McConnell: Donald Trump 'Doesn't Know a Lot About the Issues'  —  Despite his reservations, the Senate majority leader says he is still “comfortable” with Trump at the top of the GOP ticket.  —  haddadmedia  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that Donald Trump needs …

Donald Trump: ‘I am the least racist person’  —  NEW YORK — On the way to interview Donald Trump at his office, I asked my taxi driver what he thought about the presidential candidates.  He said he was leaning toward Trump, but he'd been hearing that Trump was a racist, and if that were true …

Gawker Media Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy  —  The online news site makes its move after suffering a $140 million judgment in the Hulk Hogan lawsuit.  —  Gawker Media has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after a Florida judge issued a $140 million final judgment in favor of Hulk Hogan …

Donald Trump Fires Back at Elizabeth Warren With Past Critique of Hillary Clinton  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren may be ready to get into the general election battle, backing presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, but the Massachusetts Democrat hasn't always been in Clinton's corner.

Romney says Trump will change America with ‘trickle-down racism’  —  Park City, Utah (CNN)Mitt Romney suggested Friday that Donald Trump's election could legitimize racism and misogyny, ushering in a change in the moral fabric of American society.  —  The 2012 Republican nominee …

A Trump Presidency Just Got a Lot Less Likely — and a Lot More Terrifying  —  Donald’s very good if very bad month.  —  In one sense, and one sense only, the events since Donald Trump became his party's presumptive nominee have been reassuring.  The ensuing weeks made clear that Trump …

How Clinton Donor Got on Sensitive Intelligence Board  —  Newly released State Department emails help reveal how a major Clinton Foundation donor was placed on a sensitive government intelligence advisory board even though he had no obvious experience in the field, a decision that appeared to baffle the department's professional staff.

Officer shoots rock-wielding man at Love Field to end domestic dispute; chaos disrupts flights  —  A Dallas police officer called to break up a domestic dispute at Love Field shot a man Friday, after the man rushed at him with a large rock.  —  The encounter, though brief, threw the airport into chaos …

Hillary Clinton's general-election wakeup call came suddenly in May, when loud cursing erupted from her Brooklyn headquarters.  —  She had just begun a speech to union leaders in Las Vegas when every major cable network had decided to go live to an empty podium in North Dakota, where Donald Trump would soon appear.

Poll shows Clinton leading in Kansas; broad dissatisfaction with Legislature  —  Kansans are overwhelmingly dissatisfied with their state government and with their choice of presidential candidates, according to a new poll released Friday.  —  But when given a choice between …

GOP Senator David Perdue Jokes About Praying for Obama's Death  —  The Georgia freshman quoted Scripture at a right-wing Christian confab to say the president's days should be short.  —  At a major event for conservative Christians this morning, a Republican senator joked about praying for President Obama's “days to be short.”

David Koch Won't Fund Trump Coronation in Cleveland  —  David Koch was one of the biggest backers of the 2012 convention.  —  zachmider  —  David Koch, one of the biggest backers of the 2012 Republican National Convention, won't support the party's next gathering in July where Donald Trump …

White House confirms ‘criminal’ probe over Clinton emails, ‘shreds’ campaign claim  —  Perhaps it was an unguarded moment, but the White House has seemingly confirmed that the Justice Department is conducting a “criminal investigation” regarding Hillary Clinton's personal email use …

I'm voting for Donald Trump, so I went to see him speak.  Protesters broke my nose.  —  This isn't how politics is supposed to work in the United States.  —  SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Last Thursday, I left work about 5 p.m. and drove to the San Jose Convention Center to hear Donald Trump speak.

The most scaremongering arguments for Brexit  —  The ORB survey highlights the stark generational differences over the EU.  Seven out of 10 people aged 18-24 back Remain and 30 per cent Leave.  Support for Leave rises up the age scale to 64 per cent among those aged 55 and over (figures weighted for turnout).

Canada's highest court has just ruled that some sex acts between humans and animals are legal.  —  In a quixotic ruling, the country's high court ruled that a man who was on trial for raping and sexually exploiting his own daughters wasn't guilty of “bestiality.”

Graham defends Trump's ‘Pocahontas’ insult against Warren  —  (R-S.C.) waded into the battle between Donald Trump  —  on Friday, saying Trump's “Pocahontas” insult was funny.  —  “I thought it was funny,” Graham told reporters, asked if he thought the comparison is racist.

GOP surprises with push for smaller ObamaCare changes  —  House Republicans are considering small-bore changes to ObamaCare even as they prepare to release an outline for replacing the entire law.  —  The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Friday held a hearing on five bills …

Gov. Brown signs bill that could help immigrants get access to health insurance  —  Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) wrote a bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday that furthers efforts to provide health coverage for immigrants who are in the country illegally.  (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)