Former DNI James Clapper: ‘I Can Deny’ Wiretap of Trump Tower  —  WASHINGTON — Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Sunday denied any suggestion that Trump Tower communications were wiretapped before the election.  —  For the part of the national security apparatus that he oversaw …

Leashes Come Off Wall Street, Gun Sellers, Miners and More  —  WASHINGTON — Telecommunications giants like Verizon and AT&T will not have to take “reasonable measures” to ensure that their customers' Social Security numbers, web browsing history and other personal information are not stolen or accidentally released.

The Obama Camp's Disingenuous Denials on FISA Surveillance of Trump  —  President Trump's early Saturday morning tweeting has exploded to the forefront an uncovered scandal I've been talking about since early January (including in this weekend's column): The fact that the Obama Justice Department …

It's literally pay to play at Mar-a-Lago  —  If you pay $200,000 a year to the company Donald Trump owns, you too can have access most weekends to the president and his top officials.  As an alternative, your organization could cut a $150,000 check to bring in a couple of hundred people …

Patience Gone, Koch-Backed Groups Will Pressure G.O.P. on Health Repeal  —  WASHINGTON — Saying their patience is at an end, conservative activist groups backed by the billionaire Koch brothers and other powerful interests on the right are mobilizing to pressure Republicans to fulfill …

Trump Advisor Roger Stone Launches Into Vulgar Twitter Rant, Admits Contact With Assange During Clinton Leaks  —  What did Donald Trump know, and when did he know it?  Roger Stone may have the answer.  —  Renowned Republican strategist and long-time Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone launched …

Rogers: Trump feeding the ‘conspiracy parking meter’  —  Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) said on Sunday that President Trump fed the “conspiracy parking meter” when he accused former President Barack Obama  —  of wiretapping his office.  —  “He just put another quarter in the conspiracy parking meter.

Loretta Lynch: Need more marching, blood, death on streets  —  Senate Dems post her impassioned plea on Facebook page as ‘words of inspiration’  —  WASHINGTON - The Obama administration's former Attorney General Loretta Lynch has made an impassioned video plea for more marching …

SNL has a blockbuster in search of a hero: The Republican who stands up to Trump  —  “Saturday Night Live” just ran a two-minute liberal's dream sequence disguised as a movie trailer.  —  The trailer for “Republican” features a notable omission: a title character.

President Trump's Island Mentality  —  Throughout history, American presidents have declared it their job to protect and advance the interests of the United States and its citizens.  President Trump has shoehorned that wholesome, uncontroversial idea into a narrow-minded …

10 Arrested in Berkeley, Elderly Man Assaulted Following Violent Anti-Trump Protest  —  Ten people were arrested in Berkeley, California on Saturday following an anti-Trump protest that sought to counter a march in support of President Trump.  —  “A total of 10 people were arrested …

Op-Ed L.A. faces a moral test: How will we respond to deportation threats?  —  A man in distress after being deported back to El Salvador from the United States on Feb. 9 in San Salvador.  (Los Angeles Times)  —  “Since election day, children are scared about what might happen to their parents …