Special counsel is investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice, officials say  —  The special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 election is interviewing senior intelligence officials as part of a widening probe that now includes an examination …

America's Lethal Politics  —  America's elected representatives enjoying America's pastime on a ball field just across the Potomac from the Capitol: A particularly American form of terror changed that idyll early Wednesday morning into what Senator Rand Paul, who was there, called “basically a killing field.”

Trump: Scalise in ‘some trouble’ after shooting  —  President Trump said Thursday that House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) is “in some trouble” following the shooting Wednesday at a GOP congressional baseball practice in Virginia.  —  “It's been much more difficult than people even thought at the time …

Dennis Rodman gifts Trump's ‘Art of the Deal’ to North Korean minister  —  CNN on the ground: Waiting for Dennis Rodman  —  (CNN)Dennis Rodman may not have been sent to North Korea by US President Donald Trump, but that's not stopping the former basketball star from promoting his former reality TV co-star.

Leaked audio reveals Malcolm Turnbull roasting Donald Trump over ‘fake polls’ and Russia  —  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull isn't known for being a comedian but he tried some daring Donald Trump material on a room full of journalists in Canberra last night.

Seventeen-Point Drop in US Satisfaction Among Republicans  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republicans' satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. took a hit since last month.  Forty-one percent of Republicans say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., down 17 percentage points since May.

Putin jokingly offers Comey asylum during annual phone-in session  —  Russian president's yearly question-and-answer event included comments on the former FBI director and a phone call from Arizona about ‘Russophobia’ … Vladimir Putin made a sarcastic offer of asylum to former FBI director James Comey …

Maine woman attacked by raccoon drowns rabid animal in puddle  —  HOPE, Maine — While jogging on a familiar, overgrown, wooded trail near her home on a recent warm afternoon, Rachel Borch thought to herself.  “What a beautiful day.”  —  Little did she know she was about to be attacked …

Republicans are about to make Medicare-for-all much more likely  —  If Republicans strike down Obamacare, the “Medicare for all” movement will become more powerful than they can imagine.  —  The details of the Senate GOP's Obamacare replacement plan remain a mystery.

Lobbyist for Russian interests says he attended dinners hosted by Sessions  —  Richard Burt contradicts Jeff Sessions' testimony that he didn't believe he had contacts with lobbyists working for Russian interests during Trump's campaign … An American lobbyist for Russian interests …

GOP congressman: Trump may lack language ‘discipline’ to avoid appearance of investigation interference  —  (CNN)Republican Rep. David Schweikert said in a radio interview Thursday that President Donald Trump might lack the language discipline to avoid giving the appearance of interfering in an investigation .

Bill Cosby Trial: Judge Orders Deadlocked Jury Keep Trying  —  NORRISTOWN, Pa. — The jury in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial said Thursday it's deadlocked, but the judge ordered them to try again to reach a verdict.  —  “We cannot come to a unanimous consensus on any of these counts,” …

Trump's Afghan Push: More Troops, No Plan  —  The president campaigned against nation-building.  But he hasn't decided what to do instead.  —  Usually when a president agrees to send more troops to a war zone, it's part of a broader strategy.  George W. Bush approved the surge of forces …