Donald Trump's talking points on Crimea are the same as Vladimir Putin's  —  A few days ago, reporters on Air Force One asked President Trump if he would accept Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.  They had good reason to do so.  As Trump prepares for his July 16 summit meeting …

‘I would have done something’: Jordan rebuts claims he knew of abuse  —  The Freedom Caucus leader gives his first interview about a news report suggesting he ignored sexual abuse by a colleague decades ago.  —  Rep. Jim Jordan emphatically denied allegations that he intentionally overlooked …

Leading contender to be Trump's Supreme Court pick faces questions from social conservatives  —  An intensifying debate over Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, a front-runner in President Trump's search for a Supreme Court nominee, gripped Republicans on Tuesday, with conservative critics highlighting past rulings …

Dubious Fox News article appears to have sparked Trump attack on Obama  —  President Donald Trump appeared to rely on a dubious Fox News report Tuesday morning to unleash an attack on his predecessor, accusing President Barack Obama, without any real evidence, of granting citizenship …

Pruitt directly asked Trump to replace Sessions with him  —  (CNN)Embattled Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Scott Pruitt directly appealed to President Donald Trump this spring to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions and let him run the Department of Justice instead, according to three people familiar with the proposal.

Counter-terror police investigate Amesbury substance after pair fall ill  —  Counter-terror police are investigating a “major incident” in Amesbury after two people were exposed to an unknown substance which left them in a critical condition.  —  Samples of the substance are being sent …

Trump pressed aides on Venezuela invasion, US official says  —  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — As a meeting last August in the Oval Office to discuss sanctions on Venezuela was concluding, President Donald Trump turned to his top aides and asked an unsettling question: With a fast unraveling Venezuela …

A Frosty Summer for Alan Dershowitz on Liberal Martha's Vineyard  —  CHILMARK, Mass. — For years, Alan Dershowitz, the lawyer and professor emeritus at Harvard Law School, has been a garrulous fixture in this handsome, gray-shingled town on Martha's Vineyard.

Democracy Dies in the Blinding Light of Day  —  Despite being one of the United States's founding statesmen and its second president after independence from Britain, John Adams was quite skeptical of democracy.  “Democracy never lasts long,” Adams reflected in an 1814 letter.

Video shows Houston police officer dancing with girl in wheelchair at party  —  Houston Police Officer Sandy Fernandez says he was working security at a quinceañera last weekend, when he noticed a special guest on the dance floor.  It was little girl in a wheelchair, who was watching other party guests dance.

3-Year-Old Refugee Girl Killed by Mass Stabber During Her Birthday Party Loved Disney Princesses  —  The 3-year-old whose birthday was being celebrated when a man allegedly went on a stabbing spree in Idaho Saturday, attacking six children and three adults, has died.

Immigrant Mothers Were Moved Outdoors During Kirstjen Nielsen's Secretive Visit to Detention.  They Shouted for Help to No Avail.  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen made a series of secretive visits to South Texas immigrant detention centers on Friday.

Alan Diaz, AP photographer behind Elian image, dies at 71  —  MIAMI (AP) — Retired Associated Press photojournalist Alan Diaz , whose photo of a terrified 6-year-old Cuban boy named Elian Gonzalez earned him the Pulitzer Prize, has died.  He was 71.  —  Diaz's daughter, Aillette Rodriguez-Diaz, confirmed that he died Tuesday.

“What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”  —  Mr. President, Friends and Fellow Citizens:  —  He who could address this audience without a quailing sensation, has stronger nerves than I have.  I do not remember ever to have appeared as a speaker before any assembly more shrinkingly …

Vote Leave broke electoral law, Electoral Commission expected to say  —  The official Brexit campaign is expected to be found guilty of four charges of breaking electoral law, the BBC has been told.  —  The draft of an investigation into Vote Leave concludes it broke spending limits and failed to comply with some of the rules.

Poland Purges Supreme Court, and Protesters Take to Streets  —  WARSAW — Poland's government carried out a sweeping purge of the Supreme Court on Tuesday night, eroding the judiciary's independence, escalating a confrontation with the European Union over the rule of law and further dividing this already riven nation.

Poll: More voters blame Trump than Dems for lack of civility  —  than Democrats for the lack of civility in politics, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.  —  The survey found that 91 percent of Americans say the lack of civility in politics is a serious problem, with 47 percent of respondents saying Trump is responsible for that.

Viral video of woman's arrest sparks anger, but LAPD says she was involved in violent kidnapping plot  —  A viral video of several Los Angeles police officers training their firearms on an unarmed woman drew fierce criticism online Monday, but police and prosecutors said Tuesday …

Pfizer raises prices on 100 drugs—again—despite backlash from public, lawmakers  —  Many Pfizer rivals vowed to limit such price hikes and Trump recently suggested cuts.  —  Despite public and political pressure, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer keeps raising the prices of its drugs …

Rhode Island Dems in uproar as party seeks to oust three progressive women  —  The party is standing by a lawmaker who has been charged with sexual assault and perjury.  It also backed a former lawmaker who has been arrested several times.  —  WASHINGTON — As it tries to fend off a progressive insurgency …

Facebook slammed for ‘censorship’ of country group's patriotic song  —  Facebook was slammed by the Wes Cook band Tuesday after it prevented the country group from using the social network's paid tools to promote its song “I Stand for the Flag.”  —  The Nashville-based group released a video for …

Radical Democrats Are Pretty Reasonable  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's upset primary victory has produced a huge amount of punditry about the supposed radicalization of the Democratic party, how it's going to hurt the party because her positions won't sell in the Midwest …

Iranian commander accuses Israel of stealing Iran's CLOUDS and causing a drought  —  An Iranian general has accused Israel of stealing its clouds in order to manipulate weather and cause drought in the Islamic Republic.  —  Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali, head of Iran's Civil Defence Organisation …