Donald Trump seems to connect President Obama to Orlando shooting  —  Donald Trump seemed to repeatedly accuse President Obama on Monday of identifying with radicalized Muslims who have carried out terrorist attacks in the United States and being complicit in the mass shooting at a gay nightclub …

Gunman Omar Mateen visited gay nightclub a dozen times before shooting, witness says … FORT PIERCE - At least four regular customers at the gay Orlando nightclub where a gunman killed 49 people Sunday morning said today that they believe they had seen the killer, Omar Mateen, there before.

Former GOP senator endorses Clinton after Orlando shooting  —  A former Republican senator is endorsing Hillary Clinton  —  for president after the mass shooting in Orlando, citing her support for gun control.  —  Former Sen. Larry Pressler (R-S.D.) called for universal background checks …

WOW!  #Pulse Club Patron Admits He Blocked Exit From Club Condemning Gays to Certain Death  —  OMG!  —  This patron at the Pulse nightclub told reporters he fled the building then blocked the only free exit from the club preventing others from escaping.  —  Patron: We just started pushing …

Trump was accused of destroying email evidence in lawsuit 10 years ago  —  In 2006, when a judge ordered Donald Trump's casino operation to hand over several years' worth of emails, the answer surprised him: The Trump Organization routinely erased emails and had no records from 1996 to 2001.

Sadiq Khan: There will be no more ‘body shaming’ adverts on the Tube  —  Adverts which put Londoners under pressure over body image are to be banned from the Tube and bus network.  Sadiq Khan announced that Transport for London would no longer run ads which could cause body confidence issues, particularly among young people.

GOPer Defends Decision To Give Away Same Rifle Used In Orlando At Fundraiser  —  A Republican lawmaker from Tennessee is unwavering in his plan to give away AR-15 rifles, the same firearm used in Sunday's deadly attack in Orlando, Florida, as prizes at a fundraiser later this month.

Paris police killer ‘pledged allegiance to Islamic State’  —  A policeman and his wife were killed in a frenzied knife attack at their home in a Paris suburb on Monday night by a man who reportedly shouted “Allahu Akhbar”.  —  Police sources told AFP that the unnamed killer had pledged allegiance …

Qatar convicts Dutch woman held ‘after being raped’  —  A court in Qatar has convicted a Dutch woman of having sex outside marriage after she told police she was raped.  —  The 22-year-old was handed a suspended sentence and fined $824 (£580).  She will also be deported.

A Party Agrift  —  This is not a column about Donald Trump.  —  It's not about the fraudulent scheme that was Trump University.  It's not about his history of failing to pay contractors, leading to hundreds of legal actions.  It's not about how he personally profited while running his casinos into the ground.

The Great Gun-Control Distraction  —  Lashing out at a familiar bogeyman, the NRA, is far easier than looking our real enemy in the face.  —  Something has changed, and it's not the availability of guns in the United States.  —  Consider the following facts: According to data …

Flying High on the Taxpayer Dime: These Three Senators Bust the Budget on Air Travel  —  Senators Chuck Schumer, Kristen Gillibrand and John Barasso spent more taxpayer money on private charter flights than their colleagues  —  Sen. Charles Schumer spent $292,000 in public money flying private airplanes last year.