Paul Ryan: Donald Trump can help make reality of bold House policy agenda  —  When Donald Trump became the Republican Party's presumptive nominee for president one month ago, many Republicans like me faced a big question.  —  Six months earlier, in October, as I was taking the job as House speaker …

Donald Trump Keeps Up Attacks on Judge Gonzalo Curiel  —  The Republican's charge of a ‘conflict’ in case over his university draws criticism from some legal observers  —  Donald Trump on Thursday escalated his attacks on the federal judge presiding over civil fraud lawsuits against Trump University …

Two more Soldiers found from overturned vehicle off of East Range Road  —  FORT HOOD, Texas - Two more Soldiers were found and confirmed deceased at Fort Hood after their military vehicle overturned on Fort Hood June 2.  This brings the total deceased to five Soldiers.

Jake Tapper goes off on State Dept. over edited video  —  CNN's Jake Tapper slammed the State Department on Thursday after it admitted that a video of a 2013 press briefing was intentionally edited to remove part of a conversation about the Iran nuclear deal.

Fire chief: 1 dead after Navy Blue Angel jet crash in Smyrna … This photo was taken moments after the crash of a Blue Angel jet outside the Smyrna Airport on Thursday afternoon.  Becca Cullison-Burgess / FOR THE TENNESSEAN  —  1 of 4  —  Last Slide  —  Next Slide

Police: Woman in Burka attacks Lawrenceville family with American flag  —  LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - A family in Lawrenceville said they were attacked by a total stranger just because they were flying an American Flag.  —  Amina Ahra, 30, was arrested on two counts of simple battery after being accused …

Mark Cuban: Trump “Appears To Never To Have Met A Lie He Didn't Love”  —  “From what I see today, I think he would be a puppet president.”  —  Billionaire businessman and investor Mark Cuban, who earlier this week questioned Donald Trump's billionaire status, told BuzzFeed News …

Holder on Joe Wilson's outburst: They should have told him to ‘sit the f— down’  —  Recalling Rep. Joe Wilson's 2009 outburst during President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress, former Attorney General Eric Holder didn't mince words regarding the South Carolina congressman.

Gun-documentary director shows no remorse for deceptive, demeaning edit  —  Katie Couric, the executive producer and narrator of the Epix-distributed documentary “Under the Gun,” has apologized for a deliberate and deceptive edit that makes a group of gun rights advocates look like dumbfounded dolts.

Party leads to alleged sexual assault  —  SHEBOYGAN - A 19-year-old Grafton man is facing first degree sexual assault charges after drinking at a party and allegedly threatening to cut a woman if she didn't have sex with him.  —  Anthony J. Zingale, who was also charged with carrying a concealed weapon …

Why Some of the Smartest Progressives I Know Will Vote for Trump over Hillary  —  Why do progressives reject Hillary Clinton?  The highly educated, high-income, finance-literate readers of my website, Naked Capitalism, don't just overwhelmingly favor Bernie Sanders.

President Obama Throws In The Towel On Social Security Reform  —  Since President Obama took office in 2009, the Social Security program's long-term funding shortfall has risen from $5.3 trillion to $10.7 trillion - not what you'd call progress.  I had once hoped that, in the waning days …

Pakistani woman dies after being set on fire for rejecting marriage proposal  —  Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)An 18-year-old Pakistani schoolteacher died Wednesday from injuries after her body was set on fire for refusing a marriage proposal, police said.  —  The perpetrators beat Maria Abbasi …

Landmark California bill would allow prosecution of climate-change skeptics  —  A landmark California bill gaining steam would make it illegal to engage in climate-change dissent, clearing the way for lawsuits against fossil-fuel companies, think-tanks and others that have “deceived or misled the public on the risks of climate change.”

Elon Musk believes we are probably characters in some advanced civilization's video game  —  By far the best moment of Recode's annual Code Conference was when Elon Musk took the stage and explained that though we think we're flesh-and-blood participants in a physical world …

Trump shifts tactics to woo Martinez endorsement  —  In a stunning reversal of rhetoric and tone, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday said he respects New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and wants her endorsement.  Trump's comments in a phone interview with The New Mexican came …

Analysis Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in a tight race in California as the campaign batters her popularity  —  California's primary outcome remains difficult to predict, precisely because of the untested nature of Bernie Sanders¿ following.  (Noah Berger (left) / John Locher / Associated Press)