The talks suggest that the effort to shrink the size of the federal work force could soon turn to a critical arm of the intelligence community.NYT > U.S. > Politics

In pleading guilty during his military-court martial, Jack Teixeira made a direct appeal to President Trump, reflecting a tactic being employed by an increasing number of convicted criminals and their lawyers.NYT > U.S. > Politics

“I don’t think we should give him oxygen on any platform — ever, anywhere,” the Democratic governor of Kentucky said of President Trump’s former chief strategist.NYT > U.S. > Politics

Federal agencies were given a Thursday deadline to submit their plans for reductions in force, but many have not publicly released details.NYT > U.S. > Politics

By grabbing a loaded handgun from Squeaky Fromme in 1975, Mr. Buendorf, as part of a Secret Service detail, thwarted a would-be assassin in California’s capital.NYT > U.S. > Politics

The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 gives the president wartime powers to deport undocumented immigrants with little to no due process.NYT > U.S. > Politics

She says husband Doug Barrowman and her are targets of a “politically motivated witch hunt”.BBC News

New guidance issued to judges created a stand-off between the independent Sentencing Council and MoJ.BBC News

The real estate developer and president’s friend lacks diplomatic experience, but the new administration might view that as a plus.NYT > U.S. > Politics

The cost-cutting group removed hundreds of contracts from its “wall of receipts,” added back many of them, and inflated savings values.NYT > U.S. > Politics