Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The rookie congresswoman challenging the Democratic establishment  —  The youngest woman ever elected to Congress tells 60 Minutes she thinks President Trump is racist and responds to criticisms she could be pushing the Democratic Party too far to the left

As shutdown drags on, Trump officials make new demands, seek novel ways to cope with its impacts  —  Trump administration officials began taking extraordinary steps to contain the fallout from the partial federal government shutdown Sunday, as the budget impasse between the president …

Biden Sees Himself as Democrats' Best Hope in 2020, Allies Say  —  WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is in the final stages of deciding whether to run for president and has told allies he is skeptical the other Democrats eyeing the White House can defeat President Trump …

Susan Zirinsky will replace David Rhodes as CBS News president, becoming first woman to lead division  —  Longtime producer Susan Zirinsky is replacing CBS News President David Rhodes in March, becoming the first woman to lead the storied division in the network's history.

Jerry Brown's Midnight in America  —  SACRAMENTO—Nearly a half-century on the national stage surely entitles a leader to some valedictory words, and if Jerry Brown were a conventional politician one could easily imagine what those words might be:  —  Though the sun is setting …

Saudi teen barricades herself in Thai hotel to stop being returned to family  —  Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Ghaida Ghantous  —  BANGKOK/DUBAI (Reuters) - An 18-year-old Saudi woman fleeing her family barricaded herself inside a Thai airport hotel on Monday, refusing to allow immigration officials …

WikiLeaks tells reporters 140 things not to say about Julian Assange  —  LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks on Sunday advised journalists not to report 140 different “false and defamatory” statements about its founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since June 2012.

American ISIS Member Caught on Syrian Battlefield, Militia Says  —  A 34-year-old man from Houston who is said to have sent a résumé and cover letter seeking a job with the Islamic State has been seized on a battlefield in Syria, an American-backed militia fighting the militants said Sunday.

‘I been eatin like a boss’: Federal prisoners served steak by unpaid guards during shutdown  —  With the federal government shutdown solidly into its third week, there is no shortage of hypocritical or ironic or just plain sad moments to further enrage apoplectic taxpayers:

House Democrats prepare fusillade of Trump investigations  —  Trump Hotel, taxes, cabinet members are all targets.  —  Democrats want to investigate the Trump Hotel deal and President Donald Trump's taxes.  They want to haul up conflicted Cabinet officials and dig into controversial changes to the census and food stamps.

Trump campaign moves to stave off mayhem at 2020 convention  —  President Donald Trump is tightening his iron grip on the Republican Party, launching an elaborate effort to stamp out any vestiges of GOP opposition that might embarrass him at the 2020 Republican convention.

When Mueller Issues Report, Trump May Try to Suppress Some of It  — White House options include assertion of executive privilege  — Democrats in Congress will demand public airing of the report  —  The White House may try to block portions of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's final report …

‘Sonic attack’ on US embassy in Havana could have been crickets, say scientists  —  Noise which saw diplomats complaining of headaches and nausea could be song of Indies short-tailed cricket  —  The US embassy in Havana more than halved its staff in 2017 when diplomats complained of headaches …

No, it's not sexist to call Elizabeth Warren ‘unlikable’  —  In 2020, all women will be likable.  They have to be, since the charge of “unlikable” is now, yes, sexist.  —  A recent Politico article wondered whether Sen. Liz Warren's newly announced 2020 bid was going to remind people …

Golden Globes Security Ramped Up After European Terror Attacks  —  EXCLUSIVE: The sun is out for today's Golden Globes but so is the bomb squad and more security than ever before.  —  In the wake of last month's gunman attack at a Christmas market in Strasbourg, France and the New Year's Eve knifing rampage …

Trump Eyes Radical Move to Escape Impasse Over Wall and Shutdown  — Reiterated threat of declaring national emergency to fund wall  — Move would prompt immediate legal challenge by Democrats  —  Donald Trump edged closer toward a radical move to fund his border wall after the prospect …

Transcript: Sen. Lindsey Graham on “Face the Nation,” January 6, 2019  —  The following is a transcript of the interview with Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina that aired Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, on “Face the Nation.”  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: We will turn now to South Carolina …

Two American ISIS Fighters Captured in Syria  —  Two Americans who had joined ISIS in Syria were captured Sunday by U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near the Hajin pocket, one of the remaining areas under the terror group's control in Deir ez-Zor governate in eastern Syria.