Trump leaves Sessions twisting in the wind while berating him publicly  —  President Trump and his advisers are privately discussing the possibility of replacing Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and some confidants are floating prospects who could take his place were he to resign or be fired, according to people familiar with the talks.

Scaramucci plans to oust White House press aide, offers ‘amnesty’ to others  —  Newly appointed White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said on Tuesday that he plans to dismiss assistant press secretary Michael Short.  —  It would be Scaramucci's first step toward shaking …

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.

Obamacare repeal vote still too close to call  —  Senate Republicans are barreling toward a dramatic and highly unusual vote on Obamacare Tuesday without knowing whether they'll have the votes to start dismantling the health care law.  —  At stake is not just the seven-year-old campaign pledge …

Boehner predicts Republicans will ‘never’ repeal and replace Obamacare  —  Former House speaker John A. Boehner, who has mostly avoided public commentary since leaving Congress two years ago, told a business gathering last week that Republicans are “not going to repeal and replace Obamacare” …

Senate panel subpoenas Manafort as campaign aides provide Russia information  —  A Senate committee said Tuesday it sent Paul Manafort a subpoena compelling his testimony in its Russia probe, even as he and Jared Kushner were providing information to other congressional investigators …

Boos for Obama as Trump speaks at Boy Scout jamboree  —  The crowd attending President Trump's Monday evening speech to the Boy Scouts of America's National Jamboree appeared to boo former President Barack Obama  —  at one point.  —  “By the way, just a question.  Did President Obama ever come to a jamboree?”

US Navy ship fires warning shot at armed Iranian vessel in Persian Gulf  —  A U.S. Navy ship in the Persian Gulf fired warning shots on Tuesday at an armed Iranian patrol boat, which did not respond to the warnings, U.S. defense officials told CNN.  —  Officials believed the Iranian vessel …

Scaramucci says it's ‘probably’ correct Trump wants Sessions gone  —  White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Tuesday said it is “probably” correct that President Trump wants Attorney General Jeff Sessions  —  gone.  —  But Scaramucci said he didn't want to speak for the president.

President Trump coming to LI to discuss MS-13, Rep. King says  —  President Donald Trump arrives tp speak at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree in Glen Jean, W.Va., Monday, July 24, 2017.  —  President Donald Trump will visit Suffolk County on Friday to discuss the violent and often deadly MS-13 street gang …

More U.S. Cars Are Being Made in Mexico  —  Donald Trump may have targeted offshore production, but it has grown this year, fueled by sales of popular SUVs and pickups  —  The “Made in Mexico” label has become more plentiful on American car lots this year, even as auto makers pressured …

Joshua Green: In Trump's World, “You're Never Really Dead if You Just Stick Around and Endure It”  —  The Bloomberg Businessweek correspondent has written a fascinating account of Steve Bannon's role in Trump's campaign.  —  When journalist Joshua Green attended a screening of a documentary …

MSNBC MOST WATCHED OF ALL CABLE NETWORKS IN WEEKDAY PRIME FOR 1ST TIME IN NETWORK HISTORY  —  MSNBC Was Also #1 from 7pm to Midnight in Total Viewers for All of Cable for the Week  —  For the first time in the network's 21-year history, MSNBC finished the week as the most-watched cable …

IMGE breaks from IJR  —  The CEO of IMGE, one of the largest center-right digital public affairs firms in Washington, purchased the company from Media Group of America (MGA) this past Friday, Axios has learned.  —  MGA, which also houses Independent Journal Review, was co-founded by Alex Skatell and Phil Musser in 2013.