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 …

RSC warns Senate: Healthcare changes may ‘jeopardize’ bill  —  The Republican Study Committee (RSC) is sending up a warning flare to Senate Republicans over changes to the ObamaCare repeal-and-replace bill, warning that the alterations “may jeopardize final passage in the House.”

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.

Georgia special election: 7 things to watch  —  It's Election Day in Georgia, where a House special election has put President Donald Trump's popularity back on the ballot, turned suburban Atlanta into a battleground for the first time in a generation and obliterated campaign finance records.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Secret Government Report: Chelsea Manning Leaks Caused No Real Harm  —  Prosecutors said WikiLeaks' disclosures about Iraq and Afghanistan posed a major threat to US national security.  But it turns out the classified document they cited — newly obtained by BuzzFeed News — said almost the exact opposite.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

How the Democrats Lost Their Way on Immigration  —  the myth, which liberals like myself find tempting, is that only the right has changed.  In June 2015, we tell ourselves, Donald Trump rode down his golden escalator and pretty soon nativism, long a feature of conservative politics, had engulfed it.

Franken: Impeaching Trump could lead to ‘zealot’ Pence  —  (D-Minn.) is cautioning his Democratic colleagues that if President Trump is impeached, Vice President Pence would become president and he “would be worse” on domestic issues.  —  “He's ideological, I consider him a zealot,” …

The Architecture of Regime Change  —  The ‘Resistance’ is using any and all means — lies, leaks, lawbreaking, and violence — to overturn the results of the 2016 election.  —  The problem with the election of President Donald J. Trump was not just that he presented a roadblock to an ongoing progressive revolution.

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 …

Four more cadets arrested as investigation of stolen LAPD cruisers continues  —  A police car crashed near the intersection of East 77th and San Pedro streets in Los Angeles on Thursday.  Three juveniles were in custody in connection with the theft of two police cruisers and with leading officers on a chase that ended in a crash.

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.

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.