Belleville suspect killed in congressional shootout belonged to anti-GOP groups  —  The shooter who was killed during gunfire at practice for a congressional baseball game Wednesday morning was from Belleville.  —  The shooter was James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, who belonged to a number …

Michigan health director Nick Lyon, 4 others charged with involuntary manslaughter over Flint water  —  Flint water crisis: 5 officials face manslaughter charges  —  Criminal charges against top Michigan officials extremely rare  —  Watch: Manslaughter charges announced in Flint water crisis probe

Trump Pondered Firing Mueller; His Aides Pushed Back  —  WASHINGTON — Last month's appointment of Robert S. Mueller III as a special counsel to investigate possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia enraged President Trump.  Yet, at least initially, he holstered his Twitter finger and publicly said nothing.

NBC holding crisis meetings over Megyn Kelly … As families of the Sandy Hook victims continue to pressure NBC to ax Megyn Kelly's Sunday interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the network has been holding crisis meetings about how to handle the backlash.

Acquaintance describes campaigning for Bernie Sanders with shooting suspect  —  Charles Orear, 50, a restaurant manager from St. Louis, said in an interview Wednesday that he became friendly with James T. Hodgkinson, whom law enforcement officials identified as the shooter …

Oliver Stone's ‘Late Show’ interview went completely off the rails … Oliver Stone started a “cringe-worthy” fight about Israel with Stephen Colbert on the latter's CBS show that never made it on-air.  —  A Page Six source who was in the audience for the taping of the network's …

Rand Paul on Scalise Shooting: Capitol Police Prevented ‘Massacre’ in Virginia  —  In a dramatic eyewitness account, Sen. Rand Paul described Wednesday how he was just outside the perimeter of the baseball field when the first shot rang out — and then seconds later he saw Rep. Steve Scalise wounded.

Robert Mueller should recuse himself from Russia investigation  —  Former FBI director is too close to his successor, James Comey, to be impartial.  —  Robert Mueller is a man of integrity with a long record of public service.  In the abstract, he would be the right selection as special counsel in the Russia investigation.

Here Are Five Fake Stories CNN Pushed  —  President Trump tweeted about “fake news” Tuesday morning, saying it is at an “all time high,” and demanding an apology: … In response to that assertion, CNN's Chris Cillizza tweeted: … Here are five examples of CNN reporting or pushing false stories:

David Bonderman Resigns From Uber Board After Sexist Remark  —  SAN FRANCISCO — David Bonderman, an Uber board member and partner at private equity firm TPG, is resigning from the board of the ride-hailing company after he made a disparaging remark about women at an Uber meeting on Tuesday …

GOP considers keeping ObamaCare taxes  —  Senators are seriously considering keeping in place some ObamaCare taxes for longer than the House-passed bill would as they seek to draft healthcare legislation that can pass their chamber with a simple majority.  —  Republicans are looking …