Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke rescinds acceptance of Homeland Security post  —  Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke has withdrawn his name from consideration for an assistant secretary position at the Department of Homeland Security, an adviser to Clarke confirmed to The Washington Post on Saturday.

Six People Have Resigned From Trump's HIV/AIDS Advisory Council Because He “Doesn't Care”  —  “We have dedicated our lives to combating this disease and no longer feel we can do so effectively within the confines of an advisory body to a president who simply does not care.”

USS Fitzgerald Collision Update (10:33am JST June 18, 2017)  —  YOKOSUKA, Japan — A number of Sailors that were missing from the collision between USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and a merchant ship have been found.  As search and rescue crews gained access to the spaces that were damaged during …

Help wanted: Why Republicans won't work for the Trump administration  —  The array of legal and political threats hanging over the Trump presidency have compounded the White House's struggles to fill out the top ranks of the government.  —  Trump's firing of FBI Director James B. Comey …

The Philando Castile Verdict Was a Miscarriage of Justice  —  Yesterday, a Minnesota jury acquitted St. Anthony, Minnesota, police officer Jeronimo Yanez of second-degree manslaughter charges in the shooting of Philando Castile.  In considering the rightness of the verdict, pay close attention to the transcript of the fatal encounter.

Ex-Bush ethics lawyer: Pence will soon become the president if Trump fires Mueller  —  The top ethics lawyer to former President George W. Bush warned on Saturday that if President Trump fires special counsel Robert Mueller, Vice President Pence “will soon become the 46th President.”

Trump's silence on Russian hacking hands Democrats new weapon  —  Democrats are uniting behind a simple message about Russian hacking during the 2016 election: Donald Trump doesn't care.  —  Even as the president lashes out at the series of Russia-related probes besieging his administration …

‘We are better than this,’ impassioned Biden tells Florida Democrats  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden gave an impassioned plea to Florida Democrats to restore civility to politics.  AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com  —  pmazzei@miamiherald.com  —  Still recovering from a crushing November loss …

If You Think Campus Free Speech Is No Big Deal, Watch This Shocking Vice News Report From Evergreen State College  —  Are you one of those people who suspects that all the brouhaha over campus free speech outrages, no matter how individually insane the stories, might be exaggerated …

Only Mass Deportation Can Save America  —  In the matter of immigration, mark this conservative columnist down as strongly pro-deportation.  The United States has too many people who don't work hard, don't believe in God, don't contribute much to society and don't appreciate the greatness of the American system.

Knives are out for theaters that bear the name ‘Shakespeare’  —  The messages started pouring in earlier this week.  —  “Your play depicting the murder of our President is nothing but pure hatred,” read one of the tamer ones.  —  “[H]ope you all who did this play about Trump are the first do …

Trump's Business Ties in the Gulf Raise Questions About His Allegiances  —  LONDON — President Trump has done business with royals from Saudi Arabia for at least 20 years, since he sold the Plaza Hotel to a partnership formed by a Saudi prince.  Mr. Trump has earned millions of dollars …

Megyn Kelly and Alex Jones: NBC News under fire for ‘botched’ rollout of Kelly on eve of interview  —  NBC's storied news division is coming under heavy fire for what its critics say is a botched handling of its new hire Megyn Kelly's interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones …

Bill Cosby's Spox: Tell Gloria Allred to ‘Go Back to Law School’  —  After the indecent assault case against Bill Cosby was declared a mistrial, the comedian's spokesman took aim a high-profile lawyer representing several of his other accusers.  —  Outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown …