Ivanka Trump's South Korea trip fuels White House tension  —  Washington (CNN)She's a policy adviser bearing sensitive new details on sanctions to the South Koreans.  She's a loyal family member who won't entertain questions about her father's purported infidelities.

Melania Trump Parts Ways With Adviser Amid Backlash Over Inaugural Contract  —  WASHINGTON — The first lady, Melania Trump, has parted ways with an adviser after news about the adviser's firm reaping $26 million in payments to help plan President Trump's inauguration.

WMUR first: Levi Sanders makes it official, he's a candidate for NH's 1st District House seat  —  Bernie Sanders' son, a Claremont resident, running for Shea-Porter seat  —  HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. —  It's official.  An eighth Democrat has entered …

5 Things Barack Obama Said in His Weirdly Off-the-Record MIT Speech  —  On Friday, former President Barack Obama spoke for an hour to an audience of hundreds of people at a major sports policy conference at MIT, but his remarks were off-the-record and kept completely secret by virtually all attendees …

Housing official says she was replaced for rejecting Carson's costly office redecoration  —  Department's ex-chief administrative officer says she was replaced by a Trump appointee and told ‘$5,000 will not even buy a decent chair’ … A senior career official in the US Department of Housing …

Georgia Republicans Vow to Kill Airline Tax-Cut Bill After Delta Ends N.R.A. Discount  —  The lieutenant governor in Georgia threatened on Monday to kill a proposed lucrative tax cut for Delta Air Lines after the company eliminated a discount fare program for the National Rifle Association over the weekend.

We All Must Live With Mitch McConnell's Proudest Moment  —  Remember when the Senate confirmed Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, the veteran federal appeals court judge, to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, who died suddenly two years ago this month?

Texas Democrats' early voting totals should ‘shock every conservative to their core,’ Abbott email says  —  AUSTIN — Early voting for the March primary is more than half over, and Democrats have outpaced Republicans at the polls on each day.  —  Through Sunday in the 15 Texas counties …

Trump's Tax Cuts in Hand, Companies Spend More on Themselves Than on Wages  —  President Trump promised that his tax cut would encourage companies to invest in factories, workers and wages, setting off a spending spree that would reinvigorate the American economy.  —  Companies have announced plans for some of those investments.

Antisemitic incidents in US soar to highest level in two decades  —  Largest year-on-year increase since 1979 comes as Trump administration is accused of failing to condemn bigotry … Antisemitic incidents in the US surged 57% in 2017, the Anti-Defamation League said on Tuesday …

Sheriff says he got 23 calls about shooter's family, but records show more  —  Washington (CNN)As critics have taken aim at law enforcement for missing warning signs about South Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz, public records have emerged that conflict with Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel's statements …

Trump said he would charge a gunman.  Here's what he's actually done in the face of danger. … President Trump's assertion that he would have run toward the Parkland, Fla., gunman had he been near the school would have been a bold claim for just about anybody to make.

Trump and Obama: Who's really tougher on Russia?  —  Recently President Trump tweeted, “I have been much tougher on Russia than Obama, just look at the facts.  Total Fake News!”  —  The tweet was greeted with incredulity in some press circles.  CNN called it “simply false.”

“The Newsroom Feels Embarrassed”: Backfires and Explosions at The New York Times as a Possible Future Chief Re-Invents the Paper's Opinion Pages  —  A yoga-pants refusenik, a climate science skeptic, and a tech writer with a neo-Nazi pal, among other offenders, have put James Bennet in the crosshairs.

Trevor Noah Mocks Trump's Absurd Claim That He'd Run Into a School Shooting Unarmed … “There's no one solution that will solve all mass shootings,” Trevor Noah said Monday night.  “Except for this one solution.”  —  The Daily Show host was referring to comments President Donald Trump …

Major EPA reorganization will end science research program  —  A federal environmental program that distributes grants to test the effects of chemical exposure on adults and children is being shuttered amidst a major organization consolidation at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Hope Hicks expected to testify before House Intelligence Committee in Russia investigation  —  White House Communications Director Hope Hicks is expected to appear before the House Intelligence Committee Tuesday morning for a closed-door interview related to Russian interference in the 2016 election …

CNN Poll: 6 in 10 concerned Trump isn't doing enough to protect US elections  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — A majority (55%) say Trump has attempted to interfere with the Russia investigation, up from 51% in January  —  Washington (CNN)About 6 in 10 Americans say Donald Trump …

Why the poor don't vote to soak the rich  —  In a democracy, income inequality should in theory correct itself.  The poor majority should vote to tax the rich and divide the proceeds among themselves.  But that's not happening in the United States.  In fact, inequality has been rising for decades.

Ryan Seacrest's E! Stylist Reveals Abuse and Harassment Allegations (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Suzie Hardy was a single mother with a preschool-age daughter when she landed a job as Ryan Seacrest's personal stylist for “E! News” in 2006.  The position provided good pay and a schedule that would allow …

Eric Holder's group sues Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker over not calling special elections  —  MADISON - A group led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sued Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Monday over his refusal to call special elections to fill two open legislative seats.

Difficult stretch even before affair news  —  Michael Schwab / USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee  —  Geer said he had expected Barry's approval rating to have dropped to around 50 percent.  —  Even before the scandal broke, Barry, a 54-year-old Democrat, had gone through her most difficult stretch in office …

Barbra Streisand on How She Battled Hollywood's Boys' Club  —  The Oscars have an embarrassing history of snubbing female directors.  Barbra Streisand was naturally verklempt but ultimately fine when the Motion Picture Academy failed to nominate her for 1983's “Yentl,” a musical fable …

Bizarre legal brawl intensifies at Trump hotel in Panama … PANAMA CITY — Last Thursday afternoon, the majority owner of the Trump International Hotel here in Panama arrived unexpectedly in the building's swank Sky Lobby with an entourage.  —  He wanted to fire the Trump Organization …

Melania Trump calls for ‘positive habits on social media’  —  , whose husband is known for the barbs he hurls on Twitter, says adults should be “encouraging positive habits on social media” as an example for children.  —  “As I have said before, it is important that as adults we take the lead …

Teachers' unions' political clout at risk in SCOTUS case  —  With help from Caitlin Emma.  —  TEACHERS' UNIONS' POLITICAL CLOUT AT RISK IN SCOTUS CASE: The Supreme Court today will hear a case that could threaten teachers' unions' long-standing position as stalwarts of Democratic Party politics, fundraising and grassroots organizing.