Trump Presses Putin on Russian Meddling in U.S. Election  —  Right Now: President Trump pressed Vladimir V. Putin on Russia's interference in the 2016 United States election but did not dwell on the subject.  Their encounter lasted two hours and 15 minutes, far longer than expected.

Trump Aides on Podesta Tweet: ‘No Idea What He Is Talking About’ … The world's most powerful leaders gathered in Germany this week to hammer out tough geopolitical issues—and, according to a tweet from President Donald Trump, to dump on Hillary Clinton's former campaign chairman.

FBI investigated complaints that Bobby Knight groped women at U.S. spy agency  —  Even before he started cursing from the podium at a U.S. spy agency, Bobby Knight was an unorthodox choice to deliver a lecture on leadership.  —  Employees at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) …

Trump personally pockets club membership fees, breaking with industry norms  —  Even as he serves as president, Donald Trump earns a tidy sum — tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars — every time a new member joins one of his tony clubs.  —  Whether it's the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster …

Rachel Maddow's Exclusive “Scoop” About A Fake NSA Document Raises Several Key Questions  —  MSNBC's Rachel Maddow devoted the first 21 minutes of her Thursday night program to what she promoted as an “exclusive” scoop.  The cable news host said that someone had sent her a “carefully forged” …

I shared my toddler's hospital bill on Twitter.  First came supporters — then death threats.  —  I was offered a .22 bullet, although I'm still not sure whom he meant it for, me or my child.  —  It was late on a Friday evening when I collected the day's letters from the mailbox.

The Alt-Right Branding War Has Torn the Movement in Two  —  A few weeks ago, Colton Merwin, a nineteen-year-old from Maryland who recently dropped out of college, decided to organize a rally on the National Mall.  “I got all the permits and stuff myself,” he said.  “It was pretty easy, actually.”

Senate GOP and White House plan final, urgent blitz to pass health-care law  —  The White House and Senate Republican leaders are planning a final, urgent blitz to pressure reluctant GOP senators to pass an overhaul of the Affordable Care Act before their month-long August recess.

New holes in Loretta Lynch's story on the Hillary probe  —  MORE FROM: … When former Attorney General Loretta Lynch testified last year about her decision not to prosecute Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified information, she swore she never talked to “anyone” on the Clinton campaign.

Donald Trump's Credibility Problem at the G-20 Summit  —  With North Korea's successful testing of an intercontinental ballistic missile that might be able to reach parts of the United States, Donald Trump is facing a foreign-policy challenge of the first order.

Are goats taking jobs from union workers?  —  A battle is brewing at Western Michigan University this summer between a group of hungry goats and a labor union.  —  The 400-member American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has filed a grievance contending that the work …

A New Warsaw Pact  —  Trump's speech in Poland defending “Western civilization” from its enemies sounded less like Reagan's Cold War-era speeches than white nationalist rhetoric.  —  Thus far, Donald Trump has governed as a typical Republican president, with the usual suite of tax cuts …

26 key bioterrorism jobs the Trump administration has not yet filled  —  Biological threats pose some of the gravest health risks in our increasingly interconnected world.  They can be naturally occurring, such as outbreaks of Ebola infections, or bioterrorism, such as the anthrax attacks in 2001.

Muslim activist Linda Sarsour's reference to ‘jihad’ draws conservative wrath … Linda Sarsour, a lead organizer of the Women's March on Washington and one of the most high-profile Muslim activists in the country, gave an impassioned speech last weekend that at first gained little attention.

Claim Racial Profiling  —  Migos Kicked off Delta Flight, Claim Racial Profiling (UPDATE)  —  Migos just got thrown off a Delta flight ... the question, were they thrown off because they were out of control or because they're black?  —  The incident went down Friday on a flight scheduled from Atlanta to Des Moines.

London Hospital Reconsiders Decision to Turn Off Sick Baby's Life Support  —  LONDON — In an shift, a London hospital said on Friday that it would reconsider its decision to turn off life support for Charlie Gard, a brain-damaged and terminally ill British infant, in light of “fresh evidence” about a potential treatment.

The Dangers of Arrogant Ignorance  —  Widespread historical ignorance is driving political polarization.  —  During President Trump's speech in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, he memorialized Pope John Paul II's momentous 1979 visit to the city.  —  For many historians …

White House Relied Upon Dark Money Lobbyist To “Quarterback” Gorsuch's Confirmation  —  Five “dark money” organizations spent more than $14 million to ensure Neil Gorsuch's seat on the Supreme Court, according to new records reviewed by MapLight.  —  A lobbyist with extensive ties …

Bye-bye beach house?  Guadagno wants to sell Christie's Island Beach retreat  —  Gallery: Gov. Chris Christie and family on closed Island Beach State Park in N.J.  —  cbrodesser@njadvancemedia.com,  —  NJ Advance Media for NJ.com  —  TRENTON — Blasting Gov. Chris Christie's summer home as …

Driver accused of resisting arrest, punching Collier deputy in face, making threat  —  Authorities said a Golden Gate man resisted arrest Wednesday, threatened to harm a deputy and yelled “black lives matter” while being booked into jail.  —  Anthony Denson Jr., 34, was stopped …

BIZARRE ALT RIGHT CARTOON OF TRUMP AS 9/11 PLANE AND CNN AS TWIN TOWERS CONFUSES TWITTER  —  The American right frequently delights in its mockery of CNN, dutifully following in the footsteps of President Trump, who spent much of the last week maligning the cable news network.