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In this Tuesday, July 31, 2018, file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump shout down a CNN news crew before a rally in Tampa, Fla. Amid the "Trump 2020" placards, the "Women for Trump" signs and the "CNN SUCKS" T-shirts.

Beltway Confidential

Tuesday was a sad day of political stupidity

Tom Rogan · August 1, 2018 5:35 pm

Paul Manafort and Al Capone.

Trump suggests Paul Manafort being treated worse than Al Capone

Caitlin Yilek · August 1, 2018 4:14 pm

House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., listens during a roundtable on immigration policy in California, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 16, 2018, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Don’t call for Twitter bans, Kevin McCarthy

Emily Jashinsky · August 1, 2018 4:05 pm

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Sean Newcomb apologized Sunday for racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he sent as a teenager, calling them "some stupid stuff." "I definitely regret it, for sure," he said.

Beltway Confidential

Let’s stop jumping on baseball players for their old tweets

Tom Joyce · August 1, 2018 3:10 pm

Rep. Adam Schiff.

Adam Schiff: Trump’s tweet on Jeff Sessions ‘an attempt to obstruct justice hiding in plain sight’

Daniel Chaitin · August 1, 2018 2:24 pm

A Political Social Media Bubble?

Barton Swaim · August 1, 2018 8:50 am

Eric Trump, Jim Acosta engage in Twitter spat over ‘CNN sucks’ chant

Katelyn Caralle · August 1, 2018 3:23 am

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Thursday, July 28, 2016, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Beltway Confidential

Koch feud brings out Trump’s populist streak

Emily Jashinsky · July 31, 2018 7:43 pm

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy wants to demonstrate that Republicans have their own agenda to address climate change, but that the party disagrees with the aggressive path being charted by President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress.

Top Republican demands Twitter ban Oregon candidate for comparing Melania Trump to a prostitute

Caitlin Yilek · July 31, 2018 4:15 pm

President Donald Trump congratulates Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., while House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., watches to acknowledge the final passage of tax overhaul legislation by Congress at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017.

Beltway Confidential

Trump teaches Congress how to ignore him

Philip Wegmann · July 31, 2018 2:49 pm

11,000 Twitter direct messages between WikiLeaks and supporters leaked

Diana Stancy Correll · July 31, 2018 1:26 am

Double rainbow appears over DC

Daniel Chaitin · July 31, 2018 12:42 am