A Liberal's Case for Brett Kavanaugh  —  The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be the next Supreme Court justice is President Trump's finest hour, his classiest move.  Last week the president promised to select “someone with impeccable credentials, great intellect, unbiased judgment …

All 12 boys, coach rescued from flooded Thai cave  —  MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — All 12 boys and their soccer coach have been rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, the Thai navy SEALs said Tuesday, ending an 18-day ordeal that riveted people around the world.

Dick Durbin's Supreme Sacrifice  —  Trading Democratic Senate seats to block Trump's nominee.  What could go wrong?  —  In Tennyson's hands the light brigade's disastrous frontal assault on Russian troops in the Crimean War produced some stirring verse.  But suicidal charges are less advised for political parties.

Giuliani works for foreign clients while serving as Trump's attorney  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani continues to work on behalf of foreign clients both personally and through his namesake security firm while serving as President Trump's personal attorney — an arrangement experts say raises conflict …

EU official criticizes Trump over attitude toward allies  —  BRUSSELS (AP) — A senior European Union official lashed out Tuesday at President Donald Trump, lambasting the U.S. leader for his constant criticism of European allies and urging him to remember who is friends are when he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin next week.

Israeli, Saudi, and Emirati Officials Privately Pushed for Trump to Strike a “Grand Bargain” with Putin  —  During a private meeting shortly before the November, 2016, election, Mohammed bin Zayed, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, floated to a longtime American interlocutor what sounded, at the time, like an unlikely grand bargain.

Woman beats a 91-year-old Mexican man with a brick, tells him to ‘go back to your country’  —  The Los Angeles Fourth of July fireworks display was just beginning when Erik Mendoza realized his 91-year-old grandfather was missing.  Thinking he might have gone for his daily walk …

Hecklers spoil another Mitch McConnell meal by blaring ‘Fight The Power’  —  Provided by Ben Norton, Louisville Courier Journal  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may need to start ordering takeout in Louisville.  —  The Kentucky Republican abruptly left Sarino …

Mike Pompeo: Qassem Soleimani is causing trouble in Iraq and Syria ... we need to raise the cost for him  —  US Secretary of State speaks exclusively to The National about America's commitment to Gulf security  —  United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on a mission to garner …

Brutal poll: Democrats' Senate dream slips away  —  To win the Senate, Democrats need to keep all 10 seats they're defending in states that President Trump won in 2016 — plus pick up two more seats.  —  Why it matters: That's not happening.  A new Axios/SurveyMonkey poll of key states shows Dems …

Judge Kavanaugh and the Second Amendment  —  The text, history, and tradition methodology applied to D.C.'s unusually restrictive gun laws.  —  No nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court has had such a detailed record on Second Amendment as does Brett Kavanaugh.

Feminist Apparel CEO Fires Entire Staff After They Learn He's An Admitted Sexual Abuser  —  The employees of the popular clothing company Feminist Apparel thought they were creating tools for the resistance.  The online store's viral shirts and accessories — which feature sayings like …

After Moscow Trip, Ron Johnson Says Election Meddling Overblown  —  One of the Republican senators back from a trip to Moscow is suggesting that Congress went too far in punishing Russia for meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.  —  “I've been pretty upfront that the election interference …

Secret tape recordings rock Georgia governor race  —  Georgia GOP gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle can be heard saying the Republican primary had devolved into “who could be the craziest.”  —  ATLANTA — Another secret recording is shaking up Georgia's Republican primary runoff in the governor's race.

Family separation combines cruelty, incompetence  —  Make the reunification effort speedy and transparent.  The government needs to provide precise numbers, not vague or rounded ones: Our view  —  CONNECT  —  Americans angrily objected as U.S. government agents wrenched crying children …

Theresa May's ministers ‘run away’  —  Germany and Britain  —  German and British papers all led with the double-resignation of senior Brexiteers David Davis and Boris Johnson.  The former Brexit and foreign ministers resigned within hours of each other, dealing a harsh blow …