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

House conservatives say they have the votes to bring down a Republican plan to repeal Obamacare, as members of the hard-line Freedom Caucus rejected President Trump’s entreaties to unite behind his bill, reports Politico.

• WashTimes: Gorsuch’s Pro-Illegal Immigrant Ruling Roils Confirmation Debate
• Axios: Freedom Caucus Heading to White House Ahead of Trumpcare Vote
• Daily Caller: IRS Still Hasn’t Changed the Policy It Used to Justify Targeting Tea Party, Conservative Groups
• WashTimes: Desperate Democrats Cling to Discredited Spy Dossier to Link Trump to Russians
• Reuters: Trump, Koch Brothers at Odds Over ‘Trumpcare’ Vote

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright says it’s a “most unfortunate signal” that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will skip the first NATO foreign ministers meeting since he took office, though she blamed the issue on scheduling, reports The Hill.

• Politico: Trump to Republicans: Vote for Obamacare Repeal or Lose Your Seat
• WashExaminer: Senate Democrats Prep for Aggressive Attacks on Neil Gorsuch
• Reuters: Trump Administration Weighing Broad Sanctions on North Korea – US Official
• Politico: Manafort Sought for Questioning – in D.C. and Kiev
• WashExaminer: $15,000 a Month Offered to ‘A Teams’ to Fight Trump Agenda