Why The Mooch Lost His Cool  —  Anthony Scaramucci tells HuffPost about the highs and lows of his fiery stint at the White House and what that cuss-filled rant was really about. … I received a call Monday night from Roger Stone, the infamous political prankster and Donald Trump confidant.

Trump Signs Russia Sanctions Bill, But Lays Out His Concerns About the Law  —  President to add signing statement as legislation becomes law  —  Congress restricted president's ability to ease penalties  —  President Donald Trump has signed the Russia sanctions bill Congress forced on him …

John Kelly closes the Oval Office door  —  The door to the Oval Office used to be wide open, with favored officials drifting in and out — even in the middle of meetings — to kibitz with Trump.  —  Now, the door is closed.  Gen. John Kelly, the new White House chief of staff …

Justice Dept. to Take On Affirmative Action in College Admissions  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to redirect resources of the Justice Department's civil rights division toward investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed …

Trump's missing vote  —  President Trump needed the vote of just one more Republican senator to keep the repeal-and-replace process alive — and he could easily have had it.  —  Party sources tell us that during the transition, Senate Republicans heavily lobbied Trump to nominate red- state Senate Democrats …

Tillerson spurns $80 million to counter ISIS, Russian propaganda  —  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is resisting the pleas of State Department officials to spend nearly $80 million allocated by Congress for fighting terrorist propaganda and Russian disinformation.

First Golfer: Donald Trump's relationship with golf has never been more complicated  —  [This article appears in the Aug. 7, 2017, edition of Sports Illustrated.]  —  With special reporting by Michael Bamberger, Ben Baskin and Pete Madden.  —  Playing golf with the 45th President …

Sen. Jeff Flake Sells Out Republicans to Be Accepted at DC Cocktail Parties  —  Conservatives don't moderate—they fight to restore power to the people  —  Sen. Jeff Flake says Republicans are in denial about Trump, but I think my party may be in denial about Never Trump Republicans …

Trump's Real Personnel Victory: More Conservative Judges  —  While the tragicomic fall of Anthony Scaramucci was playing out at the White House on Monday, the mood was business as usual at the Capitol.  There, the Senate was dealing with its own kind of personnel matter, one that …

If the President Lies, Does It Matter?  —  The president was talking about the speech he had given to the Boy Scouts.  He said, “I got a call from the head of the Boy Scouts saying it was the greatest speech that was ever made to them, and they were very thankful.”  The Scouts organization says there was no call.

Exclusive: Former Justice Department official joins Mueller team  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former U.S. Justice Department official has become the latest lawyer to join special counsel Robert Mueller's team investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, a spokesman for the team confirmed.

House Judiciary Chairman's Priority: Investigating Hillary Clinton  —  Judiciary panel has ignored Russia probe, Comey firing  —  Chairman Goodlatte asks for new special counsel on Clinton  —  Between Russian meddling in last year's election, Donald Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey …

Ode to the Buttered Roll, That New York Lifeline  —  It can be hard to explain the appeal of a buttered roll.  —  Unlike the breakfast sandwich or the cruller, the humble buttered roll makes no claims to lusciousness.  It's not really greater than the sum of its parts: a round roll, sliced and slathered with butter.

Poll: Democrats surge ahead on generic ballot  —  Republicans trail Democrats by 7 percentage points on the generic congressional ballot, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll, the Democratic Party's greatest advantage on the generic ballot since the poll began asking the question this past spring.

The D.C. Circuit just made it harder for Trump to stop the cost-sharing payments  —  This afternoon, the D.C. Circuit granted a motion from a group of fifteen states, led by California, to intervene in the pending appeal in House v. Price.  As I explained when the motion was filed …

Republicans in Congress Bypass Trump to Shore Up Health Law  —  WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans moved on Tuesday to defuse President Trump's threat to cut off critical payments to health insurance companies, maneuvering around the president toward bipartisan legislation to shore …

The marketplace of ideas is killing the Trump administration  —  The Trump team has not exploited the Ideas Industry, and it's killing them.  —  The hard-working staff here at Spoiler Alerts has spent this week suggesting that Donald Trump lacks the ability to exercise power and the gift …

Trump Has Quietly Accomplished More Than It Appears  —  Imagine, if you will, that there is a shadow government.  —  The actual government, the administration of Donald Trump, is coming off the worst week of his presidency, although there haven't been any smooth weeks.

They trashed their wedding photographer over a $125 fee, so a jury told them to pay her $1 million  —  An autumn affair at the Petroleum Club in downtown Dallas, the union of a full-time beauty blogger and the love of her life, appeared to be a gorgeous thing — marred by one misfortune.

Donald Trump Is Pushing America's Special Forces Past the Breaking Point  —  America has never had more counterterrorism raids — and less of a counterterrorism strategy.  —  With little policy guidance or public attention, the Donald Trump administration has further expanded former President …

Trump, GOP senators to introduce bill to slash legal immigration levels  —  President Trump will appear with a pair of conservative Republican senators at the White House on Wednesday to unveil legislation aimed at slashing legal immigration levels over a decade, a goal Trump endorsed on the campaign trail.

Navy secretary, seven other Pentagon posts confirmed  —  The Senate confirmed a slate of eight Pentagon nominees late Tuesday, including investment banker Richard V. Spencer to be Navy secretary.  —  The confirmation of Spencer, a former Marine Corps pilot who breezed through his confirmation hearing …