Trump Becomes Ensnared in Fiery G.O.P. Civil War  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump ignites a lot of fights, but the biggest defeat in his short time in the White House was the result of a long-running Republican civil war that had already humbled a generation of party leaders before him.

Top Trump TV surrogate to leave high-profile post  —  Boris Epshteyn, a special assistant to the president who oversees Donald Trump's television surrogate operation, is expected to leave his high-profile post, multiple sources close to the administration told POLITICO.

Trump Urges Followers to Watch Fox News Host Who Demands Paul Ryan Resign  —  Judge Jeanine Pirro opened her show demanding that Ryan step down for his “failure” over Trump's health care bill.  —  President Donald Trump tweeted a message on Saturday encouraging his followers …

Donald, This I Will Tell You  —  We've known each other a long time, so I think I can be blunt.  —  You know how you said at campaign rallies that you did not like being identified as a politician?  —  Don't worry.  No one will ever mistake you for a politician.

Islam and the Jihad in London  —  It's not non-Western.  It's anti-Western.  —  It was a careful choice of words, Bernard Lewis being nothing if not careful.  In 2004, the West audibly gasped when its preeminent scholar of Islam famously told the German newspaper Die Welt …

Scott Adams' Blog  —  Today we are witnessing one of the most important events in political history.  But you probably can't see it because the news is talking about healthcare, and how Ryan and Trump totally failed to get enough votes.  —  The real story is happening in parallel with the healthcare story …

Angry over U.S. healthcare fail, Trump voters spare him blame  —  The day after the flaming out of U.S. President Donald Trump's first major legislative initiative, his supporters across America were lashing out - at conservatives, at Democrats, at leaders of his Republican Party in Congress.

Trump visits Trump-branded property for 8th consecutive weekend  —  Sean Spicer said the president planned to spend the weekend working.  —  During his news conference on Friday, Press Secretary Sean Spicer tried to argue that President Trump couldn't possibly have worked harder …

Violence erupts at pro-Trump rally in Huntington Beach  —  Trump supporters punch an anti-Trump protester after the protester allegedly doused the organizer of the event with pepper spray.  (Cindy Carcamo / Los Angeles Times) (Cindy Carcamo / Los Angeles Times)

Don't Fight Their Lies With Lies of Your Own  —  A student asked me the other day whether I approved of exaggerating for a good cause.  The topic had apparently been discussed at an environmental forum, and the question was, essentially, “Does saving the climate justify lying?”

Iraq suspends Mosul offensive after coalition airstrike atrocity  —  Move comes as international outrage grows over airstrikes that killed at least 150 people in Mosul Jadida neighbourhood … Iraqi military leaders have halted their push to recapture west Mosul from Islamic State …

Huma Abedin ‘working hard’ on marriage with Anthony Weiner  —  Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner in May of 2016.  —  Getty Images  —  Fool me once, shame on you.  Fool Huma Abedin four times, and she'll still take you back.  —  After years of public humiliation by her sext-a-holic husband …