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On Thursday, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) placed the blame for the Orlando nightclub massacre, which killed 49, squarely on President Obama's shoulders. In a conversation with reporters in the Senate hallway, McCain suggested that Obama was "directly responsible" for the terror attack because his failures in the Middle East — including pulling troops from Iraq and not trying harder to intervene in Syria — had enabled the rise of the Islamic State. The Orlando gunman, Omar Mateen, allegedly pledged... Читать дальше...

Following the Senate Democrats' 15-hour filibuster in demand of a vote on gun control legislation, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took to the floor Thursday to slam such moves as being a "sideshow."

It was at the Cuban estate Finca Vigía that some of the greatest American novels of the 20th century were written — For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Old Man and the Sea. But after the death of Ernest Hemingway in 1961 and the escalating tensions of the Cold War, U.S.-Cuban relations fizzled out and then were severed all together. Without being able to order valuable materials from the U.S., Hemingway's historic Havana estate fell into disrepair.

Richard Armitage, deputy secretary of state under former President George W. Bush, said Thursday that if Donald Trump is the Republican Party's chosen nominee, he'll be voting for Hillary Clinton. "He doesn't appear to be a Republican, he doesn't appear to want to learn about the issues," Armitage, who also served as an assistant secretary of defense under former President Ronald Reagan, said of Trump. "So I'm going to vote for Mrs. Clinton."

Jo Cox, a member of the British Parliament, died Thursday after she was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire. The incident took place after Cox, 41, led her morning town hall meeting for constituents at the Birstall Library, located southwest of the city of Leeds. A 52-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the incident. A motive has yet to be reported.

As Donald Trump fights to keep the details of his Trump University lawsuit secret, connoisseurs of news about presidential candidates entangled in messy relationships with for-profit educational institutions can turn their attention to the Clinton camp.

Even if Donald Trump doesn't win the presidential election, there's a good chance we'll still be seeing a whole lot more of him on TV. Vanity Fair reported Thursday that the presumptive GOP nominee is eyeing the possibility of launching his very own media company — possibly a cable news network — after discovering just how powerful a hold he can have on the news cycle:

Six gold bracelets and a seventh made of silver comprise the largest collection of Viking treasure to ever be discovered in Denmark, The Local reports — and the trove wasn't even found by professionals.

The FBI has a searchable facial recognition database of more than 411 million photographs, reveals a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Donald Trump has claimed that being called "The Donald" is really no big deal. "I don't mind that it stuck," he told The Washington Post last September. "I think it's an endearment." He's fine. Everything is fine.

In a statement to Congress on Thursday morning, CIA Director John Brennan is expected to warn that the Islamic State appears to be specifically gearing up to launch attacks on the West. "We judge that ISIL is training and attempting to deploy operatives for further attacks," Brennan will tell the Senate Intelligence Committee, according to excerpts of his statement provided to CNN. "ISIL has a large cadre of Western fighters who could potentially serve as operatives for attacks in the West. And... Читать дальше...

The cockpit voice recorder has been recovered from the newly discovered wreckage of EgyptAir Flight 804, which crashed into the Mediterranean Sea last month. Egypt reports that the black box is damaged, but that they have recovered the "memory unit, which is the most important in the recorder," The Associated Press reports.

Everybody wants to go to Mars, even if it means they probably won't come back. But even if the journey means an ending not quite as fortunate as that of The Martian, there is still a lot of excitement about the possibility of sending manned missions to the red planet as early as 2026.

The family of the man who invented the AR-15 assault rifle has spoken out to say the weapon was never intended to be in civilians' hands. "Our father, Eugene Stoner, designed the AR-15 and subsequent M-16 as a military weapon to give our soldiers an advantage over the AK-47. He died long before any mass shootings occurred. But, we do think he would have been horrified and sickened as anyone, if not more by these events," the family told NBC News.

The Clinton Foundation, the global charity set up by former President Bill Clinton, has caused some headaches for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, and Donald Trump says he will tell everyone about it in a major speech. But it turns out that several ethics and campaign law watchdogs are also calling for an investigation of Trump's family foundation, The Daily Beast reports, with groups including the Sunlight Foundation, Citizens for Responsibility in Ethics in Washington (CREW), the Campaign Legal Center... Читать дальше...

Oprah Winfrey officially announced her endorsement of Hillary Clinton for president on Entertainment Tonight Wednesday, and she couldn't say enough about how big Clinton's candidacy is for women. "Regardless of your politics, it's a seminal moment for women," Winfrey said of Clinton becoming the first woman poised to win a major party's nomination and, possibly, the presidency. "What this says is, there is no ceiling, that ceiling just went boom! It says anything is possible when you can be leader... Читать дальше...

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Federal Reserve policy makers left interest rates unchanged as they ended their two-day meeting on Wednesday. The decision was widely expected in the wake of May's disappointing jobs report. The Fed said it still expected to make two quarter-point increases to its benchmark short-term rate this year, although six of the 17 Fed policy makers — up from one in March — now anticipate just one increase this year. Fed officials said the slower pace of economic growth could slow the pace of hikes in coming years. Читать дальше...

Donald Trump has claimed on multiple occasions that Muslim-Americans do not report extremists in their communities, a statement the FBI is now saying is entirely false. In fact, Muslims have repeatedly prevented possible attacks by informing on suspicious and possibly radicalized individuals.

As much as Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) wants to support his party in the general election, he's having a hard time getting behind its presumptive nominee. In an interview on MSNBC's Morning Joe that aired Thursday, Kasich tried to reconcile his longstanding loyalty to the Republican Party with his aversion to Donald Trump. "There's this thing called Republican loyalty," Kasich said. "I've been a Republican all my life, how do you think I feel about this? I'm the Republican governor of Ohio. It's difficult."

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President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Orlando on Thursday to offer comfort and support to a community grieving after Sunday's mass shooting at a gay nightclub, which left 49 dead and 53 wounded, the White House said Wednesday. Obama and Biden will meet with the families of victims, "and stand in solidarity with the Orlando community," the White House said. Obama plans to speak publicly to make clear that the country stands with the city and its LGBT community as they grieve... Читать дальше...

President Obama will visit the site of the Orlando nightclub shooting on Thursday to meet with families of the victims as well as people who survived the attack. The visit comes as Obama continues to try to deflect criticism that he has not done enough to fight ISIS and that he does not understand the full threat of radical Islam. "When terrorists have struck during his presidency, Obama has typically reacted cerebrally and unemotionally, trying to ensure that reason triumphs over the fear and... Читать дальше...

On Wednesday, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, released a letter with what he said were posts from one of five Facebook accounts believed to be linked to Omar Mateen, the gunman who shot dead 49 people and wounded another 53 at an Orlando gay nightclub early Sunday morning. Mateen launched his attack at Pulse dance club at 2 a.m. and was shot dead by police at about 5 a.m.

On Wednesday, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, released a letter with what he said were posts from one of five Facebook accounts believed to be linked to Omar Mateen, the gunman who shot dead 49 people and wounded another 53 at an Orlando gay nightclub early Sunday morning. Mateen launched his attack at Pulse dance club at 2 a.m. and was shot dead by police at about 5 a.m.

The Democratic primary is over, and Hillary Clinton won by a comfortable margin. Given the overwhelming handicap that Bernie Sanders faced, from big money donors to simple name recognition, it is staggering that the contest was even remotely close. But now that it's finished and the bitter and rather pointless fighting between Clinton and Sanders supporters is finally dying down, it's worth taking a step back to consider what this primary was all about — in particular, what Sanders' candidacy represents. Читать дальше...

Have you noticed Donald Trump isn't bragging about his poll numbers anymore?