U.S. Warned Jared Kushner About Wendi Deng Murdoch  —  Officials said the businesswoman could be trying to further Beijing's interests, people familiar with the matter say  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. counterintelligence officials in early 2017 warned Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son …

Graham: 'My memory hasn't evolved' on meeting where others say Trump referred to ‘shithole countries’  —  COLUMBIA — After taking the weekend to reflect on a combative White House meeting in which President Donald Trump reportedly referred to African countries as “shithole countries,” …

On MLK Day, President Trump visits Trump golf course  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump's first stop Monday was Trump International Golf Club, apparently beginning the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with golf rather than the charitable service the slain civil rights leader's family has urged as the best way to memorialize him.

Kevin McCarthy relishes role as Trump's fixer, friend and candy man … President Trump and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) were alone in the presidential suite on Air Force One, flying east toward Washington in early October, when the president reached for a handful of Starbursts …

Donald Trump's Racism: The Definitive List  —  Donald Trump has been obsessed with race for the entire time he has been a public figure.  He had a history of making racist comments as a New York real-estate developer in the 1970s and '80s.  More recently, his political rise was built …

Here's What The FBI Lovers' Secret Texts Actually Say About Trump, Clinton And Leaks  —  Two FBI officials texted each other burns about politicians, but their main ideological commitment seems to be to the power and independence of the FBI.  —  WASHINGTON Last week, a story …

After 30 years in U.S., metro Detroit immigrant deported to Mexico  —  After 30 years of living in the U.S, a 39-year-old Lincoln Park man was deported this morning from Detroit Metro Airport to Mexico as family and friends wiped away tears.  —  Jorge Garcia was brought to the U.S …

Highest GOP Satisfaction With U.S. Direction Since 2007  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — About six in 10 Republicans (61%) say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. — the party's highest level of satisfaction since February 2007.  This latest uptick comes on the heels …

Saudi Arabia begins screening films after decades-long ban lifted  —  JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia began screening feature-length animated children's films this weekend in a makeshift theater, after a 35-year-old ban on cinemas was lifted in the conservative Islamic kingdom.

The Full Transcript: Ben Rhodes and Samantha Power  —  Susan Glasser: So, this is Susan Glasser, and welcome back to The Global POLITICO.  Once again, our guests this week, we're very lucky to have both Ambassador Samantha Power, and Ben Rhodes joining us.  An unlikely buddy movie pair, as it were.

Bitter Abbas to Trump: We reject your peace ‘deal of the century’  —  PA president categorically dismisses US president's proposal before it has even been presented, says only ‘international’ mediation acceptable  —  Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday said a peace plan …

‘Dehumanizing:’ Pastor denounces Trump's remarks during service attended by VP Pence … PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD. (WUSA9) - During a service attended by Vice President Mike Pence and his wife on Sunday morning, a pastor in Prince George's County denounced remarks made by President Trump earlier this week.

Rand Paul: Trump Cares ‘Very Deeply’ About Haiti, Financed Medical Mission Trip  —  Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) told NBC's “Meet the Press” that charges of racism against President Donald J. Trump are unfounded in part because of the 45th president's large financial contribution to Dr. Paul's2015 Haiti medical mission trip.

‘A very high level of confidence’  —  In August 2016, the Shadow Brokers began leaking classified NSA exploit code that amounted to hacking manuals.  In October 2017, U.S. officials told major U.S. newspapers that Russian intelligence leveraged software sold by Kaspersky to exfiltrate classified documents from certain computers.

The Humiliation of Aziz Ansari  —  Sexual mores in the West have changed so rapidly over the past 100 years that by the time you reach 50, intimate accounts of commonplace sexual events of the young seem like science fiction: You understand the vocabulary and the sentence structure, but all of the events take place in outer space.

Catherine Deneuve Apologizes to Victims after Denouncing #MeToo  —  The French actress Catherine Deneuve apologized to victims of sexual violence who decried a letter she signed with more than 100 other Frenchwomen denouncing the #MeToo movement and its French counterpart, #Balancetonporc, or “Expose Your Pig.”

Did Americans Turn to Opioids Out of Despair — or Just Because They Were There?  —  Between 1999 and 2013, the death rate for white, middle-aged, working-class Americans increased by 22 percent.  This explosion in premature deaths was driven by a surge in opioid overdoses, alcohol-related fatalities, and suicides.

Centrist Dems Launch Smear Campaign Against Young Trans Woman, All to Keep an Old Straight White Man in Power  —  Over the weekend, Chelsea Manning announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate by posting a video outlining the broad themes of her campaign.  Manning, a whistleblower …

John Lewis Says He Gets Taunted By People Who Yell “Trump!”  At Him  —  Georgia lawmaker Rep. John Lewis said he gets taunted in public, recalling a specific account of boarding a plane where someone was shouting “Trump!” at him.  —  On Lift Every Voice, a new podcast by Sen. Cory Booker …

Incoming N.J. governor plans a swing to the left — and a model for the country  —  TRENTON, N.J. — Days before his inauguration as New Jersey's 56th governor, Phil Murphy had Hollywood on his mind.  The 60-year old Democrat had just read a headline about reshoots on “All the Money in the World …

Policing Sexual Desire  —  The #MeToo movement's impossible premise  —  The New York Times now has a “gender editor” and “gender team,” created in the wake of the #MeToo movement to infuse feminist sensibility even further throughout the paper.  The gender editor, Jessica Bennett …

Trump May Need A Government Shutdown This Week...And Other Shutdown News  —  If Congress and the White House don't come to some kind of agreement on fiscal 2018 funding by this Friday at midnight, the federal government will turn into a pumpkin and most services will immediately cease.