Trump Seeks Inquiry Into Allegations That Obama Tapped His Phones  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump, a day after leveling a widely disputed allegation that President Barack Obama had ordered the tapping of his phones, demanded a congressional inquiry into whether Mr. Obama abused …

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.

Thousands of ICE detainees claim they were forced into labor, a violation of anti-slavery laws  —  Tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were forced to work for $1 day, or for nothing at all — a violation of federal anti-slavery laws — a lawsuit claims.

Franken: 'We don't know what the Russians have on Donald Trump'  —  Democratic Sen. Al Franken said President Trump's assertion that former President Obama tapped his phones at Trump Tower during the 2016 election campaign are “just ridiculous and a distraction.”

Fake Hate Crimes  —  And fake hate, too  —  Democrats find themselves in the odd position of simultaneously suggesting 1. that Donald Trump is a closet anti-Semite and 2. that his son-in-law and close adviser, Jared Kushner, is a nefarious Jewish agent of Israel hoping to turn Washington into the Jewish state's “Santa Claus.”

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

To Portland panhandlers, program may offer welcome change: Jobs  —  Using Albuquerque as a model, Portland would pay $10.68 per hour to those willing and able to work.  —  Dana Burnell said he'd rather be working.  —  But that's difficult when you're homeless and struggling with substance abuse issues …

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 …