Thune hits breaking point with Trump  —  The shift the past few weeks has been subtle but unmistakable: John Thune sounds like a man who's had it with President Trump. … - It's a sign that Trump's sway with congressional Republicans is waning as he approaches the back half of his term.

Bill Pulte is Trump's most dangerously sycophantic promotion yet  —  President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte would become acting director of national intelligence.  Pulte is stepping in to replace Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned from her post last month.

Clock Strikes Midnight for Pelley … Around 9 p.m. Tuesday, Scott Pelley was informed via email that he had been fired from the network he had called home for more than three decades. … The correspondent had been scheduled to be on vacation, but I'm told he held back after igniting the five-alarm fire at CBS News on Monday.

Scott Pelley fired by CBS after ‘60 Minutes’ clash with management  —  People in entertainment TV shows Donald Trump Media  —  CBS News fired veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley on Tuesday, one day after he sharply criticized the newsmagazine's new leadership in front of the staff.

Democrats see the stars aligning in Iowa … “You go into these rural communities, the word that I hear the most is ‘betrayal,’” Josh Turek, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, told POLITICO in an interview late Tuesday night after winning his primary.  “We're leading the nation in farm foreclosures.

Here's what we just learned about the Democratic Party's future … It's a split screen that shows Democrats are attempting to reconcile their desire for electability in tough races with the demands of a base that has shifted to the left on Israel and other key issues.