Rocky First Weekend for Trump Troubles Even His Top Aides  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's first weekend in office unfolded much the way things often did during his campaign: with angry Twitter messages, a familiar obsession with slights and a series of meandering and at times untrue statements …

U.S. Eyes Michael Flynn's Links to Russia  —  U.S. counterintelligence agents have investigated communications that President Donald Trump's national security adviser had with Russian officials.  Michael Flynn is the first person inside the White House whose links are known to have faced scrutiny …

Foreign Payments to Trump Firms Violate Constitution, Suit Will Claim  —  WASHINGTON — A team of prominent constitutional scholars, Supreme Court litigators and former White House ethics lawyers intends to file a lawsuit Monday morning alleging that President Trump is violating the Constitution …

TPP withdrawal Trump's first executive action Monday, sources say  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's first executive action on Monday will be to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, two sources familiar with matter told CNN.  —  That withdrawal is consistent with campaign promises Trump made.

WBUR Poll: Republican Gov. Baker More Popular Than Democrat Sen. Warren 04:56  —  Play  —  Over four years in office, Elizabeth Warren has staked her claim as the Senate's liberal lion.  And many Massachusetts voters like it — 51 percent view her favorably.

Why BuzzFeed News Published the Dossier  —  Since BuzzFeed News published a 35-page dossier of unverified allegations about ties between President Donald J. Trump and Russia, I've heard a chorus of criticism from journalists who say we abdicated our role as gatekeeper, and a chorus of thanks …

Hillary Clinton plots her next move  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In a series of private meetings and phone calls at their home in Chappaqua, in New York City and in Washington, Bill and Hillary Clinton are slowly starting to puzzle through their political future, according to over a dozen people …

Trump's Health Plan Would Convert Medicaid to Block Grants, Aide Says  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will propose giving each state a fixed amount of federal money in the form of a block grant to provide health care to low-income people on Medicaid …

Report: Trump WH hiring Breitbart writer  —  A Breitbart staff writer is going to join the Trump White House, Politico reported Sunday night.  —  Julia Hahn will be a special assistant to the president, according to the report, and is expected to work primarily under chief strategist and former Breitbart executive Steve Bannon.

GOP senators to introduce ObamaCare replacement plan  —  Two Republican senators on Monday will introduce legislation to replace ObamaCare.  —  Sens. Susan Collins  —  (R-Maine) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said in a statement their new plan would afford more power to the states and help to cover Americans who currently aren't insured.

Madonna says White House comments ‘taken out of context’  —  A row has erupted over Madonna's comments about US President Donald Trump during a speech at the weekend.  —  While taking part in a protest march in Washington DC on Saturday, the singer said she had thought “an awful lot about blowing up the White House”.

Meet the ‘New Ted Cruz’  —  It was a sleepy Wednesday morning last June when Ted Cruz tipped his hand.  —  John McCain had sponsored an amendment to expand the FBI's online surveillance capabilities, and it was a no-brainer for the many devout constitutionalists on Cruz's Senate staff.

CIA officers give mixed reviews of Trump's strange visit  —  President Trump's visit to the CIA on his first day in office shocked some agency veterans because of its combative, political tone.  But several said they were glad that Trump seemed to have stopped demonizing the intelligence community …