Justice Dept. Releases Secret Carter Page Surveillance Documents at Center of Partisan Clash  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has disclosed a previously top-secret set of documents related to the wiretapping of Carter Page, the onetime Trump campaign adviser who was at the center …

Exclusive: Accused Russian agent Butina met with U.S. Treasury, Fed officials  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Accused Russian agent Maria Butina had wider high-level contacts in Washington than previously known, taking part in 2015 meetings between a visiting Russian official and two senior officials …

Los Angeles Times restaurant critic Jonathan Gold dies at 57  —  Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times restaurant critic who richly chronicled the city's vast culinary landscape and made its food understandable and approachable to legions of fans, has died.  He was 57.

Judgment days  —  In a small Alabama town, an evangelical congregation reckons with God, President Trump and the meaning of morality  —  Clay Crum opened his Bible to Exodus Chapter 20 and read verse 14 one more time.  —  “Thou shalt not commit adultery,” it said.  —  He prayed about what he was going to do.

Kavanaugh: Watergate tapes decision may have been wrong  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh suggested several years ago that the unanimous high court ruling in 1974 that forced President Richard Nixon to turn over the Watergate tapes, leading to the end of his presidency, may have been wrongly decided.

In private, Trump vents frustration over lack of progress on North Korea  —  When he emerged from his summit with Kim Jong Un last month, President Trump triumphantly declared that North Korea no longer posed a nuclear threat and that one of the world's most intractable geopolitical crises had been “largely solved.”

Americans give Trump negative marks for Helsinki performance, poll finds  —  By wide margins, Americans give President Trump negative marks for his conduct during a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week and for his casting doubt on U.S. intelligence conclusions that Russia interfered …

Top House Intel Democrat: 'The president acts like he's compromised' by Russian government  —  Responding to the way President Donald Trump conducted himself during a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Trump “acts like he's compromised” by the Kremlin.

Amazon Should Replace Local Libraries to Save Taxpayers Money  —  Amazon should open their own bookstores in all local communities.  They can replace local libraries and save taxpayers lots of money, while enhancing the value of their stock.   —  There was a time local libraries offered …

The dating swamp: How finding love in DC may be impossible for young Trump and GOP staffers  —  Trying to find love in D.C. can be tricky.  If you're a young Trump administration staffer, it might be near impossible.  —  GOP employees and other right-wingers have been complaining that dating …

Iran's Rouhani warns Trump about ‘mother of all wars’  —  DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday cautioned U.S. President Donald Trump about pursuing hostile policies against Tehran, saying “America should know ... war with Iran is the mother of all wars,” …

Trump's judicial legacy will last for decades — and not solely because of his Supreme Court picks  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is not only poised to put his conservative imprint on the Supreme Court, but he's restocking vacancies throughout lower US courts at a historic clip, ensuring a judicial legacy that will last decades.

US fighter jet intercepts small plane near Trump golf resort  —  WASHINGTON  —  A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet on Saturday intercepted a small plane near Donald Trump's private golf resort in New Jersey, where the president is currently staying.  —  Continental U.S. North American …

Trump Signals Consequences for Michael Cohen Over Secret Recording  —  BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — President Trump lashed out at his longtime lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, on Saturday, suggesting that there could be legal consequences for Mr. Cohen's decision to record a discussion they had two months …

The super rich boost political giving ahead of November's tough midterm elections  —  WASHINGTON - Super-wealthy donors escalated their political giving this spring, led by Republicans racing to protect their party's hold on Congress in the Nov. 6 midterm elections, a USA TODAY analysis of newly filed campaign reports shows.