Emails Dispute White House Claims That Flynn Acted Independently on Russia  —  WASHINGTON — When President Trump fired his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in February, White House officials portrayed him as a renegade who had acted independently in his discussions …

Top FBI official assigned to Mueller's Russia probe said to have been removed after sending anti-Trump texts … The former top FBI official assigned to special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election was taken off that job this past summer …

Trump's campaign: Big Macs, screaming fits and constant rivalries  —  Then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters at his primary election night event at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., on March 15, 2016.  At right is his son, Eric Trump, and at left is campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.

Most vulnerable Republican senator kicks stage 4 cancer patient out of town hall  —  “Why is Sen. Dean Heller so afraid of a stage 4 cancer patient?”  —  On Saturday morning, millions of Americans awoke to the news that Senate Republicans had passed a historically unpopular bill that raises taxes …

Trump waffles on size of corporate tax cut, hours after Senate GOP passes bill that met his demands  —  President Trump on Saturday suggested for the first time that he would consider significant changes to the emerging tax overhaul plan, including setting the corporate tax rate at 22 percent …

Why Trump's Tax Bill Could Be His Death Warrant  —  The president is giving establishment Republicans the one thing they need to abandon him.  —  “This is our due.”  So spoke Dick Cheney, according to journalist Ron Suskind, summing up the case for passing more tax cuts even as the United States …

Rep. Levin on retiring: ‘I just thought time had come’  —  Longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Sander Levin of Royal Oak has decided not seek re-election to a 19th term, he said Saturday.  —  “I just thought the time had come.  I thought that I would look for other ways to carry on the efforts I've …

During tax debate, Republican questions funding for children's health  —  Congress was supposed to extend the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) by Oct. 1.  As regular readers know, that was the day current funding for the program, which has traditionally enjoyed bipartisan support, expired.

Republican Women in Alabama Sound Off on Roy Moore  —  On Wednesday evening, ThinkProgress reported that Roy Moore, the Republican candidate for Alabama's open Senate seat, co-authored a 2011 textbook called “Law and Government: An Introductory Study Course.”