6TH DISTRICT POLL: Ossoff leads Handel by less than 2 points  —  ATLANTA - With just a few days to go before Georgia's 6th Congressional District runoff, Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel are still very, very close.  —  Our latest WSB-Landmark Communications poll of 800 likely voters …

A Sad and Terrible Verdict in Massachusetts  —  In Massachusetts, we just saw a textbook example of how bad facts (in this case, horrific facts) can make bad law.  Here's the Washington Post with the details: … There is no question that Carter behaved terrible.

Trump reports assets of at least $1.4 billion in financial disclosure  —  The campaign and the early months of President Donald Trump's presidency have been good for Donald Trump.  —  The Trump International Hotel, which opened last year just blocks from the White House in a building leased …

EXCLUSIVE: Assassination List Found On James Hodgkinson's Body  —  James T. Hodgkinson, the shooter who opened fire on dozens of Republican congressmen and staffers at a baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday, had a list of Republican names in his pocket that was recovered by the FBI, The Daily Caller has learned.

Protester rushes stage at controversial ‘Julius Caesar’ production  —  A woman was arrested after rushing the stage at the controversial production of ‘Julius Caesar’ in Central Park Friday night during a stunt live streamed on social media.  —  Laura Loomer, who works for the alt-right website The Rebel …

What Megyn Kelly says in leaked audio from Alex Jones  —  Just days ahead of Megyn Kelly's June 18 interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the Infowars founder leaked purported audio of him and the NBC anchor.  Jones was seeking to defend himself because he believed that Kelly …

Rosenstein friends say he won't be influenced by Trump tweets  —  President Donald Trump's tweet Friday struck many of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's friends and colleagues as a bid to get him to drop oversight of the special prosecutor investigation into Trump and his campaign's contacts …

Minnesota Officer Acquitted in Killing of Philando Castile  —  ST. PAUL — A Minnesota police officer, whose fatal shooting of a black motorist transfixed the nation when his girlfriend livestreamed the aftermath, was acquitted of all charges on Friday.  —  The officer, Jeronimo Yanez …

The FBI Won't Release Comey's Trump Memos Because They're Part Of “Law Enforcement Proceedings”  —  BuzzFeed News requested the memos written by former FBI Director James Comey on his interactions with the president via the Freedom of Information Act.  —  The FBI will not release memos written …

Coulter on Trump: ‘This Jackass is Really Ticking Me Off’  —  Ann Coulter is furious with President Trump today, and she's not holding back.  —  Earlier today, Mediaite took notice of how the conservative commentator launched a brutal tweetstorm, blasting Trump for not making more progress …

First on CNN: House Russia investigators want to bring in Trump digital director  —  Trump: Russia investigation a witch hunt  —  (CNN)House Russia investigators are planning to call on Brad Parscale, the digital director of President Donald Trump's campaign, as the congressional …

Here's How Pence Could Pay for a Personal Lawyer in Special Counsel Russia Probe  —  Vice President Mike Pence's hiring of a personal lawyer to represent him in the special counsel's Russia probe prompted some in Washington to ponder how the former governor, whose financial disclosure …

Defense Secretary Mattis explains what war with North Korea would look like  —  Asked on Thursday by Rep. Tim Ryan of the House Appropriations Committee to explain why the US doesn't just go to war to stop North Korea from developing the capability to hit the US, Secretary of Defense James Mattis painted a grim scenario.

Democratic strategist Jim Devine defends #HuntRepublicans, #HuntRepublicanCongressmen tweets  —  RAHWAY - Jim Devine, a Democratic strategist, sent out a tweet from his Twitter account Wednesday afternoon with the hashtag “HuntRepublicanCongressmen” after the shooting of Republican Congressman Steve Scalise.

7 US Navy sailors missing, 1 injured after warship collision … SEE ALSO  —  Seven crew members are reportedly missing and one injured after a U.S. Navy destroyer collided early Saturday morning with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan, the country's coast guard reported.

White House Officials Push For Widening War in Syria Over Pentagon Objections  —  Two Trump officials want to confront Iranian-backed fighters, but Defense Secretary James Mattis has balked at the idea.  —  A pair of top White House officials is pushing to broaden the war in Syria …

Trump hires another high-profile lawyer as special counsel probe heats up  —  President Donald Trump has added another high-profile lawyer to his personal legal team as the special counsel investigation heats up.  —  John Dowd, who investigated Pete Rose for Major League Baseball …

Who in the White House Will Turn Against Donald Trump?  —  The yearning in the character of Donald Trump for dominance and praise is bottomless, a hunger that is never satisfied.  Last week, the President gathered his Cabinet for a meeting with no other purpose than to praise him …

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to investigate civil rights enforcement under Trump  —  Catherine E. Lhamon speaks during the GLSEN Respect Awards in New York City in May 2016.  At the time, she headed the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights.  She now chairs the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

Germany Opening First Liberal Mosque Where Men, Women and Gays Pray Together  —  BERLIN (AP) — Seyran Ates' vision of a liberal mosque where all Muslims can pray together — women and men, Sunni and Shiite, straight and gay — is almost a reality, and the 54-year-old daughter of Turkish guest workers …

Post-Snowden Efforts to Secure N.S.A. Data Fell Short, Report Says  —  WASHINGTON — The government's efforts to tighten access to its most sensitive surveillance and hacking data after the leaks of National Security Agency files by Edward J. Snowden fell short, according to a newly declassified report.

Can Paul Ryan Push Republicans to Prioritize Poverty?  —  Not two weeks into the new congressional session, Paul Ryan is enjoying a moment—and not just because he scraped off that scraggly excuse for a “hunting beard” he'd been sporting.  (I cannot overstate how relieved other members of Congress were to see it go.)