Sun, Sand and Influence: For Mar-a-Lago Members, Proximity Is Power  —  On any given weekend, you might catch President Trump's son-in-law and top Mideast dealmaker, Jared Kushner, by the beachside soft-serve ice cream machine, or his reclusive chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, on the dining patio.

Reports: Petraeus off the list, Trump down to three candidates to replace Flynn  —  Retired general and former CIA Director David Petraeus has reportedly pulled his name from consideration to replace Michael Flynn as National Security Adviser.  —  According to a report by the Wall Street Journal Friday …

President Trump, White House Apprentice  —  It's with a whiff of desperation that President Trump insists these days that he's the chief executive Washington needs, the decisive dealmaker who, as he said during the campaign, “alone can fix it.”  What America has seen so far is an inept White House led by a celebrity apprentice.

Petraeus Says National Security Adviser Should Hire Own Staff  —  Official says Petraeus isn't in running for NSA job after Robert Harward turns down role  —  MUNICH—Former CIA director David Petraeus said anyone considering the national security adviser job in the Trump administration …

Will Pence's loyalty to Trump be returned in full by the president?  —  The most important relationship in the White House should be the one between President Trump and Vice President Pence.  By the accounts of those around the two leaders, that bond is extremely strong.