WASHINGTON TIMES — The FBI continued to tell judges that dossier writer Christopher Steele wasn't the source of a news article the bureau used to corroborate a wiretap application when in fact Mr. Steele had publicly acknowledged that he fed the anti-Trump story. This chronology is contained in four heavily censored Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act applications obtained by the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch under the Freedom of Information Act.... (more)

BYRON YORK — The weekend release of a highly-redacted version of the FBI's application for a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant to wiretap onetime Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page has renewed the argument over the Nunes memo -- the brief report produced by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes detailing problems in the application.... (more)

WASHINGTON TIMES — President Trump on Sunday said top-secret documents prove the FBI spied on his 2016 campaign in an "illegal scam," putting him at odds with Capitol Hill lawmakers, including Republicans, who insist federal authorities were justified in tracking foreign policy adviser Carter Page.... (more)

WASHINGTON TIMES — Carter Page, a former Trump campaign adviser, said the warrant FBI agents used to snoop on him is "so ridiculous" and "misleading" and that he never acted as a Russian agent. "I've never been an agent of a foreign power by any stretch of the imagination," Mr. Page told CNN's State of the Union.... (more)

NEWSMAX — Ripping the redactions of the recently released FISA documents, civil liberties expert Alan Dershowitz denounced the "flawed" special counsel process that has rendered "more questions than answers." "The process is a very flawed one, and the more the American people know about it, the more distressed they are at how special counsels operate, particularly in the context of political elections," Dershowitz told Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures." "We need to know more not less. We need less redaction, more transparency, and we have the right to judge for ourselves whether or system of justice is operating fairly, within the Constitution, and consistent with civil liberties.... (more)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — President Trump plans to help set the conditions for a successful revolution by the Iranian people against the Islamic Republic, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday. "There are times when things happen that are unexpected, unanticipated; our revolution would be one of them," Pompeo said Sunday night at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif.... (more)

ROBERT KNIGHT — Last Tuesday in South Africa, Barack Obama gave a speech with some lines right out of a Donald Trump stemwinder. If you didn't pay close attention, you might have thought that he had become a born-again conservative. He defended free markets and entrepreneurial capitalism. He argued for the importance of national borders and lawful immigration. He argued for honesty and the rule of law. He even took a swipe at identity group politics.... (more)

WASHINGTON TIMES — Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro has a new book, and the title explains all: "Liars, Leakers, and Liberals: The Case against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy," released last week by Center Street. It currently is the No. 1 overall top-seller at Amazon, as well as topping the political categories.... (more)

WASHINGTON TIMES — President Trump on Saturday accused special counsel Robert Mueller of prolonging the Russia probe in order to help Democrats in the midterm elections. "The Rigged Witch Hunt, headed by the 13 Angry Democrats (and now 4 more have been added, one who worked directly for Obama W.H.), seems intent on damaging the Republican Party's chances in the November Election. This Democrat excuse for losing the '16 Election never ends!" tweeted Mr. Trump.... (more)

BYRON YORK — Something has been going on with Robert Mueller's investigation of people thought to have played significant roles in the Trump-Russia affair. The special counsel, assigned to investigate "any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Trump," has been farming out seemingly important parts of the investigation to offices outside his own.... (more)

WASHINGTON TIMES — In response to Democrats' charges of Trump treason at the Helsinki summit, conservative research groups have documented a series of the president's anti-Russia moves both economically and on the battlefield the past two years. The groups say President Trump has been tougher on Vladimir Putin than predecessor Barack Obama, who, along with his secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, defended the Russian president during the "reset" era.... (more)

WASHINGTON TIMES — The Defense Department approved a $200 million military aid package to Ukrainian forces on Friday, bringing the total amount of American weapons and equipment sent to support Kiev's fight against Russian-backed separatists in the country to $1 billion.... (more)

NEWSMAX — A federal judge in New York on Friday struck down a lawsuit filed by former state attorney general Eric Schneiderman against a coalition of Christian pro-lifers who had been accused of harassing patients, staff and family members outside an abortion clinic in New York City for years.... (more)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — It would be nice to say you can think what you want about President Trump's trip to Europe over the last week, but the national media is doing its damnedest to make sure you don't by misrepresenting over and over again what exactly happened.... (more)

WASHINGTON TIMES — President Trump insisted Wednesday that he has been tougher on Russia than his predecessors, outlining sanctions and other ways he's punished Moscow as the White House tried to quell the furor in Washington over the administration's response to Russian meddling in the 2016 election.... (more)

NEWSMAX — Alan Dershowitz said that Democrats and those calling President Donald Trump's performance in Helsinki an act of treason have gone "completely over the top," the noted law scholar and professor told conservative voice Hugh Hewitt on Thursday. "You might not like what Trump did. I didn't like what he did. But to call it treason is just wrong as a matter of constitutional law," Dershowitz said on Hewitt's radio show.... (more)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — President Trump said Wednesday he'd accept the assessment from Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats that Russian attempts to interfere in U.S. elections are ongoing, despite Trump publicly offering a range of opinions about the danger Kremlin-linked interference operations pose to the American political process.... (more)

WASHINGTON TIMES — President Trump said Wednesday that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is ultimately responsible for Moscow's interference in the 2016 presidential election, and that he warned Mr. Putin "we can't have this" meddling in the future.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — Democrats continue to ridicule Republican claims of political bias by social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Google. At a congressional hearing on the issue Tuesday, Rep. David Cicillone, D-R.I., claimed, "There is no evidence that the algorithms of social networks or search results are biased against conservatives."... (more)

ART MOORE — The vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee is asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to stop the retail giant's "sale of literature and music published by entities identified as 'hate groups' by the Southern Poverty Law Center."... (more)

WASHINGTON TIMES — Tim Allen of "Last Man Standing" let fans know this week -- with a smile -- that ABC couldn't keep him down. "Mike Baxter" and his family will soon be back on the airwaves to the delight of millions of fans. An extra bonus for those who protested ABC's sudden cancellation in May 2016, however, came with a teaser released Tuesday.... (more)

TWITTER — Lisa Page grilled on Capitol Hill... (more)

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE — The state Supreme Court decided Wednesday that California will remain intact geographically, at least for now, while it decides whether the voters can consider a proposal to divide the Golden State into three new states. The three-state initiative, Proposition 9, had gathered enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. Nine days after opponents filed suit, the court issued a unanimous order removing the measure from the ballot and ordering further legal arguments on whether it should be placed on another ballot in 2020 or struck down altogether.... (more)

(YOUTUBE) — JFK researcher Jerry Kroth, author of two previous books on the Kennedy assassination, has released a new book (with a video) based on 50,000 secret documents newly released by President Trump that implicate Vice President Lyndon Johnson in the November 22, 1963, assassination. In his video, "The Kennedy Assassination: what really happened," Kroth says, "There are at least 80 huge revelations in this book that just came out. The media mentioned about six. The media missed virtually everything." Among his conclusions is that LBJ orchestrated a coup d' etat involving members of the CIA, the FBI, and the mafia that enabled him to illicitly gain the presidency of the United States, and then successfully covered up his involvement. [language alert]... (more)

BRYAN FISCHER — President Trump has been blistered, lampooned, reviled, and skewered over his performance in Helsinki, Finland. He has been raked over the proverbial coals by friend and foe alike for his supposed obsequious acquiescence to Vladimir Putin.... (more)