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.

Dozens of GOP delegates launch new push to halt Donald Trump  —  Dozens of Republican convention delegates are hatching a new plan to block Donald Trump at this summer's party meetings, in what has become the most organized effort so far to stop the businessman from becoming the GOP nominee.

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

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 …

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.

All These Companies Are Skipping Out On Trump's GOP Convention In Cleveland  —  The list of major U.S. companies that plan to scale back funding for the Republican National Convention or avoid it altogether keeps growing as the July event in Cleveland draws closer.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Orlando Shooter Traveled to Saudi Arabia on Trip Organized By NYU Center  —  University spokesman says Omar Mateen and three others thought to be family members joined tour group on 2012 trip  —  An Islamic center in New York determined Thursday that Orlando shooter Omar Mateen was among …

Democrats Finally Agree—On Worst Gun Bill Ever  —  Democrats decided to finally stand up for something by conducting a real live filibuster yesterday.  I've personally never been impressed by the whole filibuster schtick, but put that aside.  This is a public demonstration of how serious they are …

Store Owner: Undercover CBS Purchase of AR-15 Broke Federal Law  —  The gun store where a CBS News employee purchased a gun for a segment that aired Thursday on “CBS This Morning” has filed a report with the Virginia State Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives over concerns the purchase was unlawful.

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 …

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.