How CNN found the Reddit user behind the Trump wrestling GIF  —  (CNN)The Reddit user who initially claimed credit for President Donald Trump's tweet that showed Trump tackling CNN issued an apology Tuesday for the video and other offensive content he posted — one day after CNN identified …

North Korea missile launch marks a direct challenge to Trump administration … North Korea's latest test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile marks a direct challenge to President Trump, whose tough talk has yet to yield any change in Pyongyang's behavior as the regime continues …

Indiana GOP asked Facebook for Obamacare horror stories.  The responses were surprising.  —  That will leave about 76,000 Hoosiers without coverage, but there may be other options for them.. Dwight Adams/IndyStar  —  The Indiana Republican Party posed a question to Facebook on Monday: “What's your Obamacare horror story?

Going to Hooters and Seeing America  —  It sounds like the beginning of an uncomfortable joke: Four brown kids of Pakistani descent — from Karachi, Dubai, London and Augusta, Ga. — walk into a Hooters on a recent Saturday afternoon.  —  They order cheese fries, mozzarella sticks and a plate …

Canada to compensate ex-Guantanamo inmate, opposition furious  —  Canada's Liberal government will apologize to former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr and pay him around C$10 million ($7.7 million) in compensation, two sources close to the matter said on Tuesday, prompting opposition protests.

Kobach faces complaint stemming from Trump's election commission  —  A legal group filed a complaint Monday asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Kris Kobach, the vice chairman of President Trump's voter fraud panel, violated federal law when his 2018 campaign for Kansas governor highlighted his role on the commission.

Months of Russia controversy leaves Trump ‘boxed in’ ahead of Putin meeting  —  WARSAW — President Trump promised voters that he would strike “a great deal” with Russia and its autocratic president, Vladimir Putin.  He has repeatedly labeled an investigation of Russian meddling in the U.S. elections as …

Senate Republicans Lay Low on the Fourth, or Face Single-Minded Pressure  —  ALDERSON, W.Va — In normal times, the Fourth of July parade is a fat pitch down the middle for the grinning politician.  For instance, here was Senator Joe Manchin III, a Democrat facing re-election next year …

What's the Matter With Republicans?  —  Over the past two months the Trump administration and the Republicans in Congress have proposed a budget and two health care plans that would take benefits away from core Republican constituencies, especially working-class voters.

Biographer: Trump's media attacks motivated by self-preservation … One of President Trump's biographers said early Monday that he doesn't believe Trump is a strategic thinker when it comes to his social media attacks on news outlets.  —  Tim O'Brien, who authored the 2005 book “Trump Nation …

Christie: My poll numbers show I don't care about political optics  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said that he doesn't care about “political optics” after he earned national attention Monday over photos of him on a beach he closed last week.  —  “I think my poll numbers show …

Exclusive: Astonishing poll about Trump and media  —  A stark poll by Survey Monkey finds that 89% of Republicans view President Trump as more trustworthy than CNN, and 91% of Democrats think the opposite.  Among all adults, trust for CNN is 7 points ahead of Trump.  Among independents, CNN wins by 15 points.

Chicago to make future plans a graduation requirement: report  —  Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) wants public high school students to show their plans for the future before obtaining their diploma.  —  Students will soon have to show that they've secured a job or received a letter of acceptance to college …