Donald Trump Starts Summer Push With Crippling Money Deficit  —  Donald J. Trump enters the general election campaign laboring under the worst financial and organizational disadvantage of any major party nominee in recent history, placing both his candidacy and party in political peril.

Secret Service veterans denounce anti-Clinton tell-all book  —  The author of a new tell-all book about Hillary Clinton could never have seen any of what he claims — he was too low-ranking — say several high-level members of Secret Service presidential details, including the president …

Democrats Tanked Gun Control To Up Their Election Chances  —  On Monday evening, Senate Democrats put party over principle in rejecting common-sense, reasonable gun control measures.  After the mass murder at Orlando gay club Pulse, Sen. Chris Murphy and his colleagues staged a flashy talk …

Will Trump Swallow the G.O.P. Whole?  —  Inside the identity crisis roiling the Republican Party.  —  Every week or so during the spring, I met with Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, at the party headquarters on Capitol Hill.  We fell into a familiar routine.

White House: Senate gun votes ‘a shameful display of cowardice’  —  The White House on Tuesday blasted the Senate's “cowardice” for rejecting four separate gun control measures.  —  “What we saw last night in the United States Senate is a shameful display of cowardice,” press secretary Josh Earnest said on CNN.

The Weird Story Behind The Trump Campaign's $35,000 Payment To ‘Draper Sterling’  —  On Monday night, the Trump campaign filed its monthly Federal Election Commission campaign disclosure report for May.  The headline was that his fundraising was anemic and he finished the month with just $1.3 million …

Clinton closing in on running mate search  —  Candidates hope Latino VP will win Hispanic vote  —  Columbus, Ohio (CNN)Hillary Clinton is narrowing her choices for a running mate, intently focusing on a handful of potential candidates as her team closes in on the final weeks of vetting …

Clinton seeks rock-star convention lineup  —  Democratic operatives planning next month's national convention in Philadelphia have reached out to Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony Award-winning writer and star of the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” about performing at the Wells Fargo Center, sources told POLITICO.

The Few, the Proud, the Physically Fit  —  New physical standards established so women can compete for combat posts in the Marine Corps have weeded out many of the female hopefuls.  But they're also disqualifying some men, according to data obtained by The Associated Press.

PG&E agrees to close Diablo Canyon in 2025  —  Utility will not pursue relicensing with the NRC to renew operating licenses until 2045  —  PG&E will replace Diablo Canyon's energy with renewable power  —  Diablo Canyon is California's last nuclear plant after San Onofre closed in 2012