Clinton allies circle the wagons against Trump speech  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — Donald Trump's team spent Tuesday trying to prove that his political operation was professionalizing after it replaced its campaign manager.  Reporters were bombarded with rapid response press releases during Hillary …

House GOP dodges vote to block Harriet Tubman from $20 bill  —  The House will not vote to block the inclusion of Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, dodging a politically charged vote for GOP lawmakers.  —  Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) had filed an amendment to a bill funding the Treasury Department …

Marco Rubio will seek Senate re-election, reversing pledge not to run  —  Sen. Marco Rubio will announce Wednesday he will seek re-election to the Senate, reversing a pledge he made a year ago to either assume the presidency or return to private life in Florida, instantly transforming …

Man who claims he had sexual relations with Orlando gunman tells Univision it was “revenge,” not terrorism  —  Mateen was “very sweet” and liked to be “cuddled,” the man told Univision.  But he harbored a grudge against gays.  —  Por: Univision.com

BOOM!  Hoaxer Michelle Fields Gets Called to the Carpet on Her Many Lies - Walks Off Interview!  (VIDEO)  —  MICHELLE FIELDS WALKS OFF INTERVIEW — WRONGLY CLAIMS QUOTES WERE NOT IN HER BOOK  —  Noted hoaxer Michelle Fields joined Steve Malzberg on Newsmax TV on Tuesday …

Nearly Half of Sanders Supporters Won't Support Clinton  —  The Vermont senator says he'll work to defeat Trump, but has yet to endorse the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.  —  JoshuaGreen  —  In the two weeks since Hillary Clinton wrapped up the Democratic presidential primary …

Not Just the 1%: The Upper Middle Class Is Larger and Richer Than Ever  —  Research shows the number of upper middle class households has more than doubled since 1979  —  A range of data after the recession and the housing bust supported the idea that only a tiny elite of U.S. society …

AG Lynch Admits the FBI Has Lost Track of Omar Mateen's Wife  —  ‘I believe she was going to travel but I do not know exactly her location now’  —  Attorney General Loretta Lynch admitted today that the FBI is unaware of the whereabouts of Omar Mateen's wife, Noor Salman.

Paedo Proof?  Never-Before-Seen Cop Reports Expose Michael Jackson's Sick Secrets  —  Watch: Cops Raid Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch In Never-Before-Seen Video  —  Michael Jackson hid a sinister house of horrors inside his infamous Neverland Ranch, stockpiling images of pornography …

Abortion is weakness for Clinton VP favorite  —  (D-Va.) is generally seen as a safe vice presidential pick for Hillary Clinton  —  A white man fluent in Spanish and from a swing state, Kaine is a former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman.  —  He'd provide some balance …

The L.G.B.T. Case for Guns  —  San Jose, Calif. — I'LL never forget the first piece of safety advice I got when I began my transition from the male body in which I was born to the female body I now occupy: Carry a whistle.  If I was attacked, I was supposed to blow it in hopes it would alert …

Will Dominant Images of Conventions Be of Unity or Protest?  —  Republicans arriving in Cleveland next month to nominate Donald J. Trump will be greeted by as many as 6,000 protesters on the first day, a noisy coalition of dozens of groups, including Black Lives Matter and the Workers World Party.

With Trump In The Race, The Battleground Is Everywhere  —  As the presidential campaigns shift their focus to the general election, there's a big question about where the battleground will be.  Which states will be competitive?  What state will be the tipping point?

Clinton to take hold of storied Obama email list  —  will soon tap into President Obama's coveted email list, according to party officials.  —  The long-awaited move, which comes as Clintonites take the reins of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), could inject more money …

Amazon jaguar shot dead after Olympic torch ceremony  —  A jaguar featured at an Olympic torch ceremony was shot dead by a soldier shortly after the event in the Brazilian Amazon city of Manaus as the animal escaped from its handlers, an army statement said.

Poll: Voters Trust Trump Most to Keep America Safe  —  A slim plurality of voters trust Donald Trump more than Hillary Clinton to keep America safe following the Orlando terror attack, according to a new Morning Consult poll.  —  The presumptive GOP nominee edges his Democratic counterpart …

Gay Black Dude TEARS Into Democrats, Hillary, Gun Grabbers: “WAKE UP!  Hillary Clinton Does Not Love You!”  —  “I just wanted to let you guys know why I am a conservative gay male, and support Donald Trump” Gabriel Reagan, of Eugene, OR, says at the beginning of a video recently posted to his facebook page.

Senate Republicans may defy NRA on gun bill  —  Senate Republicans are expected to bring a bipartisan gun control bill to a vote this week despite opposition to the measure from the National Rifle Association and other conservative groups.  —  The measure, spearheaded by centrist GOP Sen. Susan Collins

New Super-PAC Launches for Donors Who Won't Back Trump But Loathe Clinton  —  Supported by former Ted Cruz backer Robert Mercer, a new player enters the fray.  —  zachmider  —  For all his prowess at appealing to Republican voters, Donald Trump has struggled mightily to win over rich Republican donors.