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 …

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 Is Considering Perry for Homeland Security Chief  —  Energy Secretary among names discussed for Kelly replacement  —  Perry's views on immigration don't align with those of Trump  —  The Trump administration is considering Energy Secretary Rick Perry as one possible replacement …

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.

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 …

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.

How ‘Sharknado’ Casts Its C-Listers and Nearly Landed Trump as President  —  Months before he declared himself a candidate, Trump was set to play commander-in-chief in the schlocky Syfy film franchise that has lured everyone from Ann Coulter to Charo for cameos while regular Tara Reid makes a quarter of one male co-star's pay.

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.

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 …

An NSC Staffer Is Forced Out Over a Controversial Memo  —  A top official of the National Security Council was fired last month after arguing in a memo that President Trump is under sustained attack from subversive forces both within and outside the government who are deploying Maoist tactics …

Lawmakers unmoved by Trump threat to ax money for their insurance  —  'If that's what he wants to do, he ought to just do it,' Sen. Bob Corker told POLITICO.  —  President Donald Trump is threatening to ax money for lawmakers' health insurance until they repeal Obamacare.

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 …

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 …

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.

In Minneapolis, response to police shooting of white woman by Somali officer has been different  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Kim Handy-Jones stands at the front of a meeting room in a working-class portion of southeast Minneapolis, large pieces of butcher paper labeled “Body Cams,” “Accountability” and “Training” hanging behind her.

Trump Wanted a Cheaper Air Force One.  So the USAF Is Buying a Bankrupt Russian Firm's Undelivered 747s  —  The service is reportedly getting a good deal on the jets, which list for around $390 million and are now sitting in the Mojave Desert.  —  President Donald Trump said the projected cost …

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 …

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 …