Democratic Congresswoman Suggests Trump May Be a Clinton Plant  —  Marcy Kaptur talks about Trump and Hillary.  —  Some conservative Republicans disgusted by Donald Trump's offensive, scorched-earth campaign have long suspected their party's nominee to be secretly in league with his erstwhile friends Bill and Hillary Clinton.

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.

Paul Ryan: Donald Trump Does Not Have A ‘Blank Check’  —  The House Speaker admits he hasn't achieved the “real unity” he wanted with Trump.  —  Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan has limits to what he'll accept from presumptive GOP nominee …

Religion's Wicked Neighbor  —  Barack Obama is clearly wrong when he refuses to use the word “Islam” in reference to Islamist terrorism.  The people who commit these acts are inflamed by a version of an Islamist ideology.  They claim an Islamist identity.  They swear fealty to organizations …

An Unlikely Savior Emerges to Help Endangered Republicans: George W. Bush  —  After eight years of largely abstaining from politics, former President George W. Bush is throwing himself into an effort to save his party's most vulnerable senators, including several whose re-election campaigns …

The Self-Immolation of the Republican Party  —  The Darwin Awards is a popular website that “commemorates individuals who protect our gene pool by making the ultimate sacrifice of their own lives.  Darwin Award winners eliminate themselves in an extraordinarily idiotic manner …

Russia's Track and Field Team Barred From Rio Olympics  —  Russia's track and field team has been barred from competing in this summer's Rio Games because of a far-reaching doping conspiracy, an extraordinary punishment that might be without precedent in Olympics history.

U.S. Rep. David Jolly to run for re-election, drop out of Senate race  —  U.S. Rep David Jolly will drop out of the U.S. Senate race and run for re-election instead, taking on likely Democratic nominee Charlie Crist, confirmed former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker

A Life of Violent Threats Paved Way for Orlando Attack  —  Often citing Islamic terrorists, Omar Mateen worried peers, employers and the FBI, but wasn't stopped  —  Again and again for much of his life, Omar Mateen let people know he was a violent, dangerous person capable of murder.

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 …

Here's how the new proposal to block guns to terror suspects would actually work  —  Democrats appear to be close to forcing a vote on a proposal that would ban suspected terrorists from buying guns, with presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump even signaling possible openness to some kind of measure along these lines.

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 …

Rep Who Co-Chairs Trump Campaign Committee: Why Must I Defend Him?  —  The co-chair for Donald Trump's U.S. House Leadership Committee played defense on Thursday, insisting he was “not a surrogate” and shouldn't have to answer for everything the real estate tycoon says.

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 …

New York Times Claims ‘Romans’ Calls For ‘Execution Of Gays’  —  Journalist Terry Mattingly wrote a great column back in 2006 noting the trouble many journalists have understanding the finer details of religion news.  His column, “Reporters, crow's ears and Karma Light nuns,” …

Republicans, Democrats Interpret Orlando Incident Differently  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Republicans and Democrats have starkly different interpretations of what the recent mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub represents.  While 79% of Republicans view it primarily as an act of Islamic terrorism …