I Don't Believe Hillary Clinton  —  Rare news conference doesn't address credibility gap.  —  I don't believe her.  —  I don't believe Hillary Rodham Clinton when she says—as she did at a brief news conference on Tuesday—that she has no control over the release of her State Department email.

Learning From Mistakes  —  If you could go back to 1889 and strangle Adolf Hitler in his crib, would you do it?  At one level, the answer is obvious.  Of course, you should.  If there had been no Hitler, presumably the Nazi Party would have lacked the charismatic leader it needed to rise to power.

Lifelong Republican Turns On His Party, Embraces Obamacare  —  Luis Lang's photo on his crowdfunding campaign  —  Luis Lang, who is currently crowdfunding for medical expenses that he can't afford because he didn't sign up for insurance under Obamacare, has become a viral sensation.

Record-High 60% of Americans Support Same-Sex Marriage  —  Story Highlights  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sixty percent of Americans now support same-sex marriage, as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on its constitutionality next month.  This is up from 55% last year and is the highest Gallup …

Beau Biden Undergoing Treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center … Vice President Joe Biden's son, Beau Biden, is undergoing treatment at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the Office of the Vice President told ABC News.  —  The White House has not offered any further comment on Beau Biden's condition.

Federal Judge Says DC Gun Carry Law is Unconstitutional  —  A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction saying the District of Columbia's new concealed carry law is unconstitutional.  —  The order, issued Monday by Judge Frederick J. Scullin, was the second decision in less …

Minimum wage: L.A. City Council approves increase to $15 by 2020  —  The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday backed a plan to raise the city's minimum wage to $15 per hour, joining a trend sweeping cities across the country as elected leaders seek to boost stagnating pay for workers on the lowest rungs of the socio-economic ladder.

Sulkowicz may not be allowed to bring mattress to CC Class Day  —  CARRY THAT WEIGHT?  A provision barring large items from Class Day may prevent Emma Sulkowicz, CC '15, from carrying her mattress at the ceremony.  —  By  —  A provision barring large items has been added …

U.S. Focuses on Top Venezuelan Officials in a Broad Cocaine Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — Senior Venezuelan officials are under investigation by the American authorities as part of a wide-ranging inquiry into the distribution of cocaine in the Western Hemisphere, American law enforcement officials said on Tuesday.

Top Democrat sounds ‘alarm bells’ over Obama rhetoric on Islamic State  —  Rep. Adam Schiff, left, says the White House's rhetoric on the Islamic State should ring “alarm bells.”  (Photo: Bryan Dozier/The Christian Science Monitor)  —  A senior House of Representatives Democrat said Tuesday …

Claire McCaskill Dumps ‘Game Of Thrones’ Over ‘Gratuitous’ Rape Scene  —  Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) on Tuesday slammed the popular HBO series “Game of Thrones” for airing a “gratuitous” rape scene in Sunday night's episode.  —  McCaskill tweeted that the episode's final scene …

About 21,000 gallons of oil leaked off Santa Barbara County beaches  —  Emergency officials were responding Tuesday afternoon to a ruptured pipeline that was estimated to have leaked 21,000 gallons of oil into the ocean off Santa Barbara County, authorities said.

Sham cancer charities face federal charges of stealing $187M  —  Charities that claimed their funds were helping patients fighting cancer but were actually spending the bulk of donations on vacations, concerts and other luxurious perks are facing federal charges that they stole more than $187 million …

I've Read Obama's Secret Trade Deal.  Elizabeth Warren Is Right to Be Concerned.  —  Lead image by Getty.  —  “You need to tell me what's wrong with this trade agreement, not one that was passed 25 years ago,” a frustrated President Barack Obama recently complained about criticisms of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Clinton Foundation-palooza Hurtles Toward Its Vince Foster Moment  —  I mentioned a couple months ago the quiet dread I experienced awaiting the Clinton campaign, the quite possible Clinton restoration and the drama both bring inevitably in their wake.  There's another part of that story we're …

Woman says she killed cats because grandchildren wouldn't clean rooms  —  GODFREY, IL (KTVI) - A kitten-killing grandmother is behind bars in Madison County.  Investigators say the Godfrey woman killed her granddaughter's cat and four kittens with a hammer, to teach her grand kids a lesson.

The Real Problem in Iraq  —  Over the weekend, as ISIS fighters rolled into Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's Anbar Province, one of them posted a video to the Internet.  It was shot from a recently captured Iraqi police station, and showed box after box of American mortar shells and bullets that appeared shiny and new.