Rancor at White House as Russia Story Refuses to Let the Page Turn  —  WASHINGTON — If President Trump emerged from his meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last week hoping he had begun to “move forward” from the controversy over the Kremlin's election meddling, as advisers put it …

Still not seeing a health care game changer  —  What did Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell get for the extra two weeks of work on the Senate health care bill?  A revised bill, to be released Thursday morning, that's likely to leave Senate Republicans in about the same place they were before: divided and stuck.

Trump's Russia Lawyer Isn't Seeking Security Clearance, And May Have Trouble Getting One  —  The ongoing investigations into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia involve reams of classified material.  Yet Marc Kasowitz, the New York lawyer whom President Donald Trump …

A Russia collusion story worth pursuing  —  The mainstream media may be looking for evidence of Russian collusion in all the wrong places.  So far, despite its epic search, the media has uncovered no evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential election.

Trump v. everyone  —  President Trump increasingly feels (and knows) that he's fighting virtually every force in U.S. and global politics — even those who initially wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt or seem friendly.  — The only people truly on his side are the 40 percent …

Best-Run States Are Low-Tax Republican, Worst-Run Are High-Tax Democratic, Study Finds  —  Several states, including Republican states, have decided to raise taxes this year to cover budget shortfalls.  But a new study suggests that the states might find themselves in worse financial shape after the money starts rolling in.