Yates Changes Her Tune  —  Then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates at the Department of Labor, April 2016 / Department of Labor  —  “Sally Yates made the fake media extremely unhappy today—she said nothing but old news!”  So tweeted our President a few hours ago about today's testimony …

Comey's Testimony on Huma Abedin Forwarding Emails Was Inaccurate  —  FBI director James Comey generated national headlines last week with his dramatic testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, explaining his “incredibly painful” decision to go public about the Hillary Clinton emails found on Anthony Weiner's laptop.

Washington Loves General McMaster, But Trump Doesn't  —  The national security adviser has lost sway.  The White House says everything's fine.  —  For the Washington establishment, President Donald Trump's decision to make General H.R. McMaster his national security adviser in February was a masterstroke.

Blum walks out of interview with TV9  —  DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) - Congressman Rob Blum, who represents Iowa's First District, sat down one on one with TV9 Investigative Reporter Josh Scheinblum for an interview.  —  But the interview ended abruptly, with Rep. Blum walking out during our second question.

Republicans war over taxes  —  House Republican leaders are battling the Trump administration as well as many of their own colleagues in Congress — including the Freedom Caucus — over one of the most basic questions surrounding their tax plans this year: Should they go for a once …

White House advisors called Ottawa to urge Trudeau to help talk Trump down from scrapping NAFTA  —  White House staff called the Prime Minister's Office last month to urge Justin Trudeau to persuade President Donald Trump not to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement, according to multiple Canadian government sources.

ACLU Lawyer Says Travel Ban ‘Could Be Constitutional’ if Enacted by Hillary Clinton  —  Omar Jadwat, arguing before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, admitted that President Trump's order could be constitutional if Hillary Clinton had enacted the same order.

Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. to run for Congress against Rep. Julia Brownley  —  Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. is running for Congress, challenging Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village), who represents the southern central coast and most of Ventura County, according to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission on Monday.

Duke Divinity Crisis: The Documents Are Out  —  A source at DDS sends me the original e-mail exchanges that have caused the current crisis.  Here they are, chronologically presented:  —  1. On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 9:21 AM, Anathea Portier-Young wrote:  —  Dear Faculty Colleagues,

Dem senator rips GOP insurance claim: ‘What the f—k is that?’  —  Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) ripped a GOP lawmaker's claim that individuals won't die without healthcare, saying, “What the f—k is that?”  —  “Like this guy, this congressman, you might as well say, 'People don't starve …

Trump's silence on French hacks troubles cyber experts  —  The Trump administration is so far ignoring pleas from both on and off Capitol Hill to denounce the suspected Russian-backed digital assault that appeared aimed to tilt Sunday's French presidential election toward nationalist candidate Marine Le Pen.

Trump is waging a war on millennials  —  Trumpcare is, on the whole, terrible.  But if you're a millennial, it does have one thing going for it: It's virtually the only piece of the Trump platform that advantages the young at the expense of the old.  —  The rest of the Trump agenda …

The Kushner Project Touted in China Is in Trouble at Home  —  Jersey City deal lost startup WeWork and city's help on bonds  —  Effort shows Kushner pattern of relying on Chinese investors  —  When Jared Kushner's sister took the stage in two Chinese ballrooms over the weekend to urge investors …

Donald Trump is turning liberals into conspiracy theorists  —  (CNN)Much has been written about how President Trump's election has had a profound impact on the Republican party.  What's drawn less attention — but deserves more! — is how Trump is affecting Democrats.

Keith Olbermann Was Once Cable News's Liberal Standard-Bearer.  Now He's Missing Its Boom Times.  —  Keith Olbermann doesn't look much like a warrior.  His gray hair is giving way to white, his midsection threatens the buttons of his sport coats and he walks gingerly, with a gnarly limp from an aging knee.

FCC site crashes after John Oliver segment  —  The Federal Communications Commission's website went down Sunday night after comedian John Oliver skewered Chairman Ajit Pai's plan to scale back net neutrality rules.  —  The host of HBO's “Last Week Tonight” ripped the chairman's proposals …

The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked  —  A shadowy global operation involving big data, billionaire friends of Trump and the disparate forces of the Leave campaign influenced the result of the EU referendum.  As Britain heads to the polls again, is our electoral process still fit for purpose?

California may end ban on communists in government jobs  —  Being a communist would no longer be a fireable offense for California government employees under a bill passed Monday by the state Assembly.  —  Lawmakers narrowly approved the bill to repeal part of a law enacted during the Red Scare …

Trump call for Muslim ban deleted from site after reporter's question … President Trump's campaign appears to have scrubbed the 2015 press release calling for a halt on Muslim immigration to the United States following a reporter's question on Monday — as well as all its other campaign statements.

This Republican Is an Endangered Species  —  MIAMI — If Democrats are going to take back the House, they're going to have to start here.  —  Almost two dozen interviews with voters this weekend from across GOP Rep. Carlos Curbelo's sprawling district — which stretches from southwest Miami …