“Even if He Did Do It, It Wouldn't Be a Crime”: Rudy Giuliani on President Trump  —  On Sunday, Rudy Giuliani, one of President Trump's lawyers, made a startling admission to the Times and NBC's “Meet the Press” that Trump had been involved in discussions to build a Trump Tower Moscow throughout …

Twitter suspends account that helped ignite controversy over viral encounter  —  New York (CNN Business)Twitter suspended an account on Monday afternoon that helped spread a controversial encounter between a Native American elder and a group of high school students wearing Make America Great Again hats.

Russian Oligarch and Allies Could Benefit From Sanctions Deal, Document Shows  —  WASHINGTON — When the Trump administration announced last month that it was lifting sanctions against a trio of companies controlled by an influential Russian oligarch, it cast the move as tough on Russia and on the oligarch …

‘Absolutely out of control’: Cliff Sims's book depicts life in Trump's White House  —  President Trump watched on television, increasingly angry, as House Speaker Paul D. Ryan criticized his handling of the deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville.  He held the remote control …

It started when he couldn't grasp a pen.  Diagnosed with ALS at 37, former Obama staffer hopes to use campaign skills to raise funds for a cure.  —  Brian Wallach, who has been diagnosed with ALS, and his wife, Sandra Abrevaya, are launching I Am ALS, which they hope leads to a better understanding …

President Trump Posts Altered Photos to Facebook and Instagram That Make Him Look Thinner  —  President Donald Trump's social media accounts are filled with vile racism, idiotic xenophobia, and inaccurate statistics.  And now we can add another category to the list: fake photos.

Greenland's Melting Ice Nears a ‘Tipping Point,’ Scientists Say  —  Greenland's enormous ice sheet is melting at such an accelerated rate that it may have reached a “tipping point,” and could become a major factor in sea-level rise around the world within two decades, scientists said in a study published on Monday.

Exclusive: GOP reaches landmark agreement to juice small-dollar fundraising  —  President Donald Trump's political team and top Republican officials have reached a landmark agreement to reshape the party's fundraising apparatus and close the financial gap that devastated them in the midterms.

‘The floors are going to buckle’: Iowa prepares for the mother of all caucuses  —  Expecting massive turnout, state Democratic officials are considering wide-ranging changes to how the first-in-the-nation event is conducted.  —  Bracing for record turnout and fearful of a repeat of the chaos …

The GOP has become the pro-Russia party  —  Once upon a time, Ayn Rand-reading, red-baiting Republicans denounced Soviet Russia as an evil superpower intent on destroying the American way of life.  —  My, how things have changed.  —  The Grand Old Party has quietly become the pro-Russia party …

An Apology  —  Early Sunday morning, I posted a “strongly worded” (Rich Lowry's description) condemnation of the conduct, seen far and wide on video, of a group of high-school students at the conclusion of the March for Life on Friday afternoon.  I was preachy and rhetorically excessive, and I regret it.

US banker with ties to Putin's inner circle sought access to Trump transition: Sources  —  Nine days after Donald Trump won the presidency, as scores of supporters clamored for meetings with his transition team, the Hollywood producer of “The Apprentice,” Mark Burnett, reached …

Rep. Lori Saine says blacks, whites lynched in ‘nearly equal numbers’ for being Republican  —  A Colorado representative said black people and white people were lynched in nearly equal numbers for being Republican in the post-Reconstruction era.  —  Rep. Lori Saine, R-Firestone …

ICE Agents Detain Woman Despite ‘High-Risk’ Pregnancy and Deny Her Medication for Days, Immigration Lawyers Say  —  The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) has come under fire after its agents arrested a woman who was five and a half months into a high-risk pregnancy during …

Shutdown Hits Industries Nationwide  —  Here's a roundup of the impact after a full month of political impasse  —  The partial government shutdown is affecting a wide range of business and financial concerns nationwide.  —  Shuttered government offices are stalling the approval of new loans …

Biden Expresses Regret for Support of Crime Legislation in the 1990s  —  WASHINGTON — Former Vice-President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said Monday he made a mistake in supporting the tough-on-crime drug legislation of the 1980s and 1990s, expressing regret in particular over a bill …

Does Journalism Have a Future?  —  In an era of social media and fake news, journalists who have survived the print plunge have new foes to face.  —  The wood-panelled tailgate of the 1972 Oldsmobile station wagon dangled open like a broken jaw, making a wobbly bench on which four kids could sit, eight legs swinging.