Israel Kills Dozens at Gaza Border as U.S. Embassy Opens in Jerusalem  —  Right Now: Palestinian officials say at least 55 people have been killed in the latest round of protests.  —  • More than 2,700 Palestinian demonstrators were wounded on Monday along the border fence with Gaza, the Health Ministry reported.

Amid Political Disarray, Pence Reaches for Control of G.O.P.  —  Representative Jeb Hensarling of Texas needed a favor: Before retiring at the end of his term, Mr. Hensarling, a powerful conservative, wanted to anoint an activist named Bunni Pounds as his successor.

Melania Trump undergoes kidney surgery at Walter Reed medical center  —  (CNN)First lady Melania Trump underwent kidney surgery Monday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center near Washington, DC, according to a statement from her office.  —  Trump had been experiencing an issue …

With Avenatti In The Spotlight, His Own Questionable Past Emerges  —  Much of the developments surrounding Stormy Daniels' lawsuit again President Donald Trump have focused on the business dealings of attorney Michael Cohen, but an investigation by The Daily Caller News Foundation reveals …

Ukrainian politician behind controversial peace proposal to appear in Mueller probe  —  KIEV — A Ukrainian politician who communicated with Trump associates about a controversial plan to resolve Ukraine's conflict with Kremlin-backed rebels said Monday that he has been called to testify …

$1 million mystery gift to inauguration traced to conservative legal activists  —  WASHINGTON  —  One of the largest contributions to President Donald Trump's inaugural committee in 2016 appears to have been orchestrated by a set of powerful conservative legal activists who have since …

Scott Pruitt requested and received 24/7 security starting on his first day at EPA … Scott Pruitt began receiving round-the-clock security from the moment he stepped foot inside the Environmental Protection Agency in February 2017, the agency's inspector general revealed Monday.

Former Sen. Harry Reid undergoes surgery for pancreatic cancer  —  Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has undergone surgery for pancreatic cancer.  —  The operation, first reported on Twitter by KLAS-TV journalist George Knapp and confirmed by a source close to the powerful former lawmaker, took place Monday morning.

It's A Good Time To Be A Reporter Covering Trump If You Like Money And Going On TV  —  And reporters in DC do.  —  A whirlwind Washington era has vaulted White House reporters into a charmed, somewhat awkward, but characteristically Trumpian reality: fame and fortune.

Why Trump's White House never says sorry  —  Usually when people say stupid or cruel things, they apologize and move on, instead of defiantly standing by their statements.  But that doesn't happen in Trumpworld, and it certainly hasn't happened in the case of White House staffer Kelly Sadler's callous remark about John McCain.

The 9 Minutes That Almost Changed America  —  You don't know the whole story of how close we came to one of the deadliest political shootings in US history last year.  —  Bureau Chief, BuzzFeed DC  —  Lissandra Villa  —  Roger Williams cannot enjoy fireworks on the Fourth of July anymore.

Trump vs. the “Deep State”  —  How the Administration's loyalists are quietly reshaping American governance.  —  Two months after Donald Trump's Inauguration, the White House took a sudden interest in a civil servant named Sahar Nowrouzzadeh.  At thirty-four, she was largely unknown outside …

Friends without benefits: how Europe was wrongfooted by Trump over Iran  —  World leaders thought they gained traction in a last-minute bid to salvage the Iran deal, but Trump's radicalism persisted  —  It was clear within the first few minutes of Emmanuel Macron's White House meeting …

Supreme Court Ruling Favors Sports Betting  —  The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal law that effectively banned commercial sports betting in most states, boosting the prospect of such gambling across the nation.  —  The case concerned New Jersey, but the court's decision opened …

Some senators said to be disturbed by details of torture in Democrats' Haspel memo  —  WASHINGTON — The Democratic staff of the Senate Intelligence Committee has prepared a classified background document on President Trump's CIA nominee that includes details some senators and aides have found disturbing …

The Hill's John Solomon moves to new spot as ‘opinion contributor’ … Bob Cusack, editor-in-chief of The Hill, wrote on Monday that John Solomon is a new “opinion contributor” for the Capitol Hill publication.  “[E]ffective immediately when he writes for us, it will be as an opinion contributor …

White House, EPA headed off chemical pollution study  —  The intervention by Scott Pruitt's aides came after one White House official warned the findings would cause a ‘public relations nightmare.’  —  Scott Pruitt's EPA and the White House sought to block publication of a federal health study …

Mueller may have a conflict — and it leads directly to a Russian oligarch  —  has withstood relentless political attacks, many distorting his record of distinguished government service.  —  But there's one episode even Mueller's former law enforcement comrades — and independent ethicists …