So the President F*cking Hates My Girlfriend  —  Hi!!  Sue here.  This is my World Cup Semifinals preview.  The title was supposed to be “So the President F*cking Hates My Girlfriend (and 10 Other Things I Want You to Know Before the World Cup Semifinals)” but we ran out of space.  My bad.

Poll: Kamala Harris surges in Iowa as Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders suffer after debate  —  In night two of the Democratic debate, candidates bore down into issues, and each other.  Kamala Harris went after Joe Biden for his past on busing.  —  CONNECT  —  The first Democratic debate …

Trump Says Tanks Will Be on Display in Washington for July 4  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Monday that the Pentagon would put military tanks on display on Thursday in Washington as part of his plans to turn the annual Fourth of July celebration in the nation's capital into a salute to the country's military prowess.

Trump and R.N.C. Raised $105 Million in 2nd Quarter, Outdoing Obama  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee on Tuesday said they had raised $105 million in the second quarter of this year, dwarfing what President Barack Obama raised …

Nike Nixes ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ Sneaker After Colin Kaepernick Intervenes  —  Sneaker maker pulls Independence Day-themed shoe after NFL star raised concerns about its symbolism  —  Nike Inc. is yanking a U.S.A.-themed sneaker featuring an early American flag after former NFL star-turned …

The Fox News general who ‘spooked’ Trump out of attacking Iran  —  As President Donald Trump wrestled on the evening of June 20 with how to respond to Iran's downing of a U.S. drone, Jack Keane was making his second appearance of the day on the Fox News Channel.

Ivanka's North Korea Photobombs Perplex White House Officials  —  Multiple officials in Washington were caught off guard by the news that Ivanka Trump had found her way into a conversation about nuclear weapons between her father and Kim Jong Un.  —  When Donald Trump and his advisors crossed …

House Democrats are filing a lawsuit for Trump's tax returns, seeking access to financial records  —  House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal is filing a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday seeking to compel the Internal Revenue Service to turn over President Trump's tax returns …

Democrats are learning the wrong lesson from Donald Trump  —  He ran as a moderate — and it worked.  —  Many progressives have what they believe to be a knock-down answer to nervous Nellies who fret that talking about desegregation busing, decriminalizing illegal entry into the United States …

AOC screamed at Border Patrol agents in ‘threatening manner’ during tour: Witnesses  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., screamed at federal law enforcement agents “in a threatening manner” during a visit to a Border Patrol facility in El Paso, Texas, and refused to tour the facility …

Far-Right Extremists Wanted Blood In Portland's Streets.  Once Again, They Got It.  —  It's not a surprise a conservative writer was bloodied in a street brawl in Portland ― far-right extremists have been freely hosting skirmishes there for years.  —  A conservative writer was injured …

American Pride Hits New Low; Few Proud of Political System  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Americans prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, their pride in the U.S. has hit its lowest point since Gallup's first measurement in 2001.  While 70% of U.S. adults overall say they are proud to be Americans …

White House Demands G20 “Haters” Leave Ivanka Alone  —  The White House says it's “absolutely pathetic” for people to question Ivanka Trump's presence at the G20, calling her critics “haters.”  —  For most people, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's time in the White House has been characterized by one long …

Diplomats: Europeans keen to avoid sending Iran nuclear case back to U.N. for now  —  PARIS/DUBAI (Reuters) - France urged Iran on Tuesday to reverse its first major breach of a nuclear pact with world powers as European states signaled they would not seek to reimpose U.N. sanctions - for now.

China Is Forcing Tourists to Install Text-Stealing Malware at its Border  —  The malware downloads a tourist's text messages, calendar entries, and phone logs, as well as scans the device for over 70,000 different files.  —  Foreigners crossing certain Chinese borders into the Xinjiang region …

Spies fear a consulting firm helped hobble U.S. intelligence  —  America's vast spying apparatus was built around a Cold War world of dead drops and double agents.  Today, that world has fractured and migrated online, with hackers and rogue terrorist cells, leaving intelligence operatives scrambling to keep up.

No One Picks Up the Phone, but Are Online Polls the Answer?  —  There's little transparency and not much evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of their approach.  —  The transition away from live interview telephone polling is well underway, and online polls now make up the principal source of data on national public opinion.

Customs beagles sniff out illegal snails  —  Photo: U. S. Customs and Border Protection  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Have any idea what snails smell like?  If you're like most people you don't _ but two beagles who work for the U.S. Customs patrol do.  And they are being credited with sniffing …