CNN deletes, retracts story linking Trump and Russia  —  On Thursday evening, CNN investigative reporter Thomas Frank published a potentially explosive report involving an investigation of a Russian investment fund with potential ties to several associates of President Donald Trump.

Senate GOP expected to add new penalties for the uninsured into their health bill  —  Senate Republicans are expected to revise their health bill early next week, adding in a provision that could lock Americans out of the individual market for six months if they fail to maintain continuous insurance coverage.

The Missing Ingredient in BCRA: Humility  —  No, the Senate healthcare bill released yesterday does not repeal Obamacare.  It doesn't even significantly reform American healthcare.  —  It cuts taxes.  It bails out insurance companies.  It props up Obamacare through the next election.

Big cases, retirement rumors as Supreme Court nears finish … WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court enters its final week of work before a long summer hiatus with action expected on the Trump administration's travel ban and a decision due in a separation of church and state case that arises from a Missouri church playground.

Bernie and Jane Sanders, under FBI investigation for bank fraud, hire lawyers  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and his wife, Jane Sanders have hired prominent defense attorneys amid an FBI investigation into a loan Jane Sanders obtained to expand Burlington College while she was its president, CBS News confirms.

Actor who played assassin of Trump-like Caesar tells of cast ‘exhaustion and fear’  —  Corey Stoll, who took role of Marcus Brutus in New York production of Julius Caesar targeted by rightwing protesters, ‘exhaled and sobbed’ after final show … Corey Stoll, the actor who played …

Grassley: Schumer Knew Trump Was Not Under Investigation When He Publicly Claimed Otherwise [VIDEO]  —  Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley called out Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Thursday for lying when the New York Democrat claimed that President Donald Trump was under investigation and Schumer knew otherwise.

Why Grenfell Tower Burned: Regulators Put Cost Before Safety  —  LONDON — The doorbell woke Yassin Adam just before 1 a.m. A neighbor was frantically alerting others on the fourth floor of Grenfell Tower about a fire in his apartment.  “My fridge blew up,” the man shouted.

Beyond opposing Trump, Democrats keep searching for a message  —  The loss in last week's special congressional election in Georgia produced predictable hand-wringing and finger-pointing inside the Democratic Party.  It also raised anew a question that has troubled the party through a period in which they have lost ground political.

An epidemic of lawlessness  —  Yesterday's Washington Post carried the Russia story of the day.  Post reporters Greg Miller, Ellen Nakashima and Adam Entous purport to deliver the goods on “Obama's secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin's election assault.”

Mark Zuckerberg's snub of White House could backfire as Europe goes after US Internet giants  — Mark Zuckerberg went to Chicago this week to say that Facebook's new mission was to “bring people closer together” and “strengthen the social fabric.”  — Zuckerberg skipped a White House meeting …

Man believed dead is alive - family buries wrong person after mix-up  —  “Your son is alive.”  —  Frank J. Kerrigan, 82, couldn't believe what he was hearing.  It was May 23, at night, and he clutched the phone at his home in Wildomar.  —  On the line was Bill Shinker, a long-time family friend.

Trump White House Has Taken Little Action To Stop Next Election Hack  —  The Trump administration has taken little meaningful action to prevent Russian hacking, leaking and disruption in the next national election in 2018, despite warnings from intelligence officials that it will happen again, officials and experts told NBC News.

California won't be passing a single-payer healthcare system any time soon — the plan is dead for this year  —  A high-profile effort to establish a single-payer healthcare system in California sputtered on Friday when Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) decided to shelve the proposal.

A Second, Even Bigger Foreclosure Reaches NYC Billionaires' Row  —  Default might be most expensive for a New York condo: broker  —  Auction is the second scheduled in a month for a One57 unit  —  Another luxury condo at Manhattan's One57 is scheduled for a foreclosure auction …

Why ‘Mattis in charge’ is a formula for disaster  —  “It's all under control: Mattis is in charge.”  That, or words to that effect, is what U.S. national security officials have been telling European allies in recent days.  Don't worry.  There won't be any surprises.