Orlando shooter texted wife during attack, source says  —  The Orlando shooter and his wife exchanged text messages during the Pulse nightclub rampage, a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told CNN.  Around 4 a.m., about two hours after he started the attack and while holed …

51 U.S. Diplomats Urge Strikes Against Assad in Syria  —  WASHINGTON — More than 50 State Department diplomats have signed an internal memo sharply critical of the Obama administration's policy in Syria, urging the United States to carry out military strikes against the government …

Transcript: Bernie Sanders speech in Burlington, Vermont  —  Election days come and go.  But political and social revolutions that attempt to transform our society never end.  They continue every day, every week and every month in the fight to create a nation of social and economic justice.

Poll: Americans split on Trump's proposed Muslim ban  —  's proposed temporary ban of Muslim immigration to the U.S., but a majority support stricter gun laws and a ban on assault weapons following the mass shooting in Orlando, a poll released Thursday shows.

Pelosi: Trump is unifying Dems  —  Democrats get more unified every time Donald Trump  —  speaks, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday.  —  “Keep on talking,” she encouraged the presumptive Republican nominee.  —  In the twilight of a long and often contentious Democratic primary …

Thomas Mair: Man arrested in connection with attack on Jo Cox was ‘a quiet loner who kept himself to himself’  —  The man arrested in connection with the death of MP Jo Cox was named as “loner” Thomas Mair, 52, who lived in a small semi detached house on the Field Head council estate in Birstall.

More Companies Opt to Sit Out Trump's Coronation in Cleveland  —  Wells Fargo, UPS, Motorola Solutions, JPMorgan and Ford are among previous sponsors that won't give this year.  —  zachmider  —  A growing number of prominent U.S. corporations are opting to drop or scale back their sponsorship …

McCain claims Obama ‘directly responsible’ for Orlando massacre, then backtracks  —  President Barack Obama is “directly responsible” for the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, Sen. John McCain said Thursday.  But he quickly backtracked after his comments were reported.

MEDIA DIRTY TRICKS: CBS, NBC Manipulate Polling Data to Show Hillary with Lead Over Trump  —  The liberal media is up to its usual tricks again.  —  CBS released a poll Wednesday that shows Hillary Clinton with a big six point lead over Donald Trump.  —  But when you look at the data …

Trump's poll ratings in a historic hole  —  In 2016's race to the bottom, Donald Trump is going to find out if you can become president when two-thirds of Americans don't like you — and a majority can't stand you.  —  Recent polls have showed Trump's unfavorable rating spiking again, after a brief improvement last month.

West Coast Marines under investigation for alleged threat to gay bars  —  Two active-duty Marines are under investigation in connection to a social media post purportedly threatening to attack gay bars following Sunday's deadly mass shooting in Florida.  —  The California-based …

Duncan Hunter: I am not a Trump surrogate  —  's U.S. House Leadership Committee says he's not a surrogate for Trump, telling reporters to stop asking him to explain the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's controversial comments.  —  Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) …

West Hollywood plastered with rainbow #ShootBack signs  —  Stickers featuring a rainbow-colored version of the Gadsden flag were hanging near the Abbey Food & Bar, a well-known West Hollywood gay bar, on Thursday morning.  (Hailey Branson-Potts / Los Angeles Times)

Shunned, Stared at, Still for Trump: The Holdout in Hillary Clinton's Town  —  CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. — First came the grimaces — the disbelieving eyes trained upon his shirt, his lawn signs, his car window stickers broadcasting a local betrayal.  —  Then his teenage son refused to drive …

Cut the Thread  —  “Trust me, he's only hanging on by a thread.”  —  “Patience, my friend, patience .  .  . we need just one more episode.”  —  “My colleagues are close to the breaking point.”  —  This is what one hears—this is what I've heard …

Make no mistake: Democrats are ready for a Marco Rubio Senate run  —  Marco Rubio returns to Florida this weekend to make a momentous decision — whether to seek a second term as a Republican senator — and Democrats are giving him plenty to think about.  —  An online ad released Friday …