Special Counsel Mueller Impanels Washington Grand Jury in Russia Probe  —  Expansion beyond Flynn grand jury is a sign the investigation in election meddling is ramping up  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury in Washington to investigate Russia's interference in the 2016 elections …

Trump urged Mexican president to end his public defiance on border wall, transcript reveals  —  President Trump made building a wall along the southern U.S. border and forcing Mexico to pay for it core pledges of his campaign.  —  But in his first White House call with Mexico's president …

A letter from H.R. McMaster said Susan Rice will keep her top-secret security clearance  —  Almost one month after it was disclosed that former President Obama's National Security Adviser Susan Rice was unmasking members of President Trump's team and other Americans, Trump's own national security adviser …

West Virginia Governor to Switch from Democrat to Republican  —  WASHINGTON — Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia, a Democrat who was elected last year even as President Trump carried the state by 42 points, is expected to announce Thursday night at a rally with Mr. Trump that he is changing parties …

Secret Service vacates Trump Tower command post in lease dispute with president's company  —  The Secret Service has vacated its command post inside Trump Tower in Manhattan following a dispute between the government and President Trump's company over the terms of a lease for the space …

Spicer savors his last days in the White House  —  Sean Spicer has been floating around the White House since he announced his resignation almost two weeks ago, dipping in and out of his office, attending meetings on tax reform and popping up for public ceremonies like retired Gen. John Kelly's swearing …

The Ugly History of Stephen Miller's ‘Cosmopolitan’ Epithet  —  When TV news viewers saw Trump adviser Stephen Miller accuse Jim Acosta of harboring a “cosmopolitan bias” during Wednesday's news conference, they might have wondered whether he was accusing the CNN White House reporter …

Podhoretz: If Dems win 10-seat House majority, they “will impeach” Trump  —  “table is being set pretty nicely” for Dems to win House majority in 2018  —  Forget about Nancy Pelosi.  The true leader of House Democrats is . . . Maxine Waters.  —  On today's Morning Joe …

Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US After Def Con  —  On Wednesday, US authorities detained a researcher who goes by the handle MalwareTech, best known for stopping the spread of the WannaCry ransomware virus.  —  In May, WannaCry infected hospitals in the UK …

Democrats begin to see Pelosi as a 2018 problem  —  Nancy Pelosi might actually be in trouble.  —  In a survey of 20 Democratic House candidates, only one - a former Senate staffer from Orange County, California - would state support for the congresswoman staying on as leader of the House Democratic Caucus.

This is not how Mitch McConnell wanted to head into recess  —  It's as if the summer turned into the perfect storm against the best-laid plans of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.  —  Soon after Memorial Day, McConnell (R-Ky.) drew up a game plan around approving a rewrite of the Affordable Care Act by the end of June.