Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Announces Retirement  —  His retirement opens pivotal vacancy on the high court going into midterm elections  —  Anthony M. Kennedy, one of the Supreme Court's most consequential modern-day justices and author of landmark rulings on gay rights …

Who Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?  A 28-Year-Old Democratic Giant Slayer  —  She has never held elected office.  She is still paying off her student loans.  She is 28 years old.  “Women like me aren't supposed to run for office,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in a viral campaign video released last month.

Bill Shine Likely as Next White House Communications Director  —  WASHINGTON — Bill Shine, a former Fox News executive who was close to Roger E. Ailes, the network's ousted chairman, is expected to be offered the job of White House communications director, according to two people familiar with the decision.

Man accused of driving into crowd at ‘Unite the Right’ rally charged with federal hate crimes  —  The Justice Department charged James Alex Fields Jr, the driver accused of murdering a counterprotester at last year's white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, with multiple hate crime counts Wednesday.

92% of Republicans think media intentionally reports fake news  —  Nearly all Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (92%) say that traditional news outlets knowingly report false or misleading stories at least sometimes, according to a new Axios/SurveyMonkey poll.

Inside Facebook and Twitter's secret meetings with Trump aides and conservative leaders who say tech is biased  —  Twitter and Facebook are scrambling to assuage conservative leaders who have sounded alarms — and sought to rile voters — with accusations that the country's tech giants are censoring right-leaning posts, tweets and news.

North Korea making ‘rapid’ upgrades to nuclear reactor despite summit pledges  —  Monitoring group says work shows why a denuclearisation deal rather than a ‘statement of lofty goals’ is needed  —  North Korea has continued to upgrade its only known nuclear reactor used to fuel its weapons program …

in Politics  —  The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 45% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump's job performance.  Fifty-four percent (54%) disapprove.  —  With the debate over immigration policy continuing, the president's overall job approval rating …

The Latest: House defeats GOP immigration bill  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress and immigration (all times local):  —  The Republican-led House has killed a broad, GOP-written immigration bill.  The rejection was expected because of Republican divisions and solid Democratic opposition.

GOP incumbents ousted in Oklahoma amid teacher challenges  —  OKLAHOMA CITY  —  At least six Republican incumbents were bounced from office during Oklahoma's primary election, including several who were targeted by pro-education groups.  —  Tuesday's primary election was the first test …

Battleground state polls find more voters prefer Congress as a check on Trump  —  Only about a third of voters in Arizona, Florida and Ohio say Trump deserves to be re-elected.  —  WASHINGTON — Voters in three key Senate battleground states prefer the next Congress to be a check …

Is This the End of Public-Sector Unions in America?  —  The Supreme Court Wednesday dealt a huge blow to public-sector unions and the labor movement in general, ruling in Janus v. AFSCME that public employees do not have to pay fees to unions to cover the costs of collective bargaining.

We've Found $16.1 Million in Political and Taxpayer Spending at Trump Properties  —  Most came from political entities such as the Trump campaign, but government agencies chipped in, too.  “I could offer clarity,” one federal employee explained, “but I choose not to.”

Federal judge enjoins separation of migrant children, orders family reunification  —  A federal judge in San Diego on Tuesday barred the separation of migrant children from their parents and ordered immigration officials to reunify within 30 days families that have been divided as a result …

Dem Has Slight Edge in CD11  —  Low candidate knowledge, high undecideds leave room for movement  —  West Long Branch, NJ - The race to fill New Jersey's 11th Congressional District seat is close with Democrat Mikie Sherrill holding a slight lead over Republican Jay Webber among likely voters …