Senate advances NSA reform — but program to lapse at midnight  —  The Senate advanced legislation 77-17 to reform the National Security Agency on Sunday, but parts of the Patriot Act will nonetheless lapse for a few days amid opposition from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).

Defiant Tsipras threatens to detonate European crisis rather than yield to creditor “monstrosity”  —  The Greek prime minister has accused Europe's leaders of ‘issuing absurd demands’  —  Greek premier Alexis Tsipras has accused Europe's creditor powers of issuing “absurd demands” …

Challenging Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Gains Momentum in Iowa  —  DES MOINES — A mere 240 people live in the rural northeast Iowa town of Kensett, so when more than 300 crowded into the community center on Saturday night to hear Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, many driving 50 miles …

Dick Cheney Ramping Up New Policy Push  —  Former vice president to release book and mount lobbying campaign that is likely to play into 2016 presidential election  —  CASPER, Wyo.—Few people noticed the 74-year-old in the tan Stetson at a high-school rodeo here.  Dick Cheney was happy to blend in.

Bush: Retirement age should be phased in to ‘68 or 70’  —  Jeb Bush wants to push back the retirement age for Social Security by as many as five years.  —  Instead of allowing Americans to collect full benefits at age 65, the former Florida governor and likely GOP presidential candidate suggested …

Supreme Court risks healthcare chaos  —  “This Congress, your honor?”  —  That snappy one-liner got a rare laugh from the packed crowd at the Supreme Court back in March.  —  Justice Antonin Scalia had asked Solicitor General Donald Verilli if there was any chance Congress could put aside politics …

Oklahoma troopers fatally shoot man during high water response  —  Story highlights  —  (CNN)Highway patrol troopers in Oklahoma fatally shot a man whom they had been trying to get out of high water, authorities said.  —  The two troopers responded to a stranded motorist call south …

Family says dog died after being left in drying cage at Petco  —  POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. - A Powhatan family blames human error by a groomer at Petco for their young dog's tragic death.  Family members said Allison Marks dropped Colby, a two-year-old golden retriever, off at the Petco at Westchester Commons in Chesterfield County Friday.

The Prospects for Polygamy  —  ON every issue save abortion, social liberalism is suddenly ascendant in America.  The shift on same-sex marriage has captured the headlines, but the change is much more comprehensive: In just 15 years, we have gone from being a society divided roughly evenly between progressive …