Why Trump doesn't admit Russian election interference  —  Was Russia's effort to interfere in the 2016 election the most important issue on the table at President Trump's Helsinki summit with President Vladimir Putin?  No. But it's not an unimportant issue either, and Trump knew the American press is obsessed with it.

Trump surprised at fierce criticism of Putin news conference  —  Commentators slam Trump for summit performance  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump was upbeat immediately after his news conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, but by the time he returned stateside …

Now We All Know What Putin Has on Trump  —  After a summit that left most Americans stunned—but maybe not surprised—the truth is now obvious: Trump is doing Putin's bidding.  And the reasons why are clear.  GQ's Julia Ioffe on Putin's monumental win and the lasting result of Trump's Helsinki debacle.

Russia-NRA Arrest: This Is as Close as It Gets to Collusion … It's the first time the Justice Department has explicitly claimed that a Russian spy working to influence the 2016 campaign had deliberate assistance with her efforts from a U.S. citizen.  On Monday, the DOJ arrested and charged …

MGM Resorts Sues Victims of Las Vegas Mass Shooting  —  MGM Resorts International has reportedly filed federal lawsuits against hundreds of victims of last year's mass shooting in Las Vegas in an apparent bid to pre-empt any compensation claims.  MGM, which owns the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino …

Top Voting Machine Vendor Admits It Installed Remote-Access Software on Systems Sold to States  —  Remote-access software and modems on election equipment ‘is the worst decision for security short of leaving ballot boxes on a Moscow street corner.’  —  The nation's top voting machine maker …

Donald Trump's Turnberry firm paid £50,000 by US Government for weekend visit  —  Donald Trump personally profited by more than £50,000 from his weekend stay at his loss-making Turnberry resort, with the US government footing the accommodation bill for the president and his entourage, The Scotsman can reveal.

A Congressional Candidate Used to Be a Rapper.  Will It Matter?  —  RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Antonio Delgado is a lot of things: a Rhodes Scholar, a graduate of Harvard Law School, a former lawyer at one of the country's largest lobbying firms, and now the Democratic nominee for Congress …

The Great CNN Baby Boom  —  AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF THE NETWORK'S MOST PROMINENT WOMEN ARE PROVING THEY CAN HANDLE A MADDENING NEWS CYCLE  —  When Brianna Keilar saw her CNN colleague Pamela Brown adjust her dress  —  , she became suspicious.  “We were sitting on set …

Neck and Neck in CD48  —  6-in-10 partisan voters satisfied with their nominee  —  West Long Branch, NJ - The race for California's 48th Congressional District between Republican incumbent Dana Rohrabacher and Democratic challenger Harley Rouda is virtually tied according to the Monmouth University Poll.

Trump's ‘Missing DNC Server’ Is Neither Missing Nor a Server … Donald Trump turns to right-wing conspiracy theories when he's cornered, and he was cornered on Monday.  Standing feet away from Vladimir Putin at a press conference following their Helsinki tete-a-tete, a reporter challenged Trump …

Ocasio-Cortez draws ire from Democrats: ‘Meteors fizz out’  —  Frustrated Democratic lawmakers are offering Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez some advice: Cool it.  —  Ocasio-Cortez stunned the political world with her upset primary victory last month over Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) …

I Was a White House Stenographer.  Trump Wasn't a Fan.  —  On Friday, at a news conference with Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain a reporter asked President Trump about disparaging comments he had made about her to The Sun newspaper.  He denied ever having said them and declared …

10 black Washington U. students stopped by Clayton police, falsely accused of leaving IHOP without paying  —  Clayton police chief Kevin Murphy takes questions from the media during a press conference in Clayton on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.  Photo By David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com

Legal Experts Say Manafort Could Be Cutting Plea Deal as Judge Suddenly Delays Proceedings  —  The judge overseeing Paul Manafort's federal court case on charges of tax evasion and bank fraud in Virginia delayed proceedings in a surprise move on Monday afternoon.

Whatever happened to Seymour Hersh?  —  The strange story of how a legendary investigative journalist came to echo Assad's propoganda  —  Seymour Hersh's first big scoop—before the revelations about an American massacre in the Vietnamese village of My Lai started his great award-winning streak …

House Republican will introduce $23 carbon tax next week  —  Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) is preparing to introduce legislation that would pause federal regulations on climate change in exchange for an escalating tax on carbon emissions, according to draft legislation obtained by E&E News.

The Republican Party Is Now the Blame America Party … At some point in the last week or so, “Make America Great Again” became “Blame America First.”  —  What we saw on Monday from Helsinki is why conservatives (like me) can't back Trump—even with two Supreme Court picks.

Publishing Executives Argue Facebook Is Overly Deferential to Conservatives  —  Critique comes just before social-media executives are to appear before House committee  —  At a private meeting late last week, some publishing executives criticized Facebook Inc. FB -.04% for being overly accommodating …