Evening Edition: Obama visits survivors in Orlando: ‘Our hearts are broken, too’

McCain: Obama's policies are 'directly responsible' for attack; Senate close to votes on gun-control measures, but no bipartisan agreement in sight; British member of Parliament dies after shooting, stabbing that stunned nation; Trump calls her 'Crooked Hillary,' but his fans use a more vulgar term; U.S. sees more pregnancies with serious Zika complications ; 'I nearly died four times': Detainees describe CIA torture in new documents; 30 years ago another boy was attacked by an alligator at Disney. Here’s his story.; Action by inaction means a 1.6 percent federal employee raise is likely in 2017; 5 things I’ve learned from Donald Trump in the past 365 days; The Daily 202: Marco Rubio flip-flops on hating the Senate ; The Fix: Trump had six weeks to unify Republicans. He hasn't.; Why CIA drone strikes have plummeted; American stabs, kills self in Taiwan courtroom after drug conviction; A rare, risky mission is underway to rescue sick scientists from the South Pole; Bands are tired of you posting videos of their shows — so they're locking up your phone ;   The day's most important stories   Obama visits survivors in Orlando: 'Our hearts are broken, too' While laying flowers at a memorial, the president said the city was "shaken by an evil, hateful act." Obama said he and Vice President Biden met family members of people slain in the shooting and called their grief indescribable. By Katie Zezima, Ellen Nakashima and Mark Berman  •  Read more » McCain: Obama's policies are 'directly responsible' for attack Sen. John McCain's statement goes beyond the criticism of the president by fellow Republican senators and echoes remarks by Donald Trump. By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   Senate close to votes on gun-control measures, but no bipartisan agreement in sight The Senate is expected to vote Monday on a series of competing measures. All are likely to fail as the two parties largely retreat to their respective corners on the issue after attempts to craft a compromise frayed almost as soon as they began. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   British member of Parliament dies after shooting, stabbing that stunned nation The attack came a week before the country is to vote on whether to stay in the European Union. Media accounts quoted witnesses as saying the assailant shouted "Britain first!" — a slogan linked to anti-immigrant groups — during and after the attack on Jo Cox, an outspoken advocate for civilian victims in Syria. By Griff Witte and Karla Adam  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump calls her 'Crooked Hillary,' but his fans use a more vulgar term Hatred of Hillary Clinton is in the air — and on the T-shirts — at the GOP candidate's rallies. In an interview, Donald Trump said he was unaware of his fans' use of a particular word: "They're calling her what?" By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   U.S. sees more pregnancies with serious Zika complications Three women in the U.S. mainland have delivered infants with birth defects, and three others have lost or terminated pregnancies because their fetuses suffered brain damage from the virus, health officials said. By Lena H. Sun  •  Read more »   'I nearly died four times': Detainees describe CIA torture in new documents Zayn al-Abidin, a Saudi national arrested in 2002, described being waterboarded 83 times in newly declassified transcripts of hearings held at Guantanamo Bay. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   30 years ago another boy was attacked by an alligator at Disney. Here’s his story. In 1986, an 8-year-old boy from New Hampshire suffered serious injuries when he was attacked by a gator at Disney World's Fort Wilderness. By Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   Action by inaction means a 1.6 percent federal employee raise is likely in 2017 A Senate panel joins its House counterpart in silence, which opens the door for a raise by default. By Eric Yoder  •  Read more »   5 things I’ve learned from Donald Trump in the past 365 days How he got here — and where he is going — will be the subject of political science classes for years. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Daily 202: Marco Rubio flip-flops on hating the Senate Why running again is a risky move for the Floridian, who really has his eyes on the 2020 presidential By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   The Fix: Trump had six weeks to unify Republicans. He hasn't. Swing and a miss. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   Why CIA drone strikes have plummeted The decline appears to mark a significant turning point for an agency that was fundamentally transformed after 9/11 from a conventional intelligence-gathering service to a paramilitary force. By Greg Miller  •  Read more »   American stabs, kills self in Taiwan courtroom after drug conviction Tyrel Martin Marhanka plunged a metal object deep into his neck after hearing his four-year sentence. By Peter Holley  •  Read more »   A rare, risky mission is underway to rescue sick scientists from the South Pole This is only the third time rescuers have attempted to evacuate someone from the bottom of the world during the dark Antarctic winter. By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more »   Bands are tired of you posting videos of their shows — so they're locking up your phone Performers like Louis C.K., Guns N' Roses and Alicia Keys are using a new tool to stop filming and texting during their shows. 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