The Final Humiliation of Reince Priebus  —  Six years ago, a humble party hack from Kenosha, Wisconsin, took on the thankless job of turning around the Republican Party.  As he exits the White House—battered, bruised, and humiliated—Reince Priebus argues he accomplished just what he set out to do.

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 …

Flake: ‘As conservatives, our first obligation is to be honest’  —  (R-Ariz.) said in an interview released early Monday that the first obligation of conservatives is to “be honest.”  —  Flake told NPR he is “very troubled” with the Republican Party.  —  “It seems that we've been compromised …

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.

VP Pence, in the Baltics, voices support for mutual defense in NATO  —  TALLINN (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday assured the Baltic states of U.S. support if they faced aggression from Russia, telling them that Washington firmly backs NATO's doctrine of collective defense.

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.

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.

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 …

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

How the Trump Administration Broke the State Department  —  Morale has hit rock bottom at Foggy Bottom, as American foreign service officers languish and Rex Tillerson builds a mini-empire. … THE OFFICE FURNITURE STARTED APPEARING WEEKS AGO.  —  Employees at the State Department …

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 …