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.

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.

Lynch: “Partial Transcript” Of Orlando 911 Calls Will Have References To Islamic Terrorism Removed  —  In an interview with NBC's Chuck Todd, Attorney General Loretta Lynch says that on Monday, the FBI will release edited transcripts of the 911 calls made by the Orlando nightclub shooter to the police during his rampage.

Donald Trump: U.S. must “start thinking about” racial profiling  —  Donald Trump said Sunday that in the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando, it's time for the United States to start looking at racial profiling as a preventative tactic.  —  “Well I think profiling is something that we're …

Think You've Got It Locked, Hillary?  Meet Jill Stein.  —  After an anxiety-inducing and divisive primary, Democrats are starting to breathe easier.  Bernie Sanders, while not formally conceding to Hillary Clinton, has turned his fire on Donald Trump.  Sen. Elizabeth Warren …

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 …

End of conservative Supreme Court: Clarence Thomas may be next to leave  —  Justice Clarence Thomas, a reliable conservative vote on the Supreme Court, is mulling retirement after the presidential election, according to court watchers.  —  Thomas, appointed by former President George H.W. Bush …

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 …

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.

Man tries to pull gun from officer at Trump rally  —  (CNN)Police arrested a 19-year-old man Saturday inside a Las Vegas theater where presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was holding a campaign rally after the man attempted to pull a police officer's gun from its holster during the event.

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 …

An expensive reminder that Sanders still hasn't dropped out: His Secret Service detail  —  BURLINGTON, Vt. — When Sen. Bernie Sanders, the now-vanquished Democratic presidential candidate, returns to Capitol Hill to vote on Monday, he is expected to be accompanied by his constant traveling companions …

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.

Mateen had a troubled past.  Why isn't that the story?  —  Extremist angle dominates Orlando coverage despite CIA's finding no links to Islamic State  —  Dribs and drabs of info on Mateen - alleged wife beater, in trouble since middle school - overwhelmed by terror talk