State and local governments seeking Justice Department grants must certify they are not so-called sanctuary cities in order to receive the money, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Monday, according to The Hill.

• WashTimes: Trump Moves Ahead With Plans for Tax Cuts After Health Care Failure
• Politico: Roger Stone: ‘They Have No Proof’
• Reuters: Senate Panel to Question Trump Son-In-Law on Russians: Official
• Politico: Earnest Says Obama ‘Would Be Happy’ to Give Trump More Advice
• WashExaminer: Trump’s Decision to Drop Healthcare Bill Foretold 30 Years Ago

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) headed to the White House midday to brief President Trump on an overhaul of the nation’s health-care system, amid mounting evidence that enough House Republicans would spurn their pitches and send the bill to defeat, reports The Washington Post.

• Politico: Price Dismisses Prediction That Obamacare Repeal Will Fail as ‘Palace Intrigue’
• Daily Caller: Voters Don’t Want Their Reps To Support Health Bill, Poll Finds
• The Hill: Mnuchin: Trump ‘Ready to Go’ on Tax Reform
• Daily Caller: John Podesta May Have Been Target Of Russian ‘Influence Campaign’
• WashExaminer: Exclusive: Secret Service Braces for ‘Outsider’ Director From the Military

President Trump’s pick to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission said he has no specific plans to dismantle regulations implemented under the Dodd-Frank Act, but that the new administration does want to examine whether the 2010 law is stifling economic growth, reports Bloomberg.

• Townhall: House Considering Last-Minute, Regulation-Repealing Changes to AHCA?
• Newsmax: Bob Woodward: Unveiling of ‘Highly Classified Gossip’ Could Be Criminal Act
• Reuters: US Embassies Ordered to Identify Population Groups for Tougher Visa Screening
• WashExaminer: Ice Agents Outnumbered 5 to 11,000 Illegals, Cheer New Trump Hires
• Gizmodo: Prosecutors Say They Are Hacking Over 100 Phones Confiscated at Inauguration Protests