1. Michael Cohen says Trump paid Stormy Daniels $130,000 out of his own pocket in order to buy her silence about Trump's alleged affair with the porn star. “Neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was a party to the transaction with Ms. [Daniels]," Cohen said in a statement to the New York Times. He added: "And neither reimbursed me for the payment, either directly or indirectly.” (New York Times)

  2. Trump still doesn't believe the Russians meddled in the 2016 presidential election. The heads of the intelligence services testified in front of a Senate panel yesterday and laid out the case for Russia's previous and expected efforts to meddle in U.S. elections, yet three sources close to the President told CNN that he remains unconvinced. (CNN)

  3. U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis of Brooklyn blocked the Trump administration's efforts to end DACA. The decision is similar to the one issued on Jan. 9 by Judge William Alsup of San Francisco, which called for DACA to remain in place while litigation continues. (Reuters / CNN)

  4. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats doesn't think Jared Kushner should have full access to classified information. (Washington Post)