Cruella de Trump  —  WASHINGTON — So, with this latest toad jumping from our president's mouth, is Donald Trump acting like a sexist pig or simply a pig?  —  I proffer, a pig.  —  I have no doubt that he would attack a man's appearance in the same breathtakingly below-the-belt …

Trump honors veterans at Celebrate Freedom Rally  —  President Donald Trump delivered an Independence Day address honoring American veterans — hundreds of whom came from the Washington, D.C. area to attend the “Celebrate Freedom Rally” at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Trump: Media working to convince GOP I should get off Twitter  —  President Trump continued to rip the news media on Saturday, saying the “fake and fraudulent news media” is trying to convince Republicans that he should not use social media.  —  The FAKE & FRAUDULENT NEWS MEDIA is working hard …

The Dustin Inman Society has confirmed that at least one of the individuals recently arrested for a May, 2017 rape of a Gwinnett County mother is under an ICE hold  —  The Dustin Inman Society has confirmed that at least one of the individuals recently arrested for a May, 2017 attack on a Gwinnett County mother is under an ICE hold.

Kate, We Hardly Knew Ye  —  Today is Kate Steinle Day, the second anniversary of a woman's murder by a repeatedly deported illegal-alien felon nestled in the warm embrace of San Francisco's sanctuary policies.  But she wasn't the first American to be killed by sanctuary-city ordinances, not even in San Francisco.

For Millions, Life Without Medicaid Services Is No Option  —  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Frances Isbell has spinal muscular atrophy, a genetic disorder that has left her unable to walk or even roll over in bed.  But Ms. Isbell has a personal care assistant through Medicaid, and the help allowed …

Obama plays behind-the-scenes role in rebuilding Democratic Party  —  Former President Obama is involved in discussions about the future of the Democratic Party, sources close to the former president tell The Hill.  —  Since leaving office, he has held meetings—on a by-request basis …

Trump says states are ‘trying to hide’ things from his voter fraud commission.  Here's what they actually say.  —  More than two dozen states have refused to fully comply with a sweeping and unprecedented White House request to turn over voter registration data, including sensitive information …

EPA chief pushing governmentwide effort to question climate change science … The Trump administration is debating whether to launch a governmentwide effort to question the science of climate change, an effort that critics say is an attempt to undermine the long-established consensus human activity …

Joe and Mika, wallowing in the mud … The ever-execrable Joe Scarborough and Mika Brezenski are basking in the glory of mud of their own making; they think they are heroes of a kind because Trump tweeted something crass about them.  Indeed he did.  But it was well-deserved.

Phones for Dead People: GAO Report Uncovers Massive Fraud in ‘Obamaphone’ Program  —  A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that the infamous “Obamaphone” program, meant to provide low-income Americans phone and internet service, is riddled with waste, fraud, and abuse.

When Dad's the president — a look inside Ivanka Trump's complicated world  —  Ivanka Trump's office: clean, white, quiet.  A zone of punctual start times and promptly-offered water bottles, and a conference table at which she conducts meetings.  A short, winding walk away from her father's Oval Office downstairs.

Crematory Is Booked?  Japan Offers Corpse Hotels as New Way of Dealing With Death  —  OSAKA, Japan — The minimalist rooms at the Hotel Relation here in Japan's third-largest city are furnished with plain twin beds.  Flat-screen televisions adorn the walls.  Plastic-wrapped cups and toothbrushes are provided in the bathrooms.

For Abused, Gay Iraqi in Turkey, U.S. Refugee Freeze is Cruelest Hit  —  ISTANBUL — For Mohammed, an Iraqi civil engineer, the cruelest experience of his life was not when his father tortured him for being gay.  —  It was not when Islamic State extremists took over the 26-year-old's hometown …

Wombs for men: Astonishing prospect as fertility doctors back operations on NHS so transgender women born as boys can have babies  —  Transgender women who were born male should be given womb transplants so that they can have children, leading NHS doctors have told The Mail on Sunday.

Lewandowski: Trump is the ‘Hemingway of Twitter’  —  President Trump's former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski called Trump the “Hemingway of Twitter,” this week, following his tweets about MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski.  —  “He's the Ernest Hemingway of Twitter,” Lewandowski said discussing Trump's recent Twitter attacks on Fox News.

Next 100 Days: In the Era of Trump, NYS is Out of Step and In the Crosshairs  —  During President Trump's first 100 days, the national conversation turned on big ideas: whether it was right to bar refugees, whether Obamacare was worth keeping, and more.  Over the past several weeks …

An inside view of the House Russia probe  —  It was late March, and Michael Bahar was being blocked from entering the White House, the latest in a series of surreal moments that month for the then-Democratic staff director of the House Intelligence Committee.  —  Bahar was not on the Secret Service's list of approved visitors.

New Florida law lets any resident challenge what's taught in science classes  —  Any resident in Florida can now challenge what kids learn in public schools, thanks to a new law that science education advocates worry will make it harder to teach evolution and climate change.