HHS Sec. Tom Price: ‘Nobody Will Be Worse Off Financially’ Under GOP Health Plan  —  WASHINGTON — No one will be adversely affected by the Republicans' new health care bill once its enacted, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price.  —  “I firmly believe that nobody …

1 big thing: Why Preet was toast  —  Why did Trump insiders instantly know that the “Sheriff of Wall Street,” Preet Bharara of Manhattan, would be fired when he resisted President Trump's resignation order to all the holdover U.S. attorneys?  —  There's a school of thought that the whole purge …

New Ferguson Video Adds Wrinkle to Michael Brown Case  —  In the two and a half years since Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old, was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., the explosive case has been parsed in intricate detail.  Witnesses offered varying descriptions of the fatal encounter.

After Pledging to Donate Salary, Trump Declines to Release Proof  —  President Donald Trump pledged to forego a presidential salary, but as his second payday approaches, the White House is declining to say if the president has donated any of his earnings yet.

McCain calls on Trump to clarify wiretapping claim  —  Washington (CNN)Sen. John McCain said Sunday that President Donald Trump should either retract or substantiate his claim that President Barack Obama wire-tapped him in the final weeks of the presidential campaign and added he expects …

What WikiLeaks Really Revealed About the CIA's Spying Techniques  —  WASHINGTON—The “Vault 7” trove of documents released Tuesday by WikiLeaks has been cited by commentators to claim that the Central Intelligence Agency may have been masquerading as other foreign states while conducting its cyberhacks.

Trump's budget director claims Obama was ‘manipulating’ jobs data  —  President Trump's budget director claims the Obama administration was “manipulating” jobs data.  —  Mick Mulvaney told CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday that he has long thought the previous administration framed data …

GOP Congressman's White Supremacist Tweet: “We Can't Restore Our Civilization With Somebody Else's Babies.”  —  Republican Congressman Steve King, who has a history of tip-toeing around white nationalist rhetoric, fired off a tweet Sunday afternoon that reeked of white supremacist ideology.

83% Of America's Top High School Science Students Are The Children Of Immigrants  —  What would we lose if immigrants could no longer come to America?  Surprisingly, one of the most important things America would lose is the contributions made by their children.

They are poor, sick and voted for Trump.  What will happen to them without Obamacare?  —  Another morning, another list  —  of patients and problems in the hands of 35-year-old Keisha Saunders.  Diabetes, depression, heart disease.  Robert needs lower blood pressure.  Buffy needs prescriptions filled.

Trump Lets Key Offices Gather Dust Amid ‘Slowest Transition in Decades’  —  WASHINGTON — At the State Department, the normally pulsating hub of executive offices is hushed and virtually empty.  At the Pentagon, military missions in some of the world's most troubled places are being run …

Donald Trump Jr: At Fundraiser, President's Son Says ‘Zero Contact’ With Dad  —  DALLAS — Donald Trump Jr. said he has had virtually no contact with his father since the real estate tycoon and reality star became president and ceded control of his business empire to his oldest sons.

Intel panel calls for wiretap evidence by Monday  —  House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) and ranking member Adam Schiff  —  (D-Calif.) have asked the White House to offer by Monday any evidence showing Trump Tower was wiretapped.  —  A congressional aide confirmed …

‘Can we all get along?’  Apparently not  —  So this driver is stopped at an intersection.  A pedestrian is dawdling in the crosswalk.  Driver leans out the window and yells, “Get out of the street, you damned liberal!”  —  It's been years since I read that in a magazine.