White House officials tricked by email prankster  —  (CNN)A self-described “email prankster” in the UK fooled a number of White House officials into thinking he was other officials, including an episode where he convinced the White House official tasked with cyber security that he was Jared Kushner …

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 …

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 …

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?

Corey Lewandowski Has Been Fired From The One America News Network … Corey Lewandowski has been fired.  Again.  —  Three sources with knowledge of the situation tell The Daily Beast that the former Trump campaign manager and current informal adviser to the president has been let go from …

Republicans ignore Trump's Obamacare taunts  —  Senate Republicans have no plans to revive their party-line attempts to repeal Obamacare this summer, despite President Donald Trump's increasing frustration over the chamber's failed attempts last week to gut the law.

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 …

J.K. Rowling apologizes for falsely accusing Trump of ignoring boy in wheelchair  —  It took three days, but J.K. Rowling says she's sorry.  —  The “Harry Potter” author apologized on Monday for a series of tweets that falsely accused President Donald Trump of refusing to shake the hand …

Nearly all Cabinet officials attend Bible lessons with right-wing pastor who compares Trump to biblical heroes  —  Christian Broadcast News has suggested President Donald Trump's cabinet is the most evangelical cabinet in history even more than born again Christian George W. Bush.

Russia's Military Drills Near NATO Border Raise Fears of Aggression  —  WASHINGTON — Russia is preparing to send as many as 100,000 troops to the eastern edge of NATO territory at the end of the summer, one of the biggest steps yet in the military buildup undertaken by President Vladimir V. Putin …

State Department considers scrubbing democracy promotion from its mission  —  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has ordered his department to redefine its mission and issue a new statement of purpose to the world.  The draft statements under review right now are similar to the old mission statement …

Free-Trade is a Two-Way Street  —  China, the EU and other trading partners put up formidable barriers to imports from America.  —  The Trump administration last week celebrated the workers and businesses that make this country great.  The purpose of “Made in America Week” was to recognize that …

Obama's Inner Circle Is Urging Deval Patrick to Run  —  BOSTON—Barack Obama is nudging him to run.  His inner circle is actively encouraging it.  Obamaworld's clear and away 2020 favorite is sitting right here, on the 38th floor of the John Hancock Building, in a nicely decorated office at Bain Capital.

Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio convicted of criminal contempt  —  Joe Arpaio, a former Arizona sheriff whose extreme stance on illegal immigration made him a household name, was convicted Monday of criminal contempt of court for ignoring a judge's order to stop detaining people …

Light My Fire at 50  —  If you are still cruising for news, you probably know that Mooch has been fired and are up to speed on the Awan scandal.  If you are looking for something completely different, you have come to the right place.  —  Fifty years ago today, the Doors' “Light My Fire” topped the rock and roll charts.

EXCLUSIVE: Kellyanne Conway May Be The Next Communications Director  —  REVOLVING DOOR: 11 People Who Have Joined And Left The Chaotic Trump Administration  —  POLITICS |  PETER HASSON  —  Smashed Hard Drives Can Still Talk  —  INVESTIGATIVE GROUP |  MARK TAPSCOTT  —  ‘Even if it is hit with a hammer’

Stinger Missiles And Shady Deals: Ex-Biz Partner To Trump Has A Tall Tale To Tell  —  In December 2015, an Associated Press reporter asked Donald Trump why he had appointed Felix Sater, a man who'd been convicted for stock fraud, his senior advisor.  “Felix Sater, boy, I have to even think about it,” Trump told the AP.

Kicker Matt Boermeester was removed from USC after an unfair investigation, girlfriend says  —  Zoe Katz said the Title IX office made her feel harassed and discriminated against.  —  The girlfriend of former USC kicker Matt Boermeester said Sunday that the Title IX investigation that led …

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.