HUFFPOST HILL - Fictional President From 'Independence Day' Having Best Week In Washington
Donald Trump said last week he'd forgive his personal loans to his campaign, but he still hasn't done so, forcing potential campaign contributors to wonder whether they feel like paying for upkeep on that yellow weave. The Pentagon lifted its ban on transgender services members today, provoking immediate furor over which latrines they can use in war zones. And yet another encounter between Bill Clinton and a woman is causing trouble for HIllary. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Thursday, June 30th, 2016:
DEMOCRATS' GUN SIT-IN HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS - Scott Wong: "A week after Democrats staged a nearly 26-hour sit-in demanding a vote on gun control measures, Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said the House will vote next week on legislation to block suspected terrorists from buying guns. In a conference call Thursday, Ryan told rank-and-file Republicans that the House will take up a terrorism package that will include measures to disrupt radicalization and recruitment, as well as a provision to prevent suspected terrorists from purchasing guns, according to a source on the call." [The Hill]
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