Giuliani: 'White Police Officers Won't Be There' If Blacks 'Weren't Killing Each Other' (VIDEO)  —  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) got into a heated argument about race and crime with Georgetown professor Michael Eric Dyson during a discussion on Ferguson, Mo.

Hansen: “I need to step down”  —  One day after thnaking people for their support and saying he was the victim of character assassination, incoming Spesker Ira Hansen sent an early morning email to his caucus declaring his intention to step down:  —  Ironically for an email slugged “Irony …

Giving thanks for government  —  Raise your hand if you love big government — you know, intrusive, controlling high-tax big government.  —  Not you, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).  The only Socialist elected to Congress is excused from this caucus.  —  But seriously, every Republican …

Mitch McConnell preps for 2016 battle  —  Facing a daunting map, Republicans are already plotting ways to hang onto their new Senate majority.  —  Mitch McConnell spent years charting the Republican path back to power — and now he's already plotting to make sure they don't lose it.

Police: Woman allegedly kills herself with gun bought to prepare for Ferguson unrest  —  St. Louis (CNN) — A woman appears to have accidentally fatally shot herself in the head with a gun bought to prepare for possible Ferguson-related unrest, according to sources briefed on the police investigation.

12-year-old boy shot by Cleveland police has died  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — The 12-year-old boy wielding what turned out to be a BB gun when he was shot by police outside a Cleveland recreation center died early Sunday morning, a police union official confirmed.

Transgender woman buried by family as a man at Idaho funeral  —  Jennifer Gable was buried as Geoffrey Gable by her family in Twin Falls, Idaho even though she had legally changed her name and had been living as a woman for the past several years.  'What her parents have done is just a horrible thing …

Bigger Than Immigration  —  Don't let yourself get lost in the weeds.  Don't allow yourself to believe that opposition to President Obama's executive actions on immigration is only about that issue, the president's tactics, or his lack of obsequiousness to his detractors.

No Iran Nuclear Deal Seen by Monday Deadline  —  U.S., Other World Powers Want to Extend Talks  —  VIENNA—The U.S. and other world powers said it will be virtually impossible to reach a comprehensive deal to curb Iran's nuclear activities by the Monday night deadline, and they would favor extending the talks.

Rand Paul Calls for a Formal Declaration of War Against ISIS  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Rand Paul is calling for a declaration of war against the Islamic State, a move that promises to shake up the debate over the military campaign in Iraq and Syria as President Obama prepares to ask Congress to grant him formal authority to use force.

9-month-old girl shot inside Brooklyn home while dad cleaned gun: police  —  Jessica Rosales' parents will face criminal charges, police say, after the little girl was hit with a bullet while dad Pedro Rosales cleaned his illegal handgun.  —  A Brooklyn man shot his 9-month-old daughter …

Graft Hobbles Iraq's Military in Fighting ISIS  —  BAGHDAD — One Iraqi general is known as “chicken guy” because of his reputation for selling his soldiers' poultry provisions.  Another is “arak guy,” for his habit of enjoying that anis-flavored liquor on the job.

Sen. Lindsey Graham: GOP-led Benghazi report is ‘full of crap’  —  Washington (CNN) — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, has some harsh words for the recently released Benghazi report, led by his own party.  —  “I think the report is full of crap,” Graham told Gloria Borger on CNN's “State of the Union” on Sunday.