Dems release rebuttal of GOP memo — The House Intelligence Committee released a redacted Democratic memorandum Saturday that counters Republican claims that top FBI and Justice Department officials had abused their powers in spying on a former Trump campaign aide. The document, which underwent weeks of review by President Donald Trump and his national security team, was intended by Democrats to offer a refutation of what it called the “transparent” attempt by Trump’s allies on the committee to undermine the investigations into Russia’s election meddling and what role, if any, Trump associates played in it. The Democratic memo paints a more expansive and detailed picture of the surveillance of the former aide, Carter Page, than the Republican memo it was meant to rebut. It also undercuts key Republican assertions about political bias in the investigation.

Gerrymandered congressional map — President Donald Trump added his voice Saturday to the continued conservative outcry over the court-ordered redistricting of the Pennsylvania congressional map. “Democrat judges have totally redrawn election lines in the great State of Pennsylvania,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “This is very unfair to Republicans and to our country as a whole. Must be appealed to the United States Supreme Court ASAP!” The Supreme Court this month denied a request from Pennsylvania Republicans to stop the state’s highest court from requiring lawmakers to redraw the map of the state’s 18 House districts. The new map effectively eliminates the Republican advantage in Pennsylvania.

On prescriptions — As consumers face rising drug costs, states are moving to block “gag clauses” that prohibit pharmacists from telling customers they could save money by paying cash for prescription drugs rather than using their health insurance. Many pharmacists have expressed frustration about such provisions in their contracts with the powerful companies that manage drug benefits for insurers and employers. The clauses force the pharmacists to remain silent as, for example, a consumer pays $125 under her insurance plan for an influenza drug that would have cost $100 if purchased with cash.

Cuomo took $890,000 from appointees — In 2007, then-Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer issued an executive order barring most appointees from donating to or soliciting donations for the governor who made the appointment. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo renewed the order on his first day in office. But a New York Times investigation found that Cuomo has quietly reinterpreted the directive, enabling him to collect about $890,000 from two dozen of his appointees. Some gave within days of being appointed. The governor also has accepted $1.3 million from the spouses, children and businesses of appointees, state records show. Cuomo administration officials said they believed that the order only applied to appointees who could be fired at any time by the governor, not those serving set terms.

Olympics closing show — A North Korean delegation led by a controversial former general arrived in South Korea to attend Sunday’s closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and hold meetings with top South Korean officials. Ivanka Trump, the U.S. president’s daughter and adviser, will also attend the ceremony. The North’s delegation is headed by Kim Yong Chol, whom Seoul has accused of being behind two attacks on the South that killed 50 people in 2010. Kim was head of the North’s military intelligence when the attacks took place and is currently a vice chairman of the ruling party’s central committee tasked with inter-Korea relations.