November is fast becoming what the GOP fears: A referendum on Trump. … The hole that Donald Trump has dug for himself keeps getting deeper.  On nearly every front, his position continues to deteriorate.  Unless he reverses course, Republicans are heading toward a wrenching week …

Jo Cox murder suspect tells court his name is ‘death to traitors, freedom for Britain’  —  Thomas Mair, 52, of Birstall, appears in Westminster magistrates court on multiple charges over killing of MP  —  Thomas Mair has given his name as “death to traitors, freedom for Britain” …

Apple won't aid GOP convention over Trump  —  Apple has told Republican leaders it will not provide funding or other support for the party's 2016 presidential convention, as it's done in the past, citing Donald Trump's controversial comments about women, immigrants and minorities.

Assistant state attorney suspended over Facebook comments on Pulse shooting  —  Assistant State Attorney Kenneth Lewis was suspended Friday for violating the State Attorney's Office's social media policy, according to Angela Starke, public information officer for the State Attorney's Office, Ninth Judicial Circuit.

The Unhinged Home that Raised Orlando Killer Omar Mateen  —  Long before his rampage in the Pulse nightclub, there was deep trouble in the home of Omar Mateen.  —  A mother accused of domestic abuse and described as “paranoid.”  A father became a supporter of the Taliban.

Op-Ed How Hillary Clinton went from loser to winner  —  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Circuit Center in Pittsburgh on June 14.  (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press)  —  Before she won this year's Democratic primary, Hillary Clinton was a loser.

Trump campaign calls for $100K in donations by the end of the day  —  campaign has sent its first “emergency” fundraising email to supporters Saturday, seeking to raise at least $100,000 by the end of the day.  —  That request follows a multimillion dollar ad blitz launched by likely general election rival Hillary Clinton

Oakland loses third police chief in nine days, will operate under civilian control  —  Acting Oakland Police Chief Paul Figueroa, talking to reporters earlier in the week, has left the post.  His departure marks the third time in eight days the city has seen its top police official depart.

The Trump effect: Could Arizona go blue for the first time in 20 years?  —  PHOENIX — If there is one place where the dramas and subplots of Campaign 2016 collide, it is across the sprawling and scorching desert state of Arizona.  —  Here lives Donald Trump's restive base of white voters unsettled …

Police: Parents admit ‘gifting’ teen to Bucks man; all 3 arrested  —  A 51-year-old Bucks County man was arrested after he was found living with 12 girls, including a teenager he considered his wife, and a baby and a toddler he fathered with her, authorities said Friday.

Virginia pulls 132 confined sex offenders from list of eligible voters  —  RICHMOND — State officials abruptly removed 132 sex offenders from Virginia's list of eligible voters last week, reacting to the latest problem emerging from Gov. Terry McAuliffe's sweeping move to restore voting rights …

Egyptian court sentences 2 Al-Jazeera employees to death  —  CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced six people, including two Al-Jazeera employees, to death for allegedly passing documents related to national security to Qatar and the Doha-based TV network during the rule of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

GOP stirs Clinton-Sanders tensions  —  The Republican National Committee is promoting a report that accuses the Democratic Party of conspiring to nominate Hillary Clinton  —  in the early days of the presidential primary.  —  In an email, the RNC sent to reporters a story published …