Boehner to Form Select Committee on Benghazi  —  UPDATE: Other news organizations confirm the report below that House speaker John Boehner will announce the formation of a select committee on Benghazi, led by Rep. Trey Gowdy.  —  House Speaker John Boehner is “seriously considering” …

Hiring in U.S. Kicks Into Higher Gear as Unemployment Plunges  —  The job-creation engine kicked into higher gear as U.S. employers boosted payrolls in April by the most in two years and the jobless rate plunged to the lowest since the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

Disgraced Clippers owner Donald Sterling is battling cancer  —  This could wind up being a pretty short ban.  —  Disgraced racist Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is battling cancer — surprising those around him by beating the final buzzer for as long as he has, sources told The Post on Thursday.

Don't Run for President, Hillary.  Become a ‘Post-President’ Instead  —  The political world and her most fervent fans may be exercised about a presidential bid.  But she should forget it.  If she wins, it's too much stress for too little return.  —  I know as much as anyone …

Obama calls for review of death penalty after botched killing  —  Washington (CNN) - Calling a botched state killing in Oklahoma “deeply troubling,” President Barack Obama said Friday the federal government would review death penalty procedures around the country.

Obama's foreign policy of denial  —  Barack Obama's 949-word response Monday to a question about foreign policy weakness showed the president at his worst: defensive, irritable, contradictory and at times detached from reality.  It began with a complaint about negative coverage on Fox News …

Why Economics Failed  —  On Wednesday, I wrapped up the class I've been teaching all semester: “The Great Recession: Causes and Consequences.”  (Slides for the lectures are available via my blog.)  And while teaching the course was fun, I found myself turning at the end to an agonizing question …

The GOP Base Isn't Pining For Jeb  —  While many among the GOP moneyed establishment are openly pining for a Jeb Bush candidacy, it's clear that the GOP base isn't quite as enthusiastic.  —  Given his resume and his well-known last name, it's quite remarkable how weak the former Florida Governor starts off in a GOP primary.

What Obama Should Tell Americans About Ukraine  —  The crisis is getting worse.  It's time for the president to rally the nation.  —  President Obama needs to articulate clearly to the American people, and very soon, that the Ukraine crisis is the most important challenge to the international system since the end of the Cold War.

Obamacare Truthers Get Caught in a Lie on Delinquency Rate  —  One way to make Obamacare look bad: Count as unpaid the new enrollees whose premiums aren't even due yet!  —  First, the Obamacare Truthers—the Republicans and conservatives who insist that every piece of remotely positive news …

Janice Hahn Walks Out Of Event After James Dobson Calls Obama The ‘Abortion President’  —  Janice Hahn James Dobson Janice Hahn Video Robert Aderholt Prayer and Meditation Robert Aderholt National Day of Prayer Janice Hahn National Day of Prayer Obama Abortion Abortion James Dobson