Orlando shooter Omar Mateen was gay, former classmate says  —  A former classmate of Omar Mateen's 2006 police academy class said he believed Mateen was gay, saying Mateen once asked him out.  —  Officials say Mateen shot and killed 49 people and injured 53 others at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning.

Why the Gun Debate Probably Gives Donald Trump an Edge  —  The gun-control debate could hit a sweet spot for Donald Trump.  His position has appeal to a group that he needs to gain the White House — less educated white Democrats — without doing much to alienate traditionally Republican voters.

Trump says he's revoking press credentials for The Washington Post  —  on Monday said he is revoking the press credentials of The Washington Post, one of the nation's largest newspapers, over its “dishonest reporting.”  —  The presumptive Republican presidential nominee made the announcement …

French jihadist murders police couple at Magnanville  —  The murder of two French police officials by a man claiming allegiance to so-called Islamic State (IS) is “unquestionably a terrorist act”, President Francois Hollande says.  —  A police commander and his partner were stabbed to death at their home west of Paris.

Gun laws don't deter terrorists: Opposing view  —  Destroy radical Islam, not the right of law-abiding Americans to protect themselves.  —  Americans were shocked and disgusted to learn of another act of terrorism on our soil, this time in Orlando.  In the aftermath of this terrorist attack …

Sad!  —  These three campaign gurus for Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio  —  have had some time to reflect on their loss to The Donald.  —  And do they ever have stories to tell. … It's been roughly 40 days since Donald Trump became the presumptive presidential nominee of the Republican Party …

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 …

London's Muslim Mayor Bans Sexy Women In Advertisements  —  Sadiq Khan, London's first Muslim mayor, announced Monday that “body shaming” advertisements will no longer be allowed in London's public transport.  —  “As the father of two teenage girls, I am extremely concerned about this kind …

Saudi Arabia Has Funded 20% Of Hillary's Presidential Campaign, Saudi Crown Prince Claims  —  In what may be the pinnacle of hypocrisy, moments ago Hillary Clinton, while speaking live on national security and addressing the Orlando shooting took some time from her constant bashing …

Compare These Gun Death Rates: The U.S. Is in a Different World  —  are about as common as deaths from  —  in the United States.  —  deaths per million people  —  The mass shooting in Orlando on Sunday was appalling in scale: 49 killed in a single attack.

Muslim rep. decries Trump's ‘villainous rampage against other Americans’  —  Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) on Monday night called Donald Trump  —  “a narcissistic fascist” for shifting the focus to himself in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

Goldman Sachs hired prostitutes to win Libyan business, court told  —  Wall Street Bank disputes allegations by Libyan sovereign wealth fund that it paid for the women, as well as private jets and five-star hotels  —  Goldman Sachs bankers paid for prostitutes, private jets and five-star hotels …