Sources: Sean Hannity flew Gingrich to Trump meeting  —  (CNN)Newt Gingrich, a finalist on Donald Trump's vice presidential shortlist, flew to Indianapolis to meet with Trump on a private jet provided by Fox News host Sean Hannity, two sources with knowledge of the situation told CNN.

Swing-state stunner: Trump has edge in key states  —  Did Donald Trump really just surge past Hillary Clinton in two of the election's most important battlegrounds?  —  New swing-state polls released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University show Trump leading Clinton in Florida and Pennsylvania …

Trump seeks $10 million from former aide in disclosure case  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is seeking $10 million in damages from a former senior campaign consultant, Sam Nunberg, alleging that Nunberg leaked confidential information to reporters in violation of a nondisclosure agreement.

Couple Refuses To Sit Near Police At Restaurant, Officers Pick Up Their Tab  —  HOMESTEAD (KDKA) — It is a difficult time for the country as nerves between some in the community and police are frayed, but recently, four local officers handled an uncomfortable situation without any confrontation.

FBI agents signed NDA for matters involving Hillary's emails  —  More On:  —  In an unusual move, FBI agents working the Hillary Clinton e-mail case had to sign a special form reminding them not to blab about the probe to anyone unless called to testify.  —  Sources said they had never heard of the …

CBS46 producer fired over racist rants about Black Lives Matter on Facebook  —  FTVLive earlier today posted three Facebook rants by an Emmy-winning CBS46 photographer/producer Charles Beau Menefee in which he insulted the Black Lives Matter movement, calling them “unevolved, uncivilized turds” …

The Last Word: Rachel Maddow on Trump, Dystopias and Success  —  MSNBC host on relationships, the Republican Party's WTF moment and keeping a cool head  —  The Rachel Maddow Show has been the cornerstone of MSNBC's primetime lineup ever since it debuted in the fall of 2008 …

A Propagator of Race Hatred and Violence  —  This isn't getting a lot of attention.  But it should.  Everybody took note when Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that American Muslims across the river in New Jersey celebrated and cheered as the Twin Towers fell on 9/11 - an entirely fabricated claim.

The Investigators: New details show eerily similar incident involving Sterling, police  —  The 9News Investigators obtained a police report that details a previous arrest of Alton Sterling that is eerily similar to the incident that ultimately led to his death.

Donald Trump Is Right About Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg  —  Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg needs to drop the political punditry and the name-calling.  —  Three times in the past week, Justice Ginsburg has publicly discussed her view of the presidential race, in the sharpest terms.

1. Religion and the 2016 campaign  —  Religious contours of 2016 campaign mostly match 2012  —  For the most part, the voting intentions of people in major religious groups closely resemble those seen in polling conducted at a similar point in the 2012 campaign.

Donald Trump Heads Into The Convention With Barely Any Campaign At All  —  Many of the numbers listed for his state offices don't even work.  —  Elise Foley  —  Immigration & Politics Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  As he heads for the Republican convention in Cleveland next week …

Someone vandalized Richmond Police Memorial  —  RICHMOND, Va. — A red, spray painted X was discovered on the Police Memorial statue in Richmond Wednesday morning.  The words “JUSTICE FOR ALTON” were painted along the base of the memorial.  Red paint also covered the faces of the officer and child on the statue.

Report indicates Rep. Durham gave college student alcohol, had sex in his office  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - Results of an investigation into alleged inappropriate behavior of former Tennessee House Whip Jeremy Durham were released Wednesday.  —  The documents outline Durham's alleged interactions with 22 women since 2012.

For Whites Sensing Decline, Donald Trump Unleashes Words of Resistance  —  The chant erupts in a college auditorium in Washington, as admirers of a conservative internet personality shout down a black protester.  It echoes around the gym of a central Iowa high school, as white students taunt …

The Atlantic Weighs In on George W. Bush Dancing to ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic’  —  It has come to the attention of our editorial board—a group of august, Harvard-educated, middle-aged Boston Brahmins in tweedy suits sitting at heavy wooden desks and smoking fine pipe tobacco * …

Evan Bayh on running for Senate, Indiana residency  —  Bayh talks about why he's running, his life after the Senate, Susan Bayh's health and his Indy apartment  —  WASHINGTON — Former Sen. Evan Bayh said the same partisanship and gridlock that prompted his 2010 retirement is the reason he is seeking to return to the Senate.

Luke Russert suddenly departs from NBC News  —  In a surprising announcement, NBC on Wednesday said that Luke Russert is leaving its news division.  —  Russert — the 30-year-old son of the late legendary “Meet the Press” moderator Tim Russert — is departing from political reporting …

Koch Brothers Group Hit With Massive Fines From CREW Complaint  —  FEC Complaints, Campaign Finance Reform, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Press Releases, Koch Brothers  —  The Federal Election Commission (FEC) just agreed to a massive fine for three Koch network-funded groups …