In Interview, Trump Expresses Anger at Sessions and Comey, and Warns Mueller  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday that he never would have appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions had he known Mr. Sessions would recuse himself from overseeing the Russia investigation that has dogged …

Inspiring Little Fear in Senators, Trump Struggles to Sell Health Bill  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump thought he could sell balky Republican senators like Ron Johnson of Wisconsin on the Senate health care bill through pleasantries, cajoling and, ultimately, some Oval Office muscle.

Sen. John McCain has brain cancer, aggressive tumor surgically removed  — Lab results from a surgery on Friday confirmed the presence of glioblastoma associated with the blood clot  —  (CNN)Sen. John McCain, 80, has been diagnosed with a primary glioblastoma, a type of brain tumor …

Big German Bank, Key to Trump's Finances, Faces New Scrutiny  —  During the presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump pointed to his relationship with Deutsche Bank to counter reports that big banks were skeptical of doing business with him.  —  After a string of bankruptcies in his casino …

Manafort Was in Debt to Pro-Russia Interests, Cyprus Records Show  —  Financial records filed last year in the secretive tax haven of Cyprus, where Paul J. Manafort kept bank accounts during his years working in Ukraine and investing with a Russian oligarch, indicate that he had been in debt …

How Democrats Won the Healthcare War  —  And how they could lose the next one.  —  “The mover on health care loses,” Democratic operative James Carville said in January.  “To do something is to lose.”  That cold-hearted political proverb has been repeatedly proven true, if the standard is short-term electoral gain.

We Must Elect Senator Kid Rock  —  The news that Southern-fried rock/rapper Kid Rock will be running for some timeserving Dem hack's Senate seat in Michigan should make every normal American smile and spill a 40 to his homies.  The future Senator Rock deserves your eager support for two critical reasons …

The Democratic Party's Billion-Dollar Mistake  —  The Democratic Party is at risk of repeating the billion-dollar blunder that helped create its devastating losses of 2016.  With its obsessive focus on wooing voters who supported Donald Trump, it is neglecting the cornerstone of its coalition …

Do-over: 1 in 8 people who voted for Trump want to change their vote - Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  6 MIN READ  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - About one in eight people who voted for President Donald Trump said they would not do so again after witnessing Trump's tumultuous first six months in office …

Trump ends covert CIA program to arm anti-Assad rebels in Syria, a move sought by Moscow  —  President Trump has decided to end the CIA's covert program to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels battling the government of Bashar al-Assad, a move long sought by Russia, according to U.S. officials.

H.R. 1628, Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act of 2017  —  CBO and JCT estimate that enacting this legislation would reduce federal deficits by $473 billion over the coming decade and increase the number of people who are uninsured by 32 million in 2026 relative to current law.

A Guide to Russia's Diplomatic Properties in Washington  —  It's no secret that the Russian Embassy wants its diplomatic compounds back.  —  In December 2016, in addition to expelling 35 Russian diplomats, the Barack Obama administration seized two Russian compounds …

I'm a scientist.  I'm blowing the whistle on the Trump administration.  —  Joel Clement was director of the Office of Policy Analysis at the U.S. Interior Department until last week.  He is now a senior adviser at the department's Office of Natural Resources Revenue.  —  I am not a member of the deep state.

A reporter broke White House rules by streaming live audio of an off-camera briefing  —  It was only a matter of time.  —  At every White House news briefing since June 29 — and many before, too — President Trump's spokesmen have ordered a room full of smartphone-toting journalists …

GOP tax sources: will be hard to get corporate rate below 25%  —  Sources familiar with the Republican tax negotiations say there's an acknowledgment within the working group that setting the corporate rate at less than 25 percent may be unworkable if the tax reform is going to be revenue neutral.

RNC won't back NJ gubernatorial candidate over criticism of Trump: report  —  The Republican National Committee isn't spending big for New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Kim Guadagno because the RNC doesn't think she has been loyal to President Trump, NJ.com reported Wednesday.