Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States  —  PROTECTING THE NATION FROM FOREIGN TERRORIST ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America …

Towergate: Trump's great gamble  —  I have learned that some — though definitely not all — members of President Trump's inner circle share his belief that the Obama administration tapped his Trump Tower phones in October.  And a White House official told me President Trump not only doesn't regret …

Donald's eruption in the Oval Office: Video emerges of Trump's ‘furious argument’ with top adviser Steven Bannon as Ivanka and Jared look on, hours before President made phone tapping claims  — Just days after the row, Bannon was pictured on Sunday boarding Air Force One via a separate entrance …

Carson refers to slaves as ‘immigrants’ in talk to HUD employees  —  Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson referred to slaves as “immigrants” dreaming of a better life in a talk with department employees, according to Monday reports.  —  “That's what America is about.

In Conversation: David Letterman … Since retiring after 33 years on the late night television, David Letterman has kept a low public profile — aided by the growth of a truly impressive beard.  But that doesn't mean he hasn't been as fixated on politics as the rest of us.

Pause This Presidency!  —  The American people must immediately demand a cessation of all consequential actions by this “president” until we can be assured that Russian efforts to hack our election, in a way that was clearly meant to help him and damage his opponent, did not also include collusion …

Inside Trump's fury: The president rages at leaks, setbacks and accusations  —  President Trump spent the weekend at “the winter White House,” Mar-a-Lago, the secluded Florida castle where he is king.  The sun sparkles off the glistening lawn and warms the russet clay Spanish tiles …

Russian Hackers Said to Seek Hush Money From Liberal U.S. Groups  —  Post-election crime wave by attackers demanding bitcoins  —  Center for American Progress said to be among victims  —  Russian hackers are targeting U.S. progressive groups in a new wave of attacks …

Why House Republicans Are Rewriting Their Obamacare ‘Replacement’  —  On Friday, Politico reported that Republicans were considering ways to amend their Obamacare “replacement” legislation, by placing income limits on the bill's new refundable tax credit for health insurance.

Mika Tearfully Tells Viewers of Trump: ‘If People out There Feel Nervous, We Do Too’  —  ‘This is not funny, this is really bad’  —  President Trump's wiretap tweets struck an emotional chord with MSNBC's Mika Brzezinksi.  The morning anchor fought back tears as she told viewers that …

Donald Trump's Worst Deal  —  The President helped build a hotel in Azerbaijan that appears to be a corrupt operation engineered by oligarchs tied to Iran's Revolutionary Guard.  —  Heydar Aliyev Prospekti, a broad avenue in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, connects the airport to the city.

Supreme Court Won't Hear Major Case on Transgender Rights  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would not hear a major case on transgender rights after all, acting after the Trump administration changed the federal government's position on whether public schools …

At the root of Trump's new fury: Total contempt for American democracy  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  President Trump is now wallowing in fury, we are told, because he can't make the Russia story disappear; he can't stem the leaks to the media; and he can't seem to realize his promises.

The sorry state of political discourse right now, in five Bernie Sanders tweets  —  Let's start with the tweets, which Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) (and/or his staff) fired off late Monday morning: … Do me a quick favor.  Hit pause on your temptation to either cheer or jeer what Sanders …

Following Sessions' Mar-a-Lago appearance, new ethics questions arise  —  At some point during the Obama era, conservatives convinced themselves that the Democratic president took an outrageous amount of time off, traveled constantly, and vastly preferred golfing to working.

Right-Wing Media Scramble To Recast Obama As Trump-Era Villain  —  In science, nature abhors a vacuum.  On cable news, Fox News abhors not having a Democratic villain.  So the network is trying to bring back former President Barack Obama for the starring role.

Democratic senator says they could shut down the government if Republicans stonewall on Russia investigation  — “That's our ultimate card, is to threaten to shut down the government when we get to the end of the funding,” Coons said Monday.  — “One of our challenges is we're Democrats.

Want a promotion?  Have daily orgasms!  —  By , MIA DE GRAAF FOR DAILYMAIL.COM  —  You may think the key to a promotion is working late, schmoozing with the boss, or wearing the right thing.  —  But a new study suggests something more personal could be the secret.

Birth of a conspiracy theory: How Trump's wiretap claim got started  —  Origins of Trump's story about Obama  —  An incendiary idea first put forward by right-wing radio host Mark Levin is now burning across Washington, fanned by President Trump's tweets and a huge number of supportive commentators …