A note for idiots (UPDATED):  —  I do not support pedophilia.  Period.  It is a vile and disgusting crime, perhaps the very worst.  There are selectively edited videos doing the rounds, as part of a co-ordinated effort to discredit me from establishment Republicans, that suggest I am soft on the subject.

Swedish police featured in Fox News segment: Filmmaker is a madman  —  Trump's comments about Sweden during his rally in Melbourne, Florida, spawned headlines in newspapers all around the world.  The American president later clarified on Twitter, saying that he was referring to a segment …

33 questions about Donald Trump and Russia  —  There's an awful lot of loose ends here.  —  Michael Flynn's resignation — under fire — as national security adviser has the larger question of Donald Trump's relationship with Russia back in the news.  It's a story that centers on three big …

Thousands expected to attend ‘Not My Presidents Day’ rallies across the country  —  Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to attend demonstrations across the country to rally against President Trump on President's Day.  —  Protesters have used the federal holiday to organize …

Russian ambassador to UN rushed to hospital  —  Russia's ambassador to the United Nations was rushed to a Manhattan hospital Monday morning after suffering heart problems, sources told The Post.  —  Vitaly Churkin was at the Russian embassy on East 67th Street when he became sick with a …

Pence met with open skepticism in Brussels  —  Brussels (CNN)Even as he worked to assure European leaders that the Trump administration isn't looking to scrap longstanding transatlantic ties, Vice President Mike Pence was met with outward skepticism from the bloc's top leaders on Monday.

Trump's White House: The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight  —  The Constitution-straining conflicts surrounding the president, his top aides, some of his children, and his licensing-and-development business are a problem with no end in sight.  —  We aren't even a third of the way through …

Jim Mattis to Baghdad: 'We're Not in Iraq to Seize Anybody's Oil'  —  BAGHDAD — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Baghdad on Monday, promising that, despite what President Trump said last month, the administration would not try to seize Iraq's oil.  —  Nor, he said, would the …

Employees Across U.S. Fired After Joining ‘Day Without Immigrants’ Protest  —  More than 100 protesters across the country were fired from their jobs after skipping work to take part in last week's “Day Without Immigrants” demonstration.  —  Restaurants and day cares were among the businesses …

Joe Piscopo Considers Running for Governor of New Jersey.  No Joke.  —  He found fame in the 1980s impersonating Frank Sinatra, President Ronald Reagan and countless others on “Saturday Night Live,” followed by numerous Hollywood gigs, stand-up routines and a drive-time radio show.

NBC: Russia setting up dossier on Trump  —  A dossier on President Trump's psychological makeup is being prepared for Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a report Monday by NBC News.  —  A senior Kremlin adviser describing the dossier to NBC said Trump is a “risk-taker” who can be “naïve.”

Va. Democrats to challenge GOP state lawmakers in each district Clinton won  —  Buoyed by a wave of progressive activism that began after the election of President Trump, Virginia Democrats plan to challenge 45 GOP incumbents in the deep-red House of Delegates this November …

Lewandowski: Trump's staff is letting him down  —  The Axe Files, featuring David Axelrod, is a podcast distributed by CNN and produced at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics.  The author works for the podcast.  —  Chicago (CNN)President Donald Trump has been hampered …

Judd Apatow Denounces Trump in Epic Stand-Up Set: 'I Feel Like I've Just Been Raped'  —  Before Judd Apatow was the ultra-successful producer of movies like Anchorman, Bridesmaids, and this year's Sundance hit The Big Sick, all he wanted to be in life was a stand-up comedian.