Donald Trump Deepens GOP Divide  —  President's turbulent week fuels frustration in his party, though core supporters remain loyal  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump's tumultuous past week has widened rifts in his party, between those who vocally support the president's combative style …

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 …

Christie gets in face of fan at baseball game  —  At #Cubs #Brewers game.  #ChrisChristie was getting razzed by fans, so he got in the face of one of them.  5:30 on @WISN12News pic.twitter.com/sx8euMgFy2 — Ben Hutchison (@BennyHutch) July 30, 2017  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) …

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.

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 …

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.

The U.S. is picking up vacationing Russian hackers  —  The United States has carried out a largely unheralded roundup of big Russian hackers over the last year, grabbing them on vacation in Barcelona, Prague and Greece, per the AP.  The arrests come as Russia's security services have struck …

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 …

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 …