Trump Removes Anthony Scaramucci From Communications Director Role  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump has decided to remove Anthony Scaramucci from his position as communications director, three people close to the decision said Monday, relieving him just days after Mr. Scaramucci unloaded …

My Party Is in Denial About Donald Trump  —  Who could blame the people who felt abandoned and ignored by the major parties for reaching in despair for a candidate who offered oversimplified answers to infinitely complex questions and managed to entertain them in the process?

Bible Studies at the White House: Who's at the Heart of This Spiritual Awakening?  —  WASHINGTON - A spiritual awakening is underway at the White House.  —  Some of the most powerful people in America have been gathering weekly to learn more about God's Word, and this Trump Cabinet Bible study is making history.

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio found guilty of criminal contempt of court  —  The immigration policies that elevated former Sheriff Joe Arpaio to fame were the same that would ultimately lead to his political demise, and now have convicted him of a federal crime.

Zinke: ‘Laughable’ to suggest he threatened Alaska senators  —  https://apnews.com/41c2797793b24c71a88f 429ea8626ee5  —  Link copied!  —  BUNKERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said it is “laughable” to suggest he threatened Alaska's U.S. senators over a vote by one of them involving health care.

Exclusive: Senate too divided to keep up healthcare push - Senator Hatch  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch said on Monday that senators for now are too divided to keep working on healthcare overhaul legislation and that he and other senior Republicans will take that message to the White House.

Trump dictated son's misleading statement on meeting with Russian lawyer … On the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Germany last month, President Trump's advisers discussed how to respond to a new revelation that Trump's oldest son had met with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign …

HBO hacked: Upcoming episodes, Game of Thrones data leaked online  —  HBO chairman: ‘Disruptive, unsettling, and disturbing for all of us’  —  HBO has joined the ranks of Hollywood entertainment companies to suffer a major cyber attack.  —  EW has learned that upcoming episodes …

Kushner to Interns: Trump Team Too Disorganized to Collude With Russia  —  In off-the-record remarks, the president's son-in-law offers a unique defense.  —  Donald Trump's election team could not have colluded with Russia because they were barely talking to each other, according to Jared Kushner …

Jill Stein Slams ‘Demonization of North Korea’ in Bizarre MSNBC Interview  —  Political activist and former Green Party nominee for President, Jill Stein, appeared on MSNBC on Sunday to provide an impassioned defense for the rogue dictatorship of North Korea and Vladimir Putin's Russia.

Dem campaign chief vows no litmus test on abortion  —  Democrats will not withhold financial support for candidates who oppose abortion rights, the chairman of the party's campaign arm in the House said in an interview with The Hill.  —  Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) …

EXCLUSIVE: Kellyanne Conway May Be The Next Communications Director  —  ‘Existential Threat’: Vanity Fair Points Out Major Problem Facing NYT And WaPo  —  US |  GRACE CARR  —  ‘Already apparent’  —  CNN Host Says Trump Voters Staged A ‘Rebellion Against People Like Us’  —  POLITICS |

Los Angeles makes deal to host 2028 Summer Olympics  —  Olympic champion Allyson Felix was part of the LA 2024 team that helped bring the Summer Games back to Southern California.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)  —  Los Angeles has reached an agreement with Olympic leaders on terms …

Rebekah Mercer's Pro-Trump Group Goes Silent  —  President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at a campaign rally last week in Youngstown, Ohio.  —  Justin Merriman / Getty Images  —  Making America Great, the political nonprofit formed by Republican mega-donor Rebekah Mercer …

2017's States with the Best & Worst School Systems  —  Securing a child's academic success begins with choosing the right schools.  But how can parents decide where best to enroll their kids?  Because children develop and learn at different rates, the ideal answer to that question varies based on each student's needs.

Who Ate Republicans' Brains?  —  When the tweeter-in-chief castigated Senate Republicans as “total quitters” for failing to repeal the Affordable Care Act, he couldn't have been more wrong.  In fact, they showed zombie-like relentlessness in their determination to take health care away …

in Politics  —  The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 39% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump's job performance.  Sixty-one percent (61%) disapprove.  —  The latest figures for Trump include 26% who Strongly Approve of the way Trump is performing and 49% who Strongly Disapprove.