The brutal numbers behind a very bad month for Donald Trump  —  Supporters of Donald Trump got an unexpected plea on Saturday: a request to send the billionaire money.  —  It was an “emergency” request, the Hill reported, representing an urgent need for an infusion of $100,000 to put ads on the air in battleground states.

Gun store owner: FBI was contacted about Orlando shooter a month ago  —  A Florida gun store owner revealed on Thursday that he had contacted the FBI about Omar Mateen about a month ago when the Orlando nightclub shooter had attempted to purchase body armor and a large amount of ammunition, according to reports.

Hillary Clinton's path to victory  —  Hillary Clinton's super PAC has begun spending $145 million on ads in eight states through November — and there's a realistic path for her to win the White House even if she carries only one of them.  —  It's a sign of how strongly tilted …

Trump in the Dumps  —  Washington — HE won't pivot.  So I have to.  —  Having seen Donald Trump as a braggadocious but benign celebrity in New York for decades, I did not regard him as the apotheosis of evil.  He seemed more like a toon, a cocky huckster swanning around Gotham …

The War on Stupid People  —  as recently as the 1950s, possessing only middling intelligence was not likely to severely limit your life's trajectory.  IQ wasn't a big factor in whom you married, where you lived, or what others thought of you.  The qualifications for a good job …

Lewinsky allegedly freaked out after Clinton's affair with VP's daughter  —  President Bill Clinton had an affair with former Vice President Walter Mondale's daughter — while multitasking with at least two mistresses in the White House — according to a tell-all by a Secret Service officer who guarded the Oval Office.

Trump hits ‘hostile’ media, ‘rogue’ Scarborough, ‘disappointed’ in McConnell  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is seen through the teleprompter as he speaks at the Trump National Golf Club Westchester, Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) (Copyright 2016 The Associated Press.

Has Political Fear-Mongering Lost Its Appeal?  —  Since 9/11, fear-mongering has been a foolproof political tactic.  After Orlando, it's unclear whether it still works.  —  THIS was an important and even revelatory week in American politics, and we should take note of it.

Trump to Republican leaders: ‘Let me do my job’  —  Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  on Sunday urged Republican leaders to stop talking about him so much and focus on their own work instead.  —  “If people, and especially, you know, where people endorse me …

Ted Nugent brags about ‘sexy gals’ at concert so poorly-attended that tickets dropped from $67 to $5  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Ted Nugent, who occasionally takes time away from making racist and anti-Semitic statements to play music, failed to draw much of a crowd …

Dead After Freak Accident  —  Actor Anton Yelchin, known for his roles in “Star Trek” and “Alpha Dog,” was killed early Sunday morning after getting pinned by his own car ... TMZ has learned.  —  Yelchin's friends became alarmed because he was supposed to meet them hours earlier for a rehearsal.