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HOUSE MAJORITY WHIP STEVE SCALISE STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION A lone gunman injured six after opening fire early Wednesday at a GOP baseball practice for the annual congressional baseball game. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is still in critical condition after being shot in the hip, as the “shot travelled across his pelvis, fracturing bones, injuring internal organs and causing severe bleeding.” President Donald Trump and Melania Trump visited Scalise and one of the Capitol Police officers shot in the hospital. Here’s what we know about the suspected shooter, James Hodgkinson. Take a look at maps of the field. And here’s how a Wednesday turned into a mix of Washington baseball, bloodshed and brotherhood. [HuffPost]
SPECIAL COUNSEL REPORTEDLY INVESTIGATING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FOR POSSIBLE OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE “The obstruction of justice investigation into Trump began days after Comey was fired on May 9, according to people familiar with the matter, The Washington Post said.” [Reuters]
FLINT OFFICIALS CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette charged five officials who “presided over a failure to maintain the safety of the city’s water supply, resulting in widespread lead poisoning among Flint children and 12 deaths connected to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease.” [HuffPost]
MSNBC’S CHUCK TODD CALLS OUT THE ‘TOXIC STEW’ OF PARTISAN POLITICS Following Wednesday’s shooting. And many people are calling on the teams to mix sides at the congressional baseball game tonight. [HuffPost]
SENATE BACKS NEW RUSSIA SANCTIONS To punish Russian meddling in the 2016 election. [Reuters]
17 ARE DEAD IN LONDON APARTMENT FIRE And emergency services now estimate the death toll could rise much higher as they search the building for bodies. Authorities believe the death toll would have been worse had Muslims who lived in the building not been up for Ramadan when the fire began and alerted neighbors to the blaze. And here’s why the inferno has exposed the apartment’s controversial history. [HuffPost]
LEAKED VIDEO OF THE AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER MAKING FUN OF TRUMP Will make things awkward at the next state dinner. [HuffPost]
WHAT’S BREWING
CORINNE OLYMPIOS HAS HIRED A TOP HOLLYWOOD LAWYER And spoken out for the first time amid the “Bachelor in Paradise” scandal. [HuffPost]
ARIANA GRANDE IN LINE FOR HONORARY MANCHESTER CITIZENSHIP Which is typically only granted to area residents. [HuffPost]
FOX NEWS IS GETTING RID OF ITS ‘FAIR AND BALANCED’ SLOGAN After 21 years. [HuffPost]
YOU CAN LET IT GO The “Frozen” cast is back in a new animated short sequel. [HuffPost]
OUTRAGE IS MOUNTING Over this video of a United worker shoving a 73-year-old passenger to the ground. [HuffPost]
DETACHABLE JEANS ARE A THING NOW A pair of jean shorts with detachable pant extensions are all the rage in Hollywood these days. What has humanity come to? [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
The coast guard in South Carolina has reopened a Charleston shipping terminal after investigating the threat of a “dirty bomb” on a container ship.
The Trump administration is looking at “dismantling” two of the Obama administration’s new rules targeting for-profit colleges.
A federal judge has ordered another environmental review for the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Adele visited a London vigil for those devastated by the Grenfell Tower fire and was spotted comforting people.
What happened when this man figured out he had a worm crawling across his eye.
Congrats to Rebel Wilson, who won her defamation lawsuit.
This is what it looks like to have a grand slam stolen from you with one heckuva catch.
We don’t understand the filters on the first lady’s Instagram account.
Of course George and Amal Clooney have a meet-cute story.
Why you shouldn’t be sharing photos of Jessica Chastain’s wedding.
Feast your eyes on what’s essentially “Dodgeball 2.”
Just 194 thoughts Leigh Blickley had while watching the “Harry Potter” franchise for the first time.
And in honor of upcoming Father’s Day (don’t forget to put that card in the mail!), here are 29 photos of dads’ joy in the delivery room.