Sanctions: In a signal of distrust of the President, Republican and Democratic leaders in both houses of Congress have agreed on a bill to place sanctions on Russia for meddling in foreign elections, including the US, and for its aggression …

A Shoe Drops: In what came as a shock but not a surprise, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer resigned yesterday in protest of President Trump’s appointment of financier Anthony Scaramucci as communications director. Scaramucci immediately appointed the equally-combative substitute …

Pardon Me: President Trump is already making legal inquiries about his power to pardon aides, family members, and even himself in connection with the Russia investigation, according to both The Washington Post and NY Times. At the same time, the …

McCain: Arizona Sen. John McCain, who was elected to his sixth term in office last November, has been diagnosed with a brain tumor after undergoing surgery on a blood clot above his left eye. A statement from the Mayo Clinic …

The Russian Front: President Trump had a second previously-undisclosed meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit, the White House confirmed yesterday. The US has no record, notes, or transcript of the one-hour meeting. The only other person present …

DOA: With the announcement by two senators that they are opposed to the Republican healthcare bill, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been denied the votes to even bring the measure to the floor for debate. This effectively kills, for now, …

To Your Health: The NY Times reports that Sen. John McCain’s blood clot surgery may be more serious than initially thought, and he may be out of action for weeks, endangering the Senate health care bill. The can’t vote without …

To Your Health: A planned vote on the Senate health care bill is being delayed while Arizona Sen. John McCain recovers from surgery.  The Republican majority can’t afford to lose a single vote. The 80-year-old McCain had a blood clot …

The Russia House: Russian-American lobbyist, Rinat Akhmetshin, who served in a counterintelligence unit of the old Soviet army, has confirmed that he was present in the June 2016 meeting with Donald Trump Jr. in which a Russian lawyer claimed to …

To Your Health: The latest version of the Senate health care bill provides billions of dollars to hold down healthcare premiums while keeping two taxes on high earners that have supported Obamacare. It also keeps the deep cuts to Medicare. …