‘They shouted ‘this is for Allah’, as they stabbed indiscriminately’ - How the London terror attack unfolded  —  How the London Bridge terror attack unfolded  —  The attack came out of the blue and out of the night.  Beneath the shadow of The Shard, Europe's tallest skyscraper, terror hit Britain's streets again.

After Britain Attack, Trump Unleashes a Twitter Storm  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump assailed political correctness, gun control supporters and the mayor of London on Sunday, arguing that the world needed to be more serious about fighting terrorism a day after seven people were killed …

The bottleneck in Rex Tillerson's State Department  —  When former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who successfully promoted Rex Tillerson for her old job during the presidential transition, tried to reach him last month, it was an aide to his chief of staff Margaret Peterlin who called back, asking what Rice wanted to discuss.

How a ‘shadow’ universe of charities joined with political warriors to fuel Trump's rise  —  The crowd rose to its feet and roared its approval as Sen. Jeff Sessions bounded onto the stage at the Breakers, an exclusive resort in Palm Beach, Fla. Stephen Miller, an aide to the Alabama Republican …

Over the last several weeks, I have been evaluating personal circumstances along with the political climate regarding this campaign.  After much deliberation, I have determined that the best decision for me is to withdraw my candidacy for the US House race in Iowa's 4th Congressional District.

These Campus Inquisitions Must Stop  —  Racism pervades our country.  Students who have roiled college campuses from coast to coast have that exactly right.  —  But we're never going to make the progress that we need to if they hurl the word “racist” as reflexively and indiscriminately as some of them do …

Democrats dropped the ball in Iowa House district 22 special election  —  Democratic candidate Ray Stevens will not appear on the ballot for the June 27 special election in Iowa House district 22.  He missed the deadline for filing paperwork with the Iowa Secretary of State's office.

Far right raises £50,000 to target boats on refugee rescue missions in Med  —  Now anti-Islam ‘Identitarians’ are crowdfunding to pay for vessels to chase them down … Far-right activists are planning a sea campaign this summer to disrupt vessels saving refugees in the Mediterranean …

High-stakes Georgia race puts pressure on Dems  —  Democrats are under pressure to pull off a win in Georgia's open House race, seeing it as their last chance to use a special election as proof of a brewing backlash to President Trump.  —  The party has pointed to closer-than-expected races …

The Single-Payer Party?  Democrats Shift Left on Health Care  —  For years, Republicans savaged Democrats for supporting the Affordable Care Act, branding the law — with some rhetorical license — as a government takeover of health care.  —  Now, cast out of power in Washington and most state capitals …