Millions face delayed tax refunds, cuts to food stamps as White House scrambles to deal with shutdown's consequences  —  Food stamps for 38 million low-income Americans face severe reductions and more than $140 billion in tax refunds are at risk of being frozen or delayed if the government shutdown stretches …

Fact Check: Did the U.S. catch 4,000 terrorists at the southern border in 2018?  —  Said one ex-official, “Terrorists trying to infiltrate the U.S. across our southern border was more of a theoretical vulnerability than an actual one.”  —  WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders …

First on CNN: Hundreds of TSA screeners, working without pay, calling out sick at major airports  —  Where can't you travel during the shutdown?  —  Washington (CNN)Hundreds of Transportation Security Administration officers, who are required to work without paychecks through …

Trump Referred to Shutdown as ‘Strike’ in Profanity-Laced Meeting With Democratic Leaders  —  The president also dropped three f-bombs and claimed Democrats wanted him impeached.  —  During Friday's meeting at the White House over the ongoing shutdown standoff, President Donald Trump …

Democrats sound off on impeachment, Tlaib remark  —  In an interview to air Sunday on “Face the Nation,” four newly seated House Democrats discussed calls for impeachment of President Trump.  The group - Reps. Max Rose of New York, Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, Jahana Hayes of Connecticut …

Sen. David Perdue: Mitt Romney makes the same mistake that cost him the White House  —  David Perdue, a Republican, is a U.S. senator from Georgia.  —  In a recent op-ed for The Post, “The president shapes the public character of the nation.  Trump's character falls short,” …

Proud Boys Founder Gavin McInnes Can Get Back To Antifa After He Battles His Neighbors  —  McInnes is complaining that his neighbors' anti-hate yard signs are an attack on him and his family.  —  Gavin McInnes' ongoing fight against his detractors has spilled over into his tony neighborhood outside …

Three dead in national parks as shutdown wears on  —  Trump administration officials decided to leave the scenic parks open even as the Interior Department has halted most of its operations — a departure from previous extended shutdowns  —  Three days after most of the federal workforce …

Trump claims support from past presidents for the wall: Clinton, Bush and Obama beg to differ  —  President Donald Trump claimed without evidence on Friday that past presidents have privately confided to him that they regret not building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Can you admire an anti-Semite and advance the cause of women?  Maybe so.  Life is full of contradictions  —  It's been a long two years since millions converged on Washington, D.C., for the Women's March, an idea that grew out of a suggestion Teresa Shook, a Hawaii lawyer and educator, spontaneously made to some friends.

Moscow accuses Washington of detaining Russian citizen after arresting ex-U.S. Marine  —  MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday the United States had detained a Russian citizen, days after Moscow arrested the former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan on suspicion of spying.

Ocasio-Cortez wants higher taxes on very rich Americans.  Here's how much money that could raise.  —  With the help of tax experts, we produced some back-of-the-envelope estimates.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) floated a 60 to 70 percent tax rate on the richest Americans …

Former Weekly Standard staffers find new home at The Bulwark, a conservative site unafraid to take on Trump  —  New York (CNN)A handful of writers and editors who worked at The Weekly Standard, the now-defunct conservative magazine that was deeply critical of President Donald Trump until its sudden demise in December, have a new home.

3 shot dead, 4 injured at Torrance bowling alley  —  Three men were fatally shot and four were injured late Friday at a Torrance bowling alley, police said, and relatives and friends wept and shouted outside as they awaited word on the victims.  —  The shooting, which was apparently preceded by a fight …

The Price of Trump's Migrant Deterrence Strategy: New Chaos on the Border  —  A crisis is emerging at migrant shelters as the Trump administration focuses, as one official put it, on “how can we deter, rather than how can we handle.”  —  EL PASO — At a migrant shelter near the Mexican border …

Congress Is Examining Decision to Lift Sanctions on Russian's Firms  —  WASHINGTON — Congress is reviewing the Trump administration's decision to lift sanctions on companies owned by Oleg V. Deripaska, an influential Russian oligarch with close ties to President Vladimir V. Putin, Democrats said on Friday.

Republicans are way more optimistic about the stock market than Democrats  —  Data: Survey Monkey online poll conducted Dec. 17-18, 2018, among 2,301 adults.  Total margin of error is ±3.0 percentage points; Poll methodology; Chart: Naema Ahmed/Axios

Rep. Rashida Tlaib doubles down after explicit Trump comment: ‘President has met his match’  —  Rashida Tlaib speaks exclusively with Local 4  —  WASHINGTON - Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib spoke exclusively to Local 4 after hurling an expletive at President Donald Trump.

Elizabeth Warren Campaigns in Iowa: ‘This is How It Starts’  —  COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Senator Elizabeth Warren hit the presidential campaign trail in southwestern Iowa on Friday evening, making her the first declared major candidate to host an event in the pivotal state and kicking off …

Pompeo heads to Mideast to stress ‘US not going anywhere’  —  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pauses during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, US, Nov. 20, 2018.  —  WASHINGTON — Despite President Donald Trump's decision to pull US forces from Syria …