Death of a F***ing Salesman  —  Donald Trump can't close the deal.  —  A few years ago in New York, Al Pacino starred in a revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, and the casting was poignant: In 1992, a much younger and more vigorous Pacino had played the role of hotshot salesman Ricky Roma …

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 …

Price hints HHS might weaken individual mandate  —  Health and Human Services secretary Tom Price suggested this morning that he might expand waivers from the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate — a step that health insurers have warned against because it could drive up premiums.

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.

Police Criticize Trump for Urging Officers Not to Be ‘Too Nice’ With Suspects  —  President Trump's admonition that the police should not be “too nice” while transporting suspects drew laughter and cheers from a crowd of officers on Friday, but police officials swiftly made it clear they did not find the words funny.

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 …

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.) …

Mulvaney: It's White House policy Senate keeps focus on healthcare … White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that it's official White House policy that nothing else gets a vote in Congress before healthcare.  —  “Yes,” it's official policy that the Senate stay focused …

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.

Hackers break into voting machines in 90 minutes at competition  —  Hackers at at a competition in Las Vegas were able to successfully breach the software of U.S. voting machines in just 90 minutes on Friday, illuminating glaring security deficiencies in America's election infrastructure.

Russia's retaliation to US actions ‘long, long overdue,’ Kremlin says  —  Russia's deputy foreign minister said his country's retaliation in response to U.S. actions against Russia was “long, long overdue.”  —  In an interview on ABC's “This Week” Sunday, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov discussed …

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.