I am a gay man, and a child abuse victim.  —  I would like to restate my utter disgust at adults who sexually abuse minors.  I am horrified by pedophilia and I have devoted large portions of my career as a journalist to exposing child abusers.  I've outed three of them, in fact -\-\ three more than most of my critics.

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 …

Trump's Former Aide Concedes There Was No Voter Fraud In New Hampshire  —  Corey Lewandowski is not reading from the same script.  —  In a rare bit of message contradiction within the ranks, Donald Trump's first campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, conceded there was no evidence …

Russia Compiles Psychological Dossier on Trump for Putin  —  MOSCOW — A dossier on Donald Trump's psychological makeup is being prepared for Russian President Vladimir Putin.  —  Among its preliminary conclusions is that the new American leader is a risk-taker who can be naïve, according to a senior Kremlin adviser.

The Usual People Plan 'Not My President's Day' Protests in the Usual Places  —  Hey, Hillary Clinton supporters are having another protest.  Today it's called the “Not My President's Day” Rally.  NBC News also lumped the protests over the weekend into the event.

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 …

Last man standing: McMaster for NSA?  —  I think Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster will be the next national security advisor.  Like Vice Adm. Bob Harward, General David Petraeus reportedly has withdrawn over the issue of being able to bring in his own staff.  And Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg …

Trump tries to move past controversies, toward legislating  —  As President Donald Trump begins his second month in office, his team is trying to move past the crush of controversies that overtook his first month and make progress on health care and tax overhauls long sought by Republicans.

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 …

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.

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 …

The Hill reported Monday morning: … I'm still smarting from the decision by ACU to invite Milo to begin with.  It was a bonehead move worthy of a group that decided suicide would be better than actual conservative thought.  —  We will now dispense with further discussion of Milo Yiannopoulos.

In Trump's Volleys, Echoes of Alex Jones's Conspiracy Theories  —  Way back on Friday, President Trump declared that several news organizations — ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, The New York Times — were “the enemy of the American people.”  You know who's not the enemy, in his book?  —  Alex Jones.

AP source: Revised travel ban targets same countries  —  WASHINGTON — A draft of President Donald Trump's revised immigration ban targets the same seven countries listed in his original executive order and exempts travelers who already have a visa to travel to the U.S., even if they haven't used it yet.

Learning Eye-Popping Details About Mr Sater  —  As I noted in my previous post, I've been keenly interested in Donald Trump's association with Felix Sater going back to last Spring.  I also knew he had been an FBI informant and leveraged that status to dramatically reduce his sentence in a major financial crime.