Trump's bewildering national emergency press conference, annotated  —  President Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border on Friday — but not without making a scene full of false claims, offbeat comments and tense exchanges.  —  Below is the full transcript, with annotations in yellow.

Exclusive: WH press secretary Sarah Sanders interviewed by special counsel's office  —  Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has interviewed White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, she told CNN on Friday.  —  “The President urged me, like he has everyone in the administration …

Judge gags Roger Stone from Mueller comments around D.C. courthouse  —  Roger Stone remains free to talk about Robert Mueller and the Russia investigation, just not in and around the Washington, D.C., courthouse where the longtime Donald Trump associate is fighting the special counsel's charges …

Subject: Presidential Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States  —  DECLARING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY CONCERNING THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES  —  BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

After the Coup is Gone  —  As the perpetrators of one of the most shameful scandals in American political history begin slowly to retreat, we are left to ponder one overarching question:  —  What now?  —  The tale we've been told for more than two years—that Donald Trump's campaign team …

PICTURED - Two Nigerian actor brothers are arrested over Jussie Smollett attack, as it's revealed they are FRIENDS with the Empire star amid claims the assault was staged to save his career  — Police are now treating the two brothers as suspects and not persons of interest but neither has been charged

What Andrew McCabe told “60 Minutes” about Trump and the 25th Amendment  —  In an interview to air on “60 Minutes” on Sunday, February 17, former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe told correspondent Scott Pelley that he briefly discussed invoking the 25th Amendment with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

Supreme Court takes up Trump administration's plan to ask about citizenship in census  —  The Supreme Court added a politically explosive case to its low-profile docket Friday, agreeing to decide by the end of June whether the Trump administration can add a question about citizenship …

Mel Watt attempted to ‘coerce’ relationship with employee while FHFA director, IG report says  —  “Standing up for myself” against the director of a federal agency “has not been an easy thing to do,” the woman said.  —  Former congressman Mel Watt misused his position when he was director …

Trump may have his first 2020 Republican challenger with former Massachusetts governor  —  Washington (CNN)Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld said he's launching a presidential exploratory committee to run in 2020 as a Republican.  —  “I hope to see the Republican Party assume once again the mantle of being the party of Lincoln.

Why Are These Professional War Peddlers Still Around?  —  One thing that every late-stage ruling class has in common is a high tolerance for mediocrity.  Standards decline, the edges fray, but nobody in charge seems to notice.  They're happy in their sinecures and getting richer.

Twitter Suspended A DC Think Tank For Violating Its Rules Against Fake Accounts  —  BuzzFeed News previously revealed the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology was using fake accounts to promote its work.  Now it's under scrutiny again.  —  Twitter has suspended three accounts connected …

How Kids YouTube Star Blippi Used Copyright Law to Hide His Harlem Shake Poop Video  —  Someone claiming to represent Blippi filed DMCA copyright takedown requests to Google in order to get an embarrassing viral video hidden.  —  Wednesday night, BuzzFeed News published a blockbuster investigate report …