Trump frustrated with Hicks' role in Porter scandal  —  Porter's ex-wife: I don't think he's changed  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with Hope Hicks, his communications director and one of his closest confidantes, amid the fallout from the Rob Porter scandal …

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 …

Has Anyone Seen the President?  —  Michael Lewis goes to Washington in search of Trump and winds up watching the State of the Union with Steve Bannon.  —  Back when he was president, Barack Obama told me that only two people treated any interaction with him as a zero-sum game.

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.

U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan won't run for re-election in 8th District  —  The Democratic congressman from northern Minnesota said it's time ‘to pass the baton.’  —  U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan said Friday that he will not run for re-election when his term ends in 2018.  —  “Now is the time for me to pass …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

This Student Failed Her Assignment Because Her Professor Said “Australia Isn't A Country”  —  This is Ashley Arnold, a 27-year-old resident of Idaho Falls, Idaho.  She's a stay-at-home mom completing an online sociology degree with Southern New Hampshire University.

The Michigan town where only Christians are allowed to buy houses  —  Bay View is for many an idyllic community - but a lawsuit will test its rule that only practicing Christians can own property … Tucked away in Michigan's Lower Peninsula, somewhere along the winding roads that hug Great Lakes shores …

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.

High-School Coach ‘Ignored’ Boy's Screams as Teammates Raped Him, Lawsuit Claims … La Vernia, Texas—population 1,200—has struggled to emerge from a cloud that covered the sports-obsessed town after rape allegations involving its most gifted athletes went public almost one year ago.

Give South Korea a gold medal  —  As the world's attention turns briefly away from President Trump and toward the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, it's worth focusing not just on the sports but also on this year's host country.  South Korea is, in some senses, the most successful nation in the world …

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 …

Utah mom upset after school tells 6th graders they can't say no when asked to dance  —  WEST HAVEN, Utah — When Natalie Richard's sixth-grade daughter told her she couldn't say “no” if a boy asked her to dance at Kanesville Elementary's Valentine's Day dance, she didn't believe it at first.

Republicans repeal the Tea Party  —  During the Obama era, Republicans campaigned on promises to restrain federal spending and repeal Obamacare.  Having gained total control of Washington, they have chosen to repeal the Tea Party instead.  —  The Tea Party meant a lot of things to a lot …

NYCHA chairwoman was provided misinformation leading to false testimony, lawyer says  —  New York City Housing Authority inspectors lacked the federal certifications they were purported to have for assessing apartments for lead paint, a city attorney confirmed in a letter to the City Council.