Trumpcare Is Having a Very Bad Day  —  Last week, just as the Senate appeared to be racing toward the stealth repeal of Obamacare, it came to a screeching halt.  Mitch McConnell has tried to use the July Fourth recess to regroup and find a way to assemble the 50 votes he needs to roll back the Affordable Care Act.

U.S. Government Ethics Chief Will Resign, Casting Uncertainty Over Agency  —  WASHINGTON — Walter M. Shaub Jr., the government's top ethics watchdog who has repeatedly gone head-to-head with the Trump administration over conflicts of interest, said on Thursday that he was calling it quits.

High Anxiety at CNN Amid Attacks From Trump and His Trolls … It's a sign of the anxious, fractious times that CNN's Chris Cuomo, who'd just finished anchoring his New Day program Thursday morning, was ambushed by a camera-toting alt-right activist as he left the network's headquarters at Manhattan's Time Warner Center.

President Trump Apparently Couldn't Find A Hotel To Book For The G20 Summit  —  He is one of the most powerful people in the world.  He is coming to the meeting of 20 powerful countries.  And he has a problem: no hotel room for the G20.  —  White House officials apparently waited too long …

Hackers are Targeting Nuclear Facilities, Homeland Security Dept. and F.B.I. Say  —  Since May, hackers have been penetrating the computer networks of companies that operate nuclear power stations and other energy facilities, as well as manufacturing plants in the United States and other countries.

Fox suspends business news host Charles Payne amid sexual harassment allegations  —  Fox lawyers are reviewing sexual harassment allegations against business news host Charles Payne, left.  (John Lamparski / Getty Images)  —  Fox Business Network host Charles Payne has been suspended …

Trump's speech in Poland sounded like an alt-right manifesto  —  “For family, for freedom, for country, and for God.”  —  This morning in Warsaw, Poland, President Donald Trump issued a battle cry — for “family, for freedom, for country, and for God” — in a speech that often resorted …

Russia steps up spying efforts after election  —  Sources: Russia steps up spying efforts  —  (CNN)Russian spies are ramping up their intelligence-gathering efforts in the US, according to current and former US intelligence officials who say they have noticed an increase since the election.

How Ex-Spies Think Putin Will Sucker ‘Sociopathic Narcissist’ Trump … Foreign ministries around the world are filled with anticipation over what will happen when Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump meet for the first time at the G20 summit.  But veteran U.S. spies who've studied manipulation tactics …

Election Experts See Flaws in Trump Voter Commission's Plan to Smoke Out Fraud  —  Vice President Mike Pence's office has confirmed the White House commission on voter fraud intends to run the state voter rolls it has requested against federal databases to check for potential fraudulent registration.

Condition Report: Congressman Steve Scalise  —  Released on behalf of the Scalise family, July 6, 2017, 5:50 p.m.  —  Congressman Steve Scalise underwent surgery for the management of infection.  He tolerated the procedure well.  He remains in serious condition.  We will provide updates as appropriate.

Are sleeveless dresses “appropriate attire”?  Congress doesn't think so  —  A young, female reporter recently tried to enter a guarded room known as the Speaker's lobby outside the House chamber, but her outfit was considered inappropriate because her shoulders weren't covered.  She was wearing a sleeveless dress.

Back to the Center, Democrats  —  The path back to power for the Democratic Party today, as it was in the 1990s, is unquestionably to move to the center and reject the siren calls of the left, whose policies and ideas have weakened the party.  —  In the early 1990s, the Democrats relied …

In TV Ratings Game, Networks Try to Dissguys Bad Newz from Nielsen  —  In a game largely sanctioned by TV-ratings firm Nielsen, television networks try to hide shows' poor performances on any given night by forgetting how to spell.  That can dramatically improve a show's average viewership.

Bannon Ally Leaves White House As McMaster Consolidates Power  —  Former Breitbart writer Tera Dahl has exited the National Security Council in a blow to the Trump White House's nationalist wing.  —  Reporting From Washington, D.C.  —  As rival factions inside the White House continue …

Mars covered in toxic chemicals that can wipe out living organisms, tests reveal  —  Discovery has major implications for hunt for alien life on the red planet as it means any evidence is likely to be buried deep underground  —  The chances of anything coming from Mars have taken a downward turn …

Protesters arrested at Sen. Flake's Tucson office  —  TUCSON -  —  Two protesters were arrested at Sen. Jeff Flake's Tucson office Thursday morning.  —  According to a media release distributed Wednesday by the Tucson Chapter of Progressive Democrats of America, dozens of people planned …