Chest Bumping: In response to North Korea’s missile launches, The US last night test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile to demonstrate American power. The missile flew 4,000 miles to a Pacific atoll. The American President: Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed …

Ten Days that Shook the World: After just 10 days on the job, foul-mouthed braggart Anthony Scaramucci, the White House communications director, was abruptly fired yesterday and escorted out of the building. The firing was directed by the new Chief …

Payback: In an escalation of tensions, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the cutting of 755 US diplomatic staff in his country in retaliation for Congress passing new economic sanctions. He set a deadline of Sept. 1. “Over 1,000 employees — …

The Fake President: President Trump was on a Twitter rant yesterday after one of the worst weeks in his brief presidency. The Republican majority utterly failed their promise to repeal and replace Obamacare, and he fired his chief of staff. …

Shakeup: It’s impossible to keep up. As turmoil in the White House continues, Chief Chief of Staff Reince Priebus resigned yesterday to be replaced by Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly. Priebus has been in the crosshairs for weeks, the …

Swamp News: Several Republican senators, including Arizona’s John McCain, announced their opposition yesterday to the “skinny repeal” bill designed to cripple Obamacare, bringing the Republicans’ seven-year effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act to the brink of death. …

About Face: Countermanding an Obama-era directive, President Trump announced a decision to prohibit transgender people from serving in the military. He tweeted, in part, “Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the …

To Your Health: The Senate Republicans’ first effort to repeal and replace Obamacare suffered a crushing 43-57 defeat last night, indicating that whatever finally passes, if anything, it will not be the dramatic repeal and replacement promised in the 2016 …

To Your Health: Under intense pressure from the President, Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell plans a vote today in an attempt to revive his floundering health care bill. President Trump tweeted this morning, “Repeal or Repeal & Replace! I have …

Unsworn Testimony: The NY Times reports this morning that Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner will tell Congress he did not collude with the Russians, according to his statement prepared for a special hearing. Kushner’s statement says, “I had no improper contacts. …