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.

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 …

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 …

McConnell plans to pass tax bill with just GOP votes  —  Senate Republicans are sticking to their plans to pass a tax bill with 50 Republican votes, despite Democratic pleas not to be sidelined as they were on health care.  —  Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday reaffirmed …

Full transcript: Trump's Wall Street Journal interview  —  President Donald Trump called his son-in-law a “good boy” while thanking Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Gerard Baker for a positive editorial about Jared Kushner and said the leader of the Boy Scouts told him his jamboree speech was “the greatest speech ever made to them.”

Lawyer wants Trump's testimony in ‘fake news’ suit against Fox  —  WASHINGTON — The lawyer for a Washington private investigator who is suing Fox News over its use of allegedly invented quotes in a news story advancing a bizarre conspiracy theory said Tuesday he will seek to depose President Trump …

Full Audio of Jared Kushner's Remarks to Congressional Interns  —  Earlier today, WIRED shared a portion of a speech and a subsequent question-and-answer session that Jared Kushner presented to congressional interns on Monday.  You can now hear the audio of Kushner's talk in its entirety.

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.

Trump Loyalist Mixes Businesses and Access at ‘Advisory’ Firm  —  Three months ago, Corey Lewandowski, President Trump's first campaign manager, quit a new Washington lobbying firm he had helped start after the election, amid scrutiny over his firm's clients and his extraordinary access to Mr. Trump.

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.

Senate Confirms Christopher Wray as New F.B.I. Director  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Christopher A. Wray as the next F.B.I. director on Tuesday to steer the United States' premier law enforcement agency through a politically fraught period as it investigates whether …

Tillerson laments sour ties with Russia, but holds out hope  —  The top American diplomat put the onus on Russia to take steps to repair flagging relations with the United States, even as he conceded that congressional sanctions would pose a new obstacle.  Holding out hope for warmer ties …

MS NAUERT: Hi, everybody.  How are you today?  —  QUESTION: Good.  —  MS NAUERT: Look who I brought.  (Laughter.)  Secretary Tillerson joins us today.  —  QUESTION: Welcome to our briefing room.  —  MS NAUERT: Yes.  —  QUESTION: Who is - who's the little, little guy?  —  MS NAUERT: Yes.

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 …

KELLY WINS PRAISE ACROSS THE AISLE, BUT WILL TRUMP CHANGE?  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Raised voices could be heard through the thick door to the Oval Office as John Kelly - then secretary of Homeland Security - offered some tough talk to President Donald Trump.  —  Kelly, a whip-cracking retired general …

Sasse rebuffs Heritage for top job  —  The conservative think tank has made a run at one of the Senate's top anti-Trump Republicans.  —  The Heritage Foundation has approached one of the Senate's leading anti-Trump Republicans, Ben Sasse, to gauge his interest in serving as president …

Former Obama Aide Ben Rhodes now a person of interest in unmasking investigation  —  Former Obama White House National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes is now an emerging as a person of interest in the House Intelligence Committee's unmasking investigation, according to a letter sent Tuesday …

Trump Came In As A Weak President, And He's Made Himself Weaker  —  In the last week, the Republicans' Obamacare repeal effort failed on the Senate floor despite President Trump urging GOP senators to vote yes.  The White House underwent rapid and chaotic staff changes.