2 Bosses Show Up to Lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau  —  WASHINGTON — On Monday, Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, brought in doughnuts.  Around the same time, Leandra English, the agency's other acting director, sent an all-staff email thanking employees for their service.

Here's why I plan to vote for the Senate tax bill (and my colleagues should step up)  —  One of the fundamental problems in Washington is the attitude that the money that people make belongs to the government.  That's why you hear arguments about how much a tax cut “costs,” …

Retired Marine colonel to launch Senate write-in campaign in Alabama  —  A retired Marine colonel who once served as a top aide to White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly plans to launch a long-shot write-in campaign Monday afternoon to become Alabama's next senator, with just 15 days left in the campaign.

Michael Flynn's lawyer meets with members of special counsel's team, raising specter of plea deal  —  The lawyer for President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn met Monday morning with members of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team, the latest indication …

A woman approached The Post with dramatic — and false — tale about Roy Moore.  She appears to be part of undercover sting operation.  —  A woman who falsely claimed to The Washington Post that Roy Moore, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Alabama, impregnated her as a teenager appears …

Trump calls Warren ‘Pocahontas’ at event honoring Native American veterans  —  President Trump on Monday referred to Sen. Elizabeth Warren  —  (D-Mass.) as “Pocahontas” at an event honoring Native American “code talkers” who served in World War II.  —  “You were here long before any of us were here …

White House Weighs Personal Mobile Phone Ban for Staff  —  The White House may ban its employees from using personal mobile phones while at work, raising concerns among staff including that they'll be cut off from family and friends, according to five administration officials.

THE LAST DETAIL  —  When Donald Trump won the presidency, many Americans hoped John McCain would live up to his maverick image and resist his agenda.  But after the senator was diagnosed with brain cancer in July, his contrarian resolve revealed itself in unexpected ways that may shape his legacy—and our future.

“She Didn't Want This Come Hell or High Water”: Inside Melania Trump's Secretive East Wing  —  Understanding the most enigmatic First Lady—and unusual marriage—in modern political history.  —  I. “NOT MY THING”  —  Back in 2014, when Donald Trump was considering yet again a run for president …

Trump White House ethics lawyer exits  —  The ranks of former White House ethics lawyers available to comment on the ongoing controversies engulfing President Donald Trump's administration has just grown by one — an attorney who's certain to offer a much different perspective …

Meghan Markle's title expected to be the Duchess of Sussex - and the controversial name the Queen will probably reject  —  Meghan Markle is tipped to become the first Duchess of Sussex when she marries Prince Harry next year.  By tradition, male members of the Royal family receive a title …

Tufts postpones Scaramucci event after he threatens to sue student, paper  —  Tufts University postponed a Monday event featuring Anthony Scaramucci, a former Trump White House spokesman, after he threatened to sue a student and the school newspaper for defamation following the publication of an op-ed column criticizing him.

Claire McCaskill Took Action to Hide Travel on Private Plane From Public  —  Email records show FAA was asked to hide tracking data of Democratic senator's plane in April  —  Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) took action earlier this year to make her family's private plane untrackable by the public …

CBS boss told me to sleep with coworkers to get ahead: suit  —  It's another black eye for Black Rock.  —  A week after CBS host Charlie Rose was outed as an alleged serial sex harasser, one of the network's former producers says she was told by a boss that she would have to sleep with coworkers to get anywhere in the company.