Jeff Sessions Is Growing ‘Pissed’ at Trump, His Allies Say.  And He Doesn't Plan to Quit. … Attorney General Jeff Sessions has no plans to leave office as friends say he's grown angry with President Donald Trump following a series of attacks meant to marginalize his power and, potentially, encourage his resignation.

Republicans vote to move ahead on Obamacare repeal  —  Senate Republicans voted Tuesday to open debate on repealing Obamacare, dramatically reviving an effort that many GOP lawmakers left for dead just a few days ago.  —  The vote is a huge political win and turnaround for Senate Majority …

Senators on hot mic: Trump is ‘crazy,’ 'I'm worried'  —  At the end of a Senate subcommittee hearing on Tuesday morning, Chairman Susan Collins (R-Maine) didn't switch off her microphone.  Apparently speaking to Sen. Jack Reed (R.I.), the ranking Democrat of the committee …

The 29 most cringe-worthy lines from Donald Trump's hyper-political speech to the Boy Scouts  —  Washington (CNN)On Monday night, President Donald Trump jetted to West Virginia to address the annual Boy Scout Jamboree.  And oh what a speech it was!  —  Trump ranged from the current health care bill …

Judiciary Committee to turn the Russia investigation back on Fusion GPS  —  On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is set to finally hold the hearing that was derailed earlier this month by the unfolding scandal over a meeting between top Trump officials and a Russian lawyer.

Psychiatry group tells members they can defy ‘Goldwater rule’ and comment on Trump's mental health  —  leading psychiatry group has told its members they should not feel bound by a longstanding rule against commenting publicly on the mental state of public figures — even the president.

How Jared Kushner Helped the Russians Get Inside Access to the Trump Campaign  —  If you read Jared Kushner's statement to congressional committees looking for evidence of a crime, there isn't much there.  But if you read it from the perspective of the Russians trying to gain a toehold …

North Korea could cross ICBM threshold next year, U.S. officials warn in new assessment … North Korea will be able to field a reliable, nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile as early as next year, U.S. officials have concluded in a confidential assessment that dramatically shrinks …

N.F.L. Brains … Dr. Ann McKee, a neuropathologist, has examined the brains of 202 deceased football players.  A broad survey of her findings was published on Tuesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association.  —  Of the 202 players, 111 of them played in the N.F.L. …

Senate won't let Trump make recess appointments  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Senators are planning to continue procedural moves to prevent the Senate from formally adjourning for recess next month in order to prevent President Donald Trump from making recess appointments …

Trump Says Apple CEO Has Promised to Build Three Manufacturing Plants in U.S.  —  Apple declined to comment on president's remarks, which didn't include where or when plants would be built  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday said in an interview that Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook …

Ivanka Trump retains defense lawyer for Russia investigation  —  Ivanka Trump will retain criminal defense lawyer Abbe Lowell to counsel her in the ongoing Russia probe, according to the National Law Journal.  —  Lowell, an attorney for the D.C.-based firm Norton Rose Fulbright …