Trump team, RNC to meet at pivotal moment  —  Donald Trump's campaign and top Republican Party officials plan what one person called a “come to Jesus” meeting on Friday in Orlando to discuss the Republican nominee's struggling campaign, according to multiple sources familiar with the scheduled sit-down.

Trump Now Says Claim That Obama Was ‘Founder Of ISIS’ Was ‘Sarcasm’  —  According to Donald Trump, the press just doesn't get his sense of humor.  —  After spending the past two days telling multiple press outlets and campaign rally attendees that President Barack Obama was “the founder of ISIS …

EXCLUSIVE: Joint FBI-US Attorney Probe Of Clinton Foundation Is Underway  —  Multiple FBI investigations are underway involving potential corruption charges against the Clinton Foundation, according to a former senior law enforcement official.  —  The investigation centers on New York City …

Trump: Americans could be tried in Guantánamo  —  A President Donald Trump might push for Americans accused of terrorism to be tried in military tribunal at the U.S. Navy base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the Republican nominee told the Miami Herald on Thursday.

McConnell: GOP chances to keep Senate are ‘very dicey’  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that GOP prospects for keeping control of the Senate after the November elections are “very dicey,” sounding an alarm amid mounting Republican concerns about presidential nominee Donald Trump,

American Simone Manuel speaks out on police brutality, race after earning Olympic gold  —  RIO DE JANEIRO - American swimmer Simone Manuel spoke out about the United States' police brutality controversy after claiming a historic gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle at the Rio Olympics on Thursday night.

A 6-Year-Old Girl Was Handcuffed At School For Taking Candy  —  Now her mother is suing.  —  A woman is suing the Chicago Board of Education and a security guard for handcuffing her 6-year-old daughter at school after other students said she took candy off of a teacher's desk.  The incident took place in March.

Eye lens radiocarbon reveals centuries of longevity in the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus)  —  1Marine Biological Section, University of Copenhagen, Strandpromenaden 5, 3000 Helsingør, Denmark.  —  2Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Post Office Box 570, Kivioq 2, 3900 Nuuk, Greenland.

NEW NARRATIVE: TRUMP, Republicans concede they could lose election — RNC to open offices in all 50 states in move to help Trump — PHOTOS of Bernie's new lakefront home — B'DAY: Kelley McCormick  —  BULLETIN — “Thailand blasts target Phuket and Hua Hin tourist spots,” BBC World News …

Tech Companies Apple, Twitter, Google, and Instagram Collude to Defeat Trump  —  There is no such thing as Pro-Trump free speech as Clinton corporate allies serve up a carefully curated view of the campaign  —  My dad always told me that conservative candidates have to work twice as hard …

Pelosi gets personal with GOP on birth control  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is getting personal with her Republican colleagues.  —  Hammering GOP leaders for tying funding for the Zika virus to restrictions on Planned Parenthood clinics, Pelosi on Thursday wondered aloud …

Hannity, Ingraham Say It's Immoral Not To Vote Trump.  Here Are 3 Reasons They're Wrong.  —  On Wednesday night, Fox News' Sean Hannity, apparently desperate to begin casting blame for Donald Trump's November election loss in August, called out conservatives unwilling to vote for Donald Trump.

Fred Trump Taught His Son the Essentials of Showboating Self-Promotion  —  The throngs of New Yorkers who poured into Coney Island on a sweltering Sunday in July 1939 — shuffling past the rides, hot-dog stands and freak shows — confronted one last spectacle blaring just beyond the surf.

Cruz's Popularity Takes A Hit In KTVT-CBS 11/Dixie Strategies Poll  —  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Sen. Ted Cruz won the Republican presidential primary in Texas with nearly 44 percent of the vote.  But most voters now do not think very highly of the U.S. lawmaker, according to the latest KTVT-CBS …

NFL won't allow Cowboys to wear decal supporting Dallas police on their helmets  —  UPDATE 2:15 p.m. July 11: This story now includes reactions from the Dallas Police Department and the Dallas Fallen Officer Foundation.  —  OXNARD, Calif. — The Arm in Arm decal the Cowboys unveiled …

Clinton's press problem  —  Think Donald Trump is the only candidate sidelining the press?  Think again.  —  The Republican's media blacklist, complaints about unbalanced coverage, and accusations that veteran reporters are simply fabricators have drawn the most vocal condemnation from the Washington press corps.