Women Are Leading the Charge in Georgia's 6th Congressional District  —  The local Indivisible chapter is campaigning hard for Jon Ossoff, but they have their eyes on a bigger prize as well.  —  Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff shakes hands with campaign workers and volunteers, June 18, 2017.

Spicer searching for candidates to take over White House briefing  —  White House press secretary Sean Spicer is leading a search for his own replacement on the briefing room podium as part of a larger plan to shake up the White House communications operation, according to two people with knowledge of the effort.

Trump's handling of Russia investigations weighs on approval ratings  —  President Trump's job approval rating has dipped in recent weeks, pushed down by negative reaction to his handling of the Russia investigations, and he's seen some slippage among Republicans as well.

Senate GOP Plans Health-Care Vote Next Week  —  Senate GOP leaders are planning to vote next week on legislation to repeal large chunks of the Affordable Care Act, even though they don't yet appear to have secured enough support to pass it.

A win for state-sponsored bigotry  —  Prejudice increases when the government lends its authority to slurs: Opposing view.  —  The Supreme Court's ruling in The Slants case worries me; it looks more like a victory for government-sanctioned bigotry than a win for free speech.

It's so hot in Phoenix, they can't fly planes … PHOENIX — The extreme heat forecast for Phoenix on Tuesday has caused the cancellation of 20 American Airlines flights out of Sky Harbor International Airport.  —  According to a statement from American Airlines, the American Eagle regional flights use …

Tour group says no more Americans to North Korea after Warmbier's death  —  The travel company that took University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier to North Korea said Monday that it is wrangling with the 22-year-old's death and will no longer take Americans to North Korea.

Man charged with murder of Muslim teen; road rage appears to have led to killing, police say  —  Authorities: Teen slain after leaving mosque, man arrested  —  Police charge man with murder in death of missing teen  —  HERNDON, Va. - A man has been charged with murder after police …

Let's Not Get Carried Away  —  I was the op-ed editor at The Wall Street Journal at the peak of the Whitewater scandal.  We ran a series of investigative pieces “raising serious questions” (as we say in the scandal business) about the nefarious things the Clintons were thought to have done back in Arkansas.

Senate bill more conservative on Medicaid, but slows expansion phaseout  —  The draft Senate health care bill would move to the left of the House bill by easing the phaseout of the Medicaid expansion.  But it would also move to the right by eventually shifting to a lower Medicaid growth rate — a nod to conservatives.

MICHAEL FLYNN, RUSSIA AND A GRAND SCHEME TO BUILD NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND THE ARAB WORLD  —  SPYTALK MICHAEL FLYNN RUSSIA SAUDI ARABIA  —  In 2015 and 2016, according to his filing, Flynn was an adviser to X-Co Dynamics Inc./Iron Bridge Group, which at first glance looks …

George W. Bush and Barack Obama Both Popular in Retirement  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former President George W. Bush's national image continues to improve in his retirement, with his favorable rating rising seven percentage points over the past year to 59%.  This continues the fairly steady improvement …

The New Face of Trump's Legal Team Is the Christian Right's Pitbull  —  Jay Sekulow has an impressive Supreme Court record.  But a criminal defense lawyer he is not.  —  Jay Sekulow has had a lively debut as a member of President Donald Trump's personal legal team.

Can You Kill the Islamic State?  —  Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-appointed caliph of the self-described Islamic State, might have been killed.  Again.  —  In announcing last week the airstrike that may have felled the Islamic State's leader, Russia wisely hedged its bets.

EXCLUSIVE: Soros, Clinton-Linked Teneo Among Donors to McCain Institute  —  Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain in 2012 turned over nearly $9 million in unspent funds from his failed 2008 presidential campaign to a new foundation bearing his name, the McCain Institute for International Leadership.

Dolce & Gabbana Designer Fires Back At ‘Ignorant’ Miley Cyrus For Criticizing Brand's ‘Politics’  —  Pop star Miley Cyrus dug herself into a hole with famous Italian fashion designer Stefano Gabbana, one-half of the duo behind Dolce & Gabbana.  —  After Cyrus' brother walked …

Is North Carolina the Future of American Politics?  —  The state is narrowly split between Democratic and Republican Parties that agree on virtually nothing.  Are its scorched-earth politics what the rest of us have to look forward to?  —  On the last Thursday in March …

Three shootings in 8 hours.  Eight wounded.  Some tourists say they won't be back.  —  “Multiple people down!”  Bubba Hinson exclaimed as he live-streamed a video of what started as a mob stalling traffic, but turned into a mass shooting on Ocean Boulevard early Sunday morning.

Black Monday for the Climatistas  —  Most climatistas are going to call today “Black Monday,” because today has dealt a double-whammy of what Al Gore would call inconvenient news.  —  • First, an article out today in Nature Geoscience ponders the problem of why observed temperatures …