Russian Dirt on Clinton?  ‘I Love It,’ Donald Trump Jr. Said  —  The June 3, 2016, email sent to Donald Trump Jr. could hardly have been more explicit: One of his father's former Russian business partners had been contacted by a senior Russian government official and was offering to provide …

Senate GOP ‘very pessimistic’ on Obamacare repeal  —  A push by Ted Cruz and Mike Lee to pull the bill to the right is dividing the caucus and complicating Republicans' already-beleaguered effort.  —  Tensions are rising between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's leadership team …

How We Are Ruining America  —  Over the past generation, members of the college-educated class have become amazingly good at making sure their children retain their privileged status.  They have also become devastatingly good at making sure the children of other classes have limited chances to join their ranks.

This Town Melts Down  —  A veteran political reporter takes stock of how Washington has — and hasn't — changed in the time of Trump.  —  Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, was running late and “tied up in the Oval,” an assistant explained.  It was late on a Thursday afternoon in June …

Amazing human chain formed to rescue drowning family in PCB  —  “I honestly thought I was going to lose my family that day,” Roberta Ursrey said.  “It was like, 'Oh God, this is how I'm going.' ”  —  PANAMA CITY BEACH — It was supposed to just be a quick trip to the beach …

Fox & Friends Addresses False Comey Memo Report: ‘We Were Mistaken’  —  Fox & Friends reported yesterday that former FBI Director James Comey had leaked classified information in a memo he had written to memorialize a meeting with President Trump, which he then passed on to a friend to leak to the press.

Authorities: Sixteen believed dead from military plane crash west of Itta Bena  —  Sheriff says mid-air crash ruled out  —  Authorities say the expected death toll has risen to 16 from today's crash of a Marine Corps plane in a soybean field on the western edge of Leflore County.

An avalanche of hate: How a Montana mom became the target of a neo-Nazi troll storm  —  Whitefish, Montana (CNN)Once the calls began, they did not stop.  Swiping to decline a call just led to the phone ringing again.  Blocked number after blocked number filled up the voice mail.

The latest revelation won't end Trump's presidency.  Only Paul Ryan can.  —  At least since Donald Trump first announced his presidential campaign in June 2015, journalists and activists have been asking: Is this the scandal that finally does him in?  —  Would his casual description …

Syrian Observatory says it has ‘confirmed information’ that Islamic State chief is dead  —  The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had “confirmed information” that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed.  —  The report came just days …

America's Most and Least Popular Senators — July 2017  —  Never miss the latest political data and news from Morning Consult.  Subscribe to Morning Consult's Washington email brief here.  —  If Americans were feeling optimistic about their senators at the dawn of the new era …

GOP Researcher Who Sought Clinton Emails Had Alt-Right Help  —  The saga of Peter Smith's quest to obtain 33,000 emails deleted by Hillary Clinton—an effort now at the center of intrigue swirling around the Donald Trump campaign's ties to Russia—keeps getting weirder.