McCain Once Almost Left the GOP.  What About Now?  —  In the long, tumultuous political career of Senator John McCain, it would have been remembered as a turning point.  It was only rumored at the time.  But the Arizona senator nearly bolted from the Republican Party in 2001.

Trump Tries to Regroup as the West Wing Battles Itself  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump enters a new phase of his presidency on Monday with a new chief of staff but an old set of challenges as he seeks to get back on course after enduring one of the worst weeks that any modern occupant …

Scaramucci's fed-up wife left him while nine months pregnant  —  Anthony Scaramucci's wife demanded a divorce three weeks ago, while she was nine months pregnant, sources told The Post.  —  Deidre Scaramucci, 38, fed up with her three-year marriage to the new White House communication director …

Biden lobbied McCain on healthcare vote: report  —  (R-Ariz.) ahead of Friday's vote on Senate Republicans' healthcare bill, asking that he oppose the legislation.  —  According to a report by The Washington Post, McCain was called by both Biden and former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) …

Jeff Sessions: This Time, It's Personal  —  Trump's willful misunderstanding of the obligations of an Attorney General reflects a larger flaw in his Presidency and in his character.  —  The Attorney General of the United States supervises all federal prosecutors, and one of the rituals …

A succession of Republican failures on healthcare  —  What happened early Friday morning, with the collapse of Republican efforts to pass Obamacare reform legislation in the Senate wasn't mostly a story of Sen. John McCain, the maverick.  Nor was it a failure of vote whipping or presidential rallying this summer.

U.S. police chiefs blast Trump for endorsing ‘police brutality’  —  Police leaders across the country moved quickly to distance themselves from — or to outright condemn — President Trump's statements about “roughing up” people who've been arrested.  —  The swift public denunciations came …

Trump may end health subsidy for members of Congress  —  The other part of President Trump's tweet this morning that will get a lot of attention from members of Congress: he hinted he might overturn an Obama-era rule that allows members of Congress and their staffers to get subsidies …

Apple removes VPN apps from the App Store in China  —  The Chinese government's crackdown on the internet continues with the news that Apple has removed all major VPN apps, which help internet users overcome the country's censorship system, from the App Store in China.

Democrats move to revoke Jared Kushner's security clearance  —  New bill would authorize FBI Director to revoke Jared Kushner's security clearance  —  If Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia and 20 of his fellow Democrats have their way, the Director of the FBI will have the authority to revoke …