John McCain: Obama is ‘directly responsible’ for Orlando attack  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the elder Republican statesman, said President Obama was “directly responsible” for the terror attack in Orlando due to his failure to combat the rise of the Islamic State terror group.

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 …

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.

Dozens of U.S. Diplomats, in Memo, Urge Strikes Against Syria's Assad  —  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 …

Exclusive: Is Donald Trump's Endgame the Launch of Trump News?  —  The candidate is considering starting his own cable empire.  —  Every election cycle has its own breakout media star.  In 1992, it was CNN.  A few years later, it would be an e-mail blast called the Drudge Report.

Sanders vows to work with Clinton to transform Democratic Party  —  BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bernie Sanders refused to concede in the Democratic primary against Hillary Clinton during a live-streamed video address to his supporters on Thursday night, pledging to take his army of delegates …

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 …

Pulse shooting recorded by Miami man hiding in bathroom  —  Miguel Leiva says he thinks about those who died in attack  —  ORLANDO, Fla. - Miguel Leiva didn't listen when gunman Omar Mateen told patrons huddled in a bathroom at Pulse Orlando nightclub to come out or else they'd die.

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 …

Exclusive: Armitage to back Clinton over Trump  —  Richard Armitage, the deputy secretary of state under George W. Bush, says he will vote for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump, in one of the most dramatic signs yet that Republican national security elites are rejecting their party's presumptive nominee.

CBS News producer shows how easy it is to buy an assault rifle  —  The Orlando nightclub shootings have restarted the debate over guns and in particular, the AR-15 style rifle, often called an assault rifle.  But in many states across the country, the laws are pretty straightforward when it comes to purchasing a gun.

Is Trump Our Charles de Gaulle?  —  The most frequent cliché about Trump from his detractors is that he's the next Hitler, which is silly.  Trump may be many defective things, but he's not that.  —  But I wonder if he might be our Charles de Gaulle?

20-Plus Years Of Anti-Gay Hate From The NRA  —  The NRA Has Attacked Gay People For Decades  —  NRA Top Lobbyist On May 20: Societal Acceptance Of Transgender People Is “Perverted” And “Twisted.”  Chris Cox, who is the NRA's top lobbyist and directs political efforts as the head …

Democrats Embrace Secretive, Flawed Terror Watchlist in Fight Against Gun Violence  —  Democratic leaders came out in force on Wednesday in favor of a proposal to prohibit Americans who are on federal government terrorist watchlists from purchasing firearms.  A group of Democratic senators waged a filibuster on the Senate floor.

Upton not endorsing Trump: The train is ‘off the track’  —  Republican U.S. Rep. Fred Upton says he is not planning to endorse Donald Trump for president, deepening the divide in Michigan's GOP congressional delegation about supporting the party's presumptive nominee.

Alabama Congressman: Muslim Community Wants To “Kill Every Homosexual” In The U.S.  —  Rep. Mo Brooks says that the Democrats are in a “perplexing position.”  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks said on Thursday that the American Muslim community would “kill every homosexual …