Statement by the President on the Situation in Ukraine and Gaza  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody.  I want to make a brief statement about the tragedy in Ukraine.  Before I do, though, I want to note that Secretary Kerry has departed for the Middle East.

Perry says troops will be “force multiplier” to battle crime; sheriffs say they need deputies, not military  —  Update at 2:45 p.m.: Gov. Rick Perry and several other state leaders have announced the National Guard deployment.  Perry called the troops a “force multiplier” …

MSNBC Contributor Slams Network For Pro-Israel Coverage: ‘We Are Ridiculous!’  —  An MSNBC contributor used her appearance on the cable news channel Monday to sharply criticize its coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict.  —  During an interview on “Ronan Farrow Daily,” Palestinian journalist …

Luxury Apartment Building Will Have Separate Door For Poor Residents  —  A luxury condo building on New York City's Upper West Side has gotten clearance from the city to have a separate entrance, or a “poor door,” for low-income tenants, according to the New York Post.

New England Journal Of Medicine: 20 Million Covered Under Obamacare  —  A report published last week in the esteemed New England Journal of Medicine provided an overview of Obamacare's first year, its successes and the challenges ahead.  It also offered a yet another estimate of the number of people covered by the law: 20 million.

The Biden Agenda  —  Reckoning with Ukraine and Iraq, and keeping an eye on 2016. … “No pressure, but I do have another couple who are very interested.”  —  BUY AS PRINT» … “In closing, I would like to remind the jury that he says he didn't do it.”  —  BUY AS PRINT»

New Testimony: IRS May Still Have Missing Lois Lerner E-mails Backed Up  —  Official in charge of document production also raises possibility of new e-mail losses from ‘less than 20’ officials  —  During a transcribed interview with congressional investigators on Thursday, July 17 …

DSCC going up on Iowa airwaves  —  The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee will launch a half-million-dollar television-ad campaign in Iowa on Tuesday against GOP nominee Joni Ernst, hitting her on entitlements.  —  “She's proposed privatizing Social Security — gambling our savings in the stock market …

Elizabeth Warren Would Be the Most Liberal Democratic Nominee Since 1972  —  Elizabeth Warren probably isn't going to run for or win the Democratic nomination for president in 2016, but that hasn't stopped progressives from trying to get her to run.  And it's no wonder: Warren would be among …

It's virtually impossible to be a successful modern president  —  Being president is the most powerful job in the world.  At which you will almost certainly fail.  —  Why?  For lots of reasons up to and including:  —  * The decline of the bully pulpit as a persuasion mechanism

Is the White House Lying or Just Bad at Crisis Communications?  —  Ordering a cheeseburger with fries while a downed airline smolders may not have been a great decision.  —  President Obama walks into the Charcoal Pit restaurant to eat lunch with a single mother in Wilmington, Del.(Getty Images)

Obama signs LGBT executive order  —  President Barack Obama on Monday signed an executive order aimed at protecting workers at federal contractors and in the federal government from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.  —  “I firmly believe that it's …