Donald Trump Parts Ways With Corey Lewandowski, His Campaign Manager  —  Donald J. Trump is parting ways with his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, a move that comes as the presumptive Republican nominee faces challenges as it moves toward the general election.

Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to Connecticut's ban on ‘assault weapons’  —  The Supreme Court declined Monday to review bans on a lengthy list of firearms that Connecticut classified as “assault weapons,” the latest example of the court's reluctance to be drawn into an emotional national debate on gun control.

Newly released transcripts show Mateen identified as ‘Islamic soldier’  —  In the midst of his assault on an Orlando nightclub, gunman Omar Mateen claimed credit for the massacre and identified himself as an “Islamic soldier” while calling on U.S. authorities to stop the bombing in Iraq and Syria …

Trump clarifies stance on guns after NRA criticism  —  Donald Trump sought to clarify his positions on guns on Monday, the morning after the National Rifle Association's top two officials said his advocacy of Second Amendment rights had gone too far — even for them.

Wall Street donors seek to block Warren VP pick  —  NEW YORK — Big Wall Street donors have a message for Hillary Clinton: Keep Elizabeth Warren off the ticket or risk losing millions of dollars in contributions.  —  In a dozen interviews, major Democratic donors in the financial services industry …

Donald Trump's June Stumbles Mirror Those of Mitt Romney  —  In the 2012 presidential campaign, June was a pivotal month for President Obama's re-election efforts.  Mitt Romney had emerged from a slashing primary race close to broke, looking to get to the nominating convention so he could reset …

Please Vote Leave on Thursday, because we'll never get this chance again  —  People often complain about voting these days.  They say it doesn't make any difference.  They say that whatever party they choose they get the same old broken promises.  In fact, they say there is no point in bothering at all.

Venezuelans Ransack Stores as Hunger Grips the Nation  —  CUMANÁ, Venezuela — With delivery trucks under constant attack, the nation's food is now transported under armed guard.  Soldiers stand watch over bakeries.  The police fire rubber bullets at desperate mobs storming grocery stores, pharmacies and butcher shops.

National poll: Clinton leads Trump by 7  —  Hillary Clinton is leading Donald Trump by 7 percentage points, according to a new poll — one of the latest national surveys to show the presumptive Republican presidential nominee badly trailing his likely Democratic opponent.