Ivanka and Jared find their limits in Trump's White House  —  By one measurement, last week was a good one for Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.  —  President Donald Trump's daughter and son-in-law had been double-teaming for weeks to persuade him to oust chief of staff Reince Priebus …

NJ gov gets in Cubs fan's face: 'You're a big shot'  —  Brad Joseph says the governor made contact with him with his knee and asked if he wanted to ‘do something’ and ‘start something’  —  HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT  —  MILWAUKEE —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie paused …

The Military Coup Against Donald Trump of 2018, Part 1  —  “We cannot tolerate this any longer,” said the former CIA Director at the head of the table.  “We have to forcibly retake the government from Donald Trump.  It is the only way save our democracy.”  —  His audience nodded solemnly.

Putin's Bet on a Trump Presidency Backfires Spectacularly  —  A little more than a year after the Russian effort to interfere in the American presidential election came to light, the diplomatic fallout — an unraveling of the relationship between Moscow and Washington on a scale not seen in decades — is taking its toll.

McConnell wages war down South  —  Mitch McConnell is unleashing the full force of his political machine in an all-out push to stop two far-right conservatives who threaten to make his life miserable in the Senate.  —  The Republican leader is aiming to thwart Rep. Mo Brooks …

The Pakistani Hackers Working for the DNC  —  At last, I am in a position to help the New York Times.  It's a good feeling.  As anyone who has stumbled upon their website knows, our former paper of record, underscoring its insatiable appetite to provide the public with all the news that fits its agenda …

Flake: Republicans who don't call out Trump are complicit  —  (R-Ariz.) on Sunday said that Republican leaders who do not call President Trump out are complicit.  —  “I do think so,” Flake told CBS's “Face the Nation” when asked if GOP leaders are complicit if they fail to call out Trump.

Why the Middle East Hated Obama But Loves Trump  —  Russia won in Syria thanks to President Obama's inaction.  The Middle East unraveling of the last decade is due in no small part to America not listening to her allies in the region.  Never mind President Trump's Muslim-bashing rhetoric, he may just be a better partner.

Pelosi hauls in $26M for Dems  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has raised almost $26 million for the Democratic Party so far this year, The Washington Post reported Monday.  —  Pelosi has sent $24.7 million of her $25.9 million fundraising haul to the Democratic Congressional …

Tax reform begins today  —  Never mind President Trump's weekend of after-the-whistle tweeting about health reform.  The White House, Senate and House are all united in moving on full steam to tax reform this week.  —  Why it matters: They're doing it with heightened urgency …

For Trump and Sessions, a warm beginning turned into an icy standoff  —  They met more than a decade ago, when the genteel junior senator from Alabama invited the brash real estate mogul to testify on Capitol Hill about the renovation of the United Nations.  Jeff Sessions was taken by Donald Trump …

Dem redistricting group clocks $10.8 million in first 6 months  —  The National Democratic Redistricting Committee, the group backed by former President Barack Obama and chaired by former Attorney General Eric Holder to make Democrats competitive in redistricting fights …