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.

The White House Press Briefing Is Slowly Dying  —  Over the course of the Trump administration, the White House's daily press briefings have been pared progressively further back; they are now shorter, less frequent, and routinely held off-camera.  —  The daily briefing is a venerable …

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.

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 …

FBI Director nominee removed reference to case involving Russian government from law firm bio  — Christopher Wray represented an American energy executive in 2006 who was being criminally investigated by the Russian government.  — The detail, which was included on Wray's biography …

Coalition shoots down armed UAV in Syria  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  —  SOUTHWEST ASIA — A U.S. aircraft shot down an armed pro-Syrian regime Unmanned Aerial Vehicle advancing on Coalition forces in Southern Syria, June 20.  —  The armed pro-regime Shaheed-129 UAV was shot …

Senate Medicaid spending limits may lose moderate Republicans  —  A key moderate Senate Republican says she's uncomfortable with the emerging Senate health care plan, which is likely to cap Medicaid spending and shift it to a lower growth rate in 2025.  “I think that's a problem.

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.

Jill Stein Isn't Sorry  —  Had a few thousand votes in key Midwestern states gone to Hillary Clinton instead of Jill Stein, many on the left believe, America might be having a very different conversation today.  —  Instead, Democrats are still fuming about the role the Green Party nominee …

Illegal Alien Accused of Murdering Muslim Teen  —  A young illegal alien is accused of brutally murdering a Muslim teenager in Fairfax County, Virginia near a mosque.  —  Darwin Martinez Torres, a 22 of El Salvador, is responsible for the beating death of 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen, according to police, NBC Washington reported.

Mueller Recruits Another Lawyer from Solicitor General's Office to Russia Probe  —  Elizabeth Prelogar, a former law clerk to Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan, appears to be fluent in Russian.  She formerly worked in private practice at Hogan Lovells.

Armed Russian jet comes within 5 feet of US recon jet  —  An armed Russian fighter jet buzzed a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance aircraft in the Baltic Sea on Monday, two U.S. officials told Fox News.  —  The Russian Su-27 jet had air-to-air missiles under its wings and approached …

WATCH: McConnell signals Senate GOP will jam through Trumpcare after a few hours of debate  —  He won't promise more than 10 hours of debate.  —  On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) tried to get an assurance from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) …

Tim Cook told Trump tech employees are ‘nervous’ about immigration  — Tech employees are “nervous” about the Trump administration's approach on immigration, Tim Cook says.  —  Behind the scenes at the White House tech CEO meeting, Apple CEO Tim Cook told President Donald Trump …

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.

The prosecutor Trumpworld fears and loathes  —  Reuters is out with an interesting piece on Andrew Weissmann, the veteran federal prosecutor who's now working on Bob Mueller's investigative team:  —  “Weissmann, who headed the U.S. Justice Department's criminal fraud section …

China Invites Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner to Visit Beijing  —  Latest sign of first family's influence on foreign policy  —  Trip later this year could pave way for president's visit  —  China has invited President Donald Trump's daughter and son-in-law to visit later this year …

Exclusive: U.S. investigators in Russia probe look at role of Flynn partner  —  Federal investigators probing the lobbying work of ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn are focused in part on the role of Bijan Kian, Flynn's former business partner, according to a person interviewed by the FBI.

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.

Poll: Americans say U.S. political debate is increasingly uncivil  —  Members of Congress are getting positive ratings for the way they responded to the shooting in Alexandria, Virginia, last week.  President Trump gets slightly lower — though still net positive — evaluations for his response …