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 …

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 …

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 …

Leashes Come Off Wall Street, Gun Sellers, Polluters 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.

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 …

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 …

Russia is the slow burn of the Trump administration, and it's not going away  —  Russia has become the slow burn of President Trump's administration.  It is the issue that he and his team cannot get beyond.  —  They cannot get beyond it because they are skittish about accepting what is already known.

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 …