law enforcement and former special envoy for Libya.  —  House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes …

Democratic Sen. Mark Warner texted with Russian oligarch lobbyist in effort to contact dossier author Christopher Steele  —  EXCLUSIVE - Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee who has been leading a congressional investigation into President Trump's alleged ties to Russia …

California police worked with neo-Nazis to pursue ‘anti-racist’ activists, documents show  —  Officers expressed sympathy with white supremacists and sought their help to target counter protesters after a violent 2016 rally, according to court documents

MeToo movement lawmaker investigated for sexual misconduct allegations  —  SAN FRANCISCO — California Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia — whose high-profile advocacy of the #MeToo movement earned her national media notice — is herself the subject of a state legislative investigation in the wake …

Sen. Tim Kaine demands release of secret Trump war powers memo  —  WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine is demanding the release of a secret memo outlining President Trump's interpretation of his legal authority to wage war.  —  Kaine, a member of the Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees …

Jill Messick's Family Issues Blistering Statement on Harvey Weinstein and Rose McGowan  —  “Seeing her name in headlines again and again, as part of one person's attempt to gain more attention for her personal cause, along with Harvey's desperate attempt to vindicate himself, was devastating for her,” the family said.

Breaking with tradition, Trump skips president's written intelligence report and relies on oral briefings … For much of the past year, President Trump has declined to participate in a practice followed by the past seven of his predecessors: He rarely if ever reads the President's Daily Brief …

Amazon to Launch Delivery Service That Would Vie With FedEx, UPS  —  The company is preparing to begin the offering in Los Angeles with its ‘third-party merchants’ and then roll it out more broadly  —  Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -4.68% is preparing to launch a delivery service for businesses …

San Francisco Bay Area Experiences Mass Exodus Of Residents  —  SAN JOSE (KPIX 5) - The number of people packing up and moving out of the Bay Area just hit its highest level in more than a decade.  —  Carole Dabak spent 40 years living in San Jose and now she's part of the mass exodus that is showing no signs of slowing down.

Bad info from Spirit Air led me to flush pet hamster down airport toilet, student says  —  Before Belen Aldecosea flew home from from college to South Florida, she twice called Spirit Airlines to ensure she could bring along a special guest: Pebbles, her pet dwarf hamster.  No problem, the airline told her.

A man with a plan: Newt's strategy for GOP victory  —  There are many ways Republicans can lose control of the House and Senate in November.  But there's only one way they stand a good chance to hold both chambers.  It's to run on the tax cuts.  —  One reason is that it's the best thing Republicans have done in the Trump era.

Pence bashes North Korea's military parade, endorses Trump's parade  —  Vice President Mike Pence engaged in a game of parade one-upmanship on Friday as he spoke to reporters in South Korea ahead of the opening ceremonies for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.