Trump Team Met With Lawyer Linked to Kremlin During Campaign  —  Two weeks after Donald J. Trump clinched the Republican presidential nomination last year, his eldest son arranged a meeting at Trump Tower in Manhattan with a Russian lawyer who has connections to the Kremlin …

Trump: I discussed ‘impenetrable cyber security unit’ with Putin  —  President Donald Trump said Sunday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin talked about “forming an impenetrable Cyber Security unit” to safeguard against election hacking when the two leaders met in Germany last week.

U.S. officials say Russian government hackers have penetrated energy and nuclear company business networks  —  Russian government hackers were behind recent cyber-intrusions into the business systems of U.S. nuclear power and other energy companies in what appears to be an effort to assess their networks …

In Alexandria shooter's hometown, rage-filled radio host channels middle America's inner frustration  —  BELLEVILLE, Ill. — It's not yet 11 a.m., and Bob Romanik, sitting behind the microphone at his radio station in a rundown strip mall in the middle of America, already has said the “n-word” …

These Coloradans say Earth is flat.  And gravity's a hoax.  Now, they're being persecuted.  —  The Flat Earth movement is growing in Colorado, thanks to technology and skepticism about science … Every Tuesday at 6 p.m., three dozen Coloradans from every corner of the state assemble …

Rooftop Solar Dims Under Pressure From Utility Lobbyists  —  Over the past six years, rooftop solar panel installations have seen explosive growth — as much as 900 percent by one estimate.  —  That growth has come to a shuddering stop this year, with a projected decline in new installations of 2 percent …

‘True Blood’ Star Nelsan Ellis Dies at 39  —  “He was a great talent, and his words and presence will be forever missed.”  —  Nelsan Ellis, the actor who starred in HBO's True Blood as Lafayette Reynolds, has died, his manager Emily Gerson Saines, told The Hollywood Reporter.  —  He was 39.

Marco Rubio Is Tweeting the Most Republican Part of the Bible  —  Marco Rubio had a message for his nearly 3 million Twitter followers on the morning of June 26: “As dogs return to their vomit, so fools repeat their folly.  Proverbs 26:11.”  —  That one might have been his most head-snapping …

Trump keeps it friendly with Xi at G20 on North Korea threat  —  U.S. President Donald Trump took a conciliatory tone on Saturday at a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping where the leaders agreed to keep working on two pressing issues: the nuclear threat posed by North Korea and bilateral trade irritants.

Seattle Shows the Way to Higher Pay  —  A recent study on Seattle's $15-an-hour minimum wage law reignited the debate over whether higher minimums help workers by lifting pay or harm them by leading employers to cut hours.  The study, by University of Washington researchers, found more harm than good …

Republicans increasingly uncertain of a legislative victory before August  —  The Republican Congress returns to Capitol Hill this week increasingly uncertain that a major legislative victory is achievable in the three weeks before lawmakers leave town for their month-long summer recess.

Hungarian far right launches new political party  —  Militants gather in Budapest to form political movement aiming to replace current party on the extreme right … Hundreds of Hungarian right-wing militants gathered in Budapest to launch a political movement that they hope will run …

Hundreds withdraw Colorado voter registrations in response to compliance with commission request  —  DENVER - At least two Colorado county clerks say they've seen a large increase in the number of people who have withdrawn their state voter registration since Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams …

Iowa woman who tried to vote for Trump twice pleads guilty to election misconduct  —  A woman from Des Moines, Iowa, pleaded guilty to election misconduct for attempting to cast two separate ballots in the 2016 presidential election for then-Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Trump leaves G-20 summit without holding press conference  —  President Trump was one of the only world leaders to leave the G-20 summit without holding a full press conference.  —  Trump on Saturday departed Hamburg, Germany, for Washington after the close of the three-day summit of the world's top political leaders.