House GOP in disarray: Border fight delays recess  —  House Republicans are poised to delay their August recess by one day, as they frantically scramble to pass a border security bill.  —  After a chaotic afternoon, which saw the GOP leadership suddenly pull their legislation from the House floor …

CIA improperly accessed Senate computers, agency finds  —  WASHINGTON — CIA employees improperly accessed computers used by the Senate Intelligence Committee to compile a report on the agency's now defunct detention and interrogation program, an internal CIA investigation has determined.

Bill Clinton's alleged talk of bin Laden — on 9/10/01  —  The day before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, former President Bill Clinton purportedly spoke frankly about having passed on a chance to kill Osama bin Laden, according to a recording offered up by a former Australian lawmaker.

None Dare Call It Impeachment  —  Let's talk about something cheerful.  How about impeachment?  —  Hey, it's been a depressing month for news.  If you want to look on the bright side, you've got to work with what you've got.  —  The possibility of actual impeachment is not something that keeps Barack Obama up at night.

Climate Doesn't Cooperate With Al Gore's Group's Visit to Denver EPA Hearings  —  DENVER — The Climate Reality Project brought its “I'm Too Hot” trucks and offers of free ice cream to this week's Environmental Protection Agency hearings on power-plant emissions, but the climate wasn't cooperating.

Scarborough explains Israel remarks  —  Joe Scarborough says he was a bit surprised by the intensity of the response to his criticism of Israel on Thursday morning, but is still an “unambiguously strong” supporter of the Jewish state.  —  “I remain as unambiguously strong a supporter of Israel …

Arab Leaders, Viewing Hamas as Worse Than Israel, Stay Silent  —  CAIRO — Battling Palestinian militants in Gaza two years ago, Israel found itself pressed from all sides by unfriendly Arab neighbors to end the fighting.  —  Not this time.  —  After the military ouster of the Islamist government …

The Online Rebuttal Is the New Black  —  Lately I have found myself in a summer blanket on my old red sofa “power watching” Orange Is the New Black.  While no one I know well has ever been to prison, the show's story lines are so riveting and the characters so emotionally nuanced …

US Prosecutor Warns Cuomo Over Corruption Probe  —  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced more questions about his handling of a special anti-corruption commission Thursday after Manhattan's federal prosecutor threatened to investigate his office for possible witness tampering and obstruction …

Brother, Can You Spare a Job?  —  I spent a week as a homeless person, looking for work.The ‘California Comeback’ has a long way to go.

Exclusive: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Hobby Lobby Dissent Yahoo News with Katie Couric 17 hrs ago  —  Katie Couric  —  Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, fresh off a bruising loss in the Hobby Lobby birth control case last month, told Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric in an exclusive interview …

No More Mr. Tough Guy  —  Barack Obama is not a tough guy.  Everybody rolls him.  He's a wimp, a weak sister; he won't stand up for himself or his country.  Vladimir Putin, a true tough guy, blows planes out of the air, won't apologize, walks around half-naked.

In an Alarming Move, Activists Are Trying to Shut Down a Clinic Over Birth Control  —  A new Planned Parenthood affiliate in Minnesota doesn't even provide abortions, but that hasn't stopped protesters from trying to get rid of it.  —  It started with a Facebook page and an online petition.