“Do we represent prosperity, economic growth, higher take home pay, more jobs or not? I personally believe they ought to do as much as they can on health care right now, but they shouldn’t spend the whole rest of this year on one issue. They have also got to pass, by Thanksgiving, and sign into law by Thanksgiving, a very …

Chicago’s ABC affiliate reports: After serving a little more than a year in a federal prison hospital, former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Il) is nearly home free. Hastert, 75, an admitted sexual molester of young boys and purveyor of hush money, will be released from prison within the next month. The ex-Illinois congressman pleaded guilty to bank fraud in …

The Washingtonian reports: Good news for the cynics of the world. You’ve always said that nothing comes free. Well, this Tuesday at Z-Burger, that’s true. The Tenleytown location of the burger chain will offer free “nothing burgers” from 11 AM to 2 PM on July 18. The promotion was inspired by talk of Donald Trump, Jr.‘s email scandal and whether …

USA Today reports: Diana Orrock, a member of the Republican National Committee from Nevada, appeared to support an article that called for the death of Republican Sen. John McCain. The piece in question, “Please Just F—— Die Already,” was published Monday on Medium by Caitlin Johnstone, who calls herself a “rogue journalist” and an “anti-establishment lefty writer.” Johnstone tweeted her …

The Hill reports: President Trump on Tuesday put blame on Democrats and “a few” Republicans a day after two more GOP senators announced they would not support the Senate GOP’s healthcare bill. Trump then raised the possibility of letting ObamaCare fail and then putting together a healthcare plan. His comments come after Sens. Jerry Moran (Kan.) and Mike Lee (Utah) …

Business Insider reports: The National Rifle Association is lashing out at The Washington Post over criticism of a controversial advertisement the organization promoted that critics described as “an open call to violence.” Conservative NRA talk show host, Grant Stinchfield railed against the newspaper in a video message on Monday, calling it a “fake news outlet” that was “destroying” the country. …

Politico reports: Republican Sens. Mike Lee and Jerry Moran said Monday night they will join two other senators to oppose the Obamacare repeal bill, dooming the GOP initiative in the Senate. Republican leaders could only afford to lose two senators on the procedural motion to start debate on the bill. Lee and Moran would join Sens. Susan Collins and Rand …

The Chicago Sun-Times reports: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s “body man” — a hand-picked assistant chosen to travel with him — was terminated on his first day of the job after a series of homophobic and racially insensitive comments were found on his Twitter page. The exit is one of at least 20 since last week — when Rauner began a rash …

Just the one? Charisma News, your full-service site for anti-witch tutorials, warns that Jesus might be coming back any day now because sunspots. They write: NASA says there is a massive sunspot on the surface of our sun that’s larger than planet Earth. The 75,000-mile-wide spot could rapidly turn into a solar flare and disrupt communications across the globe. The …

The Chicago Tribune reports: The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced a one-time increase of 15,000 additional visas for low-wage, seasonal workers for the remainder of this fiscal year, a seeming about-face from President Trump’s “Hire American” rhetoric, following heavy lobbying from the fisheries, hospitality and other industries that rely on temporary foreign workers. The increase represents a 45 …

The Associated Press reports: A transgender Texan has posted an all-smiles photo with Gov. Greg Abbott to protest a “bathroom bill” that state lawmakers will again consider during a special legislative session beginning Tuesday. Ashley Smith posed with Abbott after he announced his re-election campaign Friday in San Antonio. She later identified herself in the photo as “trans-woman” and posted …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: As Robertson explained it, the entire meeting was probably set up by Democratic operatives working with the consulting firm Fusion GPS who “wanted to get caught” in order to highlight their ability to “disrupt America” and President Trump’s agenda. Robertson cited the fact that Fusion GPS was responsible for a dossier alleging that …

Hemant Mehta reports at the Friendly Atheist: In an interview she just wrapped up with the Christian Broadcasting Network, “Activist Mommy” Elizabeth Johnston continued to rail against Teen Vogue for daring to publish an article explaining what anal sex is, how to have it safely (if that’s something you want to do), and that it’s okay to say no. Johnston …

Fox News reports: Judge Andrew Napolitano said today that political campaigns cannot accept “something of value” from a foreign person or government. The Fox News senior judicial analyst said on “America’s Newsroom” that the Trump campaign’s lawyer – if consulted – would have likely advised Donald Trump Jr. and others not to attend a meeting last spring with a Russian …

UPI reports: President Donald Trump will participate in a “Made in America” product showcase Monday. Trump will examine U.S.-made products from all 50 states at the White House and on the South Lawn, and then will speak Monday afternoon on his administration’s support of U.S. manufacturing companies. The event, scheduled for 3 p.m., is part of “Made in America” week, …

USA Today reports: About 4-in-10 Americans currently support impeaching President Donald Trump six months into his term — significantly higher than the number who called for Richard Nixon’s impeachment in 1973, a Monmouth University poll has found. This is the first time adults nationwide were asked about impeachment of Trump with the same question used by the Gallup Poll during …

Mediaite reports: One of the promotional ploys that the President Donald Trump administration has brought to the nation’s capital has been “theme weeks.” In the past month or so we’ve seen “Infrastructure Week” and “Workforce Development” week, and today marks the first day of President Trump’s “Made in America” week, which is ostensibly a chance to highlight and celebrate American …

CNN reports: London Mayor Sadiq Khan has reiterated his opposition to US President Donald Trump being afforded an elaborate state visit when he comes to the UK next year. “State visits are different from a normal visit and at a time when the President of the USA has policies that many in our country disagree with, I am not sure …

Safiyah Riddle reports at Right Wing Watch: Self-proclaimed prophet Cindy Jacobs received a message from God about the national security of the United States, announcing that she “decreed” that the Lord would “expose, expose, and expose” terrorist threats to the U.S. “in the name of Jesus.” These visions, according to Jacobs, are “an anointing and an authority and an intercession” …

On Friday night Alliance Defending Freedom lawyer Kristen Waggoner appeared on Fox News to denounce ABC, NBC, and other outlets for correctly naming them as a hate group. As I’ve reported many times, the ADF openly advocates for criminalizing homosexuality and, of course, against virtually any LGBT civil rights. In fact, they even appeared before the Supreme Court in the …